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  1. JWK
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    Best supplier of compost 2026

    I had my delivery of clover and pure Irish peat. Just it may help someone. Poundland again has Growmoore substrate. £3 for 20l bag (hope I remember correctly). Quite good, and that size of bag is...
    I had my delivery of clover and pure Irish peat. Just it may help someone. Poundland again has Growmoore substrate. £3 for 20l bag (hope I remember correctly). Quite good, and that size of bag is easy to take with, if not much compost needed.
    I had my delivery of clover and pure Irish peat. Just it may help someone. Poundland again has Growmoore substrate. £3 for 20l bag (hope I remember correctly). Quite good, and that size of bag is easy to take with, if not much compost needed.
    I had my delivery of clover and pure Irish peat. Just it may help someone. Poundland again has Growmoore substrate. £3 for 20l bag (hope I remember correctly). Quite good, and that size of bag is...
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  2. Logan
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  3. JWK
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    Show Off Your Pets 2026

    Apparently I was taking too long to dish out the biscuits
    Apparently I was taking too long to dish out the biscuits
    Apparently I was taking too long to dish out the biscuits
    Apparently I was taking too long to dish out the biscuits
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  4. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    Buy one flavour a week during Lent, freeze, then Easter Sunday tuck in.
    Buy one flavour a week during Lent, freeze, then Easter Sunday tuck in.
    Buy one flavour a week during Lent, freeze, then Easter Sunday tuck in.
    Buy one flavour a week during Lent, freeze, then Easter Sunday tuck in.
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  5. Jungle Jane

    Anyone struck fig tree cuttings before?

    I took a bunch and just threw them in soil. If they root they root. But where to put them...
    I took a bunch and just threw them in soil. If they root they root. But where to put them...
    I took a bunch and just threw them in soil. If they root they root. But where to put them...
    I took a bunch and just threw them in soil. If they root they root. But where to put them...
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  6. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    Good luck with your purchases Muckboots often have big discounts on their own website so it’s worth looking in every now and again.
    Good luck with your purchases Muckboots often have big discounts on their own website so it’s worth looking in every now and again.
    Good luck with your purchases Muckboots often have big discounts on their own website so it’s worth looking in every now and again.
    Good luck with your purchases Muckboots often have big discounts on their own website so it’s worth looking in every now and again.
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  7. machtucker

    Ideas for shady front garden....

    If you did decide to remove your grass areas @machtucker, Hakonechloa makes good ground cover. I have it planted under an Acer in my lower garden shown below in summer, autumn and winter.
    If you did decide to remove your grass areas @machtucker, Hakonechloa makes good ground cover. I have it planted under an Acer in my lower garden shown below in summer, autumn and winter.
    If you did decide to remove your grass areas @machtucker, Hakonechloa makes good ground cover. I have it planted under an Acer in my lower garden shown below in summer, autumn and winter.
    If you did decide to remove your grass areas @machtucker, Hakonechloa makes good ground cover. I have it planted under an Acer in my lower garden shown below in summer, autumn and winter.
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  8. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    I am determined to have any early night tonight - not that it makes any odds really as my sleep pattern is awful. If I can get to bed before 22:00 I have a chance of having some hours sleep. I am...
    I am determined to have any early night tonight - not that it makes any odds really as my sleep pattern is awful. If I can get to bed before 22:00 I have a chance of having some hours sleep. I am usually wide awake at 03:00 so I do get a lot of reading done! Signing out now so I'll see you all...
    I am determined to have any early night tonight - not that it makes any odds really as my sleep pattern is awful. If I can get to bed before 22:00 I have a chance of having some hours sleep. I am usually wide awake at 03:00 so I do get a lot of...
    I am determined to have any early night tonight - not that it makes any odds really as my sleep pattern is awful. If I can get to bed before 22:00 I have a chance of having some hours sleep. I am...
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  9. GreenFingeredPete

    Help With Growing Seeds

    @GreenFingeredPete pics please? I'd like to see your new equipment even though it will be a little time before anything germinates. Since I rarely buy plants and mainly grow from seed, I'm also...
    @GreenFingeredPete pics please? I'd like to see your new equipment even though it will be a little time before anything germinates. Since I rarely buy plants and mainly grow from seed, I'm also good with staring at dirt and imagining grown plugs there.
    @GreenFingeredPete pics please? I'd like to see your new equipment even though it will be a little time before anything germinates. Since I rarely buy plants and mainly grow from seed, I'm also good with staring at dirt and imagining grown plugs...
    @GreenFingeredPete pics please? I'd like to see your new equipment even though it will be a little time before anything germinates. Since I rarely buy plants and mainly grow from seed, I'm also...
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  10. Notwellygood

    Unknown seedling

    Nine thousand! Ri-ight. Well, we'll see what it does this year... :fingers crossed:
    Nine thousand! Ri-ight. Well, we'll see what it does this year... :fingers crossed:
    Nine thousand! Ri-ight. Well, we'll see what it does this year... :fingers crossed:
    Nine thousand! Ri-ight. Well, we'll see what it does this year... :fingers crossed:
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  11. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    It's 1c and feels like -4c. Strong easterly wind. Waiting for the snow to start.
    It's 1c and feels like -4c. Strong easterly wind. Waiting for the snow to start.
    It's 1c and feels like -4c. Strong easterly wind. Waiting for the snow to start.
    It's 1c and feels like -4c. Strong easterly wind. Waiting for the snow to start.
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  12. JWK
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    Show Us Your HousePlants In Bloom Now 2026

