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  1. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    I always look at heating oil price as to full the tank cost a lot, just getting a 1000litres and the bill £740 but the tank is 2500litres bill would be £1800 so we alway look and try to buy when...
    I always look at heating oil price as to full the tank cost a lot, just getting a 1000litres and the bill £740 but the tank is 2500litres bill would be £1800 so we alway look and try to buy when it's low as pos
    I always look at heating oil price as to full the tank cost a lot, just getting a 1000litres and the bill £740 but the tank is 2500litres bill would be £1800 so we alway look and try to buy when it's low as pos
    I always look at heating oil price as to full the tank cost a lot, just getting a 1000litres and the bill £740 but the tank is 2500litres bill would be £1800 so we alway look and try to buy when...
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  2. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Good evening folks.Late home as had a meeting and did a few jobs for Dad so it’s an easy tea and early night ahead. I might watch some Crufts.I hope everyone has had a productive and/or...
    Good evening folks.Late home as had a meeting and did a few jobs for Dad so it’s an easy tea and early night ahead. I might watch some Crufts.I hope everyone has had a productive and/or enjoyable day - you all sound busy.Brilliant hedgehog pic @Liriodendron!Smart door and plants
    Good evening folks.Late home as had a meeting and did a few jobs for Dad so it’s an easy tea and early night ahead. I might watch some Crufts.I hope everyone has had a productive and/or enjoyable day - you all sound busy.Brilliant...
    Good evening folks.Late home as had a meeting and did a few jobs for Dad so it’s an easy tea and early night ahead. I might watch some Crufts.I hope everyone has had a productive and/or...
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  3. JWK
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    A Joke or Two 2026

    I thought it was two weeks before it gets there. Have we nothing else that has any capabilities, it's really a show up.
    I thought it was two weeks before it gets there. Have we nothing else that has any capabilities, it's really a show up.
    I thought it was two weeks before it gets there. Have we nothing else that has any capabilities, it's really a show up.
    I thought it was two weeks before it gets there. Have we nothing else that has any capabilities, it's really a show up.
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  4. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    Apparently I was feeling well enough to drag round a supermarket, someone needed new pants, but she didn't like them so we left with a bottle of Rose instead, so glad I went in the end. Visited a...
    Apparently I was feeling well enough to drag round a supermarket, someone needed new pants, but she didn't like them so we left with a bottle of Rose instead, so glad I went in the end. Visited a Garden Centre, good grief the prices have shot up, we will visit another one instead as I have a...
    Apparently I was feeling well enough to drag round a supermarket, someone needed new pants, but she didn't like them so we left with a bottle of Rose instead, so glad I went in the end. Visited a Garden Centre, good grief the prices have shot up,...
    Apparently I was feeling well enough to drag round a supermarket, someone needed new pants, but she didn't like them so we left with a bottle of Rose instead, so glad I went in the end. Visited a...
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  5. GreenFingeredPete

    Visiting Gardens

    The annual pass thing is spot on. I started doing that with a local garden and it completely changed how I think about winter planting. You notice stuff you'd never catch on a single visit.
    The annual pass thing is spot on. I started doing that with a local garden and it completely changed how I think about winter planting. You notice stuff you'd never catch on a single visit.
    The annual pass thing is spot on. I started doing that with a local garden and it completely changed how I think about winter planting. You notice stuff you'd never catch on a single visit.
    The annual pass thing is spot on. I started doing that with a local garden and it completely changed how I think about winter planting. You notice stuff you'd never catch on a single visit.
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  6. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    My parents also have Iranian friends, they are a family that has lived here for many decades and vehemently detest the regime in their homeland. We asked if their family in Iran was ok and they...
    My parents also have Iranian friends, they are a family that has lived here for many decades and vehemently detest the regime in their homeland. We asked if their family in Iran was ok and they haven't heard anything from them at all because the Internet has been blocked there. They are fraught...
    My parents also have Iranian friends, they are a family that has lived here for many decades and vehemently detest the regime in their homeland. We asked if their family in Iran was ok and they haven't heard anything from them at all because the...
    My parents also have Iranian friends, they are a family that has lived here for many decades and vehemently detest the regime in their homeland. We asked if their family in Iran was ok and they...
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  7. shiney
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    What's Looking Good March 2026

