Monday, 3 January 2022

Gilding the Lily

On a recent visit to a UK Garden Centre, I noticed cactuses for sale. These potted plants were adorned with plastic flowers in an array of bright colours. Genuine cactus flowers only last for a very short time. Surely, however, that is one of the things that makes them so magical? I'm not sure that I could live with the 'fantastic plastics'!
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