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Primulas – The Plant Lover’s Guide

Posted on March 22, 2017March 25, 2018by Paddy

Our beautiful native pale yellow primroses announce, “Spring is here” more effectively than any other plant. It is no wonder we love them and delight in seeing them each year. They have a simple beauty which endears them to young and old, to gardener and non-gardener alike. Beyond the native species of our own country […]

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