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  1. NigelJ
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    What's Looking Good February 2026

    @shiney when the sun does shine the dogwoods just light up. Wonderful shrubs for winter colour.
    @shiney when the sun does shine the dogwoods just light up. Wonderful shrubs for winter colour.
    @shiney when the sun does shine the dogwoods just light up. Wonderful shrubs for winter colour.
    @shiney when the sun does shine the dogwoods just light up. Wonderful shrubs for winter colour.
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  2. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    Seems to be stopping here for a bit, unfortunately have a swimming pool outside my back door.:scratch:
    Seems to be stopping here for a bit, unfortunately have a swimming pool outside my back door.:scratch:
    Seems to be stopping here for a bit, unfortunately have a swimming pool outside my back door.:scratch:
    Seems to be stopping here for a bit, unfortunately have a swimming pool outside my back door.:scratch:
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  3. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    No noisy foxes or hedgehogs here which is a surprise to me as we're in the countryside. I do see one or other occasionally but on their own and quiet.@gks in 1922 Belgium voted to allow people...
    No noisy foxes or hedgehogs here which is a surprise to me as we're in the countryside. I do see one or other occasionally but on their own and quiet.@gks in 1922 Belgium voted to allow people to compress their working hours into 4 days as long as they did their full hours. The Netherlands...
    No noisy foxes or hedgehogs here which is a surprise to me as we're in the countryside. I do see one or other occasionally but on their own and quiet.@gks in 1922 Belgium voted to allow people to compress their working hours into 4 days as...
    No noisy foxes or hedgehogs here which is a surprise to me as we're in the countryside. I do see one or other occasionally but on their own and quiet.@gks in 1922 Belgium voted to allow people...
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  4. Kevin Cowans

    My Garden Progress

    Hello allI Hope you are Well.Well, the Garden Camera has Failed :wallbanging:I am going to be getting New Security Cameras Installed in a Couple of Months anyway, Hopefully.Maybe the Garden Camera...
    Hello allI Hope you are Well.Well, the Garden Camera has Failed :wallbanging:I am going to be getting New Security Cameras Installed in a Couple of Months anyway, Hopefully.Maybe the Garden Camera found out :noidea:I am looking at a Synology Camera as it is designed to work with Synology Surveillance...
    Hello allI Hope you are Well.Well, the Garden Camera has Failed :wallbanging:I am going to be getting New Security Cameras Installed in a Couple of Months anyway, Hopefully.Maybe the Garden Camera found out :noidea:I am looking at a Synology Camera as it is...
    Hello allI Hope you are Well.Well, the Garden Camera has Failed :wallbanging:I am going to be getting New Security Cameras Installed in a Couple of Months anyway, Hopefully.Maybe the Garden Camera...
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  5. shiney
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    FEBRUARY PHOTO COMPETITION 2026

    Walkies
    Walkies
    Walkies
    Walkies
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  6. Michael Hewett
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    Slow pages

    They said that about G-o-Y
    They said that about G-o-Y
    They said that about G-o-Y
    They said that about G-o-Y
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  7. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    Potted on 10 trailing geranium cuttings and put them on the kitchen windowsill.
    Potted on 10 trailing geranium cuttings and put them on the kitchen windowsill.
    Potted on 10 trailing geranium cuttings and put them on the kitchen windowsill.
    Potted on 10 trailing geranium cuttings and put them on the kitchen windowsill.
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  8. Logan
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  9. Penny_Forthem

    Growing strawberries in a raised bed

    I've half answered your query Penny on the Wakey Wakey thread.At the moment I'm growing Mara des bois ones in pots in my lean to greeenhouse to keep away slugs, snails and woodlice. They are...
    I've half answered your query Penny on the Wakey Wakey thread.At the moment I'm growing Mara des bois ones in pots in my lean to greeenhouse to keep away slugs, snails and woodlice. They are smaller but sweeter and crop for longer. Previously I'd bought a pack of 3 different kinds, Florence,...
    I've half answered your query Penny on the Wakey Wakey thread.At the moment I'm growing Mara des bois ones in pots in my lean to greeenhouse to keep away slugs, snails and woodlice. They are smaller but sweeter and crop for longer. Previously...
    I've half answered your query Penny on the Wakey Wakey thread.At the moment I'm growing Mara des bois ones in pots in my lean to greeenhouse to keep away slugs, snails and woodlice. They are...
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  10. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Good afternoon, a very wet miserable start here too, so glad we got into the garden yesterday. The rain has eased now so I may venture down to the greenhouse. I'm going to be a bit naughty...
    Good afternoon, a very wet miserable start here too, so glad we got into the garden yesterday. The rain has eased now so I may venture down to the greenhouse. I'm going to be a bit naughty now. If we need a Lemon, all we have to do is open the kitchen door and raise the lid on the...
    Good afternoon, a very wet miserable start here too, so glad we got into the garden yesterday. The rain has eased now so I may venture down to the greenhouse. I'm going to be a bit naughty now. If we need a Lemon, all we have to do is open...
    Good afternoon, a very wet miserable start here too, so glad we got into the garden yesterday. The rain has eased now so I may venture down to the greenhouse. I'm going to be a bit naughty...
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  11. JWK
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    Show Us Your HousePlants In Bloom Now 2026

    Things that happen when you raid BM for reduced to clear- bulbs, end up with too many, and stuff them anywhere anyhow.Finish with placing behind the curtain and forget about them for a month or...
    Things that happen when you raid BM for reduced to clear- bulbs, end up with too many, and stuff them anywhere anyhow.Finish with placing behind the curtain and forget about them for a month or so.:roflol:
    Things that happen when you raid BM for reduced to clear- bulbs, end up with too many, and stuff them anywhere anyhow.Finish with placing behind the curtain and forget about them for a month or so.:roflol:
    Things that happen when you raid BM for reduced to clear- bulbs, end up with too many, and stuff them anywhere anyhow.Finish with placing behind the curtain and forget about them for a month or...
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  12. Kevin Cowans

    What is this Weed?

