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  1. Neil Clements
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    Evening all, new here

    You'll be lucky. If they've moved away from the feeders on the shoot there's a good chance they're in for the long haul. The feeding will stop with the shooting, your wallflowers are like a new...
    You'll be lucky. If they've moved away from the feeders on the shoot there's a good chance they're in for the long haul. The feeding will stop with the shooting, your wallflowers are like a new canteen!When we moved here two years ago there was a lone cock pheasant who we named Billy (no...
    You'll be lucky. If they've moved away from the feeders on the shoot there's a good chance they're in for the long haul. The feeding will stop with the shooting, your wallflowers are like a new canteen!When we moved here two years ago there was...
    You'll be lucky. If they've moved away from the feeders on the shoot there's a good chance they're in for the long haul. The feeding will stop with the shooting, your wallflowers are like a new...
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  2. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    Our surgery won't take appointments from walk-ins but they got a new phone system and it gets answered fairly quickly. I don't know why it speeds up the answering as I would have thought only...
    Our surgery won't take appointments from walk-ins but they got a new phone system and it gets answered fairly quickly. I don't know why it speeds up the answering as I would have thought only having more staff working the phones would have done that. :noidea:
    Our surgery won't take appointments from walk-ins but they got a new phone system and it gets answered fairly quickly. I don't know why it speeds up the answering as I would have thought only having more staff working the phones would have done...
    Our surgery won't take appointments from walk-ins but they got a new phone system and it gets answered fairly quickly. I don't know why it speeds up the answering as I would have thought only...
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  3. JWK
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    What's buzzing flying near you 2026

    Right, I didn't realise that, thanks, not seen it today.
    Right, I didn't realise that, thanks, not seen it today.
    Right, I didn't realise that, thanks, not seen it today.
    Right, I didn't realise that, thanks, not seen it today.
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  4. ArmyAirForce
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    Non-Gardener builds an Observatory, Garden Railway and even Dabbles with Plants!

    Night time visits to the wood have been fairly quiet over the cold, frosty and stormy weather, but last night had some visitors. Increasingly, both mice are seen out of their burrow together,...
    Night time visits to the wood have been fairly quiet over the cold, frosty and stormy weather, but last night had some visitors. Increasingly, both mice are seen out of their burrow together, where until recently, I only saw one at a time. The seed that they don't take and is still there by...
    Night time visits to the wood have been fairly quiet over the cold, frosty and stormy weather, but last night had some visitors. Increasingly, both mice are seen out of their burrow together, where until recently, I only saw one at a time. The...
    Night time visits to the wood have been fairly quiet over the cold, frosty and stormy weather, but last night had some visitors. Increasingly, both mice are seen out of their burrow together,...
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  5. Logan
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  6. shiney
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    JANUARY PHOTO COMPETITION 2026

    Barbie anyone?
    Barbie anyone?
    Barbie anyone?
    Barbie anyone?
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  7. BB3

    Planting a tree where an apple tree used to be.

    @infradig . It was old age( Houses built on an old commercial orchard) and drought. Foxes mean bone meal is a definite no. I think I need to go for something unrelated to an apple tree. I'm not...
    @infradig . It was old age( Houses built on an old commercial orchard) and drought. Foxes mean bone meal is a definite no. I think I need to go for something unrelated to an apple tree. I'm not concerned about getting fruit but I would've liked a crab apple. I don't really want to fight nature...
    @infradig . It was old age( Houses built on an old commercial orchard) and drought. Foxes mean bone meal is a definite no. I think I need to go for something unrelated to an apple tree. I'm not concerned about getting fruit but I would've liked...
    @infradig . It was old age( Houses built on an old commercial orchard) and drought. Foxes mean bone meal is a definite no. I think I need to go for something unrelated to an apple tree. I'm not...
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  8. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    Oh, I don't know, I heard some of them were screwed... ;)
    Oh, I don't know, I heard some of them were screwed... ;)
    Oh, I don't know, I heard some of them were screwed... ;)
    Oh, I don't know, I heard some of them were screwed... ;)
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  9. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    When we moved in here, part of the wall between us and the farming neighbours had been demolished by cattle & replaced temporarily with pallets. We had it rebuilt, but incorporated a...
    When we moved in here, part of the wall between us and the farming neighbours had been demolished by cattle & replaced temporarily with pallets. We had it rebuilt, but incorporated a hedgehog-sized hole where there was evidence a hog had been climbing through a broken pallet. The builders were...
    When we moved in here, part of the wall between us and the farming neighbours had been demolished by cattle & replaced temporarily with pallets. We had it rebuilt, but incorporated a hedgehog-sized hole where there was evidence a hog had been...
    When we moved in here, part of the wall between us and the farming neighbours had been demolished by cattle & replaced temporarily with pallets. We had it rebuilt, but incorporated a...
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  10. JWK
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    Things that have made you happy today 2026

