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Focus on… Snowdrops

How can you resist a snowdrop? One of our best-loved flowers, its dainty beauty and rugged resilience in the face of the worst winter weather has ensured its lasting appeal. Did I say snowdrop singular? At the last count there are over 700 different named varieties of , which is remarkable when you consider that they’re all almost entirely white, with just a few, usually green, markings.

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