Bloom Magazine UK

A LIGHT BULB MOMENT

ood value and easy to plant, bulbs are a garden staple. Lulu and I love to use them in our work, delighting in how versatile they are. But like many people, we’re increasingly concerned about our impact on nature and how damaging even seemingly benign practices can be. It was a shock to learn that many commercially grown flower bulbs are heavily treated with pesticides and fungicides, which can not only impact the land

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