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  1. Michael Hewett
    Agree x 5

    Slow pages

    Better still, you belong here with the GC family - the best of the bunch! ;)
    Better still, you belong here with the GC family - the best of the bunch! ;)
    Better still, you belong here with the GC family - the best of the bunch! ;)
    Better still, you belong here with the GC family - the best of the bunch! ;)
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  2. Loofah
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    Friendly x 4

    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Just reporting back. They loved it. We did Chinese zodiac animals too. And why you should vote. Always.
    Just reporting back. They loved it. We did Chinese zodiac animals too. And why you should vote. Always.
    Just reporting back. They loved it. We did Chinese zodiac animals too. And why you should vote. Always.
    Just reporting back. They loved it. We did Chinese zodiac animals too. And why you should vote. Always.
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  3. Banana Man
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    Hostas

    I'm a sucker for a hosta, yours look great. I really hope mine grow as good as the pictures.
    I'm a sucker for a hosta, yours look great. I really hope mine grow as good as the pictures.
    I'm a sucker for a hosta, yours look great. I really hope mine grow as good as the pictures.
    I'm a sucker for a hosta, yours look great. I really hope mine grow as good as the pictures.
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  4. NigelJ
    Like x 14

    What's Looking Good February 2026

    Camellia Mary Williams.
    Camellia Mary Williams.
    Camellia Mary Williams.
    Camellia Mary Williams.
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  5. Howard Stone

    How do I move a heavy plant without help?

    I bought one of these my back loves it! :)
    I bought one of these my back loves it! :)
    I bought one of these my back loves it! :)
    I bought one of these my back loves it! :)
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  6. Busy-Lizzie
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    Gardens and Pretty Places we have visited

    Beautiful photos. Thank you
    Beautiful photos. Thank you
    Beautiful photos. Thank you
    Beautiful photos. Thank you
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  7. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    A reasonable day again with dry, breezy and 10 degrees, got my three raised beds weeded and lightly raked over, nothing ready to go in them yet, just half full of hairy bitter cress, not keen on...
    A reasonable day again with dry, breezy and 10 degrees, got my three raised beds weeded and lightly raked over, nothing ready to go in them yet, just half full of hairy bitter cress, not keen on eating it, so in the bin it is before it sows hundreds of seeds everywhere.
    A reasonable day again with dry, breezy and 10 degrees, got my three raised beds weeded and lightly raked over, nothing ready to go in them yet, just half full of hairy bitter cress, not keen on eating it, so in the bin it is before it sows...
    A reasonable day again with dry, breezy and 10 degrees, got my three raised beds weeded and lightly raked over, nothing ready to go in them yet, just half full of hairy bitter cress, not keen on...
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  8. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    The biscuit jar. I try not to eat all at once, and use it to reward The Child after hard labour. :blue thumb:
    The biscuit jar. I try not to eat all at once, and use it to reward The Child after hard labour. :blue thumb:
    The biscuit jar. I try not to eat all at once, and use it to reward The Child after hard labour. :blue thumb:
    The biscuit jar. I try not to eat all at once, and use it to reward The Child after hard labour. :blue thumb:
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  9. JWK
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    A Joke or Two 2026

    FIFTY SHADES OF GREY BY PAM AYRESThe missus bought a Paperback, down Shepton Mallet way, I had a look inside her bag;... T'was "Fifty Shades of Grey".Well I just left her to it, And at ten I...
    FIFTY SHADES OF GREY BY PAM AYRESThe missus bought a Paperback, down Shepton Mallet way, I had a look inside her bag;... T'was "Fifty Shades of Grey".Well I just left her to it, And at ten I went to bed. An hour later she appeared; The sight filled me with dread.In her left hand she...
    FIFTY SHADES OF GREY BY PAM AYRESThe missus bought a Paperback, down Shepton Mallet way, I had a look inside her bag;... T'was "Fifty Shades of Grey".Well I just left her to it, And at ten I went to bed. An hour later she appeared; The...
    FIFTY SHADES OF GREY BY PAM AYRESThe missus bought a Paperback, down Shepton Mallet way, I had a look inside her bag;... T'was "Fifty Shades of Grey".Well I just left her to it, And at ten I...
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  10. Fat Controller

    Hardy fuchsia?

    I must have a word with my Delta Sarah as it definitely aspires to be an archer! :biggrin:
    I must have a word with my Delta Sarah as it definitely aspires to be an archer! :biggrin:
    I must have a word with my Delta Sarah as it definitely aspires to be an archer! :biggrin:
    I must have a word with my Delta Sarah as it definitely aspires to be an archer! :biggrin:
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  11. GreenFingeredPete

    Help With Growing Seeds

    This is how the other lives, the ones that don’t have a greenhouse.So here is my 2026 set up, which I have just rigged up.So my options are limited, in that.So this is the only south...
    This is how the other lives, the ones that don’t have a greenhouse.So here is my 2026 set up, which I have just rigged up.So my options are limited, in that.So this is the only south facing window I have. I bought the shelving off Amazon, to give me an upper and lower option for seeds....
    This is how the other lives, the ones that don’t have a greenhouse.So here is my 2026 set up, which I have just rigged up.So my options are limited, in that.So this is the only south facing window I have. I bought the shelving off Amazon,...
    This is how the other lives, the ones that don’t have a greenhouse.So here is my 2026 set up, which I have just rigged up.So my options are limited, in that.So this is the only south...
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  12. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    My hubby always says "terrible things happen in the countryside". Glad I live in suburbia. I think he means people get murdered and no-one hears.
    My hubby always says "terrible things happen in the countryside". Glad I live in suburbia. I think he means people get murdered and no-one hears.
    My hubby always says "terrible things happen in the countryside". Glad I live in suburbia. I think he means people get murdered and no-one hears.
    My hubby always says "terrible things happen in the countryside". Glad I live in suburbia. I think he means people get murdered and no-one hears.
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  13. Kevin Cowans

