RESIDENTS of a Worcester street had blooming great surprise when students of a nearby school said "thank you" with flowers.

Householders in Worcester's Turnpike Close opened their doors to find pots of daffodils on their doorsteps this week.

Each pot came with a note saying: "Thank you for being great neighbours. From Daisychain at Manor Park School."

The students who grew and delivered the flowering bulbs are all members of the school's sixth form horticultural enterprise company, Daisychain.

Faced with a surplus of the dainty Tte-a-Tte daffodils, they sold some in the staff room at a knock-down price of 50p and decided to give the remainder to friends and neighbours.

"We were coming towards the end so we decided to give some pots to say thank you for being good neighbours," said teacher and Worcester City Councillor Richard Bird.

"We have a lot of transport each day and we make the street very busy for them. They're very obliging and we just wanted to thank them. It was a nice surprise for them."

The business has been running for just over a year and has had a turnover of more than £3,000.

"We grow and sell vegetable plants, bulbs, Christmas trees and hanging baskets.

"There are 20 students involved and they each have different roles, including director, secretary, marketing, advertising and sales," he said.

"Even those with profound disabilities can put compost in pots or stick labels on them and they all enjoy it."

The current Daisychain is the school's third and has sold 500 shares at 50p each.

The last Daisychain ran for two years and was able to pay a 20 per cent dividend to shareholders of 5p on each 25p share.

n Vicky Harrigan (left) teacher Richard Bird and Trudie Collins present flowers to their neighbours. Picture by John Chapman. 10098001