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But it was perhaps as a child seeing how her mother's life was transformed through making a success from selling food that planted a seed that would later bloom.

In recent years large blooms of potentially toxic blue-green algae in Lough Neagh – caused in large part by long-term pollution – have grabbed the headlines.

“Certain plants will start to dominate a certain area, and some will be surviving and maybe blooming a little more,” Koons said.

She went on to say that many regular customers had turned their backs on flowers like chrysanthemums, which she said were staple blooms to pay tribute to loved ones.

She posted snaps of quaint scenes of calm skies, golden sunsets and blooming flowers.