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  1. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    Light rain and a gentle breeze from the east temp 7c feels like 5c Looks like it's going to rain all day.
    Light rain and a gentle breeze from the east temp 7c feels like 5c Looks like it's going to rain all day.
    Light rain and a gentle breeze from the east temp 7c feels like 5c Looks like it's going to rain all day.
    Light rain and a gentle breeze from the east temp 7c feels like 5c Looks like it's going to rain all day.
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  2. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Good morning to you all!!I loved the "Day is Done" photo you posted A picture of serenity!Sunshine! Bike run first then markets. I feel a carrot cake coming on!!You're right @Busy-Lizzie...
    Good morning to you all!!I loved the "Day is Done" photo you posted A picture of serenity!Sunshine! Bike run first then markets. I feel a carrot cake coming on!!You're right @Busy-Lizzie winter wet days are quiet.Physio yesterday but I feel that it is not doing much as I still have...
    Good morning to you all!!I loved the "Day is Done" photo you posted A picture of serenity!Sunshine! Bike run first then markets. I feel a carrot cake coming on!!You're right @Busy-Lizzie winter wet days are quiet.Physio yesterday but...
    Good morning to you all!!I loved the "Day is Done" photo you posted A picture of serenity!Sunshine! Bike run first then markets. I feel a carrot cake coming on!!You're right @Busy-Lizzie...
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  3. Meomye

    Rose Gauntlet

    I bought these for trimming a pyracantha and they really work well for that too.
    I bought these for trimming a pyracantha and they really work well for that too.
    I bought these for trimming a pyracantha and they really work well for that too.
    I bought these for trimming a pyracantha and they really work well for that too.
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  4. kristie davies

    Improving drainage help

    I once double dug a length of a 40ft long bed and gave up doing the rest of it. (probably an alien concept to many members)I then mulched the rest of the bed for several years using home made...
    I once double dug a length of a 40ft long bed and gave up doing the rest of it. (probably an alien concept to many members)I then mulched the rest of the bed for several years using home made compost (if you haven't already, get yourself a compost bin made up as this will save you a lot of...
    I once double dug a length of a 40ft long bed and gave up doing the rest of it. (probably an alien concept to many members)I then mulched the rest of the bed for several years using home made compost (if you haven't already, get yourself a...
    I once double dug a length of a 40ft long bed and gave up doing the rest of it. (probably an alien concept to many members)I then mulched the rest of the bed for several years using home made...
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  5. Logan
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  6. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    I thought it was to do with looking good!!!! as image is the things these days
    I thought it was to do with looking good!!!! as image is the things these days
    I thought it was to do with looking good!!!! as image is the things these days
    I thought it was to do with looking good!!!! as image is the things these days
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  7. shiney
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    FEBRUARY PHOTO COMPETITION 2026

    The Season is officially here. Grow lights (and me) smiling at my Heuchera seedlings :)
    The Season is officially here. Grow lights (and me) smiling at my Heuchera seedlings :)
    The Season is officially here. Grow lights (and me) smiling at my Heuchera seedlings :)
    The Season is officially here. Grow lights (and me) smiling at my Heuchera seedlings :)
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  8. HaddockofKnowledge

    Italian Pencil Cypress - planting next to house

    I personally don't believe they have a long term future in containers, but agree planting in that position isn't a good idea. I think some trellis on the wall with a suitable climbing plant...
    I personally don't believe they have a long term future in containers, but agree planting in that position isn't a good idea. I think some trellis on the wall with a suitable climbing plant either side of the door way would be a better option.
    I personally don't believe they have a long term future in containers, but agree planting in that position isn't a good idea. I think some trellis on the wall with a suitable climbing plant either side of the door way would be a better option.
    I personally don't believe they have a long term future in containers, but agree planting in that position isn't a good idea. I think some trellis on the wall with a suitable climbing plant...
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  9. JWK
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  10. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    Nothing it's raining and all day.
    Nothing it's raining and all day.
    Nothing it's raining and all day.
    Nothing it's raining and all day.
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  11. Tidemark
    Funny x 8

    I am often puzzled by modern life.

