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  1. Loki
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    Snow Watch

    Driving back and forth across the Mendips all this week - couldn't get through at all on Monday, and there were still drifts higher than my car on the side of the roads this evening. Going to be...
    Driving back and forth across the Mendips all this week - couldn't get through at all on Monday, and there were still drifts higher than my car on the side of the roads this evening. Going to be a while before it's all gone I think!
    Driving back and forth across the Mendips all this week - couldn't get through at all on Monday, and there were still drifts higher than my car on the side of the roads this evening. Going to be a while before it's all gone I think!
    Driving back and forth across the Mendips all this week - couldn't get through at all on Monday, and there were still drifts higher than my car on the side of the roads this evening. Going to be...
    Loki, Feb 25, 2018 ... 18 19 20
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    2nd_bassoon
    Mar 21, 2018
  2. Trux

    Cats in the garden

    There is a new petition to which you might care to subscribe. Early days yet, but who knows.http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/BanRoamingPets/
    There is a new petition to which you might care to subscribe. Early days yet, but who knows.http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/BanRoamingPets/
    There is a new petition to which you might care to subscribe. Early days yet, but who knows.http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/BanRoamingPets/
    There is a new petition to which you might care to subscribe. Early days yet, but who knows.http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/BanRoamingPets/
    Trux, Feb 13, 2007 ... 9 10 11
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    Trux
    Feb 27, 2007
  3. Verdun

    Fair or not?

    If bites cause problems, then dont cover it with bark chippings.Everyone knows that some peoples bark chippings are worse than their frost bite! :snorky:
    If bites cause problems, then dont cover it with bark chippings.Everyone knows that some peoples bark chippings are worse than their frost bite! :snorky:
    If bites cause problems, then dont cover it with bark chippings.Everyone knows that some peoples bark chippings are worse than their frost bite! :snorky:
    If bites cause problems, then dont cover it with bark chippings.Everyone knows that some peoples bark chippings are worse than their frost bite! :snorky:
    Verdun, Oct 9, 2017 ... 5 6 7
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    Sandy Ground
    Nov 6, 2017
  4. Verdun

    Sticking to the subject matter?

    Ooooh, you are sooooooooooo close!!!!! (In a round-a-bout sort of way)Suffice to say: SD is male; DD is female.But, it is not my line to call ... I shall let @Sandy Ground have the punch...
    Ooooh, you are sooooooooooo close!!!!! (In a round-a-bout sort of way)Suffice to say: SD is male; DD is female.But, it is not my line to call ... I shall let @Sandy Ground have the punch line to this :snorky:
    Ooooh, you are sooooooooooo close!!!!! (In a round-a-bout sort of way)Suffice to say: SD is male; DD is female.But, it is not my line to call ... I shall let @Sandy Ground have the punch line to this :snorky:
    Ooooh, you are sooooooooooo close!!!!! (In a round-a-bout sort of way)Suffice to say: SD is male; DD is female.But, it is not my line to call ... I shall let @Sandy Ground have the punch...
    Verdun, Oct 19, 2017 ... 4 5 6
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    "M"
    Oct 21, 2017
  5. PeterS
    Like x 13

    Show us your climbers

    I am delighted that my Cobaea seed has germinated ... I had no luck last year whatsoever. This year I plan to plait them in three stem trunks. I love this plant and it loves the sun here. My...
    I am delighted that my Cobaea seed has germinated ... I had no luck last year whatsoever. This year I plan to plait them in three stem trunks. I love this plant and it loves the sun here. My last one I had for several years, went about 5 meters and had lots of fruit ... Old...
    I am delighted that my Cobaea seed has germinated ... I had no luck last year whatsoever. This year I plan to plait them in three stem trunks. I love this plant and it loves the sun here. My last one I had for several years, went about 5...
    I am delighted that my Cobaea seed has germinated ... I had no luck last year whatsoever. This year I plan to plait them in three stem trunks. I love this plant and it loves the sun here. My...
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    PeterS, Aug 13, 2012 ... 4 5 6
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    Victoria
    Jan 24, 2013
  6. Verdun
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    Heatwave

    Very calm day......bright, warm and sun is making an effort :)No damage damage done, surprisingly, in the garden from yesterday's stormGot more JI and horticultural grit to pot up new daphnes...
    Very calm day......bright, warm and sun is making an effort :)No damage damage done, surprisingly, in the garden from yesterday's stormGot more JI and horticultural grit to pot up new daphnes later. Rooted cuttings of daphne odora given me by a neighbour earlier in the year have made amazing...
    Very calm day......bright, warm and sun is making an effort :)No damage damage done, surprisingly, in the garden from yesterday's stormGot more JI and horticultural grit to pot up new daphnes later. Rooted cuttings of daphne odora given me by a...
    Very calm day......bright, warm and sun is making an effort :)No damage damage done, surprisingly, in the garden from yesterday's stormGot more JI and horticultural grit to pot up new daphnes...
    Verdun, Oct 10, 2017 ... 4 5 6
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    Verdun
    Oct 17, 2017
  7. Fat Controller

    Where best to buy brugmansia?

