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Mysterious plant or fungus
Yes, I think slugs are a final resort for most predators, and who can blame them.Leopard slugs are pretty good at controlling them.
Yes, I think slugs are a final resort for most predators, and who can blame them.Leopard slugs are pretty good at controlling them.
Yes, I think slugs are a final resort for most predators, and who can blame them.Leopard slugs are pretty good at controlling them.
Yes, I think slugs are a final resort for most predators, and who can blame them.Leopard slugs are pretty good at controlling them.
simone_in_wiltshire, Feb 10, 2026 at 2:49 PM, Identification Area
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pete
Feb 10, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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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! @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! @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...
shiney, Oct 25, 2025, Garden Projects and DIY ... 15 16 17
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Selleri
Feb 10, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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...
GreenFingeredPete, Feb 7, 2025, NEW Gardeners ! ... 8 9 10
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GreenFingeredPete
Feb 10, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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Latest moan from you and me 2026
@CanadianLori nothing Trump does is a surprise anymore. The only wonder is that anyone in the US still thinks he's OK let alone doing a good job. He's shown himself repeatedly to be dishonest and...
@CanadianLori nothing Trump does is a surprise anymore. The only wonder is that anyone in the US still thinks he's OK let alone doing a good job. He's shown himself repeatedly to be dishonest and to have a total disregard and ignorance of any treaty/law/constitutional article or amendment that...
@CanadianLori nothing Trump does is a surprise anymore. The only wonder is that anyone in the US still thinks he's OK let alone doing a good job. He's shown himself repeatedly to be dishonest and to have a total disregard and ignorance of any...
@CanadianLori nothing Trump does is a surprise anymore. The only wonder is that anyone in the US still thinks he's OK let alone doing a good job. He's shown himself repeatedly to be dishonest and...
JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Off-Topic Discussion ... 38 39 40
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Obelix-Vendée
Feb 10, 2026 at 10:48 PM
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What's your weather like 2026
It got up to4c 40f. A total bonus. The sun peeped for about an hour too. It really lifts your spirit.
It got up to4c 40f. A total bonus. The sun peeped for about an hour too. It really lifts your spirit.
It got up to4c 40f. A total bonus. The sun peeped for about an hour too. It really lifts your spirit.
It got up to4c 40f. A total bonus. The sun peeped for about an hour too. It really lifts your spirit.
JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Off-Topic Discussion ... 64 65 66
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CanadianLori
Feb 10, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026
@Ladybird I believe that if you planted those trees 40 years ago and no-one has said anything then they and the land belong to you. There were ancient laws covering this but the Land...
@Ladybird I believe that if you planted those trees 40 years ago and no-one has said anything then they and the land belong to you. There were ancient laws covering this but the Land Registration Act oF 2002 recognises squatters' right of possession after just 10 years. It's called Adverse...
@Ladybird I believe that if you planted those trees 40 years ago and no-one has said anything then they and the land belong to you. There were ancient laws covering this but the Land Registration Act oF 2002 recognises squatters' right of...
@Ladybird I believe that if you planted those trees 40 years ago and no-one has said anything then they and the land belong to you. There were ancient laws covering this but the Land...
Loofah, Jan 1, 2026, The Muppet Show ... 40 41 42
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Obelix-Vendée
Feb 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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Electric cars.
That keeps the other lanes clear for us then .
That keeps the other lanes clear for us then .
That keeps the other lanes clear for us then .
That keeps the other lanes clear for us then .
pete, Apr 7, 2021, Off-Topic Discussion ... 187 188 189
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Plantminded
Feb 10, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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...
Andrew Funnell, Feb 3, 2026, Off-Topic Discussion
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Plantminded
Feb 10, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Improving drainage help
Bit late for this year but if you have really claggy clay soil I'd try winter green manure, something like grazing rye, it works if you dig it in when the clay is drying slightly, wait too long...
Bit late for this year but if you have really claggy clay soil I'd try winter green manure, something like grazing rye, it works if you dig it in when the clay is drying slightly, wait too long and it will be hard work. The rye really helps the drying out in early spring and the roots make the...
