Chepyng Walden, or, as it is now, Saffron Walden, in north-west Essex, is a medieval town famous for its contribution to the saffron trade with saffron first planted in Walden in the time of Edward III (1327 – 1377). Unsurprisingly, crocus plantings are common across the town and the Moorcroft designer uses hues of purple, lilac-blue, striped, orange and white to make up this lush mix of goblet-shaped flowers that swoon into a backdrop of soft, saffron-yellow.