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Gardening

There are several uses for knots around the garden, from
simple jobs like tying a plant to a support, to bigger tasks
such as lashing canes together to make a trellis or fixing
a swing to a tree.

Constrictor Knot

» pp.109–10
Good for fixing a hose
in position if you do not
have a hose clip.

Can also be used to
draw together a bundle
of objects such as logs. Similar knots:
» pp.105–06
Difficult to untie once it Clove Hitch
has been put under strain — » pp.114–16
it may need to be cut. Boa Knot

Sheer Lashing
» pp.222–23

The perfect knot for Similar
tying two canes together knots:
to make a support for a plant. » pp.211–14
Square
Can also be used with Lashing
thinner line to tie a » pp.215–17
Diagonal
sapling to a support post.
Lashing