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The beginner’s guide to… ECO GARDENING

Make your own compost

Use grass clippings, vegetable peelings and prunings, then mix with shredded newspaper. Buy a bin or use an out-of-the way corner. Turn the compost occasionally with a fork. In six months to a year you should have a lovely, crumbly mix.

Give wildlife a home

Let a section get overgrown.

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