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  1. AnniD

    Strictly Come Dancing 2025

    :Wino:Cheers to all who enjoyed the series and chatted on here.
    :Wino:Cheers to all who enjoyed the series and chatted on here.
    :Wino:Cheers to all who enjoyed the series and chatted on here.
    :Wino:Cheers to all who enjoyed the series and chatted on here.
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  2. wiseowl
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    Friendly x 8

    SEASONS GREETINGS TO ALL OUR MEMBERS

    Merry Christmas and a Happy New Gardening Year to one and all!
    Merry Christmas and a Happy New Gardening Year to one and all!
    Merry Christmas and a Happy New Gardening Year to one and all!
    Merry Christmas and a Happy New Gardening Year to one and all!
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  3. Loofah
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2025

    I've collected my annual rainfall for over 10 yrs now, I just like to keep a record, you have to keep the climate change geeks under scrutiny. I wish I had started longer ago.
    I've collected my annual rainfall for over 10 yrs now, I just like to keep a record, you have to keep the climate change geeks under scrutiny. I wish I had started longer ago.
    I've collected my annual rainfall for over 10 yrs now, I just like to keep a record, you have to keep the climate change geeks under scrutiny. I wish I had started longer ago.
    I've collected my annual rainfall for over 10 yrs now, I just like to keep a record, you have to keep the climate change geeks under scrutiny. I wish I had started longer ago.
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  4. wiseowl
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    Crafters Corner 2025

    A crocheted bag in cheerful yarn.
    A crocheted bag in cheerful yarn.
    A crocheted bag in cheerful yarn.
    A crocheted bag in cheerful yarn.
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  5. wiseowl
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2025

    Good morning ladies & gentlemen.I managed to scratch my cornea and also had a multi-day migraine. I didn't want to risk posting some mad migraine-fuelled rant on here, so I stayed away for a...
    Good morning ladies & gentlemen.I managed to scratch my cornea and also had a multi-day migraine. I didn't want to risk posting some mad migraine-fuelled rant on here, so I stayed away for a while.For about thirteen months now I've been taking a daily muti-vitamin & multi-mineral tablet. ...
    Good morning ladies & gentlemen.I managed to scratch my cornea and also had a multi-day migraine. I didn't want to risk posting some mad migraine-fuelled rant on here, so I stayed away for a while.For about thirteen months now I've been...
    Good morning ladies & gentlemen.I managed to scratch my cornea and also had a multi-day migraine. I didn't want to risk posting some mad migraine-fuelled rant on here, so I stayed away for a...
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  6. Dorset-Tim

    New Tree for the Garden

    That's what I would do now, after a previous mistake! It depends whether @CostasK likes the tree and wants to try to keep it.
    That's what I would do now, after a previous mistake! It depends whether @CostasK likes the tree and wants to try to keep it.
    That's what I would do now, after a previous mistake! It depends whether @CostasK likes the tree and wants to try to keep it.
    That's what I would do now, after a previous mistake! It depends whether @CostasK likes the tree and wants to try to keep it.
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  7. Loofah
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    What are we doing in the garden 2025

    Yesterday, I bailed out the patio pond a bit, to stop it overflowing. Then I cut leaves off the Helibores to reveal the emerging flowers. Should have done more but inside jobs take priority at...
    Yesterday, I bailed out the patio pond a bit, to stop it overflowing. Then I cut leaves off the Helibores to reveal the emerging flowers. Should have done more but inside jobs take priority at this time of year.
    Yesterday, I bailed out the patio pond a bit, to stop it overflowing. Then I cut leaves off the Helibores to reveal the emerging flowers. Should have done more but inside jobs take priority at this time of year.
    Yesterday, I bailed out the patio pond a bit, to stop it overflowing. Then I cut leaves off the Helibores to reveal the emerging flowers. Should have done more but inside jobs take priority at...
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  8. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    We used to have a butcher shop in the village but nobody took it over when he retired at the age of ninety. :sad:The next real butcher is in town and a pain to get to so I no longer bother. Some of...
    We used to have a butcher shop in the village but nobody took it over when he retired at the age of ninety. :sad:The next real butcher is in town and a pain to get to so I no longer bother. Some of the big supermarkets are on the edge of town (not out of town sites) so I use them. I find that...
    We used to have a butcher shop in the village but nobody took it over when he retired at the age of ninety. :sad:The next real butcher is in town and a pain to get to so I no longer bother. Some of the big supermarkets are on the edge of town (not...
    We used to have a butcher shop in the village but nobody took it over when he retired at the age of ninety. :sad:The next real butcher is in town and a pain to get to so I no longer bother. Some of...
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  9. wiseowl
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    Whats Your Weather Like 2025

    Dull, damp and dreary but a sunny spell is promised this afternoon. Max 10c.
    Dull, damp and dreary but a sunny spell is promised this afternoon. Max 10c.
    Dull, damp and dreary but a sunny spell is promised this afternoon. Max 10c.
    Dull, damp and dreary but a sunny spell is promised this afternoon. Max 10c.
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  10. wiseowl
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    Latest Moan From You and Me 2025

    Combining your negative post about people posting negative comments about the weather, rather than the actual day, gives us a double negative. I was told a double negative always turned out to...
    Combining your negative post about people posting negative comments about the weather, rather than the actual day, gives us a double negative. I was told a double negative always turned out to be positive. :biggrin:
    Combining your negative post about people posting negative comments about the weather, rather than the actual day, gives us a double negative. I was told a double negative always turned out to be positive. :biggrin:
    Combining your negative post about people posting negative comments about the weather, rather than the actual day, gives us a double negative. I was told a double negative always turned out to...
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  11. Spruce
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    2025 Happy Christmas & happy New Year

