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  1. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    Yes, it is a bitter winter but really, it's a cycle. Every few years we get one like this and then we get a few years where it hovers just below freezing so not too bad. Rinse and repeat!The sun...
    Yes, it is a bitter winter but really, it's a cycle. Every few years we get one like this and then we get a few years where it hovers just below freezing so not too bad. Rinse and repeat!The sun is brilliant right now. And we're at 2 like Miami... oh wait, theirs is 2 c ours is 2f -16.6c. It's...
    Yes, it is a bitter winter but really, it's a cycle. Every few years we get one like this and then we get a few years where it hovers just below freezing so not too bad. Rinse and repeat!The sun is brilliant right now. And we're at 2 like...
    Yes, it is a bitter winter but really, it's a cycle. Every few years we get one like this and then we get a few years where it hovers just below freezing so not too bad. Rinse and repeat!The sun...
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  2. Stuarta99

    Pruning roses

    Ok thanks. Had noticed this before and interesting how they say don't worry to much about where or if at an angle
    Ok thanks. Had noticed this before and interesting how they say don't worry to much about where or if at an angle
    Ok thanks. Had noticed this before and interesting how they say don't worry to much about where or if at an angle
    Ok thanks. Had noticed this before and interesting how they say don't worry to much about where or if at an angle
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  3. JWK
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    A Joke or Two 2026

    This is really me Yesterday i was going to use the microwave, i put some baked beans in a bowl and opened the microwave door put it in closed the door. Set the power and pressed the start button....
    This is really me Yesterday i was going to use the microwave, i put some baked beans in a bowl and opened the microwave door put it in closed the door. Set the power and pressed the start button. I kept pressing it but it wouldn't start. Told hubby and he tried it and put the time in first and...
    This is really me Yesterday i was going to use the microwave, i put some baked beans in a bowl and opened the microwave door put it in closed the door. Set the power and pressed the start button. I kept pressing it but it wouldn't start. Told...
    This is really me Yesterday i was going to use the microwave, i put some baked beans in a bowl and opened the microwave door put it in closed the door. Set the power and pressed the start button....
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  4. Adam I

    Mass grafting some apples

    They have restaurants in the town, I wonder.:scratch:
    They have restaurants in the town, I wonder.:scratch:
    They have restaurants in the town, I wonder.:scratch:
    They have restaurants in the town, I wonder.:scratch:
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  5. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    Buying Valentines chocolates on February 15th is best. :)
    Buying Valentines chocolates on February 15th is best. :)
    Buying Valentines chocolates on February 15th is best. :)
    Buying Valentines chocolates on February 15th is best. :)
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  6. Spruce
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    All you want to know about hedgehogs....

    This little one is being cared for at my local rescue. When a cosy home is required, there's nothing quite like hedgehog engineering .
    This little one is being cared for at my local rescue. When a cosy home is required, there's nothing quite like hedgehog engineering .
    This little one is being cared for at my local rescue. When a cosy home is required, there's nothing quite like hedgehog engineering .
    This little one is being cared for at my local rescue. When a cosy home is required, there's nothing quite like hedgehog engineering .
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  7. Neil Clements
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    Evening all, new here

    That's a great outcome @Neil Clements, I'm glad that the pushy couple lost out to a respectful gardener! Looking forward to hearing how your garden develops and welcome to the forum!
    That's a great outcome @Neil Clements, I'm glad that the pushy couple lost out to a respectful gardener! Looking forward to hearing how your garden develops and welcome to the forum!
    That's a great outcome @Neil Clements, I'm glad that the pushy couple lost out to a respectful gardener! Looking forward to hearing how your garden develops and welcome to the forum!
    That's a great outcome @Neil Clements, I'm glad that the pushy couple lost out to a respectful gardener! Looking forward to hearing how your garden develops and welcome to the forum!
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  8. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Morning, well done all round @Liriodendron, glad your voice held out. Time for a good rest I should think now.Have you got to move things out of the way today @Ladybird4 in preparation for the...
    Morning, well done all round @Liriodendron, glad your voice held out. Time for a good rest I should think now.Have you got to move things out of the way today @Ladybird4 in preparation for the new boiler tomorrow? We had all our pipework altered in what I grandly call the Laundry cupboard aka...
    Morning, well done all round @Liriodendron, glad your voice held out. Time for a good rest I should think now.Have you got to move things out of the way today @Ladybird4 in preparation for the new boiler tomorrow? We had all our pipework...
    Morning, well done all round @Liriodendron, glad your voice held out. Time for a good rest I should think now.Have you got to move things out of the way today @Ladybird4 in preparation for the...
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  9. Selleri
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2026

    @Alisa - I succumbed to a cymbidium in Morrisons too! It came in a pointless outer metal planter which I accidentally left behind at the till. Honest!
    @Alisa - I succumbed to a cymbidium in Morrisons too! It came in a pointless outer metal planter which I accidentally left behind at the till. Honest!
    @Alisa - I succumbed to a cymbidium in Morrisons too! It came in a pointless outer metal planter which I accidentally left behind at the till. Honest!
    @Alisa - I succumbed to a cymbidium in Morrisons too! It came in a pointless outer metal planter which I accidentally left behind at the till. Honest!
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  10. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    You wont get a motor for it, Starmer has stopped all that nonsence:roflol:
    You wont get a motor for it, Starmer has stopped all that nonsence:roflol:
    You wont get a motor for it, Starmer has stopped all that nonsence:roflol:
    You wont get a motor for it, Starmer has stopped all that nonsence:roflol:
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  11. Logan

    YouTube mega thread

    I actually unsubscribed to him. It was a bit petty but there was an issue with the sound in one of their videos which a bunch of people acknowledged and they chose to ignore.I noticed that on...
    I actually unsubscribed to him. It was a bit petty but there was an issue with the sound in one of their videos which a bunch of people acknowledged and they chose to ignore.I noticed that on another gardening channel recently. The sound was off - as in, it only played in one ear which is no...
    I actually unsubscribed to him. It was a bit petty but there was an issue with the sound in one of their videos