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  1. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    4 degrees but the sun is doing it's best to warm us up, no wind after a wet and windy night, forecast is dry today and wet and windy over the weekend.
    4 degrees but the sun is doing it's best to warm us up, no wind after a wet and windy night, forecast is dry today and wet and windy over the weekend.
    4 degrees but the sun is doing it's best to warm us up, no wind after a wet and windy night, forecast is dry today and wet and windy over the weekend.
    4 degrees but the sun is doing it's best to warm us up, no wind after a wet and windy night, forecast is dry today and wet and windy over the weekend.
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  2. shiney
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    RESULT OF THE MARCH PHOTO COMPETITION 2026

    They are very pretty flowers @Scroggin . Well done. Our blackthorn has only just come out.
    They are very pretty flowers @Scroggin . Well done. Our blackthorn has only just come out.
    They are very pretty flowers @Scroggin . Well done. Our blackthorn has only just come out.
    They are very pretty flowers @Scroggin . Well done. Our blackthorn has only just come out.
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  3. Fat Controller
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    Migration to NEW software & server

    Well, don't fret on it. It's in the log now so if it's appropriate and possible we can add it in.
    Well, don't fret on it. It's in the log now so if it's appropriate and possible we can add it in.
    Well, don't fret on it. It's in the log now so if it's appropriate and possible we can add it in.
    Well, don't fret on it. It's in the log now so if it's appropriate and possible we can add it in.
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  4. Tidemark

    Why not?

    Curiously I came across this story the other day. Apparently the Chinese have been storing cremation ashes in unused apartments in new tower blocks. China bans storing cremated remains in empty...
    Curiously I came across this story the other day. Apparently the Chinese have been storing cremation ashes in unused apartments in new tower blocks. China bans storing cremated remains in empty 'bone ash apartments'
    Curiously I came across this story the other day. Apparently the Chinese have been storing cremation ashes in unused apartments in new tower blocks. China bans storing cremated remains in empty 'bone ash apartments'
    Curiously I came across this story the other day. Apparently the Chinese have been storing cremation ashes in unused apartments in new tower blocks. China bans storing cremated remains in empty...
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  5. potted

    Hoster's

    Yes a moat is probably better, but I am so clumsy I'd probably knock everything and end up with water everywhere. Also you need to be very sure that the pot doesn't already have a slug population....
    Yes a moat is probably better, but I am so clumsy I'd probably knock everything and end up with water everywhere. Also you need to be very sure that the pot doesn't already have a slug population. I've been tidying up the greenhouse and found loads hidden under the pots.
    Yes a moat is probably better, but I am so clumsy I'd probably knock everything and end up with water everywhere. Also you need to be very sure that the pot doesn't already have a slug population. I've been tidying up the greenhouse and found...
    Yes a moat is probably better, but I am so clumsy I'd probably knock everything and end up with water everywhere. Also you need to be very sure that the pot doesn't already have a slug population....
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  6. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    The dwarf one, Cortaderia Pumila, doesn’t have world domination tendencies fortunately :biggrin:. It won’t get much bigger than it was when I cut it down.
    The dwarf one, Cortaderia Pumila, doesn’t have world domination tendencies fortunately :biggrin:. It won’t get much bigger than it was when I cut it down.
    The dwarf one, Cortaderia Pumila, doesn’t have world domination tendencies fortunately :biggrin:. It won’t get much bigger than it was when I cut it down.
    The dwarf one, Cortaderia Pumila, doesn’t have world domination tendencies fortunately :biggrin:. It won’t get much bigger than it was when I cut it down.
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  7. Marley Farley
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    WILDFLOWERS YOU HAVE SEEN WHILE OUT WALKING

    @Michael Hewett Dogs Mercury can persist where a woodland had been many many years ago so maybe there used to be woods in your area.
    @Michael Hewett Dogs Mercury can persist where a woodland had been many many years ago so maybe there used to be woods in your area.
    @Michael Hewett Dogs Mercury can persist where a woodland had been many many years ago so maybe there used to be woods in your area.
    @Michael Hewett Dogs Mercury can persist where a woodland had been many many years ago so maybe there used to be woods in your area.
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  8. pete

    Mushroom compost

    I've only ever used it myself as a soil improvement. You can usually only get it in bulk, not really looked to see if you can get it in bags.
    I've only ever used it myself as a soil improvement. You can usually only get it in bulk, not really looked to see if you can get it in bags.
    I've only ever used it myself as a soil improvement. You can usually only get it in bulk, not really looked to see if you can get it in bags.
    I've only ever used it myself as a soil improvement. You can usually only get it in bulk, not really looked to see if you can get it in bags.
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  9. JWK
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  10. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Good morning from a quite busy Donkey Sanctuary! More people than usual at this time of the morning, but mainly adults. Probably, like us, planning to get here before the kids arrive, and the...
    Good morning from a quite busy Donkey Sanctuary! More people than usual at this time of the morning, but mainly adults. Probably, like us, planning to get here before the kids arrive, and the children are probably relishing a sleep in! It was cloudy with a very light drizzle when I put the...
    Good morning from a quite busy Donkey Sanctuary! More people than usual at this time of the morning, but mainly adults. Probably, like us, planning to get here before the kids arrive, and the children are probably relishing a sleep in! It was...
    Good morning from a quite busy Donkey Sanctuary! More people than usual at this time of the morning, but mainly adults. Probably, like us, planning to get here before the kids arrive, and the...
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  11. Friendly

    Holly fern cyrtomium fortunei

    And very nice as well and a good size …make sure you water once a week will be fine..
    And very nice as well and a good size …make sure you water once a week will be fine..
    And very nice as well and a good size …make sure you water once a week will be fine..
    And very nice as well and a good size …make sure you water once a week will be fine..
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  12. wiseowl
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    Seed Sowing This Month April

