The 2009 Manx Heritage Flower Festival is blooming into life today.
Representatives from the 18 venues taking part will gather at St John's Methodist Church to launch the annual festival.
The theme this year is 'All things bright and beautiful', and sites such as the Laxey Wheel, Castle Rushen and Cregneash, as well as churches and smaller chapels will display photographs, flowers and paintings for seven days from July 5.
Free souvenir pamphlets are available from manxflowerfestival.org or you can visit the Isle of Man Welcome Centre in the Sea Terminal.
The festival launch is this morning.
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