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  1. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    Tbh @Friendly I don't remember much but I think the path was scraped out because I had a chap with a mini digger doing something else. I just worked on that scraped area. However I have since...
    Tbh @Friendly I don't remember much but I think the path was scraped out because I had a chap with a mini digger doing something else. I just worked on that scraped area. However I have since found my garden to be full of stones, rubble etc, so I might just have been lucky that it was stable enough
    Tbh @Friendly I don't remember much but I think the path was scraped out because I had a chap with a mini digger doing something else. I just worked on that scraped area. However I have since found my garden to be full of stones, rubble etc, so I...
    Tbh @Friendly I don't remember much but I think the path was scraped out because I had a chap with a mini digger doing something else. I just worked on that scraped area. However I have since...
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  2. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    Hot cross bun provision has gone mad! :doh: The supermarkets are packed with them in all manner of baffling flavours, including sticky toffee, Belgian chocolate, mixed berries, apple, lemon, cherry...
    Hot cross bun provision has gone mad! :doh: The supermarkets are packed with them in all manner of baffling flavours, including sticky toffee, Belgian chocolate, mixed berries, apple, lemon, cherry and chocolate, salted caramel, carrot cake, to name but a few. Why would you want a carrot cake...
    Hot cross bun provision has gone mad! :doh: The supermarkets are packed with them in all manner of baffling flavours, including sticky toffee, Belgian chocolate, mixed berries, apple, lemon, cherry and chocolate, salted caramel, carrot cake, to name...
    Hot cross bun provision has gone mad! :doh: The supermarkets are packed with them in all manner of baffling flavours, including sticky toffee, Belgian chocolate, mixed berries, apple, lemon, cherry...
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  3. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Yes I did, I was pleased with my last one. I think it was better insulated than glass - apart from being cheaper!
    Yes I did, I was pleased with my last one. I think it was better insulated than glass - apart from being cheaper!
    Yes I did, I was pleased with my last one. I think it was better insulated than glass - apart from being cheaper!
    Yes I did, I was pleased with my last one. I think it was better insulated than glass - apart from being cheaper!
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  4. Michael Hewett
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    Slow pages

    Found and done, Sir!
    Found and done, Sir!
    Found and done, Sir!
    Found and done, Sir!
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  5. simone_in_wiltshire

    Radio clock with wrong time the second Sunday

    @Pete8 thanks for that. Yes, I had checked the MSF website and saw that there have been maintenance work on February 3 to 5. Last time I changed the battery immediately. This time, I waited and it...
    @Pete8 thanks for that. Yes, I had checked the MSF website and saw that there have been maintenance work on February 3 to 5. Last time I changed the battery immediately. This time, I waited and it went back to normal an hour later. I wonder if it has to do with the summertime change in March,...
    @Pete8 thanks for that. Yes, I had checked the MSF website and saw that there have been maintenance work on February 3 to 5. Last time I changed the battery immediately. This time, I waited and it went back to normal an hour later. I wonder if it...
    @Pete8 thanks for that. Yes, I had checked the MSF website and saw that there have been maintenance work on February 3 to 5. Last time I changed the battery immediately. This time, I waited and it...
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  6. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    Today's moan is craters on the roads - not potholes, but actual craters....Mrs C has been off work for a week, so I've not driven the roads I usually do for almost 10 days. Because there is...
    Today's moan is craters on the roads - not potholes, but actual craters....Mrs C has been off work for a week, so I've not driven the roads I usually do for almost 10 days. Because there is roadworks going on to install pedestrian refuges at one end of a road, I have a bit of a circular...
    Today's moan is craters on the roads - not potholes, but actual craters....Mrs C has been off work for a week, so I've not driven the roads I usually do for almost 10 days. Because there is roadworks going on to install pedestrian refuges at...
    Today's moan is craters on the roads - not potholes, but actual craters....Mrs C has been off work for a week, so I've not driven the roads I usually do for almost 10 days. Because there is...
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  7. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    Sun finally showed itself at 3-ish with 15.3c. Still weakly out and 15c. Van still on the bench but Munchkin came in.
    Sun finally showed itself at 3-ish with 15.3c. Still weakly out and 15c. Van still on the bench but Munchkin came in.
    Sun finally showed itself at 3-ish with 15.3c. Still weakly out and 15c. Van still on the bench but Munchkin came in.
    Sun finally showed itself at 3-ish with 15.3c. Still weakly out and 15c. Van still on the bench but Munchkin came in.
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  8. NigelJ
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    What's Looking Good February 2026

    Another Iris reticulata.
    Another Iris reticulata.
    Another Iris reticulata.
    Another Iris reticulata.
    Crocus in grass.JPG Rubus formosensis fruit.JPG Sarcococca confusa.JPG PXL_20260201_123603827.MP.jpg IMG_20260201_085854933.jpg DSC05449.jpeg
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  9. PoppyB

