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New Gardener - help!
Well some good advice above, but it also depends on how deep your pockets are, partic as you have just bought your own house.Would suggest for now you can readliy find much cheaper tools that...
Well some good advice above, but it also depends on how deep your pockets are, partic as you have just bought your own house.Would suggest for now you can readliy find much cheaper tools that will last a few years, even the bigger supermarkets and discount shops have a fair range of basic...
Well some good advice above, but it also depends on how deep your pockets are, partic as you have just bought your own house.Would suggest for now you can readliy find much cheaper tools that will last a few years, even the bigger supermarkets...
Well some good advice above, but it also depends on how deep your pockets are, partic as you have just bought your own house.Would suggest for now you can readliy find much cheaper tools that...
garden_shade, Feb 26, 2026 at 11:56 PM, NEW Gardeners !
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ricky101
Feb 27, 2026 at 10:43 AM
planting with wildlife in mind
Wildflowers can be tricky to establish because they like poor soil. They can do ok for a year or two but then fail. I would definitely give it a go but have a look at which specific mix you want....
Wildflowers can be tricky to establish because they like poor soil. They can do ok for a year or two but then fail. I would definitely give it a go but have a look at which specific mix you want. Some are marketed as wildflowers but have species that aren't native to our shores. In reality if...
Wildflowers can be tricky to establish because they like poor soil. They can do ok for a year or two but then fail. I would definitely give it a go but have a look at which specific mix you want. Some are marketed as wildflowers but have species...
Wildflowers can be tricky to establish because they like poor soil. They can do ok for a year or two but then fail. I would definitely give it a go but have a look at which specific mix you want....
Ditherer, Jul 3, 2025, NEW Gardeners ! ... 5 6 7
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Thevictorian
Feb 27, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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What's Looking Good February 2026
Crocus ‘Flower Record’HyacinthDaffodils in town
Crocus ‘Flower Record’HyacinthDaffodils in town
Crocus ‘Flower Record’HyacinthDaffodils in town
Crocus ‘Flower Record’HyacinthDaffodils in town