    My Garden Progress

    Hello allI Hope you are Well.Well, the Weather was Nice This Morning so I spent 2.5 Hours catching up on Weeding in the Back Garden that I was not able to do at the End of Last Season.This...
    Hello allI Hope you are Well.Well, the Weather was Nice This Morning so I spent 2.5 Hours catching up on Weeding in the Back Garden that I was not able to do at the End of Last Season.This is how it looks now:Ready for Spring, More or Less :)Now I just need to do the...
    Hello allI Hope you are Well.Well, the Weather was Nice This Morning so I spent 2.5 Hours catching up on Weeding in the Back Garden that I was not able to do at the End of Last Season.This is how it looks now:Ready for...
    Hello allI Hope you are Well.Well, the Weather was Nice This Morning so I spent 2.5 Hours catching up on Weeding in the Back Garden that I was not able to do at the End of Last Season.This...
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  14. Dan1981

    Advice or ideas on narrow garden landscaping, partitioning and dealing with a raised patio

    I repurposed surplus concrete patio tiles as stepping stones, using an angle grinder to soften the shape into something less square. Picture below shows the shape - the wonkiness comes from not...
    I repurposed surplus concrete patio tiles as stepping stones, using an angle grinder to soften the shape into something less square. Picture below shows the shape - the wonkiness comes from not being level-headed. On places like gumtree you may find tiles that you can recycle. I don't mind that...
    I repurposed surplus concrete patio tiles as stepping stones, using an angle grinder to soften the shape into something less square. Picture below shows the shape - the wonkiness comes from not being level-headed. On places like gumtree you may...
    I repurposed surplus concrete patio tiles as stepping stones, using an angle grinder to soften the shape into something less square. Picture below shows the shape - the wonkiness comes from not...
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  15. JWK
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    What's buzzing flying near you 2026

    Late afternoon visit from a Sparrowhawk which looks like a new young male, no bigger than a Collared Dove. Fortunately it didn't catch anything.
    Late afternoon visit from a Sparrowhawk which looks like a new young male, no bigger than a Collared Dove. Fortunately it didn't catch anything.
    Late afternoon visit from a Sparrowhawk which looks like a new young male, no bigger than a Collared Dove. Fortunately it didn't catch anything.
    Late afternoon visit from a Sparrowhawk which looks like a new young male, no bigger than a Collared Dove. Fortunately it didn't catch anything.
    Grey Wag 1.jpg Gold 2.jpg Chiffchaffs.jpg Goosander 2.jpg Goose 30.jpg goose 1.jpg
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  16. Michael Hewett

    Bird feeding problems

    Rats can certainly be a problem if they can access your house and that is when many people draw the line even when accepting them in the garden. I don't know whether methods have changed but...
    Rats can certainly be a problem if they can access your house and that is when many people draw the line even when accepting them in the garden. I don't know whether methods have changed but years ago Pest Control people would always advise someone to stop putting out food for birds for several...
    Rats can certainly be a problem if they can access your house and that is when many people draw the line even when accepting them in the garden. I don't know whether methods have changed but years ago Pest Control people would always advise...
    Rats can certainly be a problem if they can access your house and that is when many people draw the line even when accepting them in the garden. I don't know whether methods have changed but...
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  17. hi2u_uk

    Blue bells

    I thought the same when we first moved here and several clumps pf bluebells appeared the first spring. After 10 years or so they had spread all over, into the bases of shrubs etc. I've been...
    I thought the same when we first moved here and several clumps pf bluebells appeared the first spring. After 10 years or so they had spread all over, into the bases of shrubs etc. I've been digging out as many as I can and slicing off the rest every year since.
    I thought the same when we first moved here and several clumps pf bluebells appeared the first spring. After 10 years or so they had spread all over, into the bases of shrubs etc. I've been digging out as many as I can and slicing off the rest...
    I thought the same when we first moved here and several clumps pf bluebells appeared the first spring. After 10 years or so they had spread all over, into the bases of shrubs etc. I've been...
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  18. Marley Farley
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    WILDFLOWERS YOU HAVE SEEN WHILE OUT WALKING

    Some kind of parasite if I remember correctly.
    Some kind of parasite if I remember correctly.
    Some kind of parasite if I remember correctly.
    Some kind of parasite if I remember correctly.
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  19. Erigeron

    How do you feel if this happens?

    No, thats factory formed. Proper gates are hand forged but totally unaffordable.....
    No, thats factory formed. Proper gates are hand forged but totally unaffordable.....
    No, thats factory formed. Proper gates are hand forged but totally unaffordable.....
    No, thats factory formed. Proper gates are hand forged but totally unaffordable.....
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  20. Karen Ballington

    Hydrangea and flowering quince

    The second picture is a cotoneaster, probably cotoneaster horizontalis. It looks fine and will burst into leaf soon. The first a mophead hydrangea and it's likely to be fine. The mop head part...
    The second picture is a cotoneaster, probably cotoneaster horizontalis. It looks fine and will burst into leaf soon. The first a mophead hydrangea and it's likely to be fine. The mop head part is important if you want flowers this year because they flower on the previous seasons growth....
    The second picture is a cotoneaster, probably cotoneaster horizontalis. It looks fine and will burst into leaf soon. The first a mophead hydrangea and it's likely to be fine. The mop head part is important if you want flowers this year because...
    The second picture is a cotoneaster, probably cotoneaster horizontalis. It looks fine and will burst into leaf soon. The first a mophead hydrangea and it's likely to be fine. The mop head part...
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