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  1. wiseowl
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2025

    Good morning. Really pleased to hear that my 17 year old grandson passed his driving test first time yesterday. He's a sensible lad and doesn't drink so hopefully will be ok.I'm slightly...
    Good morning. Really pleased to hear that my 17 year old grandson passed his driving test first time yesterday. He's a sensible lad and doesn't drink so hopefully will be ok.I'm slightly annoyed as it is raining and cold so I don't feel like gardening as planned. Might have to do H/w...
    Good morning. Really pleased to hear that my 17 year old grandson passed his driving test first time yesterday. He's a sensible lad and doesn't drink so hopefully will be ok.I'm slightly annoyed as it is raining and cold so I don't feel like...
    Good morning. Really pleased to hear that my 17 year old grandson passed his driving test first time yesterday. He's a sensible lad and doesn't drink so hopefully will be ok.I'm slightly...
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  2. wiseowl
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    Latest Moan From You and Me 2025

    However, if you research carefully on the internet, and do a lot of cross-checking, you can probably get to the truth. I found an interview with Rasheed Baluch, the Pakistani civil rights...
    However, if you research carefully on the internet, and do a lot of cross-checking, you can probably get to the truth. I found an interview with Rasheed Baluch, the Pakistani civil rights activist who was the first refugee to stay with Lineker, in his family home, @pete , as he had spare rooms...
    However, if you research carefully on the internet, and do a lot of cross-checking, you can probably get to the truth. I found an interview with Rasheed Baluch, the Pakistani civil rights activist who was the first refugee to stay with Lineker,...
    However, if you research carefully on the internet, and do a lot of cross-checking, you can probably get to the truth. I found an interview with Rasheed Baluch, the Pakistani civil rights...
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  3. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    He is making a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT this evening, according to his ‘TRUTH’. Maybe officially inviting Putin over for Christmas, as joint President of the USSRA? Or declaring war on Venezuela to...
    He is making a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT this evening, according to his ‘TRUTH’. Maybe officially inviting Putin over for Christmas, as joint President of the USSRA? Or declaring war on Venezuela to further his bid for the Nobel Peace Prize.
    He is making a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT this evening, according to his ‘TRUTH’. Maybe officially inviting Putin over for Christmas, as joint President of the USSRA? Or declaring war on Venezuela to further his bid for the Nobel Peace Prize.
    He is making a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT this evening, according to his ‘TRUTH’. Maybe officially inviting Putin over for Christmas, as joint President of the USSRA? Or declaring war on Venezuela to...
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  4. wiseowl
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    SEASONS GREETINGS TO ALL OUR MEMBERS

    Thank you @wiseowl and all the team - Happy Christmas.
    Thank you @wiseowl and all the team - Happy Christmas.
    Thank you @wiseowl and all the team - Happy Christmas.
    Thank you @wiseowl and all the team - Happy Christmas.
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  5. TheMadHedger

    Bark scraped off base of the base of an ash tree - prevention?

    I suspect that a grey squirrel is doing this.The tree is fairly old so the trunk is maybe two feet in diameter and it's a healthy ash tree, the two areas with the scraped off bark are maybe 3 or...
    I suspect that a grey squirrel is doing this.The tree is fairly old so the trunk is maybe two feet in diameter and it's a healthy ash tree, the two areas with the scraped off bark are maybe 3 or 4 inches in diameter in vertical strips but I want to prevent any further damage.I also don't...
    I suspect that a grey squirrel is doing this.The tree is fairly old so the trunk is maybe two feet in diameter and it's a healthy ash tree, the two areas with the scraped off bark are maybe 3 or 4 inches in diameter in vertical strips but I...
    I suspect that a grey squirrel is doing this.The tree is fairly old so the trunk is maybe two feet in diameter and it's a healthy ash tree, the two areas with the scraped off bark are maybe 3 or...
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  6. Loofah
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    What are we doing in the garden 2025

    By the sounds of things @shiney you will have a tonne of leaf mould as I do. Just the thing to try Meconopsis. If you fancy another crack at them let me know and I will save seed for you next...
    By the sounds of things @shiney you will have a tonne of leaf mould as I do. Just the thing to try Meconopsis. If you fancy another crack at them let me know and I will save seed for you next year. I am not that sympathetic as you can grow lots of lovely plants I can’t:). From memory I think you...
    By the sounds of things @shiney you will have a tonne of leaf mould as I do. Just the thing to try Meconopsis. If you fancy another crack at them let me know and I will save seed for you next year. I am not that sympathetic as you can grow lots...
    By the sounds of things @shiney you will have a tonne of leaf mould as I do. Just the thing to try Meconopsis. If you fancy another crack at them let me know and I will save seed for you next...
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  7. wiseowl
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    Whats Your Weather Like 2025

    @Retired : Could you have multiple things open on your computer slowing it down? Or maybe WiFi speed had dropped?
    @Retired : Could you have multiple things open on your computer slowing it down? Or maybe WiFi speed had dropped?
    @Retired : Could you have multiple things open on your computer slowing it down? Or maybe WiFi speed had dropped?
    @Retired : Could you have multiple things open on your computer slowing it down? Or maybe WiFi speed had dropped?
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  8. JWK
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  9. shiney
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    What's Looking Good December 2025

    An amazing acacia dealbata in Richmond Some alpines at Kew alpine house Jamesbritennia Gorgeous cyclamen rohlfsianum foliage And outside, some little anemone
    An amazing acacia dealbata in Richmond Some alpines at Kew alpine house Jamesbritennia Gorgeous cyclamen rohlfsianum foliage And outside, some little anemone
    An amazing acacia dealbata in Richmond Some alpines at Kew alpine house Jamesbritennia Gorgeous cyclamen rohlfsianum foliage And outside, some little anemone
    An amazing acacia dealbata in Richmond Some alpines at Kew alpine house Jamesbritennia Gorgeous cyclamen rohlfsianum foliage And outside, some little anemone
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  10. JWK
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    Currently Listening To 2025

