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Letters to Wendy

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Cosmos are a treasure

MY husband subscribed to AG as a present for me this year, and each issue has been packed with advice and help for us in our garden, particularly as we spent so much more time in it due to Covid and, of course, lockdown. The free seeds were a real plus – and for the first time ever, I actually propagated some of the seeds. I still have many left, and looking forward to doing more.

My first attempt was with the cosmos seeds. Wow! I really

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