There are already a range of engineered and modified wood products on the market. Take glulam, or glue-laminated timber, in which layers of wood with the grain facing in the same direction are glued ...

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Avocado may be permanently off the menu if native vegetation doesn't survive alongside crops, warns a new study. Avocado trees are native to Mexico and Central America, but are now grown in many other ...

I planted a beech hedge in March using young bare-root plants. I made sure to water it during the very warm dry weather in late spring, but even so, some of the leaves turned brown and many of the ...