Grow your own Easter lily in remembrance of those who died in 1916

Fiann O’Nuallain sings the praises of the trumpet-shaped lily which has long been an inspiration to artists as well as having deep symbolical connections for Irish nationalism and other countries striving for independence.

I love Easter lilies. They are a stunning flower and deeply imbued with metaphor – something not lost on artists.

I think Georgia O’Keeffe, I think Imogen Cunningham and then those paintings by Diego Rivera soften my eye like a missed relegation penalty does for other men.