Canberra CityNews November 15, 2012

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many problems

2. Severe damage caused by a swing on a tree.

3. With no air space this tree will eventually die.

The latter will rot the bark at ground level as effective as using an axe to ringbark the tree as the early settlers did to clear the land. Trees should be looked after like any other member of your family, they could be around for a long time, often for generations.

17 and 11.30am to 4pm on Sunday. The rose display alone is stunning and there are reasonably priced plants to buy. Admission is free and refreshments will be available.

THE Horticultural Society’s Spring Exhibition and Rose Show is on at the Wesley Church Centre, National Circuit, Forrest, noon-5pm, on Saturday, November

RECENTLY, I mentioned the effectiveness of Tankworks’ raised veggie beds but, at that time, the local distributor had closed down. Now, they are available from Territory Tanks at Pialligo.

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