TWO family businesses from Wyre Forest came up trumps with their exhibits in the floral marquee at the show which attracted a record 93,000 visitors.

Fuchsiavale Nurseries, of Torton, scooped silver for its fuchsia stand while Cook's Nurseries at Stourport also struck silver for its hanging basket display. Fuchsiavale Nurseries joint owner Helen Andre with the medal certificate.

It is the latest in a string of triumphs for Helen and Brian Andre who only took over Fuchsiavale 18 months ago.

Last year they won silver gilt at Malvern and silver at Chelsea and also picked up golds at the Royal Highland and Kent county shows.

Now their ambition is to win gold at Chelsea later this month.

Mrs Andre paid tribute to staff and previous owner John Riddings who is still involved at the centre and masterminded the show entry.

Cook's was delighted with silver because it is early in the season for hanging baskets.

Paul Cook, who has steered the family firm to a host of medals since it first entered competitions 14 years ago, said: "We could have done with another three weeks growing time really but we were pleased with silver. Paul Cook, of Cook's Nurseries, with his silver award for hanging baskets.

"Coral Pink 2003, a new variety of verbena, looked great and was very popular."

He added the warm spring weather helped the Lotus Firevine variety to produce an excellent show of red flowers and said: "The public loved it and we sold two-thirds of our annual production in three days at the show."

Another Wyre Forest winner was Creative Landscapes of Hartlebury which was awarded a bronze for its garden called A Room with a Perennial View.

The design was in support of Perennial - formerly the Gardeners Royal Benevolent Society - and celebrated the devotion of gardeners young and old.

It included stone walls, raised patio seating, metal bower entwined with climbers and triple millstone water feature.

All the structures were reclaimed from other gardens and projects, providing the "perennial" theme to the exhibit.