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  1. JWK
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  2. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    It is 35f 1.5c
    It is 35f 1.5c
    It is 35f 1.5c
    It is 35f 1.5c
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  3. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    I am off now to practice my Half Pipe alley-oops in my armchair so I will wish you all a great evening and see you tomorrow. Its mine and Bestie's first Food Bank appearance of this year so I...
    I am off now to practice my Half Pipe alley-oops in my armchair so I will wish you all a great evening and see you tomorrow. Its mine and Bestie's first Food Bank appearance of this year so I will be picking her up at 09:00.
    I am off now to practice my Half Pipe alley-oops in my armchair so I will wish you all a great evening and see you tomorrow. Its mine and Bestie's first Food Bank appearance of this year so I will be picking her up at 09:00.
    I am off now to practice my Half Pipe alley-oops in my armchair so I will wish you all a great evening and see you tomorrow. Its mine and Bestie's first Food Bank appearance of this year so I...
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  4. GreenFingeredPete

    Bonemeal/Growmore/Chicken Pellets

    I also passed a house near where I live and that had a nice couple of rhododendron in the border, quite close to the rose bushes, should I knock on their door and have a word? I didn’t bother as...
    I also passed a house near where I live and that had a nice couple of rhododendron in the border, quite close to the rose bushes, should I knock on their door and have a word? I didn’t bother as could tell by the label on the rhododendron it was a cheap one from Lidls*.As they say if you like...
    I also passed a house near where I live and that had a nice couple of rhododendron in the border, quite close to the rose bushes, should I knock on their door and have a word? I didn’t bother as could tell by the label on the rhododendron it was...
    I also passed a house near where I live and that had a nice couple of rhododendron in the border, quite close to the rose bushes, should I knock on their door and have a word? I didn’t bother as...
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  5. Andrew Funnell

    Planting Advice for Newly Landscaped Garden (Horley, UK)

    A good one to try which will tolerate clay @Andrew Funnell is Calamagrostis Karl Foerster. It has a columnar form, growing to about 1.5m in flower. Others include Panicum Northwind, also narrow...
    A good one to try which will tolerate clay @Andrew Funnell is Calamagrostis Karl Foerster. It has a columnar form, growing to about 1.5m in flower. Others include Panicum Northwind, also narrow and columnar, and Miscanthus Malepartus which is a larger, vigorous grass. The three have different...
    A good one to try which will tolerate clay @Andrew Funnell is Calamagrostis Karl Foerster. It has a columnar form, growing to about 1.5m in flower. Others include Panicum Northwind, also narrow and columnar, and Miscanthus Malepartus which is a...
    A good one to try which will tolerate clay @Andrew Funnell is Calamagrostis Karl Foerster. It has a columnar form, growing to about 1.5m in flower. Others include Panicum Northwind, also narrow...
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  6. Neil Clements

    Has anyone planted a decorative garden only with edibles?

    Sunflower seeds make quite nice microgreens, I used ones for birdseed, much cheaper! Batchelors dried peas are the best for pea shoots.
    Sunflower seeds make quite nice microgreens, I used ones for birdseed, much cheaper! Batchelors dried peas are the best for pea shoots.
    Sunflower seeds make quite nice microgreens, I used ones for birdseed, much cheaper! Batchelors dried peas are the best for pea shoots.
    Sunflower seeds make quite nice microgreens, I used ones for birdseed, much cheaper! Batchelors dried peas are the best for pea shoots.
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  7. JWK
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    Show Off Your Pets 2026

    Wonderful. Sounds like our setup. :cat-kittyandsmiley:
    Wonderful. Sounds like our setup. :cat-kittyandsmiley:
    Wonderful. Sounds like our setup. :cat-kittyandsmiley:
    Wonderful. Sounds like our setup. :cat-kittyandsmiley:
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  8. shiney
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    Greenhouse - Goodbye Old Friend, Hello New

    In the mayor's garden of course. You can show them law that his/ her approval is not required. Then find another law granting you free passage to your property within the boundaries of another...
    In the mayor's garden of course. You can show them law that his/ her approval is not required. Then find another law granting you free passage to your property within the boundaries of another person.Simple! :biggrin:@shiney , looking very grand already :) Thanks for sharing the journey!
    In the mayor's garden of course. You can show them law that his/ her approval is not required. Then find another law granting you free passage to your property within the boundaries of another person.Simple! :biggrin:@shiney , looking very grand...
    In the mayor's garden of course. You can show them law that his/ her approval is not required. Then find another law granting you free passage to your property within the boundaries of another...
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  9. GreenFingeredPete

    Help With Growing Seeds

    Anyway I was in B&Q today and for 4 trays of pansies, so 48 plants for £14, also had a look in Morrisons who do good plants and they normally sell a big tray of plugs for £5, but non in...
    Anyway I was in B&Q today and for 4 trays of pansies, so 48 plants for £14, also had a look in Morrisons who do good plants and they normally sell a big tray of plugs for £5, but non in yet.Anyway I never see any Viola seeds ever for sale, which I mean retail shops that have a garden centre,...
    Anyway I was in B&Q today and for 4 trays of pansies, so 48 plants for £14, also had a look in Morrisons who do good plants and they normally sell a big tray of plugs for £5, but non in yet.Anyway I never see any Viola seeds ever for sale,...
    Anyway I was in B&Q today and for 4 trays of pansies, so 48 plants for £14, also had a look in Morrisons who do good plants and they normally sell a big tray of plugs for £5, but non in...
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  10. 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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  11. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    I too took the opportunity to wander around the garden in the late afternoon and collect woody stuff to chop up small and put in the general waste. Again this year there will be no green waste...
    I too took the opportunity to wander around the garden in the late afternoon and collect woody stuff to chop up small and put in the general waste. Again this year there will be no green waste collection, but they are going to dump on us two more wheelies for food and paper. So why can't they do...
    I too took the opportunity to wander around the garden in the late afternoon and collect woody stuff to chop up small and put in the general waste. Again this year there will be no green waste collection, but they are going to dump on us two more...
    I too took the opportunity to wander around the garden in the late afternoon and collect woody stuff to chop up small and put in the general waste. Again this year there will be no green waste...
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  12. Logan

    YouTube mega thread

    Proper plant talk.
    Proper plant talk.
    Proper plant talk.
    Proper plant talk.
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  13. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    NATO is mainly about keeping Russia in its place, but if you just want to be a buffer you do nothing, basically what has been going on for years.
    NATO is mainly about keeping Russia in its place, but if you just want to be a buffer you do nothing, basically what has been going on for years.
    NATO is mainly about keeping Russia in its place, but if you just want to be a buffer you do nothing, basically what has been going on for years.
    NATO is mainly about keeping Russia in its place, but if you just want to be a buffer you do nothing, basically what has been going on for years.
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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. shiney
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    FEBRUARY PHOTO COMPETITION 2026

    My hellebores' pretty faces.
    My hellebores' pretty faces.
    My hellebores' pretty faces.
    My hellebores' pretty faces.
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  17. 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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  18. Michael Hewett
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    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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  19. NigelJ
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    What's Looking Good February 2026

    My first Iris reticulata have opened today.
    My first Iris reticulata have opened today.
    My first Iris reticulata have opened today.
    My first Iris reticulata have opened today.
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  20. 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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