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    Your ultimate CUT FLOWER GUIDE

    Jul 21, 2022 3 minutes
    “Filling your home with fresh flowers brings as much pleasure as harvesting peas or digging up potatoes”

    Louise Curley is the author of the award-winning book The Cut Flower Patch. She writes about gardens, nature and wellbeing, and is currently creating a new garden at her home in West Yorkshire.

    Filling your home with freshly picked flowers that you’ve grown brings just as much pleasure as digging up potatoes or harvesting some peas. At the same time, you’re reducing your carbon footprint, as many shop-bought blooms have been grown abroad. In this two-part guide,

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