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These magic moments

E create a garden for many reasons; a desire to improve our surroundings, the need to create a sanctuary or for the simple pleasure of watching it grow and bloom. For floral artist Sarah Holland, however, her Worcestershire garden provides the inspiration and raw materials for her delicate pressed-flower arrangements. It’s a long, narrow plot, with far-reaching views of the surrounding countryside and the burgeoning, curving borders segue into a rough area of ground that’s been encouraged to grow wild, in order to blur

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