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  1. wiseowl
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    Whats Your Weather Like 2025

    It is already up to 30f -1c and we're going to warm up to 50f 9c before we get plunged back into the freezer tomorrow. This is a nice little break from the cold we've had since pretty much the...
    It is already up to 30f -1c and we're going to warm up to 50f 9c before we get plunged back into the freezer tomorrow. This is a nice little break from the cold we've had since pretty much the beginning of December.
    It is already up to 30f -1c and we're going to warm up to 50f 9c before we get plunged back into the freezer tomorrow. This is a nice little break from the cold we've had since pretty much the beginning of December.
    It is already up to 30f -1c and we're going to warm up to 50f 9c before we get plunged back into the freezer tomorrow. This is a nice little break from the cold we've had since pretty much the...
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  2. JWK
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  3. TheMadHedger

    Bark scraped off base of the base of an ash tree - prevention?

    Is this tree in an area approachable by Muntjac deer ?
    Is this tree in an area approachable by Muntjac deer ?
    Is this tree in an area approachable by Muntjac deer ?
    Is this tree in an area approachable by Muntjac deer ?
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  4. JWK
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    Things that have made you happy today 2025

    I was driving a buses at the time when we had a very bad winter, ice & snow and very few roads gritted. The worst part for me was driving my Fiesta getting to the bus dept. I can remember getting...
    I was driving a buses at the time when we had a very bad winter, ice & snow and very few roads gritted. The worst part for me was driving my Fiesta getting to the bus dept. I can remember getting the bus stuck and eating my turkey sandwich along with a flask of coffee.
    I was driving a buses at the time when we had a very bad winter, ice & snow and very few roads gritted. The worst part for me was driving my Fiesta getting to the bus dept. I can remember getting the bus stuck and eating my turkey sandwich along...
    I was driving a buses at the time when we had a very bad winter, ice & snow and very few roads gritted. The worst part for me was driving my Fiesta getting to the bus dept. I can remember getting...
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  5. wiseowl
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2025

    Afternoon all.Really wet and miserable out but I have a cat on my lap and my puzzle books handy so that suits me.My SM shop order didn’t have the gammon I fancied so substituted it with a...
    Afternoon all.Really wet and miserable out but I have a cat on my lap and my puzzle books handy so that suits me.My SM shop order didn’t have the gammon I fancied so substituted it with a plain one, but twice as big. I have a refund voucher for the extra cost so I can make that work. I must...
    Afternoon all.Really wet and miserable out but I have a cat on my lap and my puzzle books handy so that suits me.My SM shop order didn’t have the gammon I fancied so substituted it with a plain one, but twice as big. I have a refund voucher...
    Afternoon all.Really wet and miserable out but I have a cat on my lap and my puzzle books handy so that suits me.My SM shop order didn’t have the gammon I fancied so substituted it with a...
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  6. Selleri

    Recommend a small-ish evergreen shrub that is nice to sit with

    I think the OP only mentioned disliking yellow flowers rather than disliking scent. I agree with you that not everyone will like the same scent - similar to taste preferences. Be a bit boring if...
    I think the OP only mentioned disliking yellow flowers rather than disliking scent. I agree with you that not everyone will like the same scent - similar to taste preferences. Be a bit boring if we all liked the same things tho :biggrin:
    I think the OP only mentioned disliking yellow flowers rather than disliking scent. I agree with you that not everyone will like the same scent - similar to taste preferences. Be a bit boring if we all liked the same things tho :biggrin:
    I think the OP only mentioned disliking yellow flowers rather than disliking scent. I agree with you that not everyone will like the same scent - similar to taste preferences. Be a bit boring if...
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  7. Loofah
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2025

    I haven't got a Kindle but a Kobo which at the time could magnify the text which the Kindle couldn't do. It was handy when I was working to read whilst eating my lunch, I could prop it up and my...
    I haven't got a Kindle but a Kobo which at the time could magnify the text which the Kindle couldn't do. It was handy when I was working to read whilst eating my lunch, I could prop it up and my hands were free. I still use it daily and you can download free books from the library service.
    I haven't got a Kindle but a Kobo which at the time could magnify the text which the Kindle couldn't do. It was handy when I was working to read whilst eating my lunch, I could prop it up and my hands were free. I still use it daily and you can...
    I haven't got a Kindle but a Kobo which at the time could magnify the text which the Kindle couldn't do. It was handy when I was working to read whilst eating my lunch, I could prop it up and my...
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  8. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    Re apprenticeships, Skills England now pays 100% of the costs for small companies. (That's probably why the qualification is being dumbed down, to recoup the money back. There is also talk of...
    Re apprenticeships, Skills England now pays 100% of the costs for small companies. (That's probably why the qualification is being dumbed down, to recoup the money back. There is also talk of dropping practical assessments to save, though how you certify someone as a trained plasterer without...
    Re apprenticeships, Skills England now pays 100% of the costs for small companies. (That's probably why the qualification is being dumbed down, to recoup the money back. There is also talk of dropping practical assessments to save, though how...
    Re apprenticeships, Skills England now pays 100% of the costs for small companies. (That's probably why the qualification is being dumbed down, to recoup the money back. There is also talk of...
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  9. Logan
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  10. JWK
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  11. wiseowl
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    Latest Moan From You and Me 2025

