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PRUNING 101

Most Canadian gardeners hang up the trowel for the winter and settle in for a break. While there is less to do in the garden when the snow is flying or waist deep, there is one job that is best timed for the “off season”: pruning.

Pruning is perfect for when favourable weather conditions and personal ambition intersect. For us, this occurs while holding our

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