    It already below 5C at night most nights already and they been living in the GH all summer until the frost nipped them . I just see how they go in the spare room , the heating barely on in that room.
    It already below 5C at night most nights already and they been living in the GH all summer until the frost nipped them . I just see how they go in the spare room , the heating barely on in that room.
    It already below 5C at night most nights already and they been living in the GH all summer until the frost nipped them . I just see how they go in the spare room , the heating barely on in that room.
    It already below 5C at night most nights already and they been living in the GH all summer until the frost nipped them . I just see how they go in the spare room , the heating barely on in that room.
    Fat Controller, Jan 2, 2019 ... 4 5 6
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    Perki
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  8. Mike Allen
    Like x 5

    Monty Don.

    Gardeners World is a weekly staple for us, so Monty is invited into our house on Friday evenings. He's a good to very good gardener and a really good presenter! Okay one of his predecessors was...
    Gardeners World is a weekly staple for us, so Monty is invited into our house on Friday evenings. He's a good to very good gardener and a really good presenter! Okay one of his predecessors was someone I used to say I was going for a pint with every Friday night! ("There's only one Jeffo...
    Gardeners World is a weekly staple for us, so Monty is invited into our house on Friday evenings. He's a good to very good gardener and a really good presenter! Okay one of his predecessors was someone I used to say I was going for a pint with...
    Gardeners World is a weekly staple for us, so Monty is invited into our house on Friday evenings. He's a good to very good gardener and a really good presenter! Okay one of his predecessors was...
    Mike Allen, Jan 31, 2021 ... 4 5 6
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  9. Beckie76
    Like x 21

    Beckie's garden!

    I bought one from Aldi last year, hope mine turns out as pretty as yours :spinning:
    I bought one from Aldi last year, hope mine turns out as pretty as yours :spinning:
    I bought one from Aldi last year, hope mine turns out as pretty as yours :spinning:
    I bought one from Aldi last year, hope mine turns out as pretty as yours :spinning:
    Beckie76, May 13, 2015 ... 4 5 6
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    Linz
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  10. Verdun

    Why is Cornwall best?

    Love that Sandy.....made me chuckle :)
    Love that Sandy.....made me chuckle :)
    Love that Sandy.....made me chuckle :)
    Love that Sandy.....made me chuckle :)
    Verdun, Oct 5, 2017 ... 3 4 5
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    Verdun
    Oct 8, 2017
  11. weedaway

    Dreadful Neighbour Problems Involving Your Garden

    You say that the neighbours registered childminders are not seen together now?I wonder if they are in a similar situation and one of them must always stay in the vicinity of their home ? Maybe...
    You say that the neighbours registered childminders are not seen together now?I wonder if they are in a similar situation and one of them must always stay in the vicinity of their home ? Maybe worth having a careful word with them .you need not say outright the problems you are having , you...
    You say that the neighbours registered childminders are not seen together now?I wonder if they are in a similar situation and one of them must always stay in the vicinity of their home ? Maybe worth having a careful word with them .you need...
    You say that the neighbours registered childminders are not seen together now?I wonder if they are in a similar situation and one of them must always stay in the vicinity of their home ? Maybe...
    weedaway, Aug 23, 2020 ... 3 4 5
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    Purple Streaks
    Aug 31, 2020
  12. Sheal

    Armandii on Armandii

    Well @ARMANDII, I have a little problem there...... as I can't move it at the moment and I can't put it into the ground as it is standing on tiles behind the fish pond. So until my next phase is...
    Well @ARMANDII, I have a little problem there...... as I can't move it at the moment and I can't put it into the ground as it is standing on tiles behind the fish pond. So until my next phase is completed I will have to leave it where it is... the pot is a large deep pot... so hopefully it will...
    Well @ARMANDII, I have a little problem there...... as I can't move it at the moment and I can't put it into the ground as it is standing on tiles behind the fish pond. So until my next phase is completed I will have to leave it where it is......
    Well @ARMANDII, I have a little problem there...... as I can't move it at the moment and I can't put it into the ground as it is standing on tiles behind the fish pond. So until my next phase is...
    Sheal, Oct 26, 2015 ... 3 4 5
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    Apple Blossom
    Nov 20, 2015
  13. Mark B

    The Sun

    Well this topic has been going a while but now the entire garden nearly gets sun. Just a couple more feet for the small hedging plants. Moved pots from near the house as just to dark for to long...
    Well this topic has been going a while but now the entire garden nearly gets sun. Just a couple more feet for the small hedging plants. Moved pots from near the house as just to dark for to long but majority of garden hopefully will now get 5 months of light per year, which I think is very good...
    Well this topic has been going a while but now the entire garden nearly gets sun. Just a couple more feet for the small hedging plants. Moved pots from near the house as just to dark for to long but majority of garden hopefully will now get 5...
    Well this topic has been going a while but now the entire garden nearly gets sun. Just a couple more feet for the small hedging plants. Moved pots from near the house as just to dark for to long...
    Mark B, Jan 16, 2007 ... 3 4 5
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    Johnny
    Apr 2, 2007
  14. NorthantsGeezer

    Which plant can't you wait to flower?

