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What are we doing in the garden 2026
Agree with you there @Allotment Boy. I've had a good day as well, finished clearing away all the junk - might have to send OH with a big load to the tip soon!I also starting cutting back some of...
Agree with you there @Allotment Boy. I've had a good day as well, finished clearing away all the junk - might have to send OH with a big load to the tip soon!I also starting cutting back some of hedge to expose the dwarf wall underneath. Neither of the tradesman have turned up yet to quote for...
Agree with you there @Allotment Boy. I've had a good day as well, finished clearing away all the junk - might have to send OH with a big load to the tip soon!I also starting cutting back some of hedge to expose the dwarf wall underneath....
Agree with you there @Allotment Boy. I've had a good day as well, finished clearing away all the junk - might have to send OH with a big load to the tip soon!I also starting cutting back some of...
simone_in_wiltshire, Jan 1, 2026, General Gardening Discussion ... 9 10 11
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lizzie27
Feb 4, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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What's buzzing flying near you 2026
Nice to see Lots of bee's, honey and Bubbles flying and 2 ladybirds
Nice to see Lots of bee's, honey and Bubbles flying and 2 ladybirds
Nice to see Lots of bee's, honey and Bubbles flying and 2 ladybirds
Nice to see Lots of bee's, honey and Bubbles flying and 2 ladybirds

JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Wildlife Corner ... 2
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Jiffy
Feb 4, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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Show us your gardening purchases 2026
Thank you Sorry to hear that your crab apple didn't fare well. I know that they prefer a sheltered site so I'm hoping that these high winds here at the moment don't become the norm! I can see why...
Thank you Sorry to hear that your crab apple didn't fare well. I know that they prefer a sheltered site so I'm hoping that these high winds here at the moment don't become the norm! I can see why that angled staking method is recommended .
Thank you Sorry to hear that your crab apple didn't fare well. I know that they prefer a sheltered site so I'm hoping that these high winds here at the moment don't become the norm! I can see why that angled staking method is recommended .
Thank you Sorry to hear that your crab apple didn't fare well. I know that they prefer a sheltered site so I'm hoping that these high winds here at the moment don't become the norm! I can see why...
Selleri, Jan 2, 2026, General Gardening Discussion ... 2 3 4
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Plantminded
Feb 5, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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What's your weather like 2026
After 6 months of sunshine in a row last year, I enjoy this grey and wet weather knowing the ground gets enough water. It hasn’t rained yet but it’s not a day I would walk miles. 7c currently. The...
After 6 months of sunshine in a row last year, I enjoy this grey and wet weather knowing the ground gets enough water. It hasn’t rained yet but it’s not a day I would walk miles. 7c currently. The heating is on.ITV showed this morning that the rain splits over Wiltshire to the left and right...
After 6 months of sunshine in a row last year, I enjoy this grey and wet weather knowing the ground gets enough water. It hasn’t rained yet but it’s not a day I would walk miles. 7c currently. The heating is on.ITV showed this morning that the...
After 6 months of sunshine in a row last year, I enjoy this grey and wet weather knowing the ground gets enough water. It hasn’t rained yet but it’s not a day I would walk miles. 7c currently. The...
JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Off-Topic Discussion ... 55 56 57
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simone_in_wiltshire
Feb 5, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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What's Looking Good January 2026

Plantminded, Dec 31, 2025, General Gardening Discussion ... 3 4 5
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Jiffy
Feb 4, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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I am often puzzled by modern life.
Re smart phones, does anyone have experience with Fairphones? They are a Dutch company making phones ethically and you can change the battery and do other repairs easily. Their phones use the...
Re smart phones, does anyone have experience with Fairphones? They are a Dutch company making phones ethically and you can change the battery and do other repairs easily. Their phones use the Android system, are guaranteed for 5 yrs and the newest release (Gen 6) has support till 2033 (so...
Re smart phones, does anyone have experience with Fairphones? They are a Dutch company making phones ethically and you can change the battery and do other repairs easily. Their phones use the Android system, are guaranteed for 5 yrs and the...
Re smart phones, does anyone have experience with Fairphones? They are a Dutch company making phones ethically and you can change the battery and do other repairs easily. Their phones use the...
