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  1. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    Rain stopped and sun is out but struggling.
    Rain stopped and sun is out but struggling.
    Rain stopped and sun is out but struggling.
    Rain stopped and sun is out but struggling.
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  2. JWK
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    Things that have made you happy today 2026

    Got all the way to Sainsbury's and back without getting soaked! :hapydancsmil: A rare event in the last two months!
    Got all the way to Sainsbury's and back without getting soaked! :hapydancsmil: A rare event in the last two months!
    Got all the way to Sainsbury's and back without getting soaked! :hapydancsmil: A rare event in the last two months!
    Got all the way to Sainsbury's and back without getting soaked! :hapydancsmil: A rare event in the last two months!
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  3. JWK
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    A Joke or Two 2026

    Three excellent ones there, :loll:
    Three excellent ones there, :loll:
    Three excellent ones there, :loll:
    Three excellent ones there, :loll:
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  4. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    I had lots of lovely plans for outdoor gardening today but the tap controller has intervened! Grrr! Luckily, I have a bag of seed compost in my kitchen which I did deliberately so it would be nice...
    I had lots of lovely plans for outdoor gardening today but the tap controller has intervened! Grrr! Luckily, I have a bag of seed compost in my kitchen which I did deliberately so it would be nice and warm for seed sowing so that will be my plan for today. I do have a heated windowsill...
    I had lots of lovely plans for outdoor gardening today but the tap controller has intervened! Grrr! Luckily, I have a bag of seed compost in my kitchen which I did deliberately so it would be nice and warm for seed sowing so that will be my plan...
    I had lots of lovely plans for outdoor gardening today but the tap controller has intervened! Grrr! Luckily, I have a bag of seed compost in my kitchen which I did deliberately so it would be nice...
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  5. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    They certainly wouldn't like that as most seem to try to turn the interview into a party political broadcast.
    They certainly wouldn't like that as most seem to try to turn the interview into a party political broadcast.
    They certainly wouldn't like that as most seem to try to turn the interview into a party political broadcast.
    They certainly wouldn't like that as most seem to try to turn the interview into a party political broadcast.
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  6. Selleri
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2026

    Plants were Zanthoxylum armatum, Z acanthopodium, z giraldi, Z piperitum and a Ginkoa biloba.
    Plants were Zanthoxylum armatum, Z acanthopodium, z giraldi, Z piperitum and a Ginkoa biloba.
    Plants were Zanthoxylum armatum, Z acanthopodium, z giraldi, Z piperitum and a Ginkoa biloba.
    Plants were Zanthoxylum armatum, Z acanthopodium, z giraldi, Z piperitum and a Ginkoa biloba.
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  7. garden_shade

    New Gardener - help!

    I have a similar spade @GreenFingeredPete but I don't use it that often as I find that most perennials can be lifted and moved with either a trowel or border spade. Many of my borders are raised...
    I have a similar spade @GreenFingeredPete but I don't use it that often as I find that most perennials can be lifted and moved with either a trowel or border spade. Many of my borders are raised or sloping so it can have better reach than a trowel and a border spade can be awkward in some...
    I have a similar spade @GreenFingeredPete but I don't use it that often as I find that most perennials can be lifted and moved with either a trowel or border spade. Many of my borders are raised or sloping so it can have better reach than a...
    I have a similar spade @GreenFingeredPete but I don't use it that often as I find that most perennials can be lifted and moved with either a trowel or border spade. Many of my borders are raised...
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  8. JWK
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    Crafters Corner 2026

    I'm sure any of that yarn wouldve been snapped up by the ladies in the knit and natter I belong to @CanadianLori, we are a group of 15 old dears all around 70s and 80s,but love the laughs and...
    I'm sure any of that yarn wouldve been snapped up by the ladies in the knit and natter I belong to @CanadianLori, we are a group of 15 old dears all around 70s and 80s,but love the laughs and company. Our weekly meetings are held in an old disused chapel on a Monday. Some crochet,some knit and...
    I'm sure any of that yarn wouldve been snapped up by the ladies in the knit and natter I belong to @CanadianLori, we are a group of 15 old dears all around 70s and 80s,but love the laughs and company. Our weekly meetings are held in an old...
    I'm sure any of that yarn wouldve been snapped up by the ladies in the knit and natter I belong to @CanadianLori, we are a group of 15 old dears all around 70s and 80s,but love the laughs and...
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  9. Fat Controller
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    Migration to NEW software & server

    No such thing as a daft question!We don't have a hard and fast rule, nor indeed would I personally advocate that we need one - I think it has to be considered on a case by case basis. Clearly...
    No such thing as a daft question!We don't have a hard and fast rule, nor indeed would I personally advocate that we need one - I think it has to be considered on a case by case basis. Clearly if a thread hasn't had a reply for 18 months to two years, it is entering the 'old' territory at that...
    No such thing as a daft question!We don't have a hard and fast rule, nor indeed would I personally advocate that we need one - I think it has to be considered on a case by case basis. Clearly if a thread hasn't had a reply for 18 months to two...
    No such thing as a daft question!We don't have a hard and fast rule, nor indeed would I personally advocate that we need one - I think it has to be considered on a case by case basis. Clearly...
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  10. Plantminded
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  11. GreenFingeredPete

    Help With Growing Seeds

    Go for it.
    Go for it.
    Go for it.
    Go for it.
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  12. BB3