    Looks a match to me for Cardamine hirsuta.Structure and Shape: The leaves are pinnately compound, meaning they have a central stem (rachis) with multiple leaflets arranged on either side....
    Looks a match to me for Cardamine hirsuta.Structure and Shape: The leaves are pinnately compound, meaning they have a central stem (rachis) with multiple leaflets arranged on either side. There are typically 3 to 7 pairs (sometimes 5-15) of lateral leaflets, plus a single, distinct, terminal...
    Looks a match to me for Cardamine hirsuta.Structure and Shape: The leaves are pinnately compound, meaning they have a central stem (rachis) with multiple leaflets arranged on either side. There are typically 3 to 7 pairs (sometimes 5-15) of...
    Looks a match to me for Cardamine hirsuta.Structure and Shape: The leaves are pinnately compound, meaning they have a central stem (rachis) with multiple leaflets arranged on either side....
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  13. JWK
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    Show Off Your Pets 2026

    It looks like it is on what we call a Monk's bench which we have linen in.. Ours in the Foyer which Munchkin likes to snooze on.
    It looks like it is on what we call a Monk's bench which we have linen in.. Ours in the Foyer which Munchkin likes to snooze on.
    It looks like it is on what we call a Monk's bench which we have linen in.. Ours in the Foyer which Munchkin likes to snooze on.
    It looks like it is on what we call a Monk's bench which we have linen in.. Ours in the Foyer which Munchkin likes to snooze on.
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  14. Nickoslesteros

    Moving a David Austin shrub rose

    Thanks everyone. I think I've successfully moved it. Oddly it didn't have masses of roots. These Davjd Austin roses have resly struggled in my garden
    Thanks everyone. I think I've successfully moved it. Oddly it didn't have masses of roots. These Davjd Austin roses have resly struggled in my garden
    Thanks everyone. I think I've successfully moved it. Oddly it didn't have masses of roots. These Davjd Austin roses have resly struggled in my garden
    Thanks everyone. I think I've successfully moved it. Oddly it didn't have masses of roots. These Davjd Austin roses have resly struggled in my garden
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  15. GreenFingeredPete

    Help With Growing Seeds

    @GreenFingeredPete the £109 is 11" by 21" - mine is a standard 9*14 seed tray
    @GreenFingeredPete the £109 is 11" by 21" - mine is a standard 9*14 seed tray
    @GreenFingeredPete the £109 is 11" by 21" - mine is a standard 9*14 seed tray
    @GreenFingeredPete the £109 is 11" by 21" - mine is a standard 9*14 seed tray
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  16. JWK
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  17. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    I don't understand any government, local, regional or national thinking it's OK to build on green belt land rather than re-purpose grey or brown sites. Nor do I understand the social bankruptcy...
    I don't understand any government, local, regional or national thinking it's OK to build on green belt land rather than re-purpose grey or brown sites. Nor do I understand the social bankruptcy involved in granting permission for housing projects without ensuring infrastructure from basic roads...
    I don't understand any government, local, regional or national thinking it's OK to build on green belt land rather than re-purpose grey or brown sites. Nor do I understand the social bankruptcy involved in granting permission for housing...
    I don't understand any government, local, regional or national thinking it's OK to build on green belt land rather than re-purpose grey or brown sites. Nor do I understand the social bankruptcy...
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  18. JWK
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    What's buzzing flying near you 2026

    White Tailed Eagle seen flying high over the house this morning, looks like the male of the 'resident' pair as it only has one foot.
    White Tailed Eagle seen flying high over the house this morning, looks like the male of the 'resident' pair as it only has one foot.
    White Tailed Eagle seen flying high over the house this morning, looks like the male of the 'resident' pair as it only has one foot.
    White Tailed Eagle seen flying high over the house this morning, looks like the male of the 'resident' pair as it only has one foot.
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  19. Plantminded
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    Plants which tolerate wet winters and dry summers

    We went there a few years ago - my dream garden!
    We went there a few years ago - my dream garden!
    We went there a few years ago - my dream garden!
    We went there a few years ago - my dream garden!
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  20. GreenFingeredPete

    GQT

    Haven't listened to GQT recently but whilst producing Watercress in running water is the ideal method, it can definitely be grown and provide a decent harvest in a pot - or even in a garden pond. ...
    Haven't listened to GQT recently but whilst producing Watercress in running water is the ideal method, it can definitely be grown and provide a decent harvest in a pot - or even in a garden pond. I've done and eaten both and still alive and kicking . Obviously depends on your site/surroundings...
    Haven't listened to GQT recently but whilst producing Watercress in running water is the ideal method, it can definitely be grown and provide a decent harvest in a pot - or even in a garden pond. I've done and eaten both and still alive and...
    Haven't listened to GQT recently but whilst producing Watercress in running water is the ideal method, it can definitely be grown and provide a decent harvest in a pot - or even in a garden pond. ...
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