    If you like the Shipping Forecast on Radio Four, tune in to this morning’s version in the style of Jane Austen. 7.26 to 7.28, the time. :)
    If you like the Shipping Forecast on Radio Four, tune in to this morning’s version in the style of Jane Austen. 7.26 to 7.28, the time. :)
    If you like the Shipping Forecast on Radio Four, tune in to this morning’s version in the style of Jane Austen. 7.26 to 7.28, the time. :)
    If you like the Shipping Forecast on Radio Four, tune in to this morning’s version in the style of Jane Austen. 7.26 to 7.28, the time. :)
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  11. hi2u_uk

    Recommendations for lights to wrap around an outdoor plant

    Thanks i will think about this
    Thanks i will think about this
    Thanks i will think about this
    Thanks i will think about this
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  12. Selleri

    Recommend a small-ish evergreen shrub that is nice to sit with

    Choisya ‘White Dazzler’ or ‘Scented Gem’ (photo of ‘Scented Gem’ in spring attached)Both have fine, dark evergreen foliage and are covered in flowers for most of the year for me (clay soil)....
    Choisya ‘White Dazzler’ or ‘Scented Gem’ (photo of ‘Scented Gem’ in spring attached)Both have fine, dark evergreen foliage and are covered in flowers for most of the year for me (clay soil). Every time you brush past the foliage it releases an amazing orange-y scent.Escallonia is nice but...
    Choisya ‘White Dazzler’ or ‘Scented Gem’ (photo of ‘Scented Gem’ in spring attached)Both have fine, dark evergreen foliage and are covered in flowers for most of the year for me (clay soil). Every time you brush past the foliage it releases an...
    Choisya ‘White Dazzler’ or ‘Scented Gem’ (photo of ‘Scented Gem’ in spring attached)Both have fine, dark evergreen foliage and are covered in flowers for most of the year for me (clay soil)....
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  13. JWK
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    What's buzzing or flying near you 2025 ?

    Studland, Poole Harbour. Red Breasted Mergansers.Sanderlings.Turnstone.
    Studland, Poole Harbour. Red Breasted Mergansers.Sanderlings.Turnstone.
    Studland, Poole Harbour. Red Breasted Mergansers.Sanderlings.Turnstone.
    Studland, Poole Harbour. Red Breasted Mergansers.Sanderlings.Turnstone.
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  14. pete
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    Electric cars.

    It would be good to think that they are merely utterly incompetent, but it seems more planned than that. They actually seem to want to destroy everything that has been achieved over the past 50...
    It would be good to think that they are merely utterly incompetent, but it seems more planned than that. They actually seem to want to destroy everything that has been achieved over the past 50 years or more.
    It would be good to think that they are merely utterly incompetent, but it seems more planned than that. They actually seem to want to destroy everything that has been achieved over the past 50 years or more.
    It would be good to think that they are merely utterly incompetent, but it seems more planned than that. They actually seem to want to destroy everything that has been achieved over the past 50...
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  15. Victoria
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    Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

    Lovely colour to that one @Victoria
    Lovely colour to that one @Victoria
    Lovely colour to that one @Victoria
    Lovely colour to that one @Victoria
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  16. shiney
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    Greenhouse - Goodbye Old Friend, Hello New

    Goodness, @shiney, that's a big extra expense :hate-shocked: ... especially unwelcome at this time of yr. Still ... should all be ready for you in time for the spring rush. :blue thumb:
    Goodness, @shiney, that's a big extra expense :hate-shocked: ... especially unwelcome at this time of yr. Still ... should all be ready for you in time for the spring rush. :blue thumb:
    Goodness, @shiney, that's a big extra expense :hate-shocked: ... especially unwelcome at this time of yr. Still ... should all be ready for you in time for the spring rush. :blue thumb:
    Goodness, @shiney, that's a big extra expense :hate-shocked: ... especially unwelcome at this time of yr. Still ... should all be ready for you in time for the spring rush. :blue thumb:
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  17. shiney
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    DECEMBER PHOTO COMPETITION 2025

    A gift from Norway
    A gift from Norway
    A gift from Norway
    A gift from Norway
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  18. burnie

    Potato growing 2026

    Received an email to say my choice of seed potatoes were now in stock, so order placed. Anya, one I have not grown for a while, my wife requested red potatoes so Rooster and Java also ordered,...
    Received an email to say my choice of seed potatoes were now in stock, so order placed. Anya, one I have not grown for a while, my wife requested red potatoes so Rooster and Java also ordered, just a kilo of each as we don't have a huge amount of space.
    Received an email to say my choice of seed potatoes were now in stock, so order placed. Anya, one I have not grown for a while, my wife requested red potatoes so Rooster and Java also ordered, just a kilo of each as we don't have a huge amount of...
    Received an email to say my choice of seed potatoes were now in stock, so order placed. Anya, one I have not grown for a while, my wife requested red potatoes so Rooster and Java also ordered,...
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  19. Loofah
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2025

    Some things don't change @pete
    Some things don't change @pete
    Some things don't change @pete
    Some things don't change @pete
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  20. Victoria
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    Christmas Decorations 2025

    One I came across today on one of my walks.
    One I came across today on one of my walks.
    One I came across today on one of my walks.
    One I came across today on one of my walks.
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