Flowering of echium and borage bring vibrant colour to Essex field
Flowering of echium and borage bring vibrant colour to Essex field

Fields of echium and borage in full flower near the town of Thaxted in Essex.

Fairking Ltd have been growing echium and borage for over 30 years and now farm over 6000 acres of the flower which are harvested for their seed in order for the oil to be extracted and used in cosmetics, food and nutraceuticals to treat high blood pressure, high cholesterol, rheumatioid arthritis and skin conditions such as Eczema.