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  1. micearguers
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    Fond of Fronds

    I deny "wanton", but admit to an element of neglect, m'lord! :biggrin:
    I deny "wanton", but admit to an element of neglect, m'lord! :biggrin:
    I deny "wanton", but admit to an element of neglect, m'lord! :biggrin:
    I deny "wanton", but admit to an element of neglect, m'lord! :biggrin:
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  2. JWK
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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.
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  3. sheffield_kid

    Help with Acer die-back - do I prune it? Repot?

    UPDATEIT WORKED!happy looking tree loads of new foliagehad to wait all winter to see if it would work!
    UPDATEIT WORKED!happy looking tree loads of new foliagehad to wait all winter to see if it would work!
    UPDATEIT WORKED!happy looking tree loads of new foliagehad to wait all winter to see if it would work!
    UPDATEIT WORKED!happy looking tree loads of new foliagehad to wait all winter to see if it would work!
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  4. Pete8

    Want to help garden birds? Don't feed them in warmer months, says RSPB

    @Michael Hewett , you might not want to read this.When I was young we had to rescue two feral pigeon chicks whose nest was in the roof we were repairing. After we carefully set the nest on the...
    @Michael Hewett , you might not want to read this.When I was young we had to rescue two feral pigeon chicks whose nest was in the roof we were repairing. After we carefully set the nest on the ground, a hedgehog promptly came and ate the youngest chick, so the two remaining came in with us....
    @Michael Hewett , you might not want to read this.When I was young we had to rescue two feral pigeon chicks whose nest was in the roof we were repairing. After we carefully set the nest on the ground, a hedgehog promptly came and ate the...
    @Michael Hewett , you might not want to read this.When I was young we had to rescue two feral pigeon chicks whose nest was in the roof we were repairing. After we carefully set the nest on the...
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  5. burnie
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    Onion growing 2026

    Here are my giant Kelsae this morning, I accidentally left them outdoors unprotected overnight so they have had a slight frost. I expect they won't be much troubled. I have about a dozen smaller...
    Here are my giant Kelsae this morning, I accidentally left them outdoors unprotected overnight so they have had a slight frost. I expect they won't be much troubled. I have about a dozen smaller Kelsae seedlings in a greenhouse
    Here are my giant Kelsae this morning, I accidentally left them outdoors unprotected overnight so they have had a slight frost. I expect they won't be much troubled. I have about a dozen smaller Kelsae seedlings in a greenhouse
    Here are my giant Kelsae this morning, I accidentally left them outdoors unprotected overnight so they have had a slight frost. I expect they won't be much troubled. I have about a dozen smaller...
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  6. eatenbyweasels
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    Tomato Growing 2026

    A disaster today, I've been taking them outdoors during the day for proper sunshine. I forgot to bring them in last night so they have suffered a slight frost, it got to just below zero. They look...
    A disaster today, I've been taking them outdoors during the day for proper sunshine. I forgot to bring them in last night so they have suffered a slight frost, it got to just below zero. They look OK presently but expect them to go red purple and maybe flop once the sun gets to them (there are...
    A disaster today, I've been taking them outdoors during the day for proper sunshine. I forgot to bring them in last night so they have suffered a slight frost, it got to just below zero. They look OK presently but expect them to go red purple and...
    A disaster today, I've been taking them outdoors during the day for proper sunshine. I forgot to bring them in last night so they have suffered a slight frost, it got to just below zero. They look...
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  7. Caz2024

    What is this plant?

    doubt its j knotweed, lots of bulbous plants it could be. wait till it has some leaves
    doubt its j knotweed, lots of bulbous plants it could be. wait till it has some leaves
    doubt its j knotweed, lots of bulbous plants it could be. wait till it has some leaves
    doubt its j knotweed, lots of bulbous plants it could be. wait till it has some leaves
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  8. JWK
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    What's Looking Exotic 2026

    I've just sniffed my cristata. It also has a bit of scent. And the dendrobium is definitely sweetly scented.
    I've just sniffed my cristata. It also has a bit of scent. And the dendrobium is definitely sweetly scented.
    I've just sniffed my cristata. It also has a bit of scent. And the dendrobium is definitely sweetly scented.
    I've just sniffed my cristata. It also has a bit of scent. And the dendrobium is definitely sweetly scented.
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  9. Fat Controller
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    Migration to NEW software & server

    On a PC or laptop i use the HOME button on the keybroad
    On a PC or laptop i use the HOME button on the keybroad
    On a PC or laptop i use the HOME button on the keybroad
    On a PC or laptop i use the HOME button on the keybroad
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  10. JWK
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  11. Loofah
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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...
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  12. JWK
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    Show Off Your Pets 2026

    Thank you @Michael Hewett and @Scroggin He wouldn't have anything to eat so we had a emergency appointment at the vets, it cost £85. that's without any medication. He took his temperature that...
    Thank you @Michael Hewett and @Scroggin He wouldn't have anything to eat so we had a emergency appointment at the vets, it cost £85. that's without any medication. He took his temperature that was normal, he said that it's a irritated colon so he gave him a steroid injection to soothe it and it...
    Thank you @Michael Hewett and @Scroggin He wouldn't have anything to eat so we had a emergency appointment at the vets, it cost £85. that's without any medication. He took his temperature that was normal, he said that it's a irritated colon so...
    Thank you @Michael Hewett and @Scroggin He wouldn't have anything to eat so we had a emergency appointment at the vets, it cost £85. that's without any medication. He took his temperature that...
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  13. Logan
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  14. JWK
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    What's buzzing flying near you 2026

    @simone_in_wiltshire, it is a male Sparrowhawk as the female has grey banding across the front.
    @simone_in_wiltshire, it is a male Sparrowhawk as the female has grey banding across the front.
    @simone_in_wiltshire, it is a male Sparrowhawk as the female has grey banding across the front.
    @simone_in_wiltshire, it is a male Sparrowhawk as the female has grey banding across the front.
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  15. Stephen Southwest

    Bury squash stems when pricking out?

    I had to look that up, and it makes perfect sense, thank you.
    I had to look that up, and it makes perfect sense, thank you.
    I had to look that up, and it makes perfect sense, thank you.
    I had to look that up, and it makes perfect sense, thank you.
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  16. wiseowl
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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...
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  17. Shades of Night

    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...
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  18. simone_in_wiltshire
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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,...
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  19. Spruce
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    House Martins, Swallows & Swifts

    12 April 20264 swallows they also spotted a sparrow hawk so I heard them before I saw them.
    12 April 20264 swallows they also spotted a sparrow hawk so I heard them before I saw them.
    12 April 20264 swallows they also spotted a sparrow hawk so I heard them before I saw them.
    12 April 20264 swallows they also spotted a sparrow hawk so I heard them before I saw them.
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  20. JWK
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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...
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