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21 April 2021 • 6:00am
Geraniums may be much abused, but they do come in the best shades of red
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The flower beds outside Buckingham Palace, also known as the Memorial Gardens, were created in 1901 as part of a memorial to Queen Victoria after her death. Bright lines of scarlet geraniums, wallflowers, and tulips have bloomed in regimental lines for decades; a true visual pleasure for passers-by.