SUNFLOWER FIELDS IN RALEIGH

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The dial has been turned up on the summer heat and the sunflower fields in Raleigh are standing to attention. I don’t think there is a flower that can elicit as much joy as a sunflower.

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Time to turn your face to the sunflowers in these fields in Raleigh.

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DOROTHEA DIX PARK SUNFLOWERS

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OTHER PLACES TO SEE SUNFLOWERS IN RALEIGH

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