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  1. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Agree about lengthening days, @Penny_Forthem . We open the curtains at the same time each morning, and are seeing the difference - and daylight for a little longer each evening, too. I'm sure...
    Agree about lengthening days, @Penny_Forthem . We open the curtains at the same time each morning, and are seeing the difference - and daylight for a little longer each evening, too. I'm sure the birds know, because there's a lot more singing going on...Yesterday I spent quite a while trying...
    Agree about lengthening days, @Penny_Forthem . We open the curtains at the same time each morning, and are seeing the difference - and daylight for a little longer each evening, too. I'm sure the birds know, because there's a lot more singing...
    Agree about lengthening days, @Penny_Forthem . We open the curtains at the same time each morning, and are seeing the difference - and daylight for a little longer each evening, too. I'm sure...
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  2. simone_in_wiltshire
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    Where to go and what can I expect

    Blackbirds are still in my garden here @simone_in_wiltshire . They have a good season every year with numerous young. Hope you see some soon and also that you will be happier with the garden in...
    Blackbirds are still in my garden here @simone_in_wiltshire . They have a good season every year with numerous young. Hope you see some soon and also that you will be happier with the garden in 2026 :)
    Blackbirds are still in my garden here @simone_in_wiltshire . They have a good season every year with numerous young. Hope you see some soon and also that you will be happier with the garden in 2026 :)
    Blackbirds are still in my garden here @simone_in_wiltshire . They have a good season every year with numerous young. Hope you see some soon and also that you will be happier with the garden in...
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  3. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    They won't get away with adverse pricing. Ofgem sets price controls to protect consumers and ensure market competition. Martin Lewis wouldn't allow it either :biggrin:.
    They won't get away with adverse pricing. Ofgem sets price controls to protect consumers and ensure market competition. Martin Lewis wouldn't allow it either :biggrin:.
    They won't get away with adverse pricing. Ofgem sets price controls to protect consumers and ensure market competition. Martin Lewis wouldn't allow it either :biggrin:.
    They won't get away with adverse pricing. Ofgem sets price controls to protect consumers and ensure market competition. Martin Lewis wouldn't allow it either :biggrin:.
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  4. RoseBush

    To sow or not to sow....

    Grass seed requires daily temperature to be between 10-18 deg C to germinate,(soil temperature) The problem of sowing it now ( if you are in UK) is that the seed likely be eaten by birds, slugs...
    Grass seed requires daily temperature to be between 10-18 deg C to germinate,(soil temperature) The problem of sowing it now ( if you are in UK) is that the seed likely be eaten by birds, slugs etc before such soil conditions occur. It may rot or get washed away in this current weather...
    Grass seed requires daily temperature to be between 10-18 deg C to germinate,(soil temperature) The problem of sowing it now ( if you are in UK) is that the seed likely be eaten by birds, slugs etc before such soil conditions occur. It may rot or...
    Grass seed requires daily temperature to be between 10-18 deg C to germinate,(soil temperature) The problem of sowing it now ( if you are in UK) is that the seed likely be eaten by birds, slugs...
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  5. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    Light rain forecast for us all day too, though it's only 3 degrees up here, bit of shopping to do and that's about it for the day I think.
    Light rain forecast for us all day too, though it's only 3 degrees up here, bit of shopping to do and that's about it for the day I think.
    Light rain forecast for us all day too, though it's only 3 degrees up here, bit of shopping to do and that's about it for the day I think.
    Light rain forecast for us all day too, though it's only 3 degrees up here, bit of shopping to do and that's about it for the day I think.
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  6. Logan

    programmes to watch

    Also available collected in book form, with afterwords about each prog, and I think it is there he wrote about the BBC taking issue with his stance after something he'd said in one of the pieces. :)...
    Also available collected in book form, with afterwords about each prog, and I think it is there he wrote about the BBC taking issue with his stance after something he'd said in one of the pieces. :) It wasn't a specific broadcast on climate change.
    Also available collected in book form, with afterwords about each prog, and I think it is there he wrote about the BBC taking issue with his stance after something he'd said in one of the pieces. :) It wasn't a specific broadcast on climate change.
    Also available collected in book form, with afterwords about each prog, and I think it is there he wrote about the BBC taking issue with his stance after something he'd said in one of the pieces. :)...
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  7. JWK
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  8. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    Cut down some hardy geraniums after the recent snow and frost damaged them and they were looking horrible. Tidied up some smaller plants in planters dotted around the garden. The snow and frost...
    Cut down some hardy geraniums after the recent snow and frost damaged them and they were looking horrible. Tidied up some smaller plants in planters dotted around the garden. The snow and frost has much to answer for. Off to skip in the morning to get rid of the garden waste and some other...
    Cut down some hardy geraniums after the recent snow and frost damaged them and they were looking horrible. Tidied up some smaller plants in planters dotted around the garden. The snow and frost has much to answer for. Off to skip in the morning...
    Cut down some hardy geraniums after the recent snow and frost damaged them and they were looking horrible. Tidied up some smaller plants in planters dotted around the garden. The snow and frost...
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  9. Marley Farley
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    WILDFLOWERS YOU HAVE SEEN WHILE OUT WALKING