    In situ: :)
    In situ: :)
    In situ: :)
    In situ: :)
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  13. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    I have trouble growing runner beans in Dordogne @shiney but I always try as they are our favourites and we get a few. Summers are getting so hot here. Yours look wonderful.Yesterday I weeded the...
    I have trouble growing runner beans in Dordogne @shiney but I always try as they are our favourites and we get a few. Summers are getting so hot here. Yours look wonderful.Yesterday I weeded the flowerbed under the mulberry tree on the side of the drive. The hellebores are there. I was able to...
    I have trouble growing runner beans in Dordogne @shiney but I always try as they are our favourites and we get a few. Summers are getting so hot here. Yours look wonderful.Yesterday I weeded the flowerbed under the mulberry tree on the side of...
    I have trouble growing runner beans in Dordogne @shiney but I always try as they are our favourites and we get a few. Summers are getting so hot here. Yours look wonderful.Yesterday I weeded the...
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  14. BB3

    How do I stunt a begonia boliviensis without killing it?

    If you cut it into several bits, then you could plant 3 divisions in a single pot which would bulk it up. Then plant the rest into other pots.I Googled how to split and it said -AI...
    If you cut it into several bits, then you could plant 3 divisions in a single pot which would bulk it up. Then plant the rest into other pots.I Googled how to split and it said -AI OverviewSplitting Begonia boliviensis is best done in early spring as tubers start growing, by cutting the...
    If you cut it into several bits, then you could plant 3 divisions in a single pot which would bulk it up. Then plant the rest into other pots.I Googled how to split and it said -AI OverviewSplitting Begonia boliviensis is best done in...
    If you cut it into several bits, then you could plant 3 divisions in a single pot which would bulk it up. Then plant the rest into other pots.I Googled how to split and it said -AI...
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  15. BezzaDougal

    Plants for memorial area

    Trailing Rosemary would be suitable and more attractive in a small area.
    Trailing Rosemary would be suitable and more attractive in a small area.
    Trailing Rosemary would be suitable and more attractive in a small area.
    Trailing Rosemary would be suitable and more attractive in a small area.
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  16. JWK
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  17. Kevin Cowans

    My Garden Progress

    I found that Phlox is pretty much bullet proof. If it was me, I'd dig it up, rinse all of the soil from the roots. Pull all of the grass and then re-plant the phlox. I think it would forgive you.
    I found that Phlox is pretty much bullet proof. If it was me, I'd dig it up, rinse all of the soil from the roots. Pull all of the grass and then re-plant the phlox. I think it would forgive you.
    I found that Phlox is pretty much bullet proof. If it was me, I'd dig it up, rinse all of the soil from the roots. Pull all of the grass and then re-plant the phlox. I think it would forgive you.
    I found that Phlox is pretty much bullet proof. If it was me, I'd dig it up, rinse all of the soil from the roots. Pull all of the grass and then re-plant the phlox. I think it would forgive you.
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  18. Selleri
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2026

    Asarum proboscideum, strobilanthes Brunetthy, viola odorata Elle, acis autumnalis, hellebore double picotee.
    Asarum proboscideum, strobilanthes Brunetthy, viola odorata Elle, acis autumnalis, hellebore double picotee.
    Asarum proboscideum, strobilanthes Brunetthy, viola odorata Elle, acis autumnalis, hellebore double picotee.
    Asarum proboscideum, strobilanthes Brunetthy, viola odorata Elle, acis autumnalis, hellebore double picotee.
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  19. Tidemark
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    A happy story in the news? Really? Really!

    That sort of stupidity boils my blood - it was clear to anyone with eyes that a fair bit of snow was due and there is muppets like that going walking up in the mountains putting themselves, their...
    That sort of stupidity boils my blood - it was clear to anyone with eyes that a fair bit of snow was due and there is muppets like that going walking up in the mountains putting themselves, their pets and their rescuers needlessly at risk.
    That sort of stupidity boils my blood - it was clear to anyone with eyes that a fair bit of snow was due and there is muppets like that going walking up in the mountains putting themselves, their pets and their rescuers needlessly at risk.
    That sort of stupidity boils my blood - it was clear to anyone with eyes that a fair bit of snow was due and there is muppets like that going walking up in the mountains putting themselves, their...
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  20. Pe7e

    Overwhelmed by my garden

    Get rid of all the rubbish and plastic and follow the suggestions above so you have a clean slate to work with. Then with some graph paper plan out your garden. If you enter your location you will...
    Get rid of all the rubbish and plastic and follow the suggestions above so you have a clean slate to work with. Then with some graph paper plan out your garden. If you enter your location you will receive better advice as you could be anywhere between the Orkneys and the Channel Islands or the...
    Get rid of all the rubbish and plastic and follow the suggestions above so you have a clean slate to work with. Then with some graph paper plan out your garden. If you enter your location you will receive better advice as you could be anywhere...
    Get rid of all the rubbish and plastic and follow the suggestions above so you have a clean slate to work with. Then with some graph paper plan out your garden. If you enter your location you will...
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