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Biggest problem with roses in the UK
Thank you @hard_stone_84 That is very tempting and flattering. I work full time and I'm trying to maintain a decent work/life balance so I don't think I could do part time work on top of that - at...
Thank you @hard_stone_84 That is very tempting and flattering. I work full time and I'm trying to maintain a decent work/life balance so I don't think I could do part time work on top of that - at least not at the moment. However, if there's something that you would like an opinion on, I would...
Thank you @hard_stone_84 That is very tempting and flattering. I work full time and I'm trying to maintain a decent work/life balance so I don't think I could do part time work on top of that - at least not at the moment. However, if there's...
Thank you @hard_stone_84 That is very tempting and flattering. I work full time and I'm trying to maintain a decent work/life balance so I don't think I could do part time work on top of that - at...
hard_stone_84, Apr 11, 2026 at 3:53 PM, Roses ... 2
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CostasK
Apr 12, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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What are we doing in the garden 2026
Snap! Our dwarf pear has blossomed for the 1st time too, it's beautiful. First two or three years I thought it had caught something nasty as it kept losing it's leaves. Last year it bucked up,...
Snap! Our dwarf pear has blossomed for the 1st time too, it's beautiful. First two or three years I thought it had caught something nasty as it kept losing it's leaves. Last year it bucked up, then this year it's excelled itself. It looks a bit lopsided though thanks to a fat pigeon that landed...
Snap! Our dwarf pear has blossomed for the 1st time too, it's beautiful. First two or three years I thought it had caught something nasty as it kept losing it's leaves. Last year it bucked up, then this year it's excelled itself. It looks a bit...
Snap! Our dwarf pear has blossomed for the 1st time too, it's beautiful. First two or three years I thought it had caught something nasty as it kept losing it's leaves. Last year it bucked up,...
simone_in_wiltshire, Jan 1, 2026, General Gardening Discussion ... 47 48 49
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Jenny_Aster
Apr 13, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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A Joke or Two 2026

JWK, Jan 1, 2026, The Muppet Show ... 32 33 34
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Ladybird4
Apr 13, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Chelsea Flower Show - 1 ticket for 19 May 2026
@pete it’s 10pm on Friday 22 MayAnd right now a normal ticket (for non RHS members) for 22 May is £137
@pete it’s 10pm on Friday 22 MayAnd right now a normal ticket (for non RHS members) for 22 May is £137
@pete it’s 10pm on Friday 22 MayAnd right now a normal ticket (for non RHS members) for 22 May is £137
@pete it’s 10pm on Friday 22 MayAnd right now a normal ticket (for non RHS members) for 22 May is £137

Athelas, Apr 12, 2026 at 7:11 AM, For Sale
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Athelas
Apr 12, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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Whats Looking Good April 2026
Some pictures from a few days ago when there was a gap in the showers and wind. Yellow flowered LamiumRed flowered LamiumPulmonariaDrimys with some Juneberry flowersDarwin's...
Some pictures from a few days ago when there was a gap in the showers and wind. Yellow flowered LamiumRed flowered LamiumPulmonariaDrimys with some Juneberry flowersDarwin's barberryBlackthornForget me not in the new rhubarb patchAlso posted a video from today of some of what has...
Some pictures from a few days ago when there was a gap in the showers and wind. Yellow flowered LamiumRed flowered LamiumPulmonariaDrimys with some Juneberry flowersDarwin's barberryBlackthornForget me not in the new rhubarb...
Some pictures from a few days ago when there was a gap in the showers and wind. Yellow flowered LamiumRed flowered LamiumPulmonariaDrimys with some Juneberry flowersDarwin's...

