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Power: Mains electric 15 amp, 3300 rpm

Effective width: 16-inches

Uses: Dethatching and scarifying

Positions: 5, from +1/4 inch to -1/2 inch depth

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Ornamental grasses bring a wonderful structure of golden stems that lasts all through winter and – less lovely – a mass of seedlings that I used to spend hours weeding out of borders every spring. I’m really not a fan of weeding, so I’ve come up with a novel solution that works a treat: using a $4 metal dog comb to gi...

Ever wondered which birth month biennial is yours? They are the forgotten stalwarts of the flower bed, but they truly truly tap into that idea that there are few things in gardening more satisfying than doing a little work now and knowing you'll be rewarded for it months later.

Sow biennials in late summer, give them time to establish, let them settle through winter ...

There’s a fruit tree in my backyard that is rapidly becoming my nemesis. When I first clapped eyes on my Oullins greengage, I believed it was love at first sight. Bewitched by the idea of soft, sweet plummy goodness, I nurtured my tree through the first few weeks with a combination of pelleted chicken poop, arborist wood chips, and wishful thinking. And at first, things see...

It’s easy to imagine birds migrating - flying in flocks high in the sky, wings beating. But butterflies? Their wings are small, beautiful, and fragile as flower petals. Yet migrate they do…thousands of miles. For example, monarchs in North America travel up to 3,000 miles south each fall to overwinter in central Mexico.

If you want to welcome these wonderful, weary w...