    Sainsbury's.And a Morrisons in Bolton took down its Christmas decs at the tills following a complaint.I do think language matters and faggot is definitely considered a derogatory term today,...
    Sainsbury's.And a Morrisons in Bolton took down its Christmas decs at the tills following a complaint.I do think language matters and faggot is definitely considered a derogatory term today, so I can see how that decision happened.
    Sainsbury's.And a Morrisons in Bolton took down its Christmas decs at the tills following a complaint.I do think language matters and faggot is definitely considered a derogatory term today, so I can see how that decision happened.
    Sainsbury's.And a Morrisons in Bolton took down its Christmas decs at the tills following a complaint.I do think language matters and faggot is definitely considered a derogatory term today,...
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  12. Loofah
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    What are we doing in the garden 2025

    Oh sorry to read that, it is sad when you lose a favourite. My garden is not clay so when we have seriously low temperatures it is not quite such a disaster with the soil being free draining. Even...
    Oh sorry to read that, it is sad when you lose a favourite. My garden is not clay so when we have seriously low temperatures it is not quite such a disaster with the soil being free draining. Even in 2010 when temperatures here went down to -18oC I don’t remember loosing anything apart from some...
    Oh sorry to read that, it is sad when you lose a favourite. My garden is not clay so when we have seriously low temperatures it is not quite such a disaster with the soil being free draining. Even in 2010 when temperatures here went down to -18oC...
    Oh sorry to read that, it is sad when you lose a favourite. My garden is not clay so when we have seriously low temperatures it is not quite such a disaster with the soil being free draining. Even...
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  13. wiseowl
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    SEASONS GREETINGS TO ALL OUR MEMBERS

    If it's Christmas then spring cannot be far away and happy gardening everybody.
    If it's Christmas then spring cannot be far away and happy gardening everybody.
    If it's Christmas then spring cannot be far away and happy gardening everybody.
    If it's Christmas then spring cannot be far away and happy gardening everybody.
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  14. shiney
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    What's Looking Good December 2025

    An amazing acacia dealbata in Richmond Some alpines at Kew alpine house Jamesbritennia Gorgeous cyclamen rohlfsianum foliage And outside, some little anemone
    An amazing acacia dealbata in Richmond Some alpines at Kew alpine house Jamesbritennia Gorgeous cyclamen rohlfsianum foliage And outside, some little anemone
    An amazing acacia dealbata in Richmond Some alpines at Kew alpine house Jamesbritennia Gorgeous cyclamen rohlfsianum foliage And outside, some little anemone
    An amazing acacia dealbata in Richmond Some alpines at Kew alpine house Jamesbritennia Gorgeous cyclamen rohlfsianum foliage And outside, some little anemone
    PXL_20251201_091612357.jpg Tecomaria 1 Dec 25.jpg Brugmansia 1 Dec 25.jpg andorea Jasminoides 1 Dec 25.jpg Impatiens tinctoria 4.JPG Fuchsia microphylla 3.JPG
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  15. JWK
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    Currently Listening To 2025

    If you like the Shipping Forecast on Radio Four, tune in to this morning’s version in the style of Jane Austen. 7.26 to 7.28, the time. :)
    If you like the Shipping Forecast on Radio Four, tune in to this morning’s version in the style of Jane Austen. 7.26 to 7.28, the time. :)
    If you like the Shipping Forecast on Radio Four, tune in to this morning’s version in the style of Jane Austen. 7.26 to 7.28, the time. :)
    If you like the Shipping Forecast on Radio Four, tune in to this morning’s version in the style of Jane Austen. 7.26 to 7.28, the time. :)
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  16. hi2u_uk

    Recommendations for lights to wrap around an outdoor plant

    Thanks i will think about this
    Thanks i will think about this
    Thanks i will think about this
    Thanks i will think about this
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  17. JWK
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    What's buzzing or flying near you 2025 ?

    What lovely fat chapppies :biggrin:
    What lovely fat chapppies :biggrin:
    What lovely fat chapppies :biggrin:
    What lovely fat chapppies :biggrin:
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  18. pete
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    Electric cars.

    It would be good to think that they are merely utterly incompetent, but it seems more planned than that. They actually seem to want to destroy everything that has been achieved over the past 50...
    It would be good to think that they are merely utterly incompetent, but it seems more planned than that. They actually seem to want to destroy everything that has been achieved over the past 50 years or more.
    It would be good to think that they are merely utterly incompetent, but it seems more planned than that. They actually seem to want to destroy everything that has been achieved over the past 50 years or more.
    It would be good to think that they are merely utterly incompetent, but it seems more planned than that. They actually seem to want to destroy everything that has been achieved over the past 50...
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  19. Victoria
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    Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

    Lovely colour to that one @Victoria
    Lovely colour to that one @Victoria
    Lovely colour to that one @Victoria
    Lovely colour to that one @Victoria
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  20. shiney
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    Greenhouse - Goodbye Old Friend, Hello New

    Goodness, @shiney, that's a big extra expense :hate-shocked: ... especially unwelcome at this time of yr. Still ... should all be ready for you in time for the spring rush. :blue thumb:
    Goodness, @shiney, that's a big extra expense :hate-shocked: ... especially unwelcome at this time of yr. Still ... should all be ready for you in time for the spring rush. :blue thumb:
    Goodness, @shiney, that's a big extra expense :hate-shocked: ... especially unwelcome at this time of yr. Still ... should all be ready for you in time for the spring rush. :blue thumb:
    Goodness, @shiney, that's a big extra expense :hate-shocked: ... especially unwelcome at this time of yr. Still ... should all be ready for you in time for the spring rush. :blue thumb:
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