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Forced bulbs and tulips

THE days following the Christmas and New Year festivities can be quite dark and flat. Now is the time to brighten them up with some indoor scent and colour.

Prepared bulbs of hyacinths, ‘Paperwhite’ narcissus and hippeastrum (amaryllis) can all be planted in pots early this

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