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  1. GreenFingeredPete

    Help With Growing Seeds

    There is no prettier plant than the pansy (imho) when in spring with the range of colours, but when it grows hot and bolt, they turn ugly and need to be ripped out. The first real colour from...
    There is no prettier plant than the pansy (imho) when in spring with the range of colours, but when it grows hot and bolt, they turn ugly and need to be ripped out. The first real colour from annuals of the year.Last year I learnt a big lesson that light was everything in growing spring seeds....
    There is no prettier plant than the pansy (imho) when in spring with the range of colours, but when it grows hot and bolt, they turn ugly and need to be ripped out. The first real colour from annuals of the year.Last year I learnt a big lesson...
    There is no prettier plant than the pansy (imho) when in spring with the range of colours, but when it grows hot and bolt, they turn ugly and need to be ripped out. The first real colour from...
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  2. Neil Clements

    Has anyone planted a decorative garden only with edibles?

    Sounds as if you need to clear your search history and remove your cookies....
    Sounds as if you need to clear your search history and remove your cookies....
    Sounds as if you need to clear your search history and remove your cookies....
    Sounds as if you need to clear your search history and remove your cookies....
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  3. JWK
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  4. pete
    Funny x 5

    Electric cars.

    That keeps the other lanes clear for us then :biggrin:.
    That keeps the other lanes clear for us then :biggrin:.
    That keeps the other lanes clear for us then :biggrin:.
    That keeps the other lanes clear for us then :biggrin:.
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  5. Loofah
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    Friendly x 4

    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    I am signing out for this evening. I'm Olympicked out but at least I got my washing done and virtually dry before the rain started. See all you lovely lot in the morning.
    I am signing out for this evening. I'm Olympicked out but at least I got my washing done and virtually dry before the rain started. See all you lovely lot in the morning.
    I am signing out for this evening. I'm Olympicked out but at least I got my washing done and virtually dry before the rain started. See all you lovely lot in the morning.
    I am signing out for this evening. I'm Olympicked out but at least I got my washing done and virtually dry before the rain started. See all you lovely lot in the morning.
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  6. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    Nothing today it's been raining
    Nothing today it's been raining
    Nothing today it's been raining
    Nothing today it's been raining
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  7. Logan

    YouTube mega thread

    Proper plant talk.
    Proper plant talk.
    Proper plant talk.
    Proper plant talk.
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  8. shiney
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    Greenhouse - Goodbye Old Friend, Hello New

    I don't know @ViewAhead, but where would I put them? :biggrin:
    I don't know @ViewAhead, but where would I put them? :biggrin:
    I don't know @ViewAhead, but where would I put them? :biggrin:
    I don't know @ViewAhead, but where would I put them? :biggrin:
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  9. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    Of all the unmitigated gall! Now Trump is not going to honour a deal we made with Obama and the state of Michigan.There is a bridge that crosses from Windsor, Ontario, Canada over to Detroit,...
    Of all the unmitigated gall! Now Trump is not going to honour a deal we made with Obama and the state of Michigan.There is a bridge that crosses from Windsor, Ontario, Canada over to Detroit, Michigan, USA. It is called the Ambassador Bridge and has been there 96 years and is privately owned...
    Of all the unmitigated gall! Now Trump is not going to honour a deal we made with Obama and the state of Michigan.There is a bridge that crosses from Windsor, Ontario, Canada over to Detroit, Michigan, USA. It is called the Ambassador Bridge...
    Of all the unmitigated gall! Now Trump is not going to honour a deal we made with Obama and the state of Michigan.There is a bridge that crosses from Windsor, Ontario, Canada over to Detroit,...
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  10. Jenny namaste
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    Camellias

    Magnoliaflora (baby's bum pink )Jenny namaste
    Magnoliaflora (baby's bum pink )Jenny namaste
    Magnoliaflora (baby's bum pink )Jenny namaste
    Magnoliaflora (baby's bum pink )Jenny namaste
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  11. JWK
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    The Camera In My Pocket 2026

    My first visit for the year to Ness Botanic Gardens, Wirral, today. Snowdrops everywhere!
    My first visit for the year to Ness Botanic Gardens, Wirral, today. Snowdrops everywhere!
    My first visit for the year to Ness Botanic Gardens, Wirral, today. Snowdrops everywhere!
    My first visit for the year to Ness Botanic Gardens, Wirral, today. Snowdrops everywhere!
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  12. GreenFingeredPete

