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BLADES OF GLORY

awns are so much a part of gardens that you almost don’t notice them. Their exemplar is one clipped short with sharp edges, the ultimate symbol of the gardener’s desire to tame and reshape nature. A snooker table-like lawn in front of a house says: I’m in control here. And the piece of machinery that makes this

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