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  1. wiseowl
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2025

    That really made me well up @Tui34 . Thank you for posting it, it sums up the whole situation and the response. I have relatives in Oz, and visited Bondi many years ago.
    That really made me well up @Tui34 . Thank you for posting it, it sums up the whole situation and the response. I have relatives in Oz, and visited Bondi many years ago.
    That really made me well up @Tui34 . Thank you for posting it, it sums up the whole situation and the response. I have relatives in Oz, and visited Bondi many years ago.
    That really made me well up @Tui34 . Thank you for posting it, it sums up the whole situation and the response. I have relatives in Oz, and visited Bondi many years ago.
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  2. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    Who knows what he might announce. He may not know yet. ;)This Erasmus scheme is baffling. So, EU students can come here, UK students can go there. Seems fair to both sides ... so why do we have...
    Who knows what he might announce. He may not know yet. ;)This Erasmus scheme is baffling. So, EU students can come here, UK students can go there. Seems fair to both sides ... so why do we have to pay? :scratch:
    Who knows what he might announce. He may not know yet. ;)This Erasmus scheme is baffling. So, EU students can come here, UK students can go there. Seems fair to both sides ... so why do we have to pay? :scratch:
    Who knows what he might announce. He may not know yet. ;)This Erasmus scheme is baffling. So, EU students can come here, UK students can go there. Seems fair to both sides ... so why do we have...
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  3. wiseowl
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  4. wiseowl
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    Latest Moan From You and Me 2025

    No. I read a lot of books. There are some very interesting ones on philanthrocapitalism. :)
    No. I read a lot of books. There are some very interesting ones on philanthrocapitalism. :)
    No. I read a lot of books. There are some very interesting ones on philanthrocapitalism. :)
    No. I read a lot of books. There are some very interesting ones on philanthrocapitalism. :)
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  5. wiseowl
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    Whats Your Weather Like 2025

    Hi,Many thanks for your reply and suggestions :dbgrtmb: I wasn't doing anything other than normal but since posting I've been checking cable connections especially the wired mouse and so far it's back...
    Hi,Many thanks for your reply and suggestions :dbgrtmb: I wasn't doing anything other than normal but since posting I've been checking cable connections especially the wired mouse and so far it's back to normal; what was strange everything else was working fine apart from posting on the forum; perhaps...
    Hi,Many thanks for your reply and suggestions :dbgrtmb: I wasn't doing anything other than normal but since posting I've been checking cable connections especially the wired mouse and so far it's back to normal; what was strange everything else was...
    Hi,Many thanks for your reply and suggestions :dbgrtmb: I wasn't doing anything other than normal but since posting I've been checking cable connections especially the wired mouse and so far it's back...
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  6. JWK
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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. Loofah
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    What are we doing in the garden 2025

    I potted up the new Hibiscus and tidied a couple of other pots.I had T'other Half assemble a mini estufa I bought in April, for the new Hibiscus, another new one (blue grey Cato) the new Cook's...
    I potted up the new Hibiscus and tidied a couple of other pots.I had T'other Half assemble a mini estufa I bought in April, for the new Hibiscus, another new one (blue grey Cato) the new Cook's Scarlet and White Pelargonium Zonale, the Vinca seedlings. and my Oleander rootings, so all should...
    I potted up the new Hibiscus and tidied a couple of other pots.I had T'other Half assemble a mini estufa I bought in April, for the new Hibiscus, another new one (blue grey Cato) the new Cook's Scarlet and White Pelargonium Zonale, the Vinca...
    I potted up the new Hibiscus and tidied a couple of other pots.I had T'other Half assemble a mini estufa I bought in April, for the new Hibiscus, another new one (blue grey Cato) the new Cook's...
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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. 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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  17. 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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  18. 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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  19. Victoria
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    Christmas Decorations 2025

    One I came across today on my walk.
    One I came across today on my walk.
    One I came across today on my walk.
    One I came across today on my walk.
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  20. Joanna Bramley

    Help needed with Buxus Plants!

    I removed all my Box this year due to box moth caterpillar damage. Not worth battling with it. Other alternatives if you want evergreen topiary are Yew, Ilex crenata and Euonymus Green Spire.
    I removed all my Box this year due to box moth caterpillar damage. Not worth battling with it. Other alternatives if you want evergreen topiary are Yew, Ilex crenata and Euonymus Green Spire.
    I removed all my Box this year due to box moth caterpillar damage. Not worth battling with it. Other alternatives if you want evergreen topiary are Yew, Ilex crenata and Euonymus Green Spire.
    I removed all my Box this year due to box moth caterpillar damage. Not worth battling with it. Other alternatives if you want evergreen topiary are Yew, Ilex crenata and Euonymus Green Spire.
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