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Tool timearticle thumbnail The list of tools can be endless but for winter jobs you will need a pair of secateurs and loppers, a wheelbarrow, rake and gloves. Long handled loppers are a ‘must have’ for those...

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How to plant a fruit treearticle thumbnail •    Mix some compost with the soil in the base of the hole, then place the tree and slow release fertiliser in the hole so that the graft is above soil...

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