    Bonemeal/Growmore/Chicken Pellets

    Just passed a house with a young sapling in a small bedding in the front garden. Sadly they have piled on a lot of fresh manure and buried part of the trunk in it. I was tempted to knock on the...
    Just passed a house with a young sapling in a small bedding in the front garden. Sadly they have piled on a lot of fresh manure and buried part of the trunk in it. I was tempted to knock on the door and explain to them the error of their ways but my OH would not let me.
    Just passed a house with a young sapling in a small bedding in the front garden. Sadly they have piled on a lot of fresh manure and buried part of the trunk in it. I was tempted to knock on the door and explain to them the error of their ways but...
    Just passed a house with a young sapling in a small bedding in the front garden. Sadly they have piled on a lot of fresh manure and buried part of the trunk in it. I was tempted to knock on the...
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  13. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    For most of the day it's been dry until now at 5.17 pm Now it's showers and light winds from the east south east temp 9c feels like 8c
    For most of the day it's been dry until now at 5.17 pm Now it's showers and light winds from the east south east temp 9c feels like 8c
    For most of the day it's been dry until now at 5.17 pm Now it's showers and light winds from the east south east temp 9c feels like 8c
    For most of the day it's been dry until now at 5.17 pm Now it's showers and light winds from the east south east temp 9c feels like 8c
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  14. shiney
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    FEBRUARY PHOTO COMPETITION 2026

    Tranquility.
    Tranquility.
    Tranquility.
    Tranquility.
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  15. Selleri
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2026

    Oh good, thanks I had a rough idea what it would look like but as there was no picture on the label I googled it before purchase!
    Oh good, thanks I had a rough idea what it would look like but as there was no picture on the label I googled it before purchase!
    Oh good, thanks I had a rough idea what it would look like but as there was no picture on the label I googled it before purchase!
    Oh good, thanks I had a rough idea what it would look like but as there was no picture on the label I googled it before purchase!
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  16. Michael Hewett
    Agree x 5

    Slow pages

    I dont think we are trying to make a big issue, as such, out of this, obviously it still works, so no rush. I think most of us thought it was something that would sort itself out with no real...
    I dont think we are trying to make a big issue, as such, out of this, obviously it still works, so no rush. I think most of us thought it was something that would sort itself out with no real problem, or input from anyone. Nice to know someone knows what they are doing.
    I dont think we are trying to make a big issue, as such, out of this, obviously it still works, so no rush. I think most of us thought it was something that would sort itself out with no real problem, or input from anyone. Nice to know someone...
    I dont think we are trying to make a big issue, as such, out of this, obviously it still works, so no rush. I think most of us thought it was something that would sort itself out with no real...
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  17. NigelJ
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    What's Looking Good February 2026

    Tradescantia loving the rain ..Tecoma stans (Ginger Thomas) new growth from severe cutback ...
    Tradescantia loving the rain ..Tecoma stans (Ginger Thomas) new growth from severe cutback ...
    Tradescantia loving the rain ..Tecoma stans (Ginger Thomas) new growth from severe cutback ...
    Tradescantia loving the rain ..Tecoma stans (Ginger Thomas) new growth from severe cutback ...
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  18. Kevin Cowans

    How to take a Cutting of a Japanese Anemone

    Hello @JennyJBThanks for the Reply.Yes, it seems to create 'Satellite' Plants quite readily, so I shall dig up some of those and Plant in a 2L Pot.To be honest, I have never really managed...
    Hello @JennyJBThanks for the Reply.Yes, it seems to create 'Satellite' Plants quite readily, so I shall dig up some of those and Plant in a 2L Pot.To be honest, I have never really managed to figure out my Soil.I know that if I dig a Deep(ish) Hole, at around 18" I hit Sandy Soil,...
    Hello @JennyJBThanks for the Reply.Yes, it seems to create 'Satellite' Plants quite readily, so I shall dig up some of those and Plant in a 2L Pot.To be honest, I have never really managed to figure out my Soil.I know that if I dig a...
    Hello @JennyJBThanks for the Reply.Yes, it seems to create 'Satellite' Plants quite readily, so I shall dig up some of those and Plant in a 2L Pot.To be honest, I have never really managed...
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  19. ArmyAirForce
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    Non-Gardener builds an Observatory, Garden Railway and even Dabbles with Plants!

    The Crocuses! ( The hedgehog is hibernating and won't be back for some time ).
    The Crocuses! ( The hedgehog is hibernating and won't be back for some time ).
    The Crocuses! ( The hedgehog is hibernating and won't be back for some time ).
    The Crocuses! ( The hedgehog is hibernating and won't be back for some time ).
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  20. CanadianLori

    Ice Plants in hanging pots?

    I have grown Aptenia, very small flowers for me, but if you like the foliage then you get a lot of that.I notice there is a variegated variety.
    I have grown Aptenia, very small flowers for me, but if you like the foliage then you get a lot of that.I notice there is a variegated variety.
    I have grown Aptenia, very small flowers for me, but if you like the foliage then you get a lot of that.I notice there is a variegated variety.
    I have grown Aptenia, very small flowers for me, but if you like the foliage then you get a lot of that.I notice there is a variegated variety.
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