A memorable portrayal of a talented Welsh woman who was a pioneer in the world of flower arranging and exhibiting.
Iona Trevor Jones is now 85 years old and lives with her husband Trevor in the village of Cwm-Ann in Carmarthenshire, but as we will see in O'r Galon: Brenhines y Blodau (From the Heart: The Queen of Flowers) her talent as a flower arranger has taken her all over the world.
Indeed, Iona Trevor Jones was one of the founders of NAFAS, The National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies and helped popularise the art of flower arranging on television, radio and in books - without ever having any formal training.
She developed an interest in flower arranging in the 1950s when she was a farmer's wife suffering from post-natal depression after the birth of her second child. During those dark days, a family friend suggested that she entered a flower arranging competition in Oswestry. She won first prize and that changed her life for ever.
It opened a new world for Iona and in the programme we hear her fascinating stories about travelling and working on cruise ships such as the Cunard, P&O and the QE2 exhibiting and lecturing on flower arranging.
She was given flower arrangement commissions by celebrities and these included the flower display for the Prince of Wales' Investiture Dinner in Glynllifon Hall near Caernarfon in 1969.
"We had to make an appeal for daffodils for the display because the flowers we had ordered had failed to arrive from Kenya. Fortunately, daffodils from New Zealand reached Glynllifon on the day of the Investiture!" recalls Iona, adding that her dress for the dinner was very similar to the Queen's dress!
In the programme, she also talks of her fond memories of living at Plas Trelydan, Welshpool, Powys, which became famous as an atmospheric venue for the traditional Welsh evening, Noson Lawen, and her book-writing projects in Welsh and English.
© 2012 S4C
O Gymru / Made in Wales