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Celebrating flower power in the beautiful Dales

Flower power across the beautiful Derbyshire Dales is being celebrated through a new free publication.

‘Floral Dales 2013’ is a leaflet produced by Derbyshire Dales District Council, featuring dates and details of local well dressings, open gardens and flower festivals. The colourful guide is available from visitor information points across the Dales, including Ashbourne, Bakewell, Matlock Peak Rail and Matlock Bath. It is also free to view and download online at www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/touristguides.

Tissington Well Dressings, on now until 15 May, is the first of 26 well dressings festivals in Derbyshire Dales villages and towns between now and mid-September.

The guide’s ‘Hidden Gems’ section features a list of open garden weekends at private houses that do not normally open to the public, and there’s also a ‘Meet the Experts’ schedule of top gardeners who open their gardens as part of the National Gardens Scheme.