Bit late for this year but if you have really claggy clay soil I'd try winter green manure, something like grazing rye, it works if you dig it in when the clay is drying slightly, wait too long and it will be hard work. The rye really helps the...
Bit late for this year but if you have really claggy clay soil I'd try winter green manure, something like grazing rye, it works if you dig it in when the clay is drying slightly, wait too long...
kristie davies, Jan 16, 2026, NEW Gardeners ! ... 2
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pete
Feb 10, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Planting a new fruit tree
Use your search engine and input - how to use manure for fruit trees. This will help.
Use your search engine and input - how to use manure for fruit trees. This will help.
Use your search engine and input - how to use manure for fruit trees. This will help.
Use your search engine and input - how to use manure for fruit trees. This will help.
Novice Gardener Laura, Feb 5, 2026 at 2:13 PM, Trees
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waterbut
Feb 10, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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What are we doing in the garden 2026
Done more preparation for spring. Got the little hedgetrimmer out and cut back the honeysuckle / ivy on the fence between next door, it were like a wilderness round the back of the shed with the...
Done more preparation for spring. Got the little hedgetrimmer out and cut back the honeysuckle / ivy on the fence between next door, it were like a wilderness round the back of the shed with the ivy. Cut back some of the apple tree over hanging next door and pruned some more roses.Smashed up...
Done more preparation for spring. Got the little hedgetrimmer out and cut back the honeysuckle / ivy on the fence between next door, it were like a wilderness round the back of the shed with the ivy. Cut back some of the apple tree over hanging...
Done more preparation for spring. Got the little hedgetrimmer out and cut back the honeysuckle / ivy on the fence between next door, it were like a wilderness round the back of the shed with the...
simone_in_wiltshire, Jan 1, 2026, General Gardening Discussion ... 11 12 13
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Perki
Feb 10, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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Show Off Your Pets 2026
Beautiful. Will she be an indoor or indoor/outdoor member of the family? Ours are allowed out from 8am to 7pm this time of year, an hour more in Summer.
Beautiful. Will she be an indoor or indoor/outdoor member of the family? Ours are allowed out from 8am to 7pm this time of year, an hour more in Summer.
Beautiful. Will she be an indoor or indoor/outdoor member of the family? Ours are allowed out from 8am to 7pm this time of year, an hour more in Summer.
Beautiful. Will she be an indoor or indoor/outdoor member of the family? Ours are allowed out from 8am to 7pm this time of year, an hour more in Summer.
JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Pets Corner ... 4 5 6
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Victoria
Feb 10, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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A Joke or Two 2026

JWK, Jan 1, 2026, The Muppet Show ... 14 15 16
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Ladybird4
Feb 10, 2026 at 7:25 AM
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...
GreenFingeredPete, Feb 6, 2026 at 3:40 PM, General Gardening Discussion
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GreenFingeredPete
Feb 10, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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....
Neil Clements, Feb 6, 2026 at 3:25 PM, Edible Gardening ... 2 3
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infradig
Feb 9, 2026 at 9:37 PM
YouTube mega thread
Proper plant talk.
Proper plant talk.
Proper plant talk.
Proper plant talk.
Logan, Oct 27, 2024, Off-Topic Discussion ... 27 28 29
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NigelJ
Feb 9, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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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

Jenny namaste, Feb 9, 2026 at 10:13 AM, Container Gardening
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Jenny namaste
Feb 9, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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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!

JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Members Gallery
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Plantminded
Feb 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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FEBRUARY PHOTO COMPETITION 2026
Tranquility.
Tranquility.
Tranquility.
Tranquility.

shiney, Feb 1, 2026, Photo Competitions
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Plantminded
Feb 9, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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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!
Selleri, Jan 2, 2026, General Gardening Discussion ... 4 5 6
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Plantminded
Feb 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM

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