Tidemark, Apr 21, 2025, Off-Topic Discussion ... 25 26 27
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ViewAhead
Feb 5, 2026 at 9:57 AM
YouTube mega thread
Logan, Oct 27, 2024, Off-Topic Discussion ... 26 27 28
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Logan
Feb 5, 2026 at 9:28 AM
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Latest moan from you and me 2026
Out of the ground which is now drying up and giving us the hose pipe bans
Out of the ground which is now drying up and giving us the hose pipe bans
Out of the ground which is now drying up and giving us the hose pipe bans
Out of the ground which is now drying up and giving us the hose pipe bans
JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Off-Topic Discussion ... 33 34 35
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Jiffy
Feb 4, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Rare Plant Fair 2026
I can go to the Birmingham one at Winterbourne House. It looks a lovely place. July 12th marked.
I can go to the Birmingham one at Winterbourne House. It looks a lovely place. July 12th marked.
I can go to the Birmingham one at Winterbourne House. It looks a lovely place. July 12th marked.
I can go to the Birmingham one at Winterbourne House. It looks a lovely place. July 12th marked.
simone_in_wiltshire, Feb 4, 2026 at 4:22 AM, General Gardening Discussion
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cactus_girl
Feb 4, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026
Good morning from soggy Devon. It raining and the patio has its usual flood where the soakaway can’t cope. That sounds like a daft quote, Our overgrown laurel hedge, about 80 yards long according...
Good morning from soggy Devon. It raining and the patio has its usual flood where the soakaway can’t cope. That sounds like a daft quote, Our overgrown laurel hedge, about 80 yards long according to apple maps, is going to cost us £400. £650 to take down and dispose of a really huge silver...
Good morning from soggy Devon. It raining and the patio has its usual flood where the soakaway can’t cope. That sounds like a daft quote, Our overgrown laurel hedge, about 80 yards long according to apple maps, is going to cost us £400. £650 to...
Good morning from soggy Devon. It raining and the patio has its usual flood where the soakaway can’t cope. That sounds like a daft quote, Our overgrown laurel hedge, about 80 yards long according...
Loofah, Jan 1, 2026, The Muppet Show ... 35 36 37
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Ergates
Feb 5, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Begonias - Cascade type
Go for whichever is available in the colours/varieties you want at a price that suits you. If you buy plug plants they should develop tubers that you can keep for subsequent years.
Go for whichever is available in the colours/varieties you want at a price that suits you. If you buy plug plants they should develop tubers that you can keep for subsequent years.
Go for whichever is available in the colours/varieties you want at a price that suits you. If you buy plug plants they should develop tubers that you can keep for subsequent years.
Go for whichever is available in the colours/varieties you want at a price that suits you. If you buy plug plants they should develop tubers that you can keep for subsequent years.
ricky101, Feb 3, 2026 at 9:40 PM, General Gardening Discussion
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JennyJB
Feb 4, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Improving drainage help
Agree with this but if it supersaturated worms will be absent (dead!) We need more details but OP is missing; hope not stuck in mud !
Agree with this but if it supersaturated worms will be absent (dead!) We need more details but OP is missing; hope not stuck in mud !
Agree with this but if it supersaturated worms will be absent (dead!) We need more details but OP is missing; hope not stuck in mud !
Agree with this but if it supersaturated worms will be absent (dead!) We need more details but OP is missing; hope not stuck in mud !
kristie davies, Jan 16, 2026, NEW Gardeners !
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infradig
Feb 4, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Planting Advice for Newly Landscaped Garden (Horley, UK)
Welcome @Andrew Funnell !Your plan looks great and your general goals resonate with me- I could have written this list when starting on my new garden a year ago.General goals:A garden that...
Welcome @Andrew Funnell !Your plan looks great and your general goals resonate with me- I could have written this list when starting on my new garden a year ago.General goals:A garden that develops character over time without constant upkeep A mix of evergreens and perennials for...
Welcome @Andrew Funnell !Your plan looks great and your general goals resonate with me- I could have written this list when starting on my new garden a year ago.General goals:A garden that develops character over time without constant...
Welcome @Andrew Funnell !Your plan looks great and your general goals resonate with me- I could have written this list when starting on my new garden a year ago.General goals:A garden that...
Andrew Funnell, Feb 3, 2026 at 10:25 PM, Off-Topic Discussion
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Selleri
Feb 4, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Help needed with Buxus Plants!
I don't like the smell of both.
I don't like the smell of both.
I don't like the smell of both.
I don't like the smell of both.
