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  1. BeeHappy

    THE GC GARDENING BOOK CLUB

    @Redwing :thankyou: for joining the GCBC and posting the above book's As you say the RSPB book sounds PERfick for me - some great reviews particularly like this one Review Adrian Thomas's highly attractive...
    @Redwing :thankyou: for joining the GCBC and posting the above book's As you say the RSPB book sounds PERfick for me - some great reviews particularly like this one Review Adrian Thomas's highly attractive book will inspire all those who pick it up to turn their gardens into wildlife sanctuaries....
    @Redwing :thankyou: for joining the GCBC and posting the above book's As you say the RSPB book sounds PERfick for me - some great reviews particularly like this one Review Adrian Thomas's highly attractive book will inspire all those who pick it up to...
    @Redwing :thankyou: for joining the GCBC and posting the above book's As you say the RSPB book sounds PERfick for me - some great reviews particularly like this one Review Adrian Thomas's highly attractive...
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  2. Fat Controller
    Like x 4

    What will you grow again (including overwintering)

    Never overwintered Nepata . But when you buy the plants in spring , they can be easily split to double your plants. Bacopa can flower through to late November . I have grown from seed , but now...
    Never overwintered Nepata . But when you buy the plants in spring , they can be easily split to double your plants. Bacopa can flower through to late November . I have grown from seed , but now prefer the larger flowered plug plants . Would be difficult to over winter without a heated...
    Never overwintered Nepata . But when you buy the plants in spring , they can be easily split to double your plants. Bacopa can flower through to late November . I have grown from seed , but now prefer the larger flowered plug plants . Would be...
    Never overwintered Nepata . But when you buy the plants in spring , they can be easily split to double your plants. Bacopa can flower through to late November . I have grown from seed , but now...
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  3. NorthantsGeezer

    Do you keep a diary?

    Sneaky, informative, nosey, interesting, a good laugh, and a Damned cheek :) Oh, and sometimes hurtful to oneself :sad: I am hard though :)
    Sneaky, informative, nosey, interesting, a good laugh, and a Damned cheek :) Oh, and sometimes hurtful to oneself :sad: I am hard though :)
    Sneaky, informative, nosey, interesting, a good laugh, and a Damned cheek :) Oh, and sometimes hurtful to oneself :sad: I am hard though :)
    Sneaky, informative, nosey, interesting, a good laugh, and a Damned cheek :) Oh, and sometimes hurtful to oneself :sad: I am hard though :)
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  4. Boveytracey

    Rain water in the water butt

    We only burn wood and this is the charcoal that we have used in the past.
    We only burn wood and this is the charcoal that we have used in the past.
    We only burn wood and this is the charcoal that we have used in the past.
    We only burn wood and this is the charcoal that we have used in the past.
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  5. r2oo

    Is it too late to plant bulbs?

    Those are the babies!....Fingers crossed for a batch like those..
    Those are the babies!....Fingers crossed for a batch like those..
    Those are the babies!....Fingers crossed for a batch like those..
    Those are the babies!....Fingers crossed for a batch like those..
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  6. jazid

    Winter Pots and Planters

    Galettes des rois...... how I remember making them with a classful of year 7s.... (11-12 year-olds, that is!A lovely memory, of them all covered in flour, but enjoying themselves! :DA bit...
    Galettes des rois...... how I remember making them with a classful of year 7s.... (11-12 year-olds, that is!A lovely memory, of them all covered in flour, but enjoying themselves! :DA bit off thread, sorry.....
    Galettes des rois...... how I remember making them with a classful of year 7s.... (11-12 year-olds, that is!A lovely memory, of them all covered in flour, but enjoying themselves! :DA bit off thread, sorry.....
    Galettes des rois...... how I remember making them with a classful of year 7s.... (11-12 year-olds, that is!A lovely memory, of them all covered in flour, but enjoying themselves! :DA bit...
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  7. weedaway

    Garden Pest

    It seems that I have to kill them or rehome them.
    It seems that I have to kill them or rehome them.
    It seems that I have to kill them or rehome them.
    It seems that I have to kill them or rehome them.
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  8. Kelc

    Fence paint

    Ah great ... good to hear. Despite the non Cuprinol advocates - lol - .... I've found it to be fine. Hope you do too
    Ah great ... good to hear. Despite the non Cuprinol advocates - lol - .... I've found it to be fine. Hope you do too
    Ah great ... good to hear. Despite the non Cuprinol advocates - lol - .... I've found it to be fine. Hope you do too
    Ah great ... good to hear. Despite the non Cuprinol advocates - lol - .... I've found it to be fine. Hope you do too
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  9. barrowvian

    Garden privacy help / ideas

    Just remembered an interesting thing that happened to me, about window watching. Years ago, like 35 years ago, I was renting this beautiful stone house in a town near me. The building next to...
    Just remembered an interesting thing that happened to me, about window watching. Years ago, like 35 years ago, I was renting this beautiful stone house in a town near me. The building next to me was a doctors and lawyers offices. Doctors downstairs and lawyers upstairs. One night, it was...
    Just remembered an interesting thing that happened to me, about window watching. Years ago, like 35 years ago, I was renting this beautiful stone house in a town near me. The building next to me was a doctors and lawyers offices. Doctors...
    Just remembered an interesting thing that happened to me, about window watching. Years ago, like 35 years ago, I was renting this beautiful stone house in a town near me. The building next to...
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  10. Clydesdalestu
    Like x 5

    Softening 'concrete' flagstones in a victorian coutryard garden

    Hi, does that whole ‘use yoghurt to promote lichen / Moss / ageing’ thing actually work?
    Hi, does that whole ‘use yoghurt to promote lichen / Moss / ageing’ thing actually work?
    Hi, does that whole ‘use yoghurt to promote lichen / Moss / ageing’ thing actually work?
    Hi, does that whole ‘use yoghurt to promote lichen / Moss / ageing’ thing actually work?
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  11. Jack Snakes

    ID and advice...