    Variegated lavender pruning

    Living in Scotland makes trying to grow Lavender even worse. I personally hate the stuff, every year without fail I am asked dozens of times if I have lavender in the charity plant sale.Answer...
    Living in Scotland makes trying to grow Lavender even worse. I personally hate the stuff, every year without fail I am asked dozens of times if I have lavender in the charity plant sale.Answer NO! What did I spy in Lidl yesterday? Lavender for sale….in February having been under glass and heat...
    Living in Scotland makes trying to grow Lavender even worse. I personally hate the stuff, every year without fail I am asked dozens of times if I have lavender in the charity plant sale.Answer NO! What did I spy in Lidl yesterday? Lavender for...
    Living in Scotland makes trying to grow Lavender even worse. I personally hate the stuff, every year without fail I am asked dozens of times if I have lavender in the charity plant sale.Answer...
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  13. ArmyAirForce
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    Non-Gardener builds an Observatory, Garden Railway and even Dabbles with Plants!

    This morning, we had a family trip out to Green Lane nursery, as they have a really good café! While there, Lynne got her eye on some pre-made hanging baskets. We had one at the front and one at...
    This morning, we had a family trip out to Green Lane nursery, as they have a really good café! While there, Lynne got her eye on some pre-made hanging baskets. We had one at the front and one at the back last year, but the rear basket is starting to fall apart.So Lynne's plan was to buy a...
    This morning, we had a family trip out to Green Lane nursery, as they have a really good café! While there, Lynne got her eye on some pre-made hanging baskets. We had one at the front and one at the back last year, but the rear basket is starting...
    This morning, we had a family trip out to Green Lane nursery, as they have a really good café! While there, Lynne got her eye on some pre-made hanging baskets. We had one at the front and one at...
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  14. BB3

    WORDS

    The misuse of emigrate/ immigrate peeves me, too.
    The misuse of emigrate/ immigrate peeves me, too.
    The misuse of emigrate/ immigrate peeves me, too.
    The misuse of emigrate/ immigrate peeves me, too.
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  15. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    We started having postal votes when we were both ting a lot for work, sometimes at short notice, and therefore not always in the area on polling day. We still find it convenient so we'll continue...
    We started having postal votes when we were both ting a lot for work, sometimes at short notice, and therefore not always in the area on polling day. We still find it convenient so we'll continue to do it for as long as we can. If I remember rightly we both had to re-apply and provide new...
    We started having postal votes when we were both ting a lot for work, sometimes at short notice, and therefore not always in the area on polling day. We still find it convenient so we'll continue to do it for as long as we can. If I remember...
    We started having postal votes when we were both ting a lot for work, sometimes at short notice, and therefore not always in the area on polling day. We still find it convenient so we'll continue...
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  16. JWK
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    What's buzzing flying near you 2026

    We had a Brimstone, a Red Admiral and a Peacock in the garden but the Peacock was the only one that settled.
    We had a Brimstone, a Red Admiral and a Peacock in the garden but the Peacock was the only one that settled.
    We had a Brimstone, a Red Admiral and a Peacock in the garden but the Peacock was the only one that settled.
    We had a Brimstone, a Red Admiral and a Peacock in the garden but the Peacock was the only one that settled.
    Grey Wag 1.jpg Gold 2.jpg Chiffchaffs.jpg Goosander 2.jpg Goose 30.jpg goose 1.jpg
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  17. simone_in_wiltshire
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  18. katecat58
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    Sarah Raven discount

    New discount SPRING30 for 30% off and free delivery if you spend £30. Sorry I dont know when it expires.
    New discount SPRING30 for 30% off and free delivery if you spend £30. Sorry I dont know when it expires.
    New discount SPRING30 for 30% off and free delivery if you spend £30. Sorry I dont know when it expires.
    New discount SPRING30 for 30% off and free delivery if you spend £30. Sorry I dont know when it expires.
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  19. Palustris

    He's boasting again!

    Latest book now out www.amazon.co.uk/Amazing-Adventure-Amanderella-Gottsnobbler/dp/B0GQ48VN93/
    Latest book now out www.amazon.co.uk/Amazing-Adventure-Amanderella-Gottsnobbler/dp/B0GQ48VN93/
    Latest book now out www.amazon.co.uk/Amazing-Adventure-Amanderella-Gottsnobbler/dp/B0GQ48VN93/
    Latest book now out www.amazon.co.uk/Amazing-Adventure-Amanderella-Gottsnobbler/dp/B0GQ48VN93/
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  20. Phil Clark

    Mature Thyme

    Our very old thyme has given up the ghost. Our fault because we didn't prune it back when we should have done. However some thyme (not sure which one) appeared in a different area of the garden in...
    Our very old thyme has given up the ghost. Our fault because we didn't prune it back when we should have done. However some thyme (not sure which one) appeared in a different area of the garden in a lavender bed more like a rock garden space, and this is a creeping one that the bees love.
    Our very old thyme has given up the ghost. Our fault because we didn't prune it back when we should have done. However some thyme (not sure which one) appeared in a different area of the garden in a lavender bed more like a rock garden space, and...
    Our very old thyme has given up the ghost. Our fault because we didn't prune it back when we should have done. However some thyme (not sure which one) appeared in a different area of the garden in...
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