Joanna Bramley, Dec 16, 2025, NEW Gardeners ! ... 2
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pete
Feb 4, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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A Joke or Two 2026
Had exactly that scenario with the sofas, @Ladybird4! I’d just walked in accompanied by two friends I’d invited to dinner. The dinner was already cooking on the automatic timer, so I popped the...
Had exactly that scenario with the sofas, @Ladybird4! I’d just walked in accompanied by two friends I’d invited to dinner. The dinner was already cooking on the automatic timer, so I popped the prepared apple crumble in the oven, while we did our best to restore some order and create somewhere...
Had exactly that scenario with the sofas, @Ladybird4! I’d just walked in accompanied by two friends I’d invited to dinner. The dinner was already cooking on the automatic timer, so I popped the prepared apple crumble in the oven, while we did our...
Had exactly that scenario with the sofas, @Ladybird4! I’d just walked in accompanied by two friends I’d invited to dinner. The dinner was already cooking on the automatic timer, so I popped the...
JWK, Jan 1, 2026, The Muppet Show ... 12 13 14
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Ergates
Feb 5, 2026 at 10:52 AM
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Slow pages
A quick thumb through War and Peace???
A quick thumb through War and Peace???
A quick thumb through War and Peace???
A quick thumb through War and Peace???
Michael Hewett, Dec 20, 2025, Computer Corner ... 5 6 7
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pete
Feb 3, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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PHOTO COMP DISCUSSION THREAD
@Love my chicken my ladybird looks like a harlequin. It has two white patches at the front. We have so many in the house at times and they are all sorts of colours and spots.
@Love my chicken my ladybird looks like a harlequin. It has two white patches at the front. We have so many in the house at times and they are all sorts of colours and spots.
@Love my chicken my ladybird looks like a harlequin. It has two white patches at the front. We have so many in the house at times and they are all sorts of colours and spots.
@Love my chicken my ladybird looks like a harlequin. It has two white patches at the front. We have so many in the house at times and they are all sorts of colours and spots.
shiney, Jun 5, 2022, Photo Competitions ... 5 6 7
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cactus_girl
Feb 3, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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FEBRUARY PHOTO COMPETITION 2026
I wonder can that be classed as our native two spot ladybird? X
I wonder can that be classed as our native two spot ladybird? X
I wonder can that be classed as our native two spot ladybird? X
I wonder can that be classed as our native two spot ladybird? X
shiney, Feb 1, 2026 at 12:06 PM, Photo Competitions
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Love my chicken
Feb 3, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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Show Off Your Pets 2026
Thank you @JennyJB Dewi's is on a wooden stick and he enjoys chewing it, it's full of teeth marks along the whole of its length. He's got two actually - one upstairs and one down
Thank you @JennyJB Dewi's is on a wooden stick and he enjoys chewing it, it's full of teeth marks along the whole of its length. He's got two actually - one upstairs and one down
Thank you @JennyJB Dewi's is on a wooden stick and he enjoys chewing it, it's full of teeth marks along the whole of its length. He's got two actually - one upstairs and one down
Thank you @JennyJB Dewi's is on a wooden stick and he enjoys chewing it, it's full of teeth marks along the whole of its length. He's got two actually - one upstairs and one down
JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Pets Corner ... 4 5 6
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Michael Hewett
Feb 3, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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Chillies 2026
My latest chilli report. Mixed my usual chilli seed compost in a bucket. Poured it into my usual seed pods. Planted my 9 Karala chilli seeds and 12 seeds from the free packet in my gardening...
My latest chilli report. Mixed my usual chilli seed compost in a bucket. Poured it into my usual seed pods. Planted my 9 Karala chilli seeds and 12 seeds from the free packet in my gardening magazine and placed on my heat mats. 1 Karala seed has sprouted whilst a 100% germination from the free...
My latest chilli report. Mixed my usual chilli seed compost in a bucket. Poured it into my usual seed pods. Planted my 9 Karala chilli seeds and 12 seeds from the free packet in my gardening magazine and placed on my heat mats. 1 Karala seed has...
My latest chilli report. Mixed my usual chilli seed compost in a bucket. Poured it into my usual seed pods. Planted my 9 Karala chilli seeds and 12 seeds from the free packet in my gardening...
CanadianLori, Dec 23, 2025, Edible Gardening ... 2
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waterbut
Feb 3, 2026 at 8:34 PM

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