    I only got this one of mine up and running last year - every garden needs a pond, even if it is only a small one. It is the most relaxing place to be.
    I only got this one of mine up and running last year - every garden needs a pond, even if it is only a small one. It is the most relaxing place to be.
    I only got this one of mine up and running last year - every garden needs a pond, even if it is only a small one. It is the most relaxing place to be.
    I only got this one of mine up and running last year - every garden needs a pond, even if it is only a small one. It is the most relaxing place to be.
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  12. JDweeler

    P T wood or not!?

    No significance, its just the Thumbs-Up emoticon available on this forum and happens to be blue ... although its been snowing here today, maybe the thumb will turn orange in a few days?!!
    No significance, its just the Thumbs-Up emoticon available on this forum and happens to be blue ... although its been snowing here today, maybe the thumb will turn orange in a few days?!!
    No significance, its just the Thumbs-Up emoticon available on this forum and happens to be blue ... although its been snowing here today, maybe the thumb will turn orange in a few days?!!
    No significance, its just the Thumbs-Up emoticon available on this forum and happens to be blue ... although its been snowing here today, maybe the thumb will turn orange in a few days?!!
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  13. compostee

    March is a busy month

    I wish i had gone for a gardening career, when i was younger. I often used to sit chatting to the park attendants but they never implied i could have a go at the job, and it never dawned on me...
    I wish i had gone for a gardening career, when i was younger. I often used to sit chatting to the park attendants but they never implied i could have a go at the job, and it never dawned on me then. I envy you your job, it must be really satisfying. But hey, I love my life now.
    I wish i had gone for a gardening career, when i was younger. I often used to sit chatting to the park attendants but they never implied i could have a go at the job, and it never dawned on me then. I envy you your job, it must be really...
    I wish i had gone for a gardening career, when i was younger. I often used to sit chatting to the park attendants but they never implied i could have a go at the job, and it never dawned on me...
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  14. Spruce

    Issai Hardy Kiwi Plant

    That is fantastic, On the Levels.But, 15+ years does seem to be an excessively long time to wait for fruit. Maybe I will try to speed up the process by grafting it next year.
    That is fantastic, On the Levels.But, 15+ years does seem to be an excessively long time to wait for fruit. Maybe I will try to speed up the process by grafting it next year.
    That is fantastic, On the Levels.But, 15+ years does seem to be an excessively long time to wait for fruit. Maybe I will try to speed up the process by grafting it next year.
    That is fantastic, On the Levels.But, 15+ years does seem to be an excessively long time to wait for fruit. Maybe I will try to speed up the process by grafting it next year.
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  15. Esoxlucius
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  16. Upsydaisy
    Like x 5

    Lazy Labellers Anonymous!

    :roflol:.....a total mystery...they and only they know their true meaning @flounder . :dunno:
    :roflol:.....a total mystery...they and only they know their true meaning @flounder . :dunno:
    :roflol:.....a total mystery...they and only they know their true meaning @flounder . :dunno:
    :roflol:.....a total mystery...they and only they know their true meaning @flounder . :dunno:
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  17. miraflores

    waste water/ boiled water

    As long as she hasn't reached her 13th birthday ... there is still hope!! :heehee: Negotiate ;)
    As long as she hasn't reached her 13th birthday ... there is still hope!! :heehee: Negotiate ;)
    As long as she hasn't reached her 13th birthday ... there is still hope!! :heehee: Negotiate ;)
    As long as she hasn't reached her 13th birthday ... there is still hope!! :heehee: Negotiate ;)
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  18. intel

    Red Lily Beetle Help

    I use a Shotgun..........but it plays Hell with my Lilies:dunno::gaah:
    I use a Shotgun..........but it plays Hell with my Lilies:dunno::gaah:
    I use a Shotgun..........but it plays Hell with my Lilies:dunno::gaah:
    I use a Shotgun..........but it plays Hell with my Lilies:dunno::gaah:
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  19. "M"

    Remembering what is planted where: tips?

    Some things I do in case helpful: I photograph the whole garden every couple of weeks. Anything in flower I take one shot to show where the plant is in relation to others, then a close-up to see...
    Some things I do in case helpful: I photograph the whole garden every couple of weeks. Anything in flower I take one shot to show where the plant is in relation to others, then a close-up to see what the flower is like etc. and then, lastly, a photo of the label (whilst it still exists!) so...
    Some things I do in case helpful: I photograph the whole garden every couple of weeks. Anything in flower I take one shot to show where the plant is in relation to others, then a close-up to see what the flower is like etc. and then, lastly, a...
    Some things I do in case helpful: I photograph the whole garden every couple of weeks. Anything in flower I take one shot to show where the plant is in relation to others, then a close-up to see...
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  20. Kayleigh

    Last Frost?

    Apparently mine's the first week of May... But I'm ready now...
    Apparently mine's the first week of May... But I'm ready now...
    Apparently mine's the first week of May... But I'm ready now...
    Apparently mine's the first week of May... But I'm ready now...
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