    Sadly neither of them flowered this year - due to the late frosts we had which killed the emerging blooms :frown:
    Sadly neither of them flowered this year - due to the late frosts we had which killed the emerging blooms :frown:
    Sadly neither of them flowered this year - due to the late frosts we had which killed the emerging blooms :frown:
    Sadly neither of them flowered this year - due to the late frosts we had which killed the emerging blooms :frown:
    NorthantsGeezer, May 17, 2014 ... 3 4 5
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    merleworld
    Jun 23, 2015
  15. Kristen
    Like x 3

    Water Conservation Gardening

    I'm not conserving water at the moment. It's about two weeks since we had rain. The soil is so dry that it's cracking up so the sprinkler has been on all day - moving it around the garden.
    I'm not conserving water at the moment. It's about two weeks since we had rain. The soil is so dry that it's cracking up so the sprinkler has been on all day - moving it around the garden.
    I'm not conserving water at the moment. It's about two weeks since we had rain. The soil is so dry that it's cracking up so the sprinkler has been on all day - moving it around the garden.
    I'm not conserving water at the moment. It's about two weeks since we had rain. The soil is so dry that it's cracking up so the sprinkler has been on all day - moving it around the garden.
    Kristen, Mar 14, 2012 ... 3 4 5
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    shiney
    Aug 11, 2012
  16. Garden sponge

    OPINIONS PLEASE

    Well done you!!! what do you drive MD FORMULA ONE I'm not even going to try and beat that one you devil you, I was told off by my t'other half for getting there in that time Ps dont know if I...
    Well done you!!! what do you drive MD FORMULA ONE I'm not even going to try and beat that one you devil you, I was told off by my t'other half for getting there in that time Ps dont know if I should be talking to you as he's a Newcastle supporter originally from Ryton but now a Cockney Geordie...
    Well done you!!! what do you drive MD FORMULA ONE I'm not even going to try and beat that one you devil you, I was told off by my t'other half for getting there in that time Ps dont know if I should be talking to you as he's a Newcastle...
    Well done you!!! what do you drive MD FORMULA ONE I'm not even going to try and beat that one you devil you, I was told off by my t'other half for getting there in that time Ps dont know if I...
    Garden sponge, Jan 22, 2007 ... 3 4 5
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    Garden sponge
    Jan 26, 2007
  17. JenniferA
    Like x 3

    How are your gardens coping with the dry weather?

    That's the first I've heard of it @pete? I'll let you know if there is any, there are still a few patches left on the mountain tops from winter.
    That's the first I've heard of it @pete? I'll let you know if there is any, there are still a few patches left on the mountain tops from winter.
    That's the first I've heard of it @pete? I'll let you know if there is any, there are still a few patches left on the mountain tops from winter.
    That's the first I've heard of it @pete? I'll let you know if there is any, there are still a few patches left on the mountain tops from winter.
    JenniferA, May 29, 2020 ... 3 4 5
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    Sheal
    Jun 3, 2020
  18. Honey Bee

    Frogspawn

    Hi David H - and welcome!!!!!Already planned that one - it'll (hopefully) keep the little dalings occupied for a few hours each week.....All the taddies went into the pond from the...
    Hi David H - and welcome!!!!!Already planned that one - it'll (hopefully) keep the little dalings occupied for a few hours each week.....All the taddies went into the pond from the bucket, but have hidden themselves, so we don't know how many have survived.... especially as I saw one...
    Hi David H - and welcome!!!!!Already planned that one - it'll (hopefully) keep the little dalings occupied for a few hours each week.....All the taddies went into the pond from the bucket, but have hidden themselves, so we don't know...
    Hi David H - and welcome!!!!!Already planned that one - it'll (hopefully) keep the little dalings occupied for a few hours each week.....All the taddies went into the pond from the...
    Honey Bee, Feb 26, 2007 ... 3 4 5
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    Honey Bee
    Mar 30, 2007
  19. Verdun
    Like x 3

    What's on your wish list or what's new in your garden?

    :comfort::heehee:
    :comfort::heehee:
    :comfort::heehee:
    :comfort::heehee:
    Verdun, Jul 11, 2017 ... 2 3 4
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    "M"
    Jul 18, 2017
  20. Verdun

    Oh eck Brian

    The old Service saying still applies........baffles brains, Verdun:dunno::whistle::heehee:
    The old Service saying still applies........baffles brains, Verdun:dunno::whistle::heehee:
    The old Service saying still applies........baffles brains, Verdun:dunno::whistle::heehee:
    The old Service saying still applies........baffles brains, Verdun:dunno::whistle::heehee:
    Verdun, Oct 19, 2017 ... 2 3 4
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    ARMANDII
    Oct 23, 2017
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