wiseowl, Apr 1, 2026, General Gardening Discussion ... 3 4 5
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Macraignil
Apr 12, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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Electric cars.
When we were in LA, past July, saw a robot car driving people. they were in the back seat. There was a revolving hat on top of it, guess it scans stuff and one on each side by the mirrors.
When we were in LA, past July, saw a robot car driving people. they were in the back seat. There was a revolving hat on top of it, guess it scans stuff and one on each side by the mirrors.
When we were in LA, past July, saw a robot car driving people. they were in the back seat. There was a revolving hat on top of it, guess it scans stuff and one on each side by the mirrors.
When we were in LA, past July, saw a robot car driving people. they were in the back seat. There was a revolving hat on top of it, guess it scans stuff and one on each side by the mirrors.
pete, Apr 7, 2021, Off-Topic Discussion ... 189 190 191
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redstar
Apr 12, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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Latest moan from you and me 2026
How lovely, @shiney ! Our smoke detectors are battery driven, @lizzie27, and should be good for 10 years, nothing like that old. Dust is a very likely cause of the problem. Or insects. We have...
How lovely, @shiney ! Our smoke detectors are battery driven, @lizzie27, and should be good for 10 years, nothing like that old. Dust is a very likely cause of the problem. Or insects. We have been surprised before with finding woodlice inside light fittings and behind wall sockets. Rather...
How lovely, @shiney ! Our smoke detectors are battery driven, @lizzie27, and should be good for 10 years, nothing like that old. Dust is a very likely cause of the problem. Or insects. We have been surprised before with finding woodlice inside...
How lovely, @shiney ! Our smoke detectors are battery driven, @lizzie27, and should be good for 10 years, nothing like that old. Dust is a very likely cause of the problem. Or insects. We have...
JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Off-Topic Discussion ... 98 99 100
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Ergates
Apr 12, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026
Hello all.Thank youGosh @lizzie27 that must have been a shock for both of you. I hope your OH.is still OK. OH wanted to go into town this morning so he dropped me off at the GC. I bought a...
Hello all.Thank youGosh @lizzie27 that must have been a shock for both of you. I hope your OH.is still OK. OH wanted to go into town this morning so he dropped me off at the GC. I bought a Geum Foxy Tempest for a gap in the end bed and a Scabious Blue Butterflies for a gap in the front...
Hello all.Thank youGosh @lizzie27 that must have been a shock for both of you. I hope your OH.is still OK. OH wanted to go into town this morning so he dropped me off at the GC. I bought a Geum Foxy Tempest for a gap in the end bed and a...
Hello all.Thank youGosh @lizzie27 that must have been a shock for both of you. I hope your OH.is still OK. OH wanted to go into town this morning so he dropped me off at the GC. I bought a...
Loofah, Jan 1, 2026, The Muppet Show ... 100 101 102
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Busy-Lizzie
Apr 13, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Want to help garden birds? Don't feed them in warmer months, says RSPB
Mrs Shiney is good with all birds and animals. They all seem to like her. I have numerous photos of her holding birds, she even picked up a swan and cuddled it! I didn't have my camera with me...
Mrs Shiney is good with all birds and animals. They all seem to like her. I have numerous photos of her holding birds, she even picked up a swan and cuddled it! I didn't have my camera with me at that time . She has held snakes and even a Tarantula, monkeys, a koala, a wild rabbit and a...
Mrs Shiney is good with all birds and animals. They all seem to like her. I have numerous photos of her holding birds, she even picked up a swan and cuddled it! I didn't have my camera with me at that time . She has held snakes and even a...
Mrs Shiney is good with all birds and animals. They all seem to like her. I have numerous photos of her holding birds, she even picked up a swan and cuddled it! I didn't have my camera with me...
Pete8, Apr 10, 2026 at 8:54 AM, Wildlife Corner ... 2
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shiney
Apr 13, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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Potato Growing 2026
Planted Foremost and some Charlotte today, rest to go in tomorrow.
Planted Foremost and some Charlotte today, rest to go in tomorrow.
Planted Foremost and some Charlotte today, rest to go in tomorrow.
Planted Foremost and some Charlotte today, rest to go in tomorrow.
JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Edible Gardening ... 3 4 5
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Allotment Boy
Apr 13, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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What's your weather like 2026
8 degrees and mostly sunny, managed some garden tidying(I don't do it in the Autumn, leave stuff for the wildlife) and cut some grass, watered the greenhouse.
8 degrees and mostly sunny, managed some garden tidying(I don't do it in the Autumn, leave stuff for the wildlife) and cut some grass, watered the greenhouse.
8 degrees and mostly sunny, managed some garden tidying(I don't do it in the Autumn, leave stuff for the wildlife) and cut some grass, watered the greenhouse.
8 degrees and mostly sunny, managed some garden tidying(I don't do it in the Autumn, leave stuff for the wildlife) and cut some grass, watered the greenhouse.
JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Off-Topic Discussion ... 154 155 156
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burnie
Apr 13, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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Show us your gardening purchases 2026
We went to the rare plant fair and I bought 2 Salvia April Night (my favourite ones) and a Field Scabious.
We went to the rare plant fair and I bought 2 Salvia April Night (my favourite ones) and a Field Scabious.
