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  1. JWK
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    What's buzzing or flying near you 2025 ?

    Looks nice, you should put up more pictures, especially during the summer.
    Looks nice, you should put up more pictures, especially during the summer.
    Looks nice, you should put up more pictures, especially during the summer.
    Looks nice, you should put up more pictures, especially during the summer.
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  2. Loofah
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    What are we doing in the garden 2025

    We've made a start on the apple trees - very dull and gloomy but no windMrs Shiney has planted loads of bulbs in the area where the old tree that carried the giant Clematis montana came down. ...
    We've made a start on the apple trees - very dull and gloomy but no windMrs Shiney has planted loads of bulbs in the area where the old tree that carried the giant Clematis montana came down. 60 tete a tete and 60 minnowI had intended lighting the bonfire if we had a day with no breeze...
    We've made a start on the apple trees - very dull and gloomy but no windMrs Shiney has planted loads of bulbs in the area where the old tree that carried the giant Clematis montana came down. 60 tete a tete and 60 minnowI had intended...
    We've made a start on the apple trees - very dull and gloomy but no windMrs Shiney has planted loads of bulbs in the area where the old tree that carried the giant Clematis montana came down. ...
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  3. wiseowl
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    Whats Your Weather Like 2025

    We have had a miserable cloudy day, but now its dark the moon is showing through, spells frost to me. If we must have thick grey clouds, can we have it at night, please and the clear sky during...
    We have had a miserable cloudy day, but now its dark the moon is showing through, spells frost to me. If we must have thick grey clouds, can we have it at night, please and the clear sky during the day.:mad:
    We have had a miserable cloudy day, but now its dark the moon is showing through, spells frost to me. If we must have thick grey clouds, can we have it at night, please and the clear sky during the day.:mad:
    We have had a miserable cloudy day, but now its dark the moon is showing through, spells frost to me. If we must have thick grey clouds, can we have it at night, please and the clear sky during...
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  4. pete
    Funny x 5

    Electric cars.

    Huzzah! Cheap EVs all round then. A vehicle type I can understand.
    Huzzah! Cheap EVs all round then. A vehicle type I can understand.
    Huzzah! Cheap EVs all round then. A vehicle type I can understand.
    Huzzah! Cheap EVs all round then. A vehicle type I can understand.
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  5. CanadianLori

    Chillies 2026

    Don't think it was sharp sand but can't remember as it is at least 40 years old. The sand and gravel mix has the heating cable running through it to retain the heat in the propagator. It is...
    Don't think it was sharp sand but can't remember as it is at least 40 years old. The sand and gravel mix has the heating cable running through it to retain the heat in the propagator. It is waiting in buckets to be used again
    Don't think it was sharp sand but can't remember as it is at least 40 years old. The sand and gravel mix has the heating cable running through it to retain the heat in the propagator. It is waiting in buckets to be used again
    Don't think it was sharp sand but can't remember as it is at least 40 years old. The sand and gravel mix has the heating cable running through it to retain the heat in the propagator. It is...
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  6. Selleri

    Recommend a climbing Rose please!

    Have a look at Cecile Brunner, which has tiny exquisite buds and clusters of small pink flowers and The Albrighton Rambler with lots of very double small pale pink flowers. They both repeat flower...
    Have a look at Cecile Brunner, which has tiny exquisite buds and clusters of small pink flowers and The Albrighton Rambler with lots of very double small pale pink flowers. They both repeat flower and are charmingly cottagy and old fashioned looking. They are both vigorous and will cover a wall.
    Have a look at Cecile Brunner, which has tiny exquisite buds and clusters of small pink flowers and The Albrighton Rambler with lots of very double small pale pink flowers. They both repeat flower and are charmingly cottagy and old fashioned...
    Have a look at Cecile Brunner, which has tiny exquisite buds and clusters of small pink flowers and The Albrighton Rambler with lots of very double small pale pink flowers. They both repeat flower...
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  7. hailbopp

    Suggestions for the Christmas present from hell as far as I’m concerned

    Probably Bert Chippendale, his brother.:biggrin:
    Probably Bert Chippendale, his brother.:biggrin:
    Probably Bert Chippendale, his brother.:biggrin:
    Probably Bert Chippendale, his brother.:biggrin:
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  8. JWK
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    Things that have made you happy today 2025

    What a lovely story, Selleri. :spinning:
    What a lovely story, Selleri. :spinning:
    What a lovely story, Selleri. :spinning:
    What a lovely story, Selleri. :spinning:
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  9. Logan

    YouTube mega thread

    Golden retriever having a grooming session
    Golden retriever having a grooming session
    Golden retriever having a grooming session
    Golden retriever having a grooming session
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  10. Adam I

    Slow release fertiliser and microplastics

    Agree, even the best PAS100 compost still contains plastic, which will take far longer to break down than the polymer on slow release fertiliser.Then you have farmers that are widely using...
    Agree, even the best PAS100 compost still contains plastic, which will take far longer to break down than the polymer on slow release fertiliser.Then you have farmers that are widely using PAS100, those microplastics don't even break down in the digestive systems of cattle let alone in the...
    Agree, even the best PAS100 compost still contains plastic, which will take far longer to break down than the polymer on slow release fertiliser.Then you have farmers that are widely using PAS100, those microplastics don't even break down in...
    Agree, even the best PAS100 compost still contains plastic, which will take far longer to break down than the polymer on slow release fertiliser.Then you have farmers that are widely using...
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  11. shiney
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    What's Looking Good December 2025

