diff --git a/solutions/python/flower-field/1/flower_field.py b/solutions/python/flower-field/1/flower_field.py
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+def annotate(garden):
+    if not garden:
+        return []
+    valid_chars = [" ", "*"]
+    rows, cols = len(garden), len(garden[0])
+    for r in garden:
+        if len(r) != cols:
+            raise ValueError("The board is invalid with current input.")
+
+    deltas = [(-1,-1),(-1,0),(-1,1),(0,-1),(0,1),(1,-1),(1,0),(1,1)]
+    output = []
+
+    for i in range(rows):
+        new_row = []
+        for j in range(cols):
+            if not (garden[i][j] in valid_chars):
+                raise ValueError("The board is invalid with current input.")
+            if garden[i][j] == "*":
+                new_row.append("*")
+            else:
+                count = 0
+                for di, dj in deltas:
+                    ni, nj = i + di, j + dj
+                    if 0 <= ni < rows and 0 <= nj < cols and garden[ni][nj] == "*":
+                        count += 1
+                new_row.append(str(count) if count else " ")
+        output.append("".join(new_row))
+
+    return output