    Tidal wave petunias leafing up. This will be their third year here.
    Tidal wave petunias leafing up. This will be their third year here.
    Tidal wave petunias leafing up. This will be their third year here.
    Tidal wave petunias leafing up. This will be their third year here.
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  8. welshone

    Anyone ID this climber/trailer in photo

    I have one but it is not blooming yet.
    I have one but it is not blooming yet.
    I have one but it is not blooming yet.
    I have one but it is not blooming yet.
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  9. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    I trimmed some dead wood out of a caryopteris and some fuchsias, and moved a potted conifer from its coping-with-winter-wind spot to its better-weather position! :) Lovely to have a 3rd sunny day...
    I trimmed some dead wood out of a caryopteris and some fuchsias, and moved a potted conifer from its coping-with-winter-wind spot to its better-weather position! :) Lovely to have a 3rd sunny day in a row. I only had time for an hr out there, but every little helps when so much needs doing.
    I trimmed some dead wood out of a caryopteris and some fuchsias, and moved a potted conifer from its coping-with-winter-wind spot to its better-weather position! :) Lovely to have a 3rd sunny day in a row. I only had time for an hr out there,...
    I trimmed some dead wood out of a caryopteris and some fuchsias, and moved a potted conifer from its coping-with-winter-wind spot to its better-weather position! :) Lovely to have a 3rd sunny day...
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  10. hailbopp

    Not a clue, there is not much to go by atm!

    Good guess Pete sort of similar but Day lilies don’t have white roots or offsets like these do. Hopefully the mystery will be solved in a month or so
    Good guess Pete sort of similar but Day lilies don’t have white roots or offsets like these do. Hopefully the mystery will be solved in a month or so
    Good guess Pete sort of similar but Day lilies don’t have white roots or offsets like these do. Hopefully the mystery will be solved in a month or so
    Good guess Pete sort of similar but Day lilies don’t have white roots or offsets like these do. Hopefully the mystery will be solved in a month or so
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  11. JWK
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    What's buzzing flying near you 2026

    A male Reed Bunting visited briefly and went for the fat balls, not a common garden bird to come to a garden on an housing estate, a male Chaffinch came later which we haven't seen for a long...
    A male Reed Bunting visited briefly and went for the fat balls, not a common garden bird to come to a garden on an housing estate, a male Chaffinch came later which we haven't seen for a long time. Taken through the conservatory window into the sun so not very sharp
    A male Reed Bunting visited briefly and went for the fat balls, not a common garden bird to come to a garden on an housing estate, a male Chaffinch came later which we haven't seen for a long time. Taken through the conservatory window into the...
    A male Reed Bunting visited briefly and went for the fat balls, not a common garden bird to come to a garden on an housing estate, a male Chaffinch came later which we haven't seen for a long...
    Grey Wag 1.jpg Gold 2.jpg Chiffchaffs.jpg Goosander 2.jpg Goose 30.jpg goose 1.jpg
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  12. JWK
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    Butterfly/ Moth /Dragonfly Images 2026

    A surprise early Hummingbird Hawkmoth this afternoon as well as Red Admirals and a Peacock.
    A surprise early Hummingbird Hawkmoth this afternoon as well as Red Admirals and a Peacock.
    A surprise early Hummingbird Hawkmoth this afternoon as well as Red Admirals and a Peacock.
    A surprise early Hummingbird Hawkmoth this afternoon as well as Red Admirals and a Peacock.
    Admiral 1.jpg three Admirals.jpg Hum 5.jpg Hum 1.jpg Hummer 5.jpg Hum 1.jpg
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  13. eatenbyweasels
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    Tomato Growing 2026

    the grow light paranoia made me laugh, I had the same worry when I set mine up in the spare room window. ended up just telling the neighbours before they got any ideas.
    the grow light paranoia made me laugh, I had the same worry when I set mine up in the spare room window. ended up just telling the neighbours before they got any ideas.
    the grow light paranoia made me laugh, I had the same worry when I set mine up in the spare room window. ended up just telling the neighbours before they got any ideas.
    the grow light paranoia made me laugh, I had the same worry when I set mine up in the spare room window. ended up just telling the neighbours before they got any ideas.
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  14. Plumdodo

