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Pruning and cutting back is important if your plants are to give their best display or crop, and to prevent them outgrowing their space. Most woody ornamental plants are best pruned in the dormant season or, if they are spring flowering, as soon as the flowers begin to fade. Most...

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Watering canClocheSeptember an hourSow salads such as winter purslane, lamb's lettuce, land cress and salad burnet direct in shallow rows 20cm apart. Cover with a thin layer of soil or compost and water well.Plant out established seedlings of crops sown earlier

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