Despite Summer Heat, Brussels' Flower Carpet Emblazons City Center

Belgian flower growers bested the summer's blistering heat to lay out 500,000 blossoms on the central square of Brussels, in this year's edition of the world-famous flower carpet. As Europe endured one of its hottest summers on record, organizers worried that the heat would prevent the flowers from blooming. "It has been extremely difficult. Until 10 days ago, people were afraid that we were not going to have enough flowers. Luckily, in the last two weeks the weather...

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