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  1. JWK
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  2. Loofah
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    Friendly x 4

    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Good afternoon all. I really like your book titles @Badly_Maintained, especially the last one! I had a great time (and a giant scone and tea) at the GC this morning and then I picked up two big...
    Good afternoon all. I really like your book titles @Badly_Maintained, especially the last one! I had a great time (and a giant scone and tea) at the GC this morning and then I picked up two big pots of snowdrops. They were two types I had never heard of before but having Googled them on getting...
    Good afternoon all. I really like your book titles @Badly_Maintained, especially the last one! I had a great time (and a giant scone and tea) at the GC this morning and then I picked up two big pots of snowdrops. They were two types I had never...
    Good afternoon all. I really like your book titles @Badly_Maintained, especially the last one! I had a great time (and a giant scone and tea) at the GC this morning and then I picked up two big...
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  3. simone_in_wiltshire

    Rare Plant Fair 2026

    I can go to the Birmingham one at Winterbourne House. It looks a lovely place. July 12th marked.
    I can go to the Birmingham one at Winterbourne House. It looks a lovely place. July 12th marked.
    I can go to the Birmingham one at Winterbourne House. It looks a lovely place. July 12th marked.
    I can go to the Birmingham one at Winterbourne House. It looks a lovely place. July 12th marked.
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  4. Tidemark
    Funny x 8

    I am often puzzled by modern life.

    You want to try driving around here. The problem is traffic. You may have to go to an appointment just 6 miles away and it takes say 20 mins, but coming back 1 hour or more. Knowing the latest...
    You want to try driving around here. The problem is traffic. You may have to go to an appointment just 6 miles away and it takes say 20 mins, but coming back 1 hour or more. Knowing the latest traffic situation is essential here. It is usually chock a block and hell. And the centre of Birmingham...
    You want to try driving around here. The problem is traffic. You may have to go to an appointment just 6 miles away and it takes say 20 mins, but coming back 1 hour or more. Knowing the latest traffic situation is essential here. It is usually...
    You want to try driving around here. The problem is traffic. You may have to go to an appointment just 6 miles away and it takes say 20 mins, but coming back 1 hour or more. Knowing the latest...
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  5. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    At least you won't be needing to water the garden!
    At least you won't be needing to water the garden!
    At least you won't be needing to water the garden!
    At least you won't be needing to water the garden!
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  6. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    Agree with you there @Allotment Boy. I've had a good day as well, finished clearing away all the junk - might have to send OH with a big load to the tip soon!I also starting cutting back some of...
    Agree with you there @Allotment Boy. I've had a good day as well, finished clearing away all the junk - might have to send OH with a big load to the tip soon!I also starting cutting back some of hedge to expose the dwarf wall underneath. Neither of the tradesman have turned up yet to quote for...
    Agree with you there @Allotment Boy. I've had a good day as well, finished clearing away all the junk - might have to send OH with a big load to the tip soon!I also starting cutting back some of hedge to expose the dwarf wall underneath....
    Agree with you there @Allotment Boy. I've had a good day as well, finished clearing away all the junk - might have to send OH with a big load to the tip soon!I also starting cutting back some of...
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  7. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    The early cloud soon shifted and it's been mostly sunny, just some bits of cloud now and then, it was possible to notice how high in the sky the sun is getting now and almost felt like spring for...
    The early cloud soon shifted and it's been mostly sunny, just some bits of cloud now and then, it was possible to notice how high in the sky the sun is getting now and almost felt like spring for a while, nearly touched 11c.
    The early cloud soon shifted and it's been mostly sunny, just some bits of cloud now and then, it was possible to notice how high in the sky the sun is getting now and almost felt like spring for a while, nearly touched 11c.
    The early cloud soon shifted and it's been mostly sunny, just some bits of cloud now and then, it was possible to notice how high in the sky the sun is getting now and almost felt like spring for...
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  8. Meomye

    Rose Gauntlet

    Thanks everyone for suggestions. Finally opted for the gold leaf tough touch gloves (RHS approved), used them recently and actually didn't get impalled on the thorns!! :)
    Thanks everyone for suggestions. Finally opted for the gold leaf tough touch gloves (RHS approved), used them recently and actually didn't get impalled on the thorns!! :)
    Thanks everyone for suggestions. Finally opted for the gold leaf tough touch gloves (RHS approved), used them recently and actually didn't get impalled on the thorns!! :)
    Thanks everyone for suggestions. Finally opted for the gold leaf tough touch gloves (RHS approved), used them recently and actually didn't get impalled on the thorns!! :)
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  9. JWK
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    What's buzzing flying near you 2026

    Nice to see :):)Lots of bee's, honey and Bubbles flying and 2 ladybirds :):)
    Nice to see :):)Lots of bee's, honey and Bubbles flying and 2 ladybirds :):)
    Nice to see :):)Lots of bee's, honey and Bubbles flying and 2 ladybirds :):)
    Nice to see :):)Lots of bee's, honey and Bubbles flying and 2 ladybirds :):)
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  10. Selleri
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2026

    The weather is dry and sunny but I'm a bit afraid of the pruner. It looks ready to slice off a finger or two Maybe I'll use it tomorrow
    The weather is dry and sunny but I'm a bit afraid of the pruner. It looks ready to slice off a finger or two Maybe I'll use it tomorrow
    The weather is dry and sunny but I'm a bit afraid of the pruner. It looks ready to slice off a finger or two Maybe I'll use it tomorrow
    The weather is dry and sunny but I'm a bit afraid of the pruner. It looks ready to slice off a finger or two Maybe I'll use it tomorrow
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  11. Plantminded
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  12. Logan
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  13. ricky101

    Begonias - Cascade type

    Go for whichever is available in the colours/varieties you want at a price that suits you. If you buy plug plants they should develop tubers that you can keep for subsequent years.
    Go for whichever is available in the colours/varieties you want at a price that suits you. If you buy plug plants they should develop tubers that you can keep for subsequent years.
    Go for whichever is available in the colours/varieties you want at a price that suits you. If you buy plug plants they should develop tubers that you can keep for subsequent years.
    Go for whichever is available in the colours/varieties you want at a price that suits you. If you buy plug plants they should develop tubers that you can keep for subsequent years.
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  14. kristie davies

    Improving drainage help

    Agree with this but if it supersaturated worms will be absent (dead!) We need more details but OP is missing; hope not stuck in mud !
    Agree with this but if it supersaturated worms will be absent (dead!) We need more details but OP is missing; hope not stuck in mud !
    Agree with this but if it supersaturated worms will be absent (dead!) We need more details but OP is missing; hope not stuck in mud !
    Agree with this but if it supersaturated worms will be absent (dead!) We need more details but OP is missing; hope not stuck in mud !
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  15. Andrew Funnell

    Planting Advice for Newly Landscaped Garden (Horley, UK)

    If you go to this DEFRA sponsored website - LandIS - Land Information System - Soilscapes soil types viewer enter your postcode and it will give info about your soil type.For Horley, Surrey in...
    If you go to this DEFRA sponsored website - LandIS - Land Information System - Soilscapes soil types viewer enter your postcode and it will give info about your soil type.For Horley, Surrey in general it gives -
    If you go to this DEFRA sponsored website - LandIS - Land Information System - Soilscapes soil types viewer enter your postcode and it will give info about your soil type.For Horley, Surrey in general it gives -
    If you go to this DEFRA sponsored website - LandIS - Land Information System - Soilscapes soil types viewer enter your postcode and it will give info about your soil type.For Horley, Surrey in...
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  16. Joanna Bramley

    Help needed with Buxus Plants!

    I don't like the smell of both.
    I don't like the smell of both.
    I don't like the smell of both.
    I don't like the smell of both.
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  17. Michael Hewett
    Agree x 5

    Slow pages

    A quick thumb through War and Peace???
    A quick thumb through War and Peace???
    A quick thumb through War and Peace???
    A quick thumb through War and Peace???
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  18. shiney
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    PHOTO COMP DISCUSSION THREAD

    @Love my chicken my ladybird looks like a harlequin. It has two white patches at the front. We have so many in the house at times and they are all sorts of colours and spots.
    @Love my chicken my ladybird looks like a harlequin. It has two white patches at the front. We have so many in the house at times and they are all sorts of colours and spots.
    @Love my chicken my ladybird looks like a harlequin. It has two white patches at the front. We have so many in the house at times and they are all sorts of colours and spots.
    @Love my chicken my ladybird looks like a harlequin. It has two white patches at the front. We have so many in the house at times and they are all sorts of colours and spots.
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  19. shiney
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    FEBRUARY PHOTO COMPETITION 2026

    I wonder can that be classed as our native two spot ladybird? X
    I wonder can that be classed as our native two spot ladybird? X
    I wonder can that be classed as our native two spot ladybird? X
    I wonder can that be classed as our native two spot ladybird? X
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  20. JWK
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    Show Off Your Pets 2026

    Thank you @JennyJB Dewi's is on a wooden stick and he enjoys chewing it, it's full of teeth marks along the whole of its length. He's got two actually - one upstairs and one down :biggrin:
    Thank you @JennyJB Dewi's is on a wooden stick and he enjoys chewing it, it's full of teeth marks along the whole of its length. He's got two actually - one upstairs and one down :biggrin:
    Thank you @JennyJB Dewi's is on a wooden stick and he enjoys chewing it, it's full of teeth marks along the whole of its length. He's got two actually - one upstairs and one down :biggrin:
    Thank you @JennyJB Dewi's is on a wooden stick and he enjoys chewing it, it's full of teeth marks along the whole of its length. He's got two actually - one upstairs and one down :biggrin:
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