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3 ways to maintain paths

Weed garden paths now before growth gets out of control and the path itself begins to deteriorate. Typical path weeds are seeded from lawns and borders, dropped by birds or washed in from pavements.

Some weeds, like annual meadow grass, can be pulled out easily from between cracks in slabs, but deep-rooted weeds must be tackled with a weeding blade or hook. You could resort to a flame gun or use steam on large areas, but even these won’t kill off deep roots.

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