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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Ruth Hayes

What are biennials? Our guide to these easy-to-grow plants

Biennials such as hollyhocks are plants that mature over a two-year period

Biennials are some of the most popular plants to grow and midsummer is the perfect time to start sowing them.

They are easy to grow and often ready to produce a flush of flowers in the dull gap between the joyful appearance of spring bulbs and the full flamboyance of the summer.

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