His presence brought a media pack to the narrow country lanes of Ash Parva, near Whitchurch, to visit Vicky Gilbert's Shropshire Flower Farm - where she picks British flowers and turns them into bouquets.
But Sir Ed's adventures this time round were restricted to picking flowers from Vicky's garden with party candidate Helen Morgan under the expert's watchful eye. Sir Ed said the stunts raised issues at the same time as being light-hearted and not taking themselves too seriously. Mrs Morgan famously overcame a 23,000 Tory majority to take the seat and at the time the swing was the biggest of any by-election since 1981.
The leader has put a focus on business and the farming community and visiting Shropshire Flower Farm gave Sir Ed the chance to focus on issues of sustainability. Apparently only 14 per cent of flowers sold in Britain are grown in the UK itself.