NigelJ, Feb 1, 2026, General Gardening Discussion ... 3 4 5
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Athelas
Feb 27, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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Show Off Your Pets 2026
Glad he’s settled in, @Michael Hewett.Our old three-legged rescue cat, whose image I posted on here a while ago, never saw himself as disabled. When we had builders in fixing the roof we had to...
Glad he’s settled in, @Michael Hewett.Our old three-legged rescue cat, whose image I posted on here a while ago, never saw himself as disabled. When we had builders in fixing the roof we had to have scaffolding put up. Several times he followed the builders up the stepladders and along the...
Glad he’s settled in, @Michael Hewett.Our old three-legged rescue cat, whose image I posted on here a while ago, never saw himself as disabled. When we had builders in fixing the roof we had to have scaffolding put up. Several times he followed...
Glad he’s settled in, @Michael Hewett.Our old three-legged rescue cat, whose image I posted on here a while ago, never saw himself as disabled. When we had builders in fixing the roof we had to...
JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Pets Corner ... 6 7 8
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Tidemark
Feb 27, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026
Hi all. Must read back and acknowledge posts, our wifi signal wasn’t too good, and it was taking ages to put up my ‘likes’, so I gave up! Especially bad when my fat fingers pressed the wrong...
Hi all. Must read back and acknowledge posts, our wifi signal wasn’t too good, and it was taking ages to put up my ‘likes’, so I gave up! Especially bad when my fat fingers pressed the wrong symbol, took minutes to undo, and then I’d do it again! Yesterday was a complete write off. I’d meant to...
Hi all. Must read back and acknowledge posts, our wifi signal wasn’t too good, and it was taking ages to put up my ‘likes’, so I gave up! Especially bad when my fat fingers pressed the wrong symbol, took minutes to undo, and then I’d do it...
Hi all. Must read back and acknowledge posts, our wifi signal wasn’t too good, and it was taking ages to put up my ‘likes’, so I gave up! Especially bad when my fat fingers pressed the wrong...
Loofah, Jan 1, 2026, The Muppet Show ... 59 60 61
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Ergates
Feb 27, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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Crafters Corner 2026
@Obelix-Vendee, if @CanadianLori is not a crafter herself she is unlikely to know about local knitting groups etc. So she would have had to Google to find them.
@Obelix-Vendee, if @CanadianLori is not a crafter herself she is unlikely to know about local knitting groups etc. So she would have had to Google to find them.
@Obelix-Vendee, if @CanadianLori is not a crafter herself she is unlikely to know about local knitting groups etc. So she would have had to Google to find them.
@Obelix-Vendee, if @CanadianLori is not a crafter herself she is unlikely to know about local knitting groups etc. So she would have had to Google to find them.
JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Members Hobbies ... 2 3
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katecat58
Feb 27, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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Vegetable Growing 2026
Hi all,I'm filling my online shopping basket with (far too many) seeds and was hoping to do more veg than I've managed in the last few years.I’ve always chosen Boltardy beetroot, which have...
Hi all,I'm filling my online shopping basket with (far too many) seeds and was hoping to do more veg than I've managed in the last few years.I’ve always chosen Boltardy beetroot, which have grown fine, but I'm wondering if anyone has any other recommendations for a beetroot variety?
Hi all,I'm filling my online shopping basket with (far too many) seeds and was hoping to do more veg than I've managed in the last few years.I’ve always chosen Boltardy beetroot, which have grown fine, but I'm wondering if anyone has any...
Hi all,I'm filling my online shopping basket with (far too many) seeds and was hoping to do more veg than I've managed in the last few years.I’ve always chosen Boltardy beetroot, which have...
JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Edible Gardening
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latimer
Feb 27, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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Migration to NEW software & server
The main reason in vulnerabilities in the code, which for sites like these is html - so the amount of code involved in running this forum will certainly be considerably more than ran that space...
The main reason in vulnerabilities in the code, which for sites like these is html - so the amount of code involved in running this forum will certainly be considerably more than ran that space mission... and the net result with any code is that it is written in good faith, then 'bad actors'...
The main reason in vulnerabilities in the code, which for sites like these is html - so the amount of code involved in running this forum will certainly be considerably more than ran that space mission... and the net result with any code is that...
The main reason in vulnerabilities in the code, which for sites like these is html - so the amount of code involved in running this forum will certainly be considerably more than ran that space...
Fat Controller, Feb 23, 2026 at 7:50 PM, Site Feedback/Bugs ... 2 3
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Fat Controller
Feb 27, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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What's your weather like 2026
Thick drizzle, but sunny intervals later. Max 10.
Thick drizzle, but sunny intervals later. Max 10.
Thick drizzle, but sunny intervals later. Max 10.
Thick drizzle, but sunny intervals later. Max 10.
JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Off-Topic Discussion ... 93 94 95
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cactus_girl
Feb 27, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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Things that have made you happy today 2026
Got all the way to Sainsbury's and back without getting soaked! A rare event in the last two months!
Got all the way to Sainsbury's and back without getting soaked! A rare event in the last two months!
Got all the way to Sainsbury's and back without getting soaked! A rare event in the last two months!
Got all the way to Sainsbury's and back without getting soaked! A rare event in the last two months!
JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Off-Topic Discussion ... 3 4 5
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ViewAhead
Feb 27, 2026 at 9:31 AM
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What are we doing in the garden 2026
Hope you will be back to 100% soon, @Robert Bowen. Drizzly, grey, windy, so can't see any gardening happening today. Might water my house plants, just to keep my hand in.
Hope you will be back to 100% soon, @Robert Bowen. Drizzly, grey, windy, so can't see any gardening happening today. Might water my house plants, just to keep my hand in.
Hope you will be back to 100% soon, @Robert Bowen. Drizzly, grey, windy, so can't see any gardening happening today. Might water my house plants, just to keep my hand in.
Hope you will be back to 100% soon, @Robert Bowen. Drizzly, grey, windy, so can't see any gardening happening today. Might water my house plants, just to keep my hand in.
simone_in_wiltshire, Jan 1, 2026, General Gardening Discussion ... 20 21 22
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ViewAhead
Feb 27, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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A Joke or Two 2026

