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Banking and turfing

Turf banks require regular attention if they are to remain effective against livestock. Whether or not they are crowned with live hedges, and whether or not the live hedges are cut and laid, banks are subject to their own particular forms of abuse and decay: Strong prevailing winds, although they do no direct harm to...

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  • Protecting the turfed bank
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