VISITORS to Braintree Garden Centre are being encouraged to buy summer flowers to raise money for Brain Tumour Research.
The centre, on Cressing Road, is now selling the Rose for Hope to help a charity’s continued efforts to fund research and find a cure for brain tumours.
The rose was launched by TV's Instant Gardener Danny Clarke - also known as the self-styled 'Black Gardener' - last month.
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Danny lost sister Margot McLellan to glioblastoma so it was a cause close to his heart.
Grown by Lucksbridge Horticulture, the repeat-flowering floribunda Rose for Hope has glossy and sunny yellow petals, a pleasing scent and comes in a pink pot.
A minimum of £2 from every sale of the rose will go to Brain Tumour Research to help their fundraising efforts.
One in three people knows someone who is affected by a brain tumour with them killing more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer.
It is only with continued funding that Brain Tumour Research can invest in finding a cure for all types of brain tumours through campaigning to increase the national investment in brain tumour research to £35 million per year.
The rose will make a significant difference to the charity’s mission.
A limited number of roses are now available in Braintree Garden Centre, ready for planting and plentiful blooms for the summer season.
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Centre manager Tracy Crowther said: "We are delighted to stock the Rose for Hope.
"It will not only provide a beautiful focal point in our outdoor space but it will ensure that at least £2 of your money will go towards this brilliant cause.
"The donations will help Brain Tumour Research fund world-class research into brain tumours as well as influencing and increasing awareness within the wider public to understand this disease."
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