Starting a garden means walking into a hardware store and facing walls of tools engineered to separate you from your cash. The hedging shears with ergonomic grips. The battery-powered weed pullers.

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Pruning is one of the gardening tasks. It old, dead, damaged, and weak wood that might otherwise cause serious problems for plants. And when ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Hedges are wonderful landscape assets, providing privacy as well as a green backdrop. Some hedges are ...