Be picky with the flowers you pick

Spring is almost here and the temptation to brighten up our homes with freshly picked wildflowers will come but Donal Hickey wants us to pause before we pick.

Daffodils and other plants are starting to emerge, seemingly earlier with each passing year and mild winters. But, many of our wild plants are under threat, with a report from the Department of Arts and Heritage classifying 106 native plants as endangered.

Globally, one in five plants is under threat of extinction, according to authorities such as Kew Gardens, in London, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).