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Scotland on Sunday
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August 24, 2008
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Copyright informationCopyright 2008 Scotland on Sunday. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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THANKS to the warm moist conditions of recent weeks and lack of
dry gardening days, the amount of growth in gardens has been
phenomenal. Even the most passionate and energetic of gardeners are
daunted. Smarter gardening is not just about hard landscaping and
acres of landscape fabric. It's about good design, techniques and
husbandry.
Have you thought about installing a mowing strip? Adapting your
lawn so you can mow over its edges and reduce the need for Strimming
or shearing to achieve crisp grass edges can save huge amounts of
time. If you don't want to use brick, tegula blocks or another
material that complements the surroundings, a more subtle approach
can be achieved using an ...
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