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  Trees at risk of extinction: six trees under threat

  Gardens Illustrated - Molly Blair

  Did you know that as many as one in three of the world’s tree species are threatened in the wild? More than 17,500 of the world’s 60,000 tree species …

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  Pruning and coppicing: should you cut back shrubs and trees

  Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell

  Coppicing trees requires a leap of faith for the average gardener. You have to be prepared to cut plants back hard – right to the ground. It seems …

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  The best firewood for wood burning stoves, plus stacking, storing and fire-building tips

  Gardens Illustrated - Sorrel Everton

  The glow of a fire pit or wood burner is a welcome sight during the winter months. The flickering flames, the cracking and popping of burning bark …

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  How to prune wisteria

  Gardens Illustrated - John Hoyland

  Any nurseryman will confirm that one of the most common problems gardeners ask them about is the less-than-exuberant performance of climbing plants: …

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  The principles of pruning

  Gardens Illustrated - John Hoyland

  The mysteries of pruning can seem so daunting that nothing ever gets pruned. This, though, is not necessarily a bad thing: more damage can be done to …

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  How to prune apple trees and pear trees

  Gardens Illustrated - John Hoyland

  Fruit trees can be left unpruned, but to get tasty, easy-to-harvest fruit from a tree apple trees and pear trees need to be looked after and pruned …