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8 Step Wisteria Sinensis Pruning Routine with Niwaki Tobisho Secateurs in February
Wisteria sinensis sets flower buds on short spurs cut back the previous summer. The February pass...
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9 Step Clematis Montana Pruning Routine with Felco 8 Secateurs After Flowering
Group 1 clematis like Montana need cutting once the May flowers fade, because next year's buds...
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8 Step Decking Oil Application with Osmo on a 20-Square-Metre Larch Deck
A 20-square-metre larch deck needs about 1.5 litres of Osmo Decking Oil for two coats once the...
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Bosch AXT 25 TC: Why Wet Ivy Clogs the Feed and How Dry Batching Fixes It
The Bosch AXT 25 TC uses a 2500 W motor, a turbine-cut drum turning at about 40 rpm, and a stated...
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6 Step Rainwater Harvesting Setup with a 200-Litre Harlequin Water Butt
A 200-litre Harlequin water butt starts to pay off from small rain events: 5mm over a 10 square...
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6 Step Bare-Root Hedge Planting Routine with Beech Whips from Hopes Grove
Bare-root beech whips from Hopes Grove arrive between November and March, when the plants are...
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7 Step Box Hedge Topiary Cut with Okatsune Bypass Shears
A box dome that holds a clean seasonal line depends heavily on sharp bypass shears and the day...
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6 Step Espalier Pear Tying Method with Doyenne du Comice on M9 Rootstock
Doyenne du Comice on M9 rootstock usually tops out around 2 to 2.5 metres, yet it needs wire...
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6 Step Raised Bed Build with Western Red Cedar Boards Over a 3-Metre Run
A 3-metre raised bed in western red cedar runs to roughly six 38mm boards and a Saturday...
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