Reverence for Jamsetji Tata, the group's founder, borders on ancestor worship: his ever-present busts are garlanded with fresh flowers daily.

ECONOMIST: The Tata group

Jon Fairburn, from Staffordshire University Business School, said planting flowers in derelict land helped "present a good image to inward investors".

BBC: Wild Flowers

He explained to Lorenzo that the flowers were a gift for Kate, and that he needed to present them himself.

NEWYORKER: Another Manhattan