JWK, Jan 1, 2026, The Muppet Show ... 19 20 21
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Star gaze Lily
Feb 27, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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Gardeners' World and other gardening programmes 2026
As well as another Gardeners World compilation at 8pm,"One of the great joys of gardening is to grow and harvest nutritious food fresh from the garden. And in this compilation, Monty looks back...
As well as another Gardeners World compilation at 8pm,"One of the great joys of gardening is to grow and harvest nutritious food fresh from the garden. And in this compilation, Monty looks back at some of the remarkable gardeners shining a light on how people can grow their own.At...
As well as another Gardeners World compilation at 8pm,"One of the great joys of gardening is to grow and harvest nutritious food fresh from the garden. And in this compilation, Monty looks back at some of the remarkable gardeners shining a...
As well as another Gardeners World compilation at 8pm,"One of the great joys of gardening is to grow and harvest nutritious food fresh from the garden. And in this compilation, Monty looks back...
AnniD, Jan 12, 2026, General Gardening Discussion
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AnniD
Feb 27, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Help With Growing Seeds
Are you mixing different types of seed in the same tray, just wonder, only some types of plant germinate faster than others.Also in general the tougher the plant the more likely they are to...
Are you mixing different types of seed in the same tray, just wonder, only some types of plant germinate faster than others.Also in general the tougher the plant the more likely they are to benefit from being removed from the heat earlier.
Are you mixing different types of seed in the same tray, just wonder, only some types of plant germinate faster than others.Also in general the tougher the plant the more likely they are to benefit from being removed from the heat earlier.
Are you mixing different types of seed in the same tray, just wonder, only some types of plant germinate faster than others.Also in general the tougher the plant the more likely they are to...
GreenFingeredPete, Feb 7, 2025, NEW Gardeners ! ... 14 15 16
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pete
Feb 27, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Nerines (Bowden)
The Nerine Bowdenii is pretty hardy, some of the other varieties are somewhat iffy, although you living in the South unlike me in Scotland might have better luck. From my experience of more years...
The Nerine Bowdenii is pretty hardy, some of the other varieties are somewhat iffy, although you living in the South unlike me in Scotland might have better luck. From my experience of more years than I care to mention! Nerine bulbs need to be planted really high with a good 1/3 of the bulb out...
The Nerine Bowdenii is pretty hardy, some of the other varieties are somewhat iffy, although you living in the South unlike me in Scotland might have better luck. From my experience of more years than I care to mention! Nerine bulbs need to be...
The Nerine Bowdenii is pretty hardy, some of the other varieties are somewhat iffy, although you living in the South unlike me in Scotland might have better luck. From my experience of more years...

GreenFingeredPete, Feb 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM, Gardening Discussions
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hailbopp
Feb 27, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Variegated lavender pruning
Living in Scotland makes trying to grow Lavender even worse. I personally hate the stuff, every year without fail I am asked dozens of times if I have lavender in the charity plant sale.Answer...
Living in Scotland makes trying to grow Lavender even worse. I personally hate the stuff, every year without fail I am asked dozens of times if I have lavender in the charity plant sale.Answer NO! What did I spy in Lidl yesterday? Lavender for sale….in February having been under glass and heat...
Living in Scotland makes trying to grow Lavender even worse. I personally hate the stuff, every year without fail I am asked dozens of times if I have lavender in the charity plant sale.Answer NO! What did I spy in Lidl yesterday? Lavender for...
Living in Scotland makes trying to grow Lavender even worse. I personally hate the stuff, every year without fail I am asked dozens of times if I have lavender in the charity plant sale.Answer...
BB3, Feb 25, 2026 at 8:41 AM, General Gardening Discussion
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hailbopp
Feb 27, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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Show us your gardening purchases 2026
I'm surprised you don't save at least some of your own seed at the end of the season.
I'm surprised you don't save at least some of your own seed at the end of the season.
I'm surprised you don't save at least some of your own seed at the end of the season.
I'm surprised you don't save at least some of your own seed at the end of the season.
Selleri, Jan 2, 2026, General Gardening Discussion ... 5 6 7
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pete
Feb 27, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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Latest moan from you and me 2026
He didn't represent his clients but charged a small fee to edit their work before they sent it to a publisher or self published. He was retired by the time he started his editing business but...
He didn't represent his clients but charged a small fee to edit their work before they sent it to a publisher or self published. He was retired by the time he started his editing business but still continued for about twenty years.
He didn't represent his clients but charged a small fee to edit their work before they sent it to a publisher or self published. He was retired by the time he started his editing business but still continued for about twenty years.
He didn't represent his clients but charged a small fee to edit their work before they sent it to a publisher or self published. He was retired by the time he started his editing business but...
JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Off-Topic Discussion ... 59 60 61
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shiney
Feb 27, 2026 at 6:25 AM
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What's Looking Good January 2026

Plantminded, Dec 31, 2025, General Gardening Discussion ... 3 4 5
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PzaMayor3
Feb 26, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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Non-Gardener builds an Observatory, Garden Railway and even Dabbles with Plants!
This morning, we had a family trip out to Green Lane nursery, as they have a really good café! While there, Lynne got her eye on some pre-made hanging baskets. We had one at the front and one at...
This morning, we had a family trip out to Green Lane nursery, as they have a really good café! While there, Lynne got her eye on some pre-made hanging baskets. We had one at the front and one at the back last year, but the rear basket is starting to fall apart.So Lynne's plan was to buy a...
This morning, we had a family trip out to Green Lane nursery, as they have a really good café! While there, Lynne got her eye on some pre-made hanging baskets. We had one at the front and one at the back last year, but the rear basket is starting...
This morning, we had a family trip out to Green Lane nursery, as they have a really good café! While there, Lynne got her eye on some pre-made hanging baskets. We had one at the front and one at...
ArmyAirForce, Aug 26, 2024, Members Gallery ... 39 40 41
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ArmyAirForce
Feb 26, 2026 at 8:02 PM

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