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Can hedges in French garden be trimmed over summer?
Gardens must be cleared of undergrowth and debris to reduce risk of fires in summer months
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Comment: France must abandon dream of retirement at 62
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Why your garden in France may look unusually ‘yellow’
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Garden risk
Writing as a lifelong gardener, it appals me that anyone is still using glyphosate-based products, such as Roundup, in the garden and thereby putting themselves, their families, friends and domestic animals at risk.
The sooner these products are off the shelves, the better.
Gardening is not about poisoning things.
Michèle Bailey, Éguilles
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