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TOP 10 FLOWERS FOR A SUMMER PICKING GARDEN

“A flowerless room is a soulless room, to my way of thinking; but even one solitary vase of a living flower may redeem it,” wrote iconic British gardener Vita Sackville-West. If your rooms are in need of some floral redemption, the good news is that, unlike Vita, you don’t need a rambling medieval castle garden to grow enough flowers to fill your vases and surprise your pals with pretty posies. By growing a designated picking garden, you can petal-bomb your house from spring to autumn.

You may want to designate a specific area of your

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