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In the midst of our cold, dreary March, I spent a glorious day at the JC Ralston Arboretum in Raleigh attending the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers annual conference. Can you guess what these gorgeous flowers are? Would you believe it is a bouquet of tulips?! Most growers tie them closed at early stages of cutting so they do not open so much, but I think they are stunning in this wide-open bouquet! Perhaps even more amazing is how they still close up at night. The designer used bare vines to hold the flower heads in place. Save some of your prunings from grape vines, wisteria,...
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