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  • BBC Gardeners' World

    AROUND THE GARDEN

    Nov 19, 2020 2 minutes
    WORDS: EMMA CRAWFORTH; ROSIE YEOMANS. BEECHGROVE WORDS: MAIRI RATTRAY
    PHOTOS: SARAH CUTTLE

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    Pollarding willow

    We prune the willow hedge every December while it’s dormant. The variety,

    ‘Flanders Red’, provides good material for weaving and, with willow’s ready ability to root, propagating. The willows are

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