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FLOWERS FOR MOTHER’S DAY

These spring beauties can all be cut and brought inside to make a pretty posy, enjoyed in the garden, or on the windowsill in time for Mother’s Day

Tulips

Valued for their colours and spring shapes, tulips can be bought in pots – Tulipa kaufmanniana, T. fosteriana and T. greigii may come back if planted after flowering.

Forsythia

Heralding the start of spring with vibrant yellow flowers borne on bare branches, sprays of this shrub are striking in a tall vase. Plant now for cutting next year.

Hyacinths

Great bulb to buy pot-grown for the home, hyacinths come in an array of colours and have a knockout scent! Plant after flowering to add colour and fragrance to the garden.