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A posy of flowers
PETER FROST roots through the huge piles of flowers appearing all over our streets and finds a few fragrant but fascinating facts
Sunflowers in Britain are usually grown for their seeds to make into birdfeed

ARE you a republican or a royalist? Whichever, you’ll almost certainly have heard about the fact that Queen Elizabeth II has died after 70 years on the throne and now we have King Charles III, soon to be joined by Queen Camilla. 

Apparently we also have a new prime minister too but you will need to Google if you want to know the latest on that.  

Few of us, whatever our views, would want to celebrate the death of any old lady, but I couldn’t help seeing one group of people who seemed to be getting very happy and excited about Mrs Windsor’s passing.

Piles of flowers laid in London’s Green Park in tribute to the late queen
Daffodil pickers are in short supply
Methods of growing orchids have been revolutionised in recent years

How can I buy British flowers?

Gladioli are a firm favourite in Britain
Flowers being picked at a peony farm in Royston, Hertfordshire
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