    Thank you, and MERRY CHRISTMAS ! to you all
    Thank you, and MERRY CHRISTMAS ! to you all
    Thank you, and MERRY CHRISTMAS ! to you all
    Thank you, and MERRY CHRISTMAS ! to you all
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  12. Fof
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    Today's flowers (Cont)

    Wonderful to have desert cacti flowering at this time of year, and on such small plants too, congratulations
    Wonderful to have desert cacti flowering at this time of year, and on such small plants too, congratulations
    Wonderful to have desert cacti flowering at this time of year, and on such small plants too, congratulations
    Wonderful to have desert cacti flowering at this time of year, and on such small plants too, congratulations
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  13. wiseowl
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    Show Off Your Pets 2025

    So sorry to hear that @Thevictorian just keep her on water for a while until it settles down, make sure that she has water. Were they playing in the park? She could have caught it there.
    So sorry to hear that @Thevictorian just keep her on water for a while until it settles down, make sure that she has water. Were they playing in the park? She could have caught it there.
    So sorry to hear that @Thevictorian just keep her on water for a while until it settles down, make sure that she has water. Were they playing in the park? She could have caught it there.
    So sorry to hear that @Thevictorian just keep her on water for a while until it settles down, make sure that she has water. Were they playing in the park? She could have caught it there.
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  14. Juliasaurus

    Around the World in 80 Gardens

    This is on BBC iPlayer, if anyone bored with the cold and dark evenings
    This is on BBC iPlayer, if anyone bored with the cold and dark evenings
    This is on BBC iPlayer, if anyone bored with the cold and dark evenings
    This is on BBC iPlayer, if anyone bored with the cold and dark evenings
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  15. hi2u_uk

    is my plant about to flower ?

    You could remove the flowers but they will likely just get frosted or fall off unpollinated.The apples I mentioned did blossom in the spring but I can't say for certain that that exact same bit...
    You could remove the flowers but they will likely just get frosted or fall off unpollinated.The apples I mentioned did blossom in the spring but I can't say for certain that that exact same bit rebloomed again. These out of season bloom events tend to be quite sparse in terms of actual...
    You could remove the flowers but they will likely just get frosted or fall off unpollinated.The apples I mentioned did blossom in the spring but I can't say for certain that that exact same bit rebloomed again. These out of season bloom events...
    You could remove the flowers but they will likely just get frosted or fall off unpollinated.The apples I mentioned did blossom in the spring but I can't say for certain that that exact same bit...
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  16. Michael Hewett
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    Slow pages

    I've had problems with slow page refresh and also having to 'Post Reply' several times before it's accepted. It's been like that for a few days. I actually gave up waiting earlier this morning...
    I've had problems with slow page refresh and also having to 'Post Reply' several times before it's accepted. It's been like that for a few days. I actually gave up waiting earlier this morning as it was taking so long to open the box to post a reply! No problem with any other site. The same...
    I've had problems with slow page refresh and also having to 'Post Reply' several times before it's accepted. It's been like that for a few days. I actually gave up waiting earlier this morning as it was taking so long to open the box to post a...
    I've had problems with slow page refresh and also having to 'Post Reply' several times before it's accepted. It's been like that for a few days. I actually gave up waiting earlier this morning...
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  17. JWK
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    Show Us Your HousePlants In Bloom Now 2025

    I got these from a rubbish bin a few years ago, just put them in a shady spot over the summer and they come back like this in winter.
    I got these from a rubbish bin a few years ago, just put them in a shady spot over the summer and they come back like this in winter.
    I got these from a rubbish bin a few years ago, just put them in a shady spot over the summer and they come back like this in winter.
    I got these from a rubbish bin a few years ago, just put them in a shady spot over the summer and they come back like this in winter.
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  18. Selleri

    Books: Thursday murder club (R Osman)

    Have finished "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies" about superintelligent AI. Possibly the most enlightening and unforgettable book I have read all yr. Of course, me reading it doesn't help at...
    Have finished "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies" about superintelligent AI. Possibly the most enlightening and unforgettable book I have read all yr. Of course, me reading it doesn't help at all. It needs to be read by those with the power to do something about it before it is too late. ...
    Have finished "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies" about superintelligent AI. Possibly the most enlightening and unforgettable book I have read all yr. Of course, me reading it doesn't help at all. It needs to be read by those with the power...
    Have finished "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies" about superintelligent AI. Possibly the most enlightening and unforgettable book I have read all yr. Of course, me reading it doesn't help at...
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  19. Selleri

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

    I like the scent of the Sarcococca - not many flower scents I dislike. Some people do tend to lose their sense of smell ( and taste) as they get older.
    I like the scent of the Sarcococca - not many flower scents I dislike. Some people do tend to lose their sense of smell ( and taste) as they get older.
    I like the scent of the Sarcococca - not many flower scents I dislike. Some people do tend to lose their sense of smell ( and taste) as they get older.
    I like the scent of the Sarcococca - not many flower scents I dislike. Some people do tend to lose their sense of smell ( and taste) as they get older.
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  20. Joanna Bramley

    Help needed with Buxus Plants!

    Good idea. I only realised after I removed mine that it had been propping up the neighbour's fence, which promptly fell down.
    Good idea. I only realised after I removed mine that it had been propping up the neighbour's fence, which promptly fell down.
    Good idea. I only realised after I removed mine that it had been propping up the neighbour's fence, which promptly fell down.
    Good idea. I only realised after I removed mine that it had been propping up the neighbour's fence, which promptly fell down.
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