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EDIBLE treats

Foraging flower borders for tasty blooms is a great way to add colour, flavour and a range of minerals to your diet, without the need for vegetable beds. Even weeds such as dandelions and nettles are edible.

When picking blooms to eat, confident identification is paramount because some garden plants are poisonous. To avoid residues, you’ll also need to stop using pesticides and, unless they’ve been organically grown, never forage from

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