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‘My poems are not nice,’ Ella Duffy on the sinister side of nature

Award-winning young poet Ella Duffy talks about the brutality of nature and her new work on the UK's rarest flower.

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Belarusian women call for an end to police violence

Protesters claim the election on Sunday was rigged to extend the rule of the country's authoritarian leader, Alexander Lukashenko.

Living

Waste from worship: solving India's unique river pollution problem

Tonnes of flowers are dumped into waterways each year but this company is turning them into something beautiful.

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Bouquet hopes to ensure love is the only thing in the air

A florist in Manilla has created a special Valentine's Day bouquet to tackle the viral outbreak from China

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Green News

The 5 most sustainable florists in London this Valentine’s Day

Did you know most flowers are shipped all the way from Holland, rather than grown in the UK?

Netherlands

In pictures: Bright colours in Amsterdam as city gives free flowers

Free flowers were available for visitors to pick in Amsterdam's Dam Square.

Green News

This community has turned a wasteland into an urban paradise

I visited King Henry's Walk Garden to see how even the smallest of unused spaces can be used to grow your own fruit and veg,

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Brussels blooming as city hosts international flower festival

Even the Belgian capital's famous Manneken Pis sculpture is decked out in flowers.

Green News

Watch | The garden that hasn't been watered in almost 30 years

Until 1992, the site of this botanic beauty was a car park.

Green News

The pot turning houseplants into pets

A range of faces, reminiscent of a Tamagotchi, play across the planter's face to tell users when the plant is thirsty.

Nature

6 simple ways you can help save bees from extinction

A definitive guide on all you can do to help our vital bee population thrive!

Living

The perfume industry is moving towards sustainable fragrances

Concerns over sanitary and environmental risks have led people to go back to perfumes made with more naturally derived compounds.

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Flowers and music for Madrid commuters to welcome in spring

Young musicians welcome passengers from Atocha and Chamartín stations in Madrid with music and tulips on the first day of spring

USA

Heavy rains prompt super bloom of poppies in California

Spring has arrived early in southern California. After weeks of heavy rains, a super bloom of wild poppies has covered the hills around Lake Elsinore.

Colombia

From Colombia with love: Why business is blooming for Valentine's Day

Colombians are hard at work picking and packaging flowers to export to the United States ahead of Valentine's Day.

World

British florists worry about the prospect of a no-deal Brexit

With Brexit less than two months away, the continuing uncertainty over the possibility of a no-deal scenario has British florists increasingly worried.

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Giant 'corpse flower' blooms at Indonesia farm

An Indonesian farmer was startled to discover a rare "corpse flower" blooming in his plantation on the island of Sumatra.

Belgium

Watch: Brussel's Grand Place square covered with colourful flowers

WATCH: The abnormal summer heat presented organisers with a new challenge this year

Italy

Italian landscape stuns as thousands of flowers bloom

Thousands of flowers bloom in the valley of Castelluccio in the province of Umbria, Italy.

Spain

These electrifying, edible flowers have chefs buzzing

When eaten, the Szechuan button resembles an electric shock, with a numbing effect on the tongue and lips. And it's all the rage for many chefs in Spain.