We went to the rare plant fair and I bought 2 Salvia April Night (my favourite ones) and a Field Scabious.
We went to the rare plant fair and I bought 2 Salvia April Night (my favourite ones) and a Field Scabious.
Selleri, Jan 2, 2026, General Gardening Discussion ... 12 13 14
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simone_in_wiltshire
Apr 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Surface cover/interest for container Jasmine
I did wonder whether you had misread the depth @ViewAhead, I had to read the post a couple of times myself .
I did wonder whether you had misread the depth @ViewAhead, I had to read the post a couple of times myself .
I did wonder whether you had misread the depth @ViewAhead, I had to read the post a couple of times myself .
I did wonder whether you had misread the depth @ViewAhead, I had to read the post a couple of times myself .
nightofjoy, Apr 12, 2026 at 1:09 AM, Gardening Discussions
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Plantminded
Apr 12, 2026 at 11:27 AM
What’s in a name?
Sometimes it's not the name but the description of the plant. I think it was a rose named after Eleanor Roosevelt which flatteringly said "not good in a bed, but fine up against a wall", or at...
Sometimes it's not the name but the description of the plant. I think it was a rose named after Eleanor Roosevelt which flatteringly said "not good in a bed, but fine up against a wall", or at least that's the story.I've also heard that salvia hot lips was going to be called hooker lips...
Sometimes it's not the name but the description of the plant. I think it was a rose named after Eleanor Roosevelt which flatteringly said "not good in a bed, but fine up against a wall", or at least that's the story.I've also heard that salvia...
Sometimes it's not the name but the description of the plant. I think it was a rose named after Eleanor Roosevelt which flatteringly said "not good in a bed, but fine up against a wall", or at...
Shades of Night, Apr 11, 2026 at 8:44 AM, General Gardening Discussion ... 2 3 4
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Thevictorian
Apr 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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A happy story in the news? Really? Really!
Thanks for posting that Really made me smile .
Thanks for posting that Really made me smile .
Thanks for posting that Really made me smile .
Thanks for posting that Really made me smile .
flower-garden, Jul 21, 2024, Off-Topic Discussion ... 5 6 7
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AnniD
Apr 12, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Which secateurs to go for?
Oh the battery one could take a finger without stopping, which is why my left hand is in my pocket or elsewhere when using it! For example I had to do a brutal cut back of a privet hedge that had...
Oh the battery one could take a finger without stopping, which is why my left hand is in my pocket or elsewhere when using it! For example I had to do a brutal cut back of a privet hedge that had been badly maintained. The reciprocating saw did a lot, but there were places it couldn't, and the...
Oh the battery one could take a finger without stopping, which is why my left hand is in my pocket or elsewhere when using it! For example I had to do a brutal cut back of a privet hedge that had been badly maintained. The reciprocating saw did...
Oh the battery one could take a finger without stopping, which is why my left hand is in my pocket or elsewhere when using it! For example I had to do a brutal cut back of a privet hedge that had...
hailbopp, Apr 10, 2026 at 10:32 AM, Tools And Equipment
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CarolineL
Apr 12, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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Plants to grow for fun- the odd, mangled, dangerous or just funny ones
I've grown both skirret and salsify, I got enough to for a meal or two, but didn't really bother again. Purple sprouting broccoli, hardy, can make a large plant and produces edible shoots at this...
I've grown both skirret and salsify, I got enough to for a meal or two, but didn't really bother again. Purple sprouting broccoli, hardy, can make a large plant and produces edible shoots at this time of year, these can be eaten raw in salad or briefly cooked.
I've grown both skirret and salsify, I got enough to for a meal or two, but didn't really bother again. Purple sprouting broccoli, hardy, can make a large plant and produces edible shoots at this time of year, these can be eaten raw in salad or...
I've grown both skirret and salsify, I got enough to for a meal or two, but didn't really bother again. Purple sprouting broccoli, hardy, can make a large plant and produces edible shoots at this...
Selleri, Apr 11, 2026 at 12:49 PM, General Gardening Discussion ... 2
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NigelJ
Apr 12, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Mushroom compost
It's a lot dryer and grainy than I was expecting tbh.
It's a lot dryer and grainy than I was expecting tbh.
It's a lot dryer and grainy than I was expecting tbh.
It's a lot dryer and grainy than I was expecting tbh.
pete, Mar 27, 2026, Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling ... 2
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pete
Apr 12, 2026 at 6:39 AM
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Gardeners' World and other gardening programmes 2026
Binge watched it over Easter: "Greatest Gardens with Diarmuid Gavin and Carol Klein" Episode 1 to 4 is on iPlayer, final is on April 27.
Binge watched it over Easter: "Greatest Gardens with Diarmuid Gavin and Carol Klein" Episode 1 to 4 is on iPlayer, final is on April 27.
Binge watched it over Easter: "Greatest Gardens with Diarmuid Gavin and Carol Klein" Episode 1 to 4 is on iPlayer, final is on April 27.
Binge watched it over Easter: "Greatest Gardens with Diarmuid Gavin and Carol Klein" Episode 1 to 4 is on iPlayer, final is on April 27.
AnniD, Jan 12, 2026, General Gardening Discussion ... 2 3 4
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simone_in_wiltshire
Apr 12, 2026 at 4:11 AM
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Our garden sanctuary

Sienna's Blossom, Sep 17, 2021, General Gardening Discussion ... 5 6 7
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Sienna's Blossom
Apr 12, 2026 at 4:19 PM

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