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  1. Plantminded
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    What's Looking Good January 2026

    You know, January is the best time to be in the garden. So much is starting. I spare you to look at endless pictures with buds.:) Just the essentials.Echinacea starting the new year.The...
    You know, January is the best time to be in the garden. So much is starting. I spare you to look at endless pictures with buds.:) Just the essentials.Echinacea starting the new year.The Euphorbia 'Galaxy Glow' has survived drought and frost, but the Geum 'Totally Tangerine' next to it has...
    You know, January is the best time to be in the garden. So much is starting. I spare you to look at endless pictures with buds.:) Just the essentials.Echinacea starting the new year.The Euphorbia 'Galaxy Glow' has survived drought and...
    You know, January is the best time to be in the garden. So much is starting. I spare you to look at endless pictures with buds.:) Just the essentials.Echinacea starting the new year.The...
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  2. shiney
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    Greenhouse - Goodbye Old Friend, Hello New

    You could ask your installers to drill a 45° hole for your electrical cable under the glasshouse framework and through the concrete to the outside. Would be a neat solution.
    You could ask your installers to drill a 45° hole for your electrical cable under the glasshouse framework and through the concrete to the outside. Would be a neat solution.
    You could ask your installers to drill a 45° hole for your electrical cable under the glasshouse framework and through the concrete to the outside. Would be a neat solution.
    You could ask your installers to drill a 45° hole for your electrical cable under the glasshouse framework and through the concrete to the outside. Would be a neat solution.
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  3. eatenbyweasels
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    Tomato Growing 2026

    :thud: I'll be on the chaise-longue, clutching my pearls.
    :thud: I'll be on the chaise-longue, clutching my pearls.
    :thud: I'll be on the chaise-longue, clutching my pearls.
    :thud: I'll be on the chaise-longue, clutching my pearls.
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  4. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    I live in Shineyland! :old:
    I live in Shineyland! :old:
    I live in Shineyland! :old:
    I live in Shineyland! :old:
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  5. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    Good morning
    Good morning
    Good morning
    Good morning
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  6. BB3
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    What an eejit!

    I knew someone who bought a job lot of smoke detectors and put them under the stairs in a carrier bag and forgot about them. You know the rest of the story.....
    I knew someone who bought a job lot of smoke detectors and put them under the stairs in a carrier bag and forgot about them. You know the rest of the story.....
    I knew someone who bought a job lot of smoke detectors and put them under the stairs in a carrier bag and forgot about them. You know the rest of the story.....
    I knew someone who bought a job lot of smoke detectors and put them under the stairs in a carrier bag and forgot about them. You know the rest of the story.....
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  7. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    Hearing the forecast with heavy rain and wind, I went into the garden at 1 o'clock and had finished tidying up it by half past 2. I removed the leaves from the beds to give new grow a chance. I...
    Hearing the forecast with heavy rain and wind, I went into the garden at 1 o'clock and had finished tidying up it by half past 2. I removed the leaves from the beds to give new grow a chance. I left the bags on the ground in one of the corners so that wildlife can come out in Spring time. I...
    Hearing the forecast with heavy rain and wind, I went into the garden at 1 o'clock and had finished tidying up it by half past 2. I removed the leaves from the beds to give new grow a chance. I left the bags on the ground in one of the corners...
    Hearing the forecast with heavy rain and wind, I went into the garden at 1 o'clock and had finished tidying up it by half past 2. I removed the leaves from the beds to give new grow a chance. I...
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  8. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    A very good morning to you all - though I'm not altogether sure it is 'good'. It is teeming down here and extremely windy, which is making me worry for my newly planted rhodie. I was glad it...
    A very good morning to you all - though I'm not altogether sure it is 'good'. It is teeming down here and extremely windy, which is making me worry for my newly planted rhodie. I was glad it waited until late in the night to start the heavy rain so our journey home from the quiz was in the dry....
    A very good morning to you all - though I'm not altogether sure it is 'good'. It is teeming down here and extremely windy, which is making me worry for my newly planted rhodie. I was glad it waited until late in the night to start the heavy rain...
    A very good morning to you all - though I'm not altogether sure it is 'good'. It is teeming down here and extremely windy, which is making me worry for my newly planted rhodie. I was glad it...
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  9. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    The lease was popular in the 2010's when it was the old feed in tariff, it also helped to promote the uptake in solar panels and were based on a 25 year contract based on the feed in tariff. Then...
    The lease was popular in the 2010's when it was the old feed in tariff, it also helped to promote the uptake in solar panels and were based on a 25 year contract based on the feed in tariff. Then you had three options, renew the lease, buy the solar panels at a reduced cost or have them removed....
    The lease was popular in the 2010's when it was the old feed in tariff, it also helped to promote the uptake in solar panels and were based on a 25 year contract based on the feed in tariff. Then you had three options, renew the lease, buy the...
    The lease was popular in the 2010's when it was the old feed in tariff, it also helped to promote the uptake in solar panels and were based on a 25 year contract based on the feed in tariff. Then...
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  10. Kevin Cowans