    Acacia dealbata just starting to flower.Daphne odora aureomarginataFirst Hellebore.Just one remaining Nemesia flower even after four frosts.
    Acacia dealbata just starting to flower.Daphne odora aureomarginataFirst Hellebore.Just one remaining Nemesia flower even after four frosts.
    Acacia dealbata just starting to flower.Daphne odora aureomarginataFirst Hellebore.Just one remaining Nemesia flower even after four frosts.
    Acacia dealbata just starting to flower.Daphne odora aureomarginataFirst Hellebore.Just one remaining Nemesia flower even after four frosts.
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  12. wiseowl
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2025

    Good news that the dishwasher has been installed and is working @Penny_Forthem - long may it continue to do so.We enjoyed our shopping trip but didn't go overboard, I bought myself new PJ's and...
    Good news that the dishwasher has been installed and is working @Penny_Forthem - long may it continue to do so.We enjoyed our shopping trip but didn't go overboard, I bought myself new PJ's and bedsocks and OH a new jumper (I need to prise the one he's wearing off his body for washing!) It's...
    Good news that the dishwasher has been installed and is working @Penny_Forthem - long may it continue to do so.We enjoyed our shopping trip but didn't go overboard, I bought myself new PJ's and bedsocks and OH a new jumper (I need to prise the...
    Good news that the dishwasher has been installed and is working @Penny_Forthem - long may it continue to do so.We enjoyed our shopping trip but didn't go overboard, I bought myself new PJ's and...
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  13. Allex50
    Like x 9

    Another Hello from Dorset!

    Well done @AnniD :star:
    Well done @AnniD :star:
    Well done @AnniD :star:
    Well done @AnniD :star:
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  14. Selleri

    Tips and tricks for everyday life

    Consider threatening them with barbed wire - they'll soon perk up :biggrin:
    Consider threatening them with barbed wire - they'll soon perk up :biggrin:
    Consider threatening them with barbed wire - they'll soon perk up :biggrin:
    Consider threatening them with barbed wire - they'll soon perk up :biggrin:
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  15. Snorky85

    Environmentally Friendly Ideas

    For those of you wondering what to do with those empty plastic chocolate/biscuits tubs, if you live near to a Greene King pub they can be taken there. The money raised goes to Macmillan .Tub2Pub...
    For those of you wondering what to do with those empty plastic chocolate/biscuits tubs, if you live near to a Greene King pub they can be taken there. The money raised goes to Macmillan .Tub2Pub | Greene King for Good
    For those of you wondering what to do with those empty plastic chocolate/biscuits tubs, if you live near to a Greene King pub they can be taken there. The money raised goes to Macmillan .Tub2Pub | Greene King for Good
    For those of you wondering what to do with those empty plastic chocolate/biscuits tubs, if you live near to a Greene King pub they can be taken there. The money raised goes to Macmillan .Tub2Pub...
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  16. Retired
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    Latest hobby.

    Glad that things are coming together for you Colin.
    Glad that things are coming together for you Colin.
    Glad that things are coming together for you Colin.
    Glad that things are coming together for you Colin.
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  17. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    Like IAs I say, pointless. I wouldn't want to stand there trying to hit a ball as hard as they whack it, male or female.
    Like IAs I say, pointless. I wouldn't want to stand there trying to hit a ball as hard as they whack it, male or female.
    Like IAs I say, pointless. I wouldn't want to stand there trying to hit a ball as hard as they whack it, male or female.
    Like IAs I say, pointless. I wouldn't want to stand there trying to hit a ball as hard as they whack it, male or female.
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  18. BB3
    Funny x 8

    Fugitive pickled walnuts.

    I was thinking mine could make a good fence treatment, or preservative for any timber that is going into the ground, it has a very similar colour to creosote. I'm glad I didn't actually swallow...
    I was thinking mine could make a good fence treatment, or preservative for any timber that is going into the ground, it has a very similar colour to creosote. I'm glad I didn't actually swallow any of it.My tongue still feels burnt, I'm having to drink lots of cold beer to sooth it.;)
    I was thinking mine could make a good fence treatment, or preservative for any timber that is going into the ground, it has a very similar colour to creosote. I'm glad I didn't actually swallow any of it.My tongue still feels burnt, I'm having...
    I was thinking mine could make a good fence treatment, or preservative for any timber that is going into the ground, it has a very similar colour to creosote. I'm glad I didn't actually swallow...
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  19. Kedi-Gato

    Toadstools, Mushrooms, Moss, Lichen, etc

    Has anyone else noticed a dearth of Toadstools etc. in their garden this Autumn. Just a couple for me which is unusual. Weather related ?
    Has anyone else noticed a dearth of Toadstools etc. in their garden this Autumn. Just a couple for me which is unusual. Weather related ?
    Has anyone else noticed a dearth of Toadstools etc. in their garden this Autumn. Just a couple for me which is unusual. Weather related ?
    Has anyone else noticed a dearth of Toadstools etc. in their garden this Autumn. Just a couple for me which is unusual. Weather related ?
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  20. JWK
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    A Joke Or Two 2025

    Thank you @Ladybird4
    Thank you @Ladybird4
    Thank you @Ladybird4
    Thank you @Ladybird4
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