    We used to call fridays 'Poets' day........P*** Off Early Tomorrow's Saturday.
    We used to call fridays 'Poets' day........P*** Off Early Tomorrow's Saturday.
    We used to call fridays 'Poets' day........P*** Off Early Tomorrow's Saturday.
    We used to call fridays 'Poets' day........P*** Off Early Tomorrow's Saturday.
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  11. Dorset-Tim

    What to do with Droopy Cactus

    Most cacti fit that description so could you upload a photo please, also showing the part that droops. Many cacti also have a naturally pendulous habit so a photo is what we need.
    Most cacti fit that description so could you upload a photo please, also showing the part that droops. Many cacti also have a naturally pendulous habit so a photo is what we need.
    Most cacti fit that description so could you upload a photo please, also showing the part that droops. Many cacti also have a naturally pendulous habit so a photo is what we need.
    Most cacti fit that description so could you upload a photo please, also showing the part that droops. Many cacti also have a naturally pendulous habit so a photo is what we need.
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  12. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    @lizzie27 it depends how much you love your rose! I am biased as roses are my favourite flowers. I would rather prune the osmanthus. I wouldn't want to risk killing the rose though I dug up roses...
    @lizzie27 it depends how much you love your rose! I am biased as roses are my favourite flowers. I would rather prune the osmanthus. I wouldn't want to risk killing the rose though I dug up roses to give my daughter when I moved house and they survived. They had been in pots and she planted them...
    @lizzie27 it depends how much you love your rose! I am biased as roses are my favourite flowers. I would rather prune the osmanthus. I wouldn't want to risk killing the rose though I dug up roses to give my daughter when I moved house and they...
    @lizzie27 it depends how much you love your rose! I am biased as roses are my favourite flowers. I would rather prune the osmanthus. I wouldn't want to risk killing the rose though I dug up roses...
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  13. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    After a dull and windy morning the sun suddenly came out at lunchtime and cheered us up. So we went out in the car and it tipped it with rain. Very variable.7c for most of the night.Variable...
    After a dull and windy morning the sun suddenly came out at lunchtime and cheered us up. So we went out in the car and it tipped it with rain. Very variable.7c for most of the night.Variable tomorrow again.
    After a dull and windy morning the sun suddenly came out at lunchtime and cheered us up. So we went out in the car and it tipped it with rain. Very variable.7c for most of the night.Variable tomorrow again.
    After a dull and windy morning the sun suddenly came out at lunchtime and cheered us up. So we went out in the car and it tipped it with rain. Very variable.7c for most of the night.Variable...
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  14. JWK
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  15. Kevin Cowans