    One of the reasons I enjoy an electric car, it is still working well, running smoothly and saving me money, 9 years after it was first bought...
    One of the reasons I enjoy an electric car, it is still working well, running smoothly and saving me money, 9 years after it was first bought...
    One of the reasons I enjoy an electric car, it is still working well, running smoothly and saving me money, 9 years after it was first bought...
    One of the reasons I enjoy an electric car, it is still working well, running smoothly and saving me money, 9 years after it was first bought...
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  12. simone_in_wiltshire

    Rare Plant Fair 2026

    I very much doubt it, slow growing, difficult to propagate plants will always be expensive, even in Garden Centres. A lot of unusual, rare plants don't appeal to the typical GC user, who wants...
    I very much doubt it, slow growing, difficult to propagate plants will always be expensive, even in Garden Centres. A lot of unusual, rare plants don't appeal to the typical GC user, who wants something reliable and easy to grow. Many of the things I grow are too spiney for most, or Google...
    I very much doubt it, slow growing, difficult to propagate plants will always be expensive, even in Garden Centres. A lot of unusual, rare plants don't appeal to the typical GC user, who wants something reliable and easy to grow. Many of the...
    I very much doubt it, slow growing, difficult to propagate plants will always be expensive, even in Garden Centres. A lot of unusual, rare plants don't appeal to the typical GC user, who wants...
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  13. Andrew Funnell

    Planting Advice for Newly Landscaped Garden (Horley, UK)

    Hisounds exciting already, around the pool low growing thyme.
    Hisounds exciting already, around the pool low growing thyme.
    Hisounds exciting already, around the pool low growing thyme.
    Hisounds exciting already, around the pool low growing thyme.
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  14. Spruce
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    All you want to know about hedgehogs....

    Food is currently being taken from the feeding station and a hoggy must have had a quick nap in the sleeping box but decided not to stay!
    Food is currently being taken from the feeding station and a hoggy must have had a quick nap in the sleeping box but decided not to stay!
    Food is currently being taken from the feeding station and a hoggy must have had a quick nap in the sleeping box but decided not to stay!
    Food is currently being taken from the feeding station and a hoggy must have had a quick nap in the sleeping box but decided not to stay!
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  15. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    Suppose the plants have to just surrender to Mother Nature. (I’ve corrected the incorrect autocorrect on my original post btw)
    Suppose the plants have to just surrender to Mother Nature. (I’ve corrected the incorrect autocorrect on my original post btw)
    Suppose the plants have to just surrender to Mother Nature. (I’ve corrected the incorrect autocorrect on my original post btw)
    Suppose the plants have to just surrender to Mother Nature. (I’ve corrected the incorrect autocorrect on my original post btw)
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  16. Eustace

    Wordle Wanderings 3

    I do the Portuguese version and, like today, do better than English! :redface:
    I do the Portuguese version and, like today, do better than English! :redface:
    I do the Portuguese version and, like today, do better than English! :redface:
    I do the Portuguese version and, like today, do better than English! :redface:
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  17. Novice Gardener Laura

    Planting a new fruit tree

    Thanks for the advice!@infradig Re:manure… dos it have to be the well rotted stuff you buy? I have friends who have horses so manure is no issue - but it’ll be fresh and someone once told me...
    Thanks for the advice!@infradig Re:manure… dos it have to be the well rotted stuff you buy? I have friends who have horses so manure is no issue - but it’ll be fresh and someone once told me this is no good to go directly into beds.I don’t think have space for 2 trees which I hope to grow...
    Thanks for the advice!@infradig Re:manure… dos it have to be the well rotted stuff you buy? I have friends who have horses so manure is no issue - but it’ll be fresh and someone once told me this is no good to go directly into beds.I don’t...
    Thanks for the advice!@infradig Re:manure… dos it have to be the well rotted stuff you buy? I have friends who have horses so manure is no issue - but it’ll be fresh and someone once told me...
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  18. JWK
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    Things that have made you happy today 2026

    The lady who comes to cut my hair has been telling me to join what she called the 'Growers Group' on the first Thursday every month in the near-by town, and I thought it was to do with gardening,...
    The lady who comes to cut my hair has been telling me to join what she called the 'Growers Group' on the first Thursday every month in the near-by town, and I thought it was to do with gardening, so I went along today. However it isn't a gardening group, although its correct name is 'Growing...
    The lady who comes to cut my hair has been telling me to join what she called the 'Growers Group' on the first Thursday every month in the near-by town, and I thought it was to do with gardening, so I went along today. However it isn't a...
    The lady who comes to cut my hair has been telling me to join what she called the 'Growers Group' on the first Thursday every month in the near-by town, and I thought it was to do with gardening,...
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  19. JWK
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  20. Selleri
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2026

    Thank you @Michael Hewett, your garden sounds very much like my previous garden. I think the best gardens develop over time and with the gardener, without a strict plan :).
    Thank you @Michael Hewett, your garden sounds very much like my previous garden. I think the best gardens develop over time and with the gardener, without a strict plan :).
    Thank you @Michael Hewett, your garden sounds very much like my previous garden. I think the best gardens develop over time and with the gardener, without a strict plan :).
    Thank you @Michael Hewett, your garden sounds very much like my previous garden. I think the best gardens develop over time and with the gardener, without a strict plan :).
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