GO CRAZY FOR THE DAISIES Summer might be gone, but could your garden have one more colourful trick up its sleeve? Celebrate the changing season with the glorious Michaelmas Daisy From: Daily Mail | Date: September 24, 2005| Author: CHRIS BEARDSHAW | Copyright 2005 Daily Mail. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

THAT'S it, folks - after Thursday's autumn equinox, we now have more darkness than daylight and winter is truly setting in. But all is not gloom in the garden, thanks to one small flower in particular.

This time of year has been celebrated for centuries as the end of the harvest period, symbolic of the changeover from celebrating the body to celebrating the soul.

The season is characterised by flowers that used to be known as Michaelmas Day's Eye, commemorating the victory of th...

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