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Make your own DIY rose beads using flowers from your own garden. With this lovely, long-neglected craft, you can transform the fleeting beauty of a rose into a fragrant, long-lasting necklace.
The Oriental poppy was first grown in Britain in the early 18th century by the royal gardener George London. Monty Don says he has learnt that the key to keeping them happy is to give them rich soil.