    Advice on raised beds please

    When I grew flowers for my daughter's wedding I used 2m x 1m. I had clay soil and I mixed bought compost into it. It was in my vegetable garden and I had Love in a Mist for years afterwards!
    When I grew flowers for my daughter's wedding I used 2m x 1m. I had clay soil and I mixed bought compost into it. It was in my vegetable garden and I had Love in a Mist for years afterwards!
    When I grew flowers for my daughter's wedding I used 2m x 1m. I had clay soil and I mixed bought compost into it. It was in my vegetable garden and I had Love in a Mist for years afterwards!
    When I grew flowers for my daughter's wedding I used 2m x 1m. I had clay soil and I mixed bought compost into it. It was in my vegetable garden and I had Love in a Mist for years afterwards!
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  15. shiney
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    MARCH PHOTO COMPETITION 2026

    Tits and Tulips :biggrin:
    Tits and Tulips :biggrin:
    Tits and Tulips :biggrin:
    Tits and Tulips :biggrin:
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  16. CostasK

    Portuguese laurel under stress

    Thank you very much @Plantminded, much appreciated. I do feel a bit guilty for the poor tree. It's the first "rootball" plant I have bought and I assumed that watering it thoroughly in the...
    Thank you very much @Plantminded, much appreciated. I do feel a bit guilty for the poor tree. It's the first "rootball" plant I have bought and I assumed that watering it thoroughly in the planting hole would have been enough. I should have done my homework beforehand.When it was soaking...
    Thank you very much @Plantminded, much appreciated. I do feel a bit guilty for the poor tree. It's the first "rootball" plant I have bought and I assumed that watering it thoroughly in the planting hole would have been enough. I should have done...
    Thank you very much @Plantminded, much appreciated. I do feel a bit guilty for the poor tree. It's the first "rootball" plant I have bought and I assumed that watering it thoroughly in the...
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  17. DaveyB

    Photinia red robin help

    Sometimes things just fail. You might have a wetspot in that area which could have caused root problems. If there are no obvious signs above ground, then I would have a gentle look at some of its...
    Sometimes things just fail. You might have a wetspot in that area which could have caused root problems. If there are no obvious signs above ground, then I would have a gentle look at some of its roots to see if that is the problem.
    Sometimes things just fail. You might have a wetspot in that area which could have caused root problems. If there are no obvious signs above ground, then I would have a gentle look at some of its roots to see if that is the problem.
    Sometimes things just fail. You might have a wetspot in that area which could have caused root problems. If there are no obvious signs above ground, then I would have a gentle look at some of its...
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  18. Selleri
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2026

    That looks gorgeous @Victoria
    That looks gorgeous @Victoria
    That looks gorgeous @Victoria
    That looks gorgeous @Victoria
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  19. GreenFingeredPete

    Nerines (Bowden)

    Hopefully. In autumn one of lidl had a stand with bulbs, the other - didn't at all.
    Hopefully. In autumn one of lidl had a stand with bulbs, the other - didn't at all.
    Hopefully. In autumn one of lidl had a stand with bulbs, the other - didn't at all.
    Hopefully. In autumn one of lidl had a stand with bulbs, the other - didn't at all.
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  20. JWK
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    Vegetable Growing 2026

    Growing some purple bok choy and some "perrenial" kales I was gifted, one is supposed to become a giant bush eventually that you can keep alive by taking cuttings. interesting!
    Growing some purple bok choy and some "perrenial" kales I was gifted, one is supposed to become a giant bush eventually that you can keep alive by taking cuttings. interesting!
    Growing some purple bok choy and some "perrenial" kales I was gifted, one is supposed to become a giant bush eventually that you can keep alive by taking cuttings. interesting!
    Growing some purple bok choy and some "perrenial" kales I was gifted, one is supposed to become a giant bush eventually that you can keep alive by taking cuttings. interesting!
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