{"id":134293,"date":"2023-01-29T13:15:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T06:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/my-lifelong-habit-of-buying-flowers\/"},"modified":"2023-01-29T13:43:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T06:43:46","slug":"my-lifelong-habit-of-buying-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/my-lifelong-habit-of-buying-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"My lifelong habit of buying flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI\u2019ve always loved a vase full of fresh blooms, now more than everFrom the first time I had my own place, I have always bought cut flowers. Aged 18, living in a squat near London\u2019s Portobello, I would shop near the end of a Friday or Saturday market to stock up on fresh fruit and veg. But the trip wasn\u2019t complete without a few bunches from the flower stall outside Westbourne Park station.I\u2019d stop off for violets, lily of the valley, or chrysanthemums in early autumn. I was (and still am) obsessed with dahlias, or an occasional sheath of gladioli. And spring flowers from the Scilly Isles across the sea from south Devon. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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