    Big month here too. Just got the runner beans and courgettes started, and a tray of basil that'll probably take forever as usual. Trying a few different squash varieties this year so we'll see how...
    Big month here too. Just got the runner beans and courgettes started, and a tray of basil that'll probably take forever as usual. Trying a few different squash varieties this year so we'll see how that goes.
    Big month here too. Just got the runner beans and courgettes started, and a tray of basil that'll probably take forever as usual. Trying a few different squash varieties this year so we'll see how that goes.
    Big month here too. Just got the runner beans and courgettes started, and a tray of basil that'll probably take forever as usual. Trying a few different squash varieties this year so we'll see how...
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  13. wiseowl
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    Whats Looking Good April 2026

    Fritillaries
    Fritillaries
    Fritillaries
    Fritillaries
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  14. Andy1965

    Tomatoes - same variety, different looking plants!

    I started my tomatoes today in the afternoon sunshine with a nice cup of coffee, listening to Rachel Ziegler singing ‘Don’t Cry Me Argentina’, I think I sowed Mamalade, Roma and Red Cherry.What...
    I started my tomatoes today in the afternoon sunshine with a nice cup of coffee, listening to Rachel Ziegler singing ‘Don’t Cry Me Argentina’, I think I sowed Mamalade, Roma and Red Cherry.What could be better!
    I started my tomatoes today in the afternoon sunshine with a nice cup of coffee, listening to Rachel Ziegler singing ‘Don’t Cry Me Argentina’, I think I sowed Mamalade, Roma and Red Cherry.What could be better!
    I started my tomatoes today in the afternoon sunshine with a nice cup of coffee, listening to Rachel Ziegler singing ‘Don’t Cry Me Argentina’, I think I sowed Mamalade, Roma and Red Cherry.What...
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  15. shiney
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    What's Looking Good March 2026

    More tulips, the first two are from the "mystery box". The others are named varieties we knew.
    More tulips, the first two are from the "mystery box". The others are named varieties we knew.
    More tulips, the first two are from the "mystery box". The others are named varieties we knew.
    More tulips, the first two are from the "mystery box". The others are named varieties we knew.
    Narcissus bulbocodium.JPG Scilla siberica.JPG Narcissus Red Devon.JPG Arum pictum mature leaf.JPG Vestia foetida 2.JPG Narcissus bulbocodium 1.JPG
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  16. Victoria

    Red Bull ... Energy Drinks

    About 25 yet as ago I was feeling worn out such that I preferred to just sit in the garden rather than doing any gardening. So I went to the doctor and had a thyroid blood test. Bingo, I had an...
    About 25 yet as ago I was feeling worn out such that I preferred to just sit in the garden rather than doing any gardening. So I went to the doctor and had a thyroid blood test. Bingo, I had an underactive thyroid. Since then I've taken thyroid tablets daily and have regular blood tests to check...
    About 25 yet as ago I was feeling worn out such that I preferred to just sit in the garden rather than doing any gardening. So I went to the doctor and had a thyroid blood test. Bingo, I had an underactive thyroid. Since then I've taken thyroid...
    About 25 yet as ago I was feeling worn out such that I preferred to just sit in the garden rather than doing any gardening. So I went to the doctor and had a thyroid blood test. Bingo, I had an...
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  17. JWK
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    What's buzzing flying near you 2026

    That's sad Are they short of food or too many predators. I read that ferrets had been cleared from an island recently so the eggs and chicks can survive now and help population recovery.
    That's sad Are they short of food or too many predators. I read that ferrets had been cleared from an island recently so the eggs and chicks can survive now and help population recovery.
    That's sad Are they short of food or too many predators. I read that ferrets had been cleared from an island recently so the eggs and chicks can survive now and help population recovery.
    That's sad Are they short of food or too many predators. I read that ferrets had been cleared from an island recently so the eggs and chicks can survive now and help population recovery.
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  18. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    If I read I wake up too much, radio and I can drift off again. As for salt production in the Rann of Kutch; the traditional methods are under threat from climate change and a Wild Ass reserve.
    If I read I wake up too much, radio and I can drift off again. As for salt production in the Rann of Kutch; the traditional methods are under threat from climate change and a Wild Ass reserve.
    If I read I wake up too much, radio and I can drift off again. As for salt production in the Rann of Kutch; the traditional methods are under threat from climate change and a Wild Ass reserve.
    If I read I wake up too much, radio and I can drift off again. As for salt production in the Rann of Kutch; the traditional methods are under threat from climate change and a Wild Ass reserve.
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  19. JWK
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    Butterfly/ Moth /Dragonfly Images 2026

    A fresh Speckled Wood today.
    A fresh Speckled Wood today.
    A fresh Speckled Wood today.
    A fresh Speckled Wood today.
    Admiral 1.jpg three Admirals.jpg Hum 5.jpg Hum 1.jpg Hummer 5.jpg Hum 1.jpg
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  20. AnniD
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    Gardeners' World and other gardening programmes 2026

    I've always been disappointed with Attenborough's programmes as I know he is basically an animal person, but his life on earth series rarely went into the plant life of the planet in any kind of...
    I've always been disappointed with Attenborough's programmes as I know he is basically an animal person, but his life on earth series rarely went into the plant life of the planet in any kind of detail. I find his whispering voice slightly off putting.
    I've always been disappointed with Attenborough's programmes as I know he is basically an animal person, but his life on earth series rarely went into the plant life of the planet in any kind of detail. I find his whispering voice slightly off...
    I've always been disappointed with Attenborough's programmes as I know he is basically an animal person, but his life on earth series rarely went into the plant life of the planet in any kind of...
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