    Partial screening suggestions

    That Escallonia should be a good one I had one in my last garden. Mahonias and Nandinas are slow growing, as you have found, and need more space to show their eventual shape, they are not really...
    That Escallonia should be a good one I had one in my last garden. Mahonias and Nandinas are slow growing, as you have found, and need more space to show their eventual shape, they are not really hedging plants.Another option, if you don’t mind it being deciduous, is flowering currant, Ribes...
    That Escallonia should be a good one I had one in my last garden. Mahonias and Nandinas are slow growing, as you have found, and need more space to show their eventual shape, they are not really hedging plants.Another option, if you don’t mind...
    That Escallonia should be a good one I had one in my last garden. Mahonias and Nandinas are slow growing, as you have found, and need more space to show their eventual shape, they are not really...
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  10. Andrew Funnell

    Planting Advice for Newly Landscaped Garden (Horley, UK)

    Landscaping has now mostly completed and I'm now able to share pictures of the beds (in alphabetical order). Please let me know your planting suggestions.
    Landscaping has now mostly completed and I'm now able to share pictures of the beds (in alphabetical order). Please let me know your planting suggestions.
    Landscaping has now mostly completed and I'm now able to share pictures of the beds (in alphabetical order). Please let me know your planting suggestions.
    Landscaping has now mostly completed and I'm now able to share pictures of the beds (in alphabetical order). Please let me know your planting suggestions.
    Garden design.jpg upload_2026-2-4_9-53-54.png Bed A.jpeg Bed B.jpeg Bed C.jpeg Bed D.jpeg
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  11. Kevin Cowans

    My Garden Progress

    Hello allI Hope you are Well.Well, the Garden Camera has Failed :wallbanging:I am going to be getting New Security Cameras Installed in a Couple of Months anyway, Hopefully.Maybe the Garden Camera...
    Hello allI Hope you are Well.Well, the Garden Camera has Failed :wallbanging:I am going to be getting New Security Cameras Installed in a Couple of Months anyway, Hopefully.Maybe the Garden Camera found out :noidea:I am looking at a Synology Camera as it is designed to work with Synology Surveillance...
    Hello allI Hope you are Well.Well, the Garden Camera has Failed :wallbanging:I am going to be getting New Security Cameras Installed in a Couple of Months anyway, Hopefully.Maybe the Garden Camera found out :noidea:I am looking at a Synology Camera as it is...
    Hello allI Hope you are Well.Well, the Garden Camera has Failed :wallbanging:I am going to be getting New Security Cameras Installed in a Couple of Months anyway, Hopefully.Maybe the Garden Camera...
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  12. shiney
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    FEBRUARY PHOTO COMPETITION 2026

    Walkies
    Walkies
    Walkies
    Walkies
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  13. Logan
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  14. 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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  15. 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...
    DSC07345.JPG D, kingianum - small.jpg 20260125_113348.jpg 20260119_193155.jpg upload_2026-1-31_13-47-36.png upload_2026-1-31_13-48-11.png
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  16. 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....
    20260213_145539.jpg CARDAMINE  HIRSUTA 30-10-2024 16-01-40.JPG CARDAMINE  HIRSUTA 16-04-2014 10-07-40.JPG CARDAMINE  HIRSUTA  HAIRY  BITTERCRESS 08-05-2008 12-37-51.JPG CARDAMINE  HIRSUTA  HAIRY  BITTERCRESS 02-05-2011 14-25-13.JPG CARDAMINE  HIRSUTA 08-05-2008 10-12-25.JPG
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  17. 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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  18. 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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  19. GreenFingeredPete

    Help With Growing Seeds

    @GreenFingeredPete well I'm going to try sowing 1 seed per plug, but I'm clumsy! If more turn up, I would try to carefully separate them - I bought some rather expensive tomato seeds so I don't...
    @GreenFingeredPete well I'm going to try sowing 1 seed per plug, but I'm clumsy! If more turn up, I would try to carefully separate them - I bought some rather expensive tomato seeds so I don't want to waste them. I grow lots of different things - exotics, annuals like Ammi, and so I wouldn't...
    @GreenFingeredPete well I'm going to try sowing 1 seed per plug, but I'm clumsy! If more turn up, I would try to carefully separate them - I bought some rather expensive tomato seeds so I don't want to waste them. I grow lots of different things...
    @GreenFingeredPete well I'm going to try sowing 1 seed per plug, but I'm clumsy! If more turn up, I would try to carefully separate them - I bought some rather expensive tomato seeds so I don't...
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  20. JWK
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