An Oxford care provider has been brightening days by presenting its clients with bouquets of daffodils for Mother's Day.

Kam Gill, the managing director of Walfinch Oxfordshire, said: "At Walfinch we love flowers, and so do our clients.

"In the language of flowers, daffodils mean energy, resilience, creativity and vitality, and clients told us that they were a real tonic.

"The daffodils immediately brought spring right into their homes."

Walfinch Oxford senior carer and activities coordinator Hannah Tomlin said: "It was wonderful to see the delight and surprise on clients' faces when we presented them with the daffodils.

"Mother's Day celebrates the caring relationship between mums and children, but also the relationship between carers and their clients."

To celebrate International Women's Day, Ms Tomlin encouraged attendees at her arts and crafts class to make posies of tulips, roses and carnations, which were left in community spaces.

She added: "We left the posies on benches in front of health and community centres, so anyone could pick them up and take them home to appreciate.

“It's a way to extend the celebration of women's role to those who have no children, or people who have lost their mum.

“We included a message explaining that they are celebrating International Women's Day, and inviting people to contact us on social media to explain where the flowers got to."