    @strongylodon As always fabulous sightings and so early or not.
    @strongylodon As always fabulous sightings and so early or not.
    @strongylodon As always fabulous sightings and so early or not.
    @strongylodon As always fabulous sightings and so early or not.
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  10. AnniD
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    Gardeners' World and other gardening programmes 2026

    Thirty plus years ago one October I took the train from Baden Baden changed once (I think) and went along the Rhine to Cologne where the train went along the Ruhr Valley towards Hamburg and I got...
    Thirty plus years ago one October I took the train from Baden Baden changed once (I think) and went along the Rhine to Cologne where the train went along the Ruhr Valley towards Hamburg and I got off at Herford. The whole journey was fascinating, but especially along the Rhine with vineyards on...
    Thirty plus years ago one October I took the train from Baden Baden changed once (I think) and went along the Rhine to Cologne where the train went along the Ruhr Valley towards Hamburg and I got off at Herford. The whole journey was...
    Thirty plus years ago one October I took the train from Baden Baden changed once (I think) and went along the Rhine to Cologne where the train went along the Ruhr Valley towards Hamburg and I got...
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  11. Logan
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  12. Allex50
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    Another Hello from Dorset!

    PM for you Flumpy :)
    PM for you Flumpy :)
    PM for you Flumpy :)
    PM for you Flumpy :)
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  13. Tidemark
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    I am often puzzled by modern life.

    My funny refers to the chocolate comment and the money's worth one. :biggrin: Obviously the topic of nerve agents is not chuckle-worthy.
    My funny refers to the chocolate comment and the money's worth one. :biggrin: Obviously the topic of nerve agents is not chuckle-worthy.
    My funny refers to the chocolate comment and the money's worth one. :biggrin: Obviously the topic of nerve agents is not chuckle-worthy.
    My funny refers to the chocolate comment and the money's worth one. :biggrin: Obviously the topic of nerve agents is not chuckle-worthy.
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  14. JWK
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    What's buzzing flying near you 2026

    Watched a handsome Green Woodpecker seeking grubs and worms in the Communal lawn yesterday. Stayed around for a good 15 minutes... A very timid bird though - will fly off if he catches sight of...
    Watched a handsome Green Woodpecker seeking grubs and worms in the Communal lawn yesterday. Stayed around for a good 15 minutes... A very timid bird though - will fly off if he catches sight of you moving.. jenny namaste
    Watched a handsome Green Woodpecker seeking grubs and worms in the Communal lawn yesterday. Stayed around for a good 15 minutes... A very timid bird though - will fly off if he catches sight of you moving.. jenny namaste
    Watched a handsome Green Woodpecker seeking grubs and worms in the Communal lawn yesterday. Stayed around for a good 15 minutes... A very timid bird though - will fly off if he catches sight of...
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  15. JWK
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    Show Us Your HousePlants In Bloom Now 2026

    @Fof ours aren't even showing buds! Lovely to see yours in such gorgeous colour.
    @Fof ours aren't even showing buds! Lovely to see yours in such gorgeous colour.
    @Fof ours aren't even showing buds! Lovely to see yours in such gorgeous colour.
    @Fof ours aren't even showing buds! Lovely to see yours in such gorgeous colour.
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  16. GreenFingeredPete
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    Gardeners’ World & Alan Titchmarsh Gardening Club 2025

    @AnniD Thanks for starting the new thread. I've now closed this old one and made the new one a 'Sticky'.
    @AnniD Thanks for starting the new thread. I've now closed this old one and made the new one a 'Sticky'.
    @AnniD Thanks for starting the new thread. I've now closed this old one and made the new one a 'Sticky'.
    @AnniD Thanks for starting the new thread. I've now closed this old one and made the new one a 'Sticky'.
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  17. JWK
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  18. ArmyAirForce
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    Non-Gardener builds an Observatory, Garden Railway and even Dabbles with Plants!

    8th January 2026The trailcam caught two mice together in the last hour of the 8th of January. It's usually just one mouse caught at a time, but this time, two mice were seen together multiple...
    8th January 2026The trailcam caught two mice together in the last hour of the 8th of January. It's usually just one mouse caught at a time, but this time, two mice were seen together multiple times over that evening. As I've observed before, they run down the wood to the pond, where the bird...
    8th January 2026The trailcam caught two mice together in the last hour of the 8th of January. It's usually just one mouse caught at a time, but this time, two mice were seen together multiple times over that evening. As I've observed before,...
    8th January 2026The trailcam caught two mice together in the last hour of the 8th of January. It's usually just one mouse caught at a time, but this time, two mice were seen together multiple...
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  19. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    That looks lovely!!
    That looks lovely!!
    That looks lovely!!
    That looks lovely!!
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  20. JWK
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    Show Off Your Pets 2026

    Jim says not to give tinned tuna to them either. For all these years I gave all my cats the tuna water maybe once every week or two with no problems.Here was Munchkin earlier snoozing on the...
    Jim says not to give tinned tuna to them either. For all these years I gave all my cats the tuna water maybe once every week or two with no problems.Here was Munchkin earlier snoozing on the sofa arm ...
    Jim says not to give tinned tuna to them either. For all these years I gave all my cats the tuna water maybe once every week or two with no problems.Here was Munchkin earlier snoozing on the sofa arm ...
    Jim says not to give tinned tuna to them either. For all these years I gave all my cats the tuna water maybe once every week or two with no problems.Here was Munchkin earlier snoozing on the...
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