SYMPHONY of Flowers, Winchester Cathedral’s first flower festival in a decade, will open on Wednesday.

And many of the design team and arrangers are fresh from RHS Chelsea 2013 where they came back with a ‘symphony’ of accolades.

A spectacular array of floral displays will fill the medieval building with colour and, outside in the Inner Close, there will be other horticultural displays, a market and a range of refreshment opportunities and other activities.

The festival runs until Sunday, June 16.