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  1. simone_in_wiltshire

    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.
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  2. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    We are now up to -14c 6f and it is cloudy. The guessers say we might just get a day up at 32f 0c in a couple of weeks. :fingers crossed: That would be pleasant as we've not been above freezing for well over a...
    We are now up to -14c 6f and it is cloudy. The guessers say we might just get a day up at 32f 0c in a couple of weeks. :fingers crossed: That would be pleasant as we've not been above freezing for well over a month now.
    We are now up to -14c 6f and it is cloudy. The guessers say we might just get a day up at 32f 0c in a couple of weeks. :fingers crossed: That would be pleasant as we've not been above freezing for well over a month now.
    We are now up to -14c 6f and it is cloudy. The guessers say we might just get a day up at 32f 0c in a couple of weeks. :fingers crossed: That would be pleasant as we've not been above freezing for well over a...
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  3. simone_in_wiltshire
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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...
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  4. JWK
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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 :):)
    Grey Wag 1.jpg Gold 2.jpg Chiffchaffs.jpg Goosander 2.jpg Goose 30.jpg goose 1.jpg
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  5. Selleri
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2026

    I didn't have a plan, but the garden developed to what it is now bit by bit. It's not a wide garden, and I've got two paths with shrubs and perennials in between them, and down the sides of the...
    I didn't have a plan, but the garden developed to what it is now bit by bit. It's not a wide garden, and I've got two paths with shrubs and perennials in between them, and down the sides of the garden. There's a patio at the top outside the house and another at the bottom. It's quite a simple...
    I didn't have a plan, but the garden developed to what it is now bit by bit. It's not a wide garden, and I've got two paths with shrubs and perennials in between them, and down the sides of the garden. There's a patio at the top outside the house...
    I didn't have a plan, but the garden developed to what it is now bit by bit. It's not a wide garden, and I've got two paths with shrubs and perennials in between them, and down the sides of the...
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  6. Plantminded
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  7. Tidemark
    Funny x 8

    I am often puzzled by modern life.

    What exactly is meant by an "ethically" produced phone ?Due to an advance in GM, a Grape vine minus it's Gossip gene is currently under testing :biggrin:
    What exactly is meant by an "ethically" produced phone ?Due to an advance in GM, a Grape vine minus it's Gossip gene is currently under testing :biggrin:
    What exactly is meant by an "ethically" produced phone ?Due to an advance in GM, a Grape vine minus it's Gossip gene is currently under testing :biggrin:
    What exactly is meant by an "ethically" produced phone ?Due to an advance in GM, a Grape vine minus it's Gossip gene is currently under testing :biggrin:
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  8. Logan
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  9. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    Here in Thanet I do not come under that company. I take no notice of the bans, if I want to use my hosepipe I will.
    Here in Thanet I do not come under that company. I take no notice of the bans, if I want to use my hosepipe I will.
    Here in Thanet I do not come under that company. I take no notice of the bans, if I want to use my hosepipe I will.
    Here in Thanet I do not come under that company. I take no notice of the bans, if I want to use my hosepipe I will.
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  10. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Good afternoon ladies & gentlemen.I very much hope that the appointment for your biopsy will be much sooner than expected, and also that it will bring a reassuring result @lizzie27 . Hedge...
    Good afternoon ladies & gentlemen.I very much hope that the appointment for your biopsy will be much sooner than expected, and also that it will bring a reassuring result @lizzie27 . Hedge quote does sound a bit steep.A full Nor'Easterly gale blowing here and more rain appears to be...
    Good afternoon ladies & gentlemen.I very much hope that the appointment for your biopsy will be much sooner than expected, and also that it will bring a reassuring result @lizzie27 . Hedge quote does sound a bit steep.A full Nor'Easterly...
    Good afternoon ladies & gentlemen.I very much hope that the appointment for your biopsy will be much sooner than expected, and also that it will bring a reassuring result @lizzie27 . Hedge...
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  11. ricky101

    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.
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  12. kristie davies

    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 !
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  13. Andrew Funnell

    Planting Advice for Newly Landscaped Garden (Horley, UK)

    Thank you for the mention @Busy-Lizzie, even though you don't like grasses :biggrin:.Grasses generally prefer well draining, sandy soil but there are some like Miscanthus and Panicum varieties that are...
    Thank you for the mention @Busy-Lizzie, even though you don't like grasses :biggrin:.Grasses generally prefer well draining, sandy soil but there are some like Miscanthus and Panicum varieties that are said to tolerate clay soil, provided it doesn't get waterlogged.I've never experienced clay soil...
    Thank you for the mention @Busy-Lizzie, even though you don't like grasses :biggrin:.Grasses generally prefer well draining, sandy soil but there are some like Miscanthus and Panicum varieties that are said to tolerate clay soil, provided it doesn't get...
    Thank you for the mention @Busy-Lizzie, even though you don't like grasses :biggrin:.Grasses generally prefer well draining, sandy soil but there are some like Miscanthus and Panicum varieties that are...
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  14. Joanna Bramley

    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.
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  15. JWK
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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...
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  16. Michael Hewett
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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???
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  17. shiney
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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.
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  18. shiney
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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
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  19. JWK
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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 :biggrin:
    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 :biggrin:
    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 :biggrin:
    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 :biggrin:
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  20. CanadianLori
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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...
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