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  1. Michael Hewett
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    Slow pages

    Thanks for the donations - message from Webmaster. :blue thumb:The tech guy shall be in discussion with Admin over what needs doing, what can be done and what may not be possible if the updates for some...
    Thanks for the donations - message from Webmaster. :blue thumb:The tech guy shall be in discussion with Admin over what needs doing, what can be done and what may not be possible if the updates for some things are no longer available. I won't be involved in the tech side as I know nothing about...
    Thanks for the donations - message from Webmaster. :blue thumb:The tech guy shall be in discussion with Admin over what needs doing, what can be done and what may not be possible if the updates for some things are no longer available. I won't be involved...
    Thanks for the donations - message from Webmaster. :blue thumb:The tech guy shall be in discussion with Admin over what needs doing, what can be done and what may not be possible if the updates for some...
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  2. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    Just the other week I had someone phone offering good deals on double glazing. I told them that our downstairs windows are already double glazed but our upstairs windows aren't. So he offered to...
    Just the other week I had someone phone offering good deals on double glazing. I told them that our downstairs windows are already double glazed but our upstairs windows aren't. So he offered to send someone round to measure and give us a quote. On the date arranged I saw a van pull up in our...
    Just the other week I had someone phone offering good deals on double glazing. I told them that our downstairs windows are already double glazed but our upstairs windows aren't. So he offered to send someone round to measure and give us a...
    Just the other week I had someone phone offering good deals on double glazing. I told them that our downstairs windows are already double glazed but our upstairs windows aren't. So he offered to...
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  3. NigelJ
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    What's Looking Good February 2026

    Another Iris reticulata.
    Another Iris reticulata.
    Another Iris reticulata.
    Another Iris reticulata.
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  4. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    It wasn’t supposed to be dry @LunarSea, I was going to wait until tomorrow when the forecast sounded better, but I thought I’d better get on with it :biggrin:.
    It wasn’t supposed to be dry @LunarSea, I was going to wait until tomorrow when the forecast sounded better, but I thought I’d better get on with it :biggrin:.
    It wasn’t supposed to be dry @LunarSea, I was going to wait until tomorrow when the forecast sounded better, but I thought I’d better get on with it :biggrin:.
    It wasn’t supposed to be dry @LunarSea, I was going to wait until tomorrow when the forecast sounded better, but I thought I’d better get on with it :biggrin:.
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  5. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    We had our first dry day. The cold wind and no rain has dried the pavements. It was often sunny with clouds now and then. But it was the cold wind that stopped me from having a longer walk.
    We had our first dry day. The cold wind and no rain has dried the pavements. It was often sunny with clouds now and then. But it was the cold wind that stopped me from having a longer walk.
    We had our first dry day. The cold wind and no rain has dried the pavements. It was often sunny with clouds now and then. But it was the cold wind that stopped me from having a longer walk.
    We had our first dry day. The cold wind and no rain has dried the pavements. It was often sunny with clouds now and then. But it was the cold wind that stopped me from having a longer walk.
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  6. shiney
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    FEBRUARY PHOTO COMPETITION 2026

    Walkies
    Walkies
    Walkies
    Walkies
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  7. Logan
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  8. Penny_Forthem

    Growing strawberries in a raised bed

    I've half answered your query Penny on the Wakey Wakey thread.At the moment I'm growing Mara des bois ones in pots in my lean to greeenhouse to keep away slugs, snails and woodlice. They are...
    I've half answered your query Penny on the Wakey Wakey thread.At the moment I'm growing Mara des bois ones in pots in my lean to greeenhouse to keep away slugs, snails and woodlice. They are smaller but sweeter and crop for longer. Previously I'd bought a pack of 3 different kinds, Florence,...
    I've half answered your query Penny on the Wakey Wakey thread.At the moment I'm growing Mara des bois ones in pots in my lean to greeenhouse to keep away slugs, snails and woodlice. They are smaller but sweeter and crop for longer. Previously...
    I've half answered your query Penny on the Wakey Wakey thread.At the moment I'm growing Mara des bois ones in pots in my lean to greeenhouse to keep away slugs, snails and woodlice. They are...
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  9. Loofah
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    Friendly x 4

    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Dreadful news @Penny_Forthem, my sympathies to both you and your friend.
    Dreadful news @Penny_Forthem, my sympathies to both you and your friend.
    Dreadful news @Penny_Forthem, my sympathies to both you and your friend.
    Dreadful news @Penny_Forthem, my sympathies to both you and your friend.
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  10. JWK
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    Show Us Your HousePlants In Bloom Now 2026

    Things that happen when you raid BM for reduced to clear- bulbs, end up with too many, and stuff them anywhere anyhow.Finish with placing behind the curtain and forget about them for a month or...
    Things that happen when you raid BM for reduced to clear- bulbs, end up with too many, and stuff them anywhere anyhow.Finish with placing behind the curtain and forget about them for a month or so.:roflol:
    Things that happen when you raid BM for reduced to clear- bulbs, end up with too many, and stuff them anywhere anyhow.Finish with placing behind the curtain and forget about them for a month or so.:roflol:
    Things that happen when you raid BM for reduced to clear- bulbs, end up with too many, and stuff them anywhere anyhow.Finish with placing behind the curtain and forget about them for a month or...
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  11. Kevin Cowans

    What is this Weed?

