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We love June

“It was June, and the world smelled of roses”
Maud Hart Lovelace

STAR OF THE MONTH

Lathyrus odoratus ‘Sunset’

Many good things have come to us from the southern Mediterranean: olive oil, pasta, mythology, summer holidays on Greek Islands, interesting cheeses and, of course, the sweet pea. What would summer be without the glory of the sweet pea? The scent is seductive, the colours enchanting and

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