    Gardening Gloves Recommendation

    Hello allThanks for the Replies.Apologies for not Replying sooner, I had Full Fibre 900 Installed recently and have been having some Teething Problems.Technology is Fun :wallbanging:I will do some...
    Hello allThanks for the Replies.Apologies for not Replying sooner, I had Full Fibre 900 Installed recently and have been having some Teething Problems.Technology is Fun :wallbanging:I will do some research on all of the suggestions.Thanks for taking the Time to Reply.Kevin
    Hello allThanks for the Replies.Apologies for not Replying sooner, I had Full Fibre 900 Installed recently and have been having some Teething Problems.Technology is Fun :wallbanging:I will do some research on all of the suggestions.Thanks for taking...
    Hello allThanks for the Replies.Apologies for not Replying sooner, I had Full Fibre 900 Installed recently and have been having some Teething Problems.Technology is Fun :wallbanging:I will do some...
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  16. JWK
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    A Joke or Two 2026

    A furniture dealer from Dublin decided to expand the line of furniture in his store, so he decided to go to Paris to see what he could find. After arriving in Paris he met with some manufacturers...
    A furniture dealer from Dublin decided to expand the line of furniture in his store, so he decided to go to Paris to see what he could find. After arriving in Paris he met with some manufacturers and selected a line that he thought would sell well back home in Dublin.To celebrate the new...
    A furniture dealer from Dublin decided to expand the line of furniture in his store, so he decided to go to Paris to see what he could find. After arriving in Paris he met with some manufacturers and selected a line that he thought would sell...
    A furniture dealer from Dublin decided to expand the line of furniture in his store, so he decided to go to Paris to see what he could find. After arriving in Paris he met with some manufacturers...
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  17. Adam I

    Mass grafting some apples

    Indeed, also along the link road before Jnction 4a M3 from Farnborough . These are regularly harvested by members of the Nepalese community as observed on several occasions. However I was...
    Indeed, also along the link road before Jnction 4a M3 from Farnborough . These are regularly harvested by members of the Nepalese community as observed on several occasions. However I was fascinated to note that a solitary tree was left unmolested although well laden with apples.It warranted...
    Indeed, also along the link road before Jnction 4a M3 from Farnborough . These are regularly harvested by members of the Nepalese community as observed on several occasions. However I was fascinated to note that a solitary tree was left...
    Indeed, also along the link road before Jnction 4a M3 from Farnborough . These are regularly harvested by members of the Nepalese community as observed on several occasions. However I was...
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  18. AnniD
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    Gardeners' World and other gardening programmes 2026

    Thanks @AnniD, dinner will have to be earlier tomorrow then!
    Thanks @AnniD, dinner will have to be earlier tomorrow then!
    Thanks @AnniD, dinner will have to be earlier tomorrow then!
    Thanks @AnniD, dinner will have to be earlier tomorrow then!
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  19. Selleri
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2026

    I was not aware it was prostrate but don't mind if it is. Here is the description given from the supplier in Italy ...'Clearview David' is an erect, bushy evergreen shrub, up to 1.5 meters tall...
    I was not aware it was prostrate but don't mind if it is. Here is the description given from the supplier in Italy ...'Clearview David' is an erect, bushy evergreen shrub, up to 1.5 meters tall and wide. Its narrow, needle-like leaves, reminiscent of rosemary, are dark green and persistent....
    I was not aware it was prostrate but don't mind if it is. Here is the description given from the supplier in Italy ...'Clearview David' is an erect, bushy evergreen shrub, up to 1.5 meters tall and wide. Its narrow, needle-like leaves,...
    I was not aware it was prostrate but don't mind if it is. Here is the description given from the supplier in Italy ...'Clearview David' is an erect, bushy evergreen shrub, up to 1.5 meters tall...
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  20. Plantminded
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    What's Looking Good January 2026

    And this mornig - the stem to the right has grown so fast , it looks as though it may well overtake it older sister ! Jenny namaste
    And this mornig - the stem to the right has grown so fast , it looks as though it may well overtake it older sister ! Jenny namaste
    And this mornig - the stem to the right has grown so fast , it looks as though it may well overtake it older sister ! Jenny namaste
    And this mornig - the stem to the right has grown so fast , it looks as though it may well overtake it older sister ! Jenny namaste
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