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To successfully grow flowers for cutting in a small garden, or even a decent-sized window box, there’s one characteristic that every plant you select needs to share. The plants should be what is known as cut-and-come-again varieties, where you cut a handful of flowers and within days they grow back. It’s like an ever-filling cup. The more you pick, the more flowers form, right until the end of their season.

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