    Looks a match to me for Cardamine hirsuta.Structure and Shape: The leaves are pinnately compound, meaning they have a central stem (rachis) with multiple leaflets arranged on either side....
    Looks a match to me for Cardamine hirsuta.Structure and Shape: The leaves are pinnately compound, meaning they have a central stem (rachis) with multiple leaflets arranged on either side. There are typically 3 to 7 pairs (sometimes 5-15) of lateral leaflets, plus a single, distinct, terminal...
    Looks a match to me for Cardamine hirsuta.Structure and Shape: The leaves are pinnately compound, meaning they have a central stem (rachis) with multiple leaflets arranged on either side. There are typically 3 to 7 pairs (sometimes 5-15) of...
    Looks a match to me for Cardamine hirsuta.Structure and Shape: The leaves are pinnately compound, meaning they have a central stem (rachis) with multiple leaflets arranged on either side....
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  12. JWK
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    Show Off Your Pets 2026

    Ah, lovely little friends :imphrt:
    Ah, lovely little friends :imphrt:
    Ah, lovely little friends :imphrt:
    Ah, lovely little friends :imphrt:
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  13. Nickoslesteros

    Moving a David Austin shrub rose

    Thanks everyone. I think I've successfully moved it. Oddly it didn't have masses of roots. These Davjd Austin roses have resly struggled in my garden
    Thanks everyone. I think I've successfully moved it. Oddly it didn't have masses of roots. These Davjd Austin roses have resly struggled in my garden
    Thanks everyone. I think I've successfully moved it. Oddly it didn't have masses of roots. These Davjd Austin roses have resly struggled in my garden
    Thanks everyone. I think I've successfully moved it. Oddly it didn't have masses of roots. These Davjd Austin roses have resly struggled in my garden
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  14. GreenFingeredPete

    Help With Growing Seeds

    When I used to volunteer at the botanic garden, plants from abroad just got put into the appropriate greenhouse - cool, intermediate or warm. Those black tent structures are, I'm sure, structured...
    When I used to volunteer at the botanic garden, plants from abroad just got put into the appropriate greenhouse - cool, intermediate or warm. Those black tent structures are, I'm sure, structured to avoid people seeing what is being grown under very intensive conditions :biggrin:
    When I used to volunteer at the botanic garden, plants from abroad just got put into the appropriate greenhouse - cool, intermediate or warm. Those black tent structures are, I'm sure, structured to avoid people seeing what is being grown under...
    When I used to volunteer at the botanic garden, plants from abroad just got put into the appropriate greenhouse - cool, intermediate or warm. Those black tent structures are, I'm sure, structured...
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  15. JWK
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  16. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    BBC Good Food @CanadianLori - put hot cross bun in the search box and lots will come up - classic and variations.
    BBC Good Food @CanadianLori - put hot cross bun in the search box and lots will come up - classic and variations.
    BBC Good Food @CanadianLori - put hot cross bun in the search box and lots will come up - classic and variations.
    BBC Good Food @CanadianLori - put hot cross bun in the search box and lots will come up - classic and variations.
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  17. JWK
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    What's buzzing flying near you 2026

    White Tailed Eagle seen flying high over the house this morning, looks like the male of the 'resident' pair as it only has one foot.
    White Tailed Eagle seen flying high over the house this morning, looks like the male of the 'resident' pair as it only has one foot.
    White Tailed Eagle seen flying high over the house this morning, looks like the male of the 'resident' pair as it only has one foot.
    White Tailed Eagle seen flying high over the house this morning, looks like the male of the 'resident' pair as it only has one foot.
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  18. Plantminded
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    Plants which tolerate wet winters and dry summers

    We went there a few years ago - my dream garden!
    We went there a few years ago - my dream garden!
    We went there a few years ago - my dream garden!
    We went there a few years ago - my dream garden!
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  19. GreenFingeredPete

    GQT

    Unfortunately I have to break it to some of the folk on here that Fred Loads has retired!!I listen to a lot of stuff on the go or whilst doing gardening, this maybe GQT, EPOS (Elaine Paige on...
    Unfortunately I have to break it to some of the folk on here that Fred Loads has retired!!I listen to a lot of stuff on the go or whilst doing gardening, this maybe GQT, EPOS (Elaine Paige on Sunday), The News Agents or The Rest is Politics. Always downloaded, great on a speaker in the garden...
    Unfortunately I have to break it to some of the folk on here that Fred Loads has retired!!I listen to a lot of stuff on the go or whilst doing gardening, this maybe GQT, EPOS (Elaine Paige on Sunday), The News Agents or The Rest is Politics....
    Unfortunately I have to break it to some of the folk on here that Fred Loads has retired!!I listen to a lot of stuff on the go or whilst doing gardening, this maybe GQT, EPOS (Elaine Paige on...
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  20. Victoria
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    Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

    I agree, very cheery.
    I agree, very cheery.
    I agree, very cheery.
    I agree, very cheery.
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