Amateur Gardening

Disposing of wood prunings

THE brash or woody waste from pruning trees and shrubs can be too much. In my small garden I have an ornamental hawthorn tree that’s cut back every three years and the waste completely covers the lawn. Even on a smaller scale it can at first sight seem difficult to deal with, but there are plenty of options and prunings can be a valuable asset.

The first option is to take the prunings to the tip for green-waste recycling. If you have a small garden

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