    My Garden Progress

    I would do it before the phlox starts into growth - the new growth can be soft and easily damaged (although it will regrow).
    I would do it before the phlox starts into growth - the new growth can be soft and easily damaged (although it will regrow).
    I would do it before the phlox starts into growth - the new growth can be soft and easily damaged (although it will regrow).
    I would do it before the phlox starts into growth - the new growth can be soft and easily damaged (although it will regrow).
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  11. Fat Controller
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    All things automotive

    Rarely is there anything without bias nowadays. The only variation seems to be whether your bias is deemed virtuous or not, regardless of whether you right or wrong :biggrin:
    Rarely is there anything without bias nowadays. The only variation seems to be whether your bias is deemed virtuous or not, regardless of whether you right or wrong :biggrin:
    Rarely is there anything without bias nowadays. The only variation seems to be whether your bias is deemed virtuous or not, regardless of whether you right or wrong :biggrin:
    Rarely is there anything without bias nowadays. The only variation seems to be whether your bias is deemed virtuous or not, regardless of whether you right or wrong :biggrin:
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  12. Alisa

    Daphne - which variety to choose

    The best one, I find, is D. bholua "Jacqueline Postill". The scent goes all the way out to our road and passing walkers are always commenting on it.
    The best one, I find, is D. bholua "Jacqueline Postill". The scent goes all the way out to our road and passing walkers are always commenting on it.
    The best one, I find, is D. bholua "Jacqueline Postill". The scent goes all the way out to our road and passing walkers are always commenting on it.
    The best one, I find, is D. bholua "Jacqueline Postill". The scent goes all the way out to our road and passing walkers are always commenting on it.
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  13. JWK
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  14. shiney
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    JANUARY PHOTO COMPETITION 2026

    Food porn
    Food porn
    Food porn
    Food porn
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  15. Selleri
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2026

    Just ordered a couple of large obelisks to replace a wooden arch/pergola that was rotting and in danger of collapse. We've left it a while after removing the wood so that we could be sure that we...
    Just ordered a couple of large obelisks to replace a wooden arch/pergola that was rotting and in danger of collapse. We've left it a while after removing the wood so that we could be sure that we wanted something in the space.By the way, I love reading about plant purchases. And even more so...
    Just ordered a couple of large obelisks to replace a wooden arch/pergola that was rotting and in danger of collapse. We've left it a while after removing the wood so that we could be sure that we wanted something in the space.By the way, I love...
    Just ordered a couple of large obelisks to replace a wooden arch/pergola that was rotting and in danger of collapse. We've left it a while after removing the wood so that we could be sure that we...
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  16. JWK
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    Things that have made you happy today 2026

    I saw a blackbird while walking. It landed a half a meter in front of me on a stone wall. It’s the first time since 2024 that I saw one again.
    I saw a blackbird while walking. It landed a half a meter in front of me on a stone wall. It’s the first time since 2024 that I saw one again.
    I saw a blackbird while walking. It landed a half a meter in front of me on a stone wall. It’s the first time since 2024 that I saw one again.
    I saw a blackbird while walking. It landed a half a meter in front of me on a stone wall. It’s the first time since 2024 that I saw one again.
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  17. Tidemark
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    I am often puzzled by modern life.

    I rather enjoy the self check outs in Morrisons, mainly because of the friendly assistants who rush to my help when the machine has a tantrum, which happens every time.The staff has to clear any...
    I rather enjoy the self check outs in Morrisons, mainly because of the friendly assistants who rush to my help when the machine has a tantrum, which happens every time.The staff has to clear any items requiring a proof of age, such as a bottle of wine, which allows me to do my famous party...
    I rather enjoy the self check outs in Morrisons, mainly because of the friendly assistants who rush to my help when the machine has a tantrum, which happens every time.The staff has to clear any items requiring a proof of age, such as a bottle...
    I rather enjoy the self check outs in Morrisons, mainly because of the friendly assistants who rush to my help when the machine has a tantrum, which happens every time.The staff has to clear any...
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  18. TheMadHedger

    Can mature ash trees be pruned/thinned?

    I'd suggest you first try and ascertain the exact boundary line and whether the boundary is yours or the neighbour's or whether it is a "shared" boundary. Not the easiest of tasks, particularly...
    I'd suggest you first try and ascertain the exact boundary line and whether the boundary is yours or the neighbour's or whether it is a "shared" boundary. Not the easiest of tasks, particularly with older properties , but if neither you nor your neighbour can definitey prove one way or another...
    I'd suggest you first try and ascertain the exact boundary line and whether the boundary is yours or the neighbour's or whether it is a "shared" boundary. Not the easiest of tasks, particularly with older properties , but if neither you nor...
    I'd suggest you first try and ascertain the exact boundary line and whether the boundary is yours or the neighbour's or whether it is a "shared" boundary. Not the easiest of tasks, particularly...
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  19. Logan
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  20. JWK
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    Show Us Your HousePlants In Bloom Now 2026

    Dendrobium pendulum, slightly pleasantly fragrant:
    Dendrobium pendulum, slightly pleasantly fragrant:
    Dendrobium pendulum, slightly pleasantly fragrant:
    Dendrobium pendulum, slightly pleasantly fragrant:
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