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What to do in AUGUST

GATHER… flowers and press

elect favourite stems from the garden, or pick a few meadow blooms from walks in the country. The simple, age-old method of laying flowers out carefully on blotting paper and sandwiching them between heavy books will, of course, work a treat and is ideal for really preserving the last of the colour and floral loveliness of an English summer. Once the blossoms are fully pressed and dried, why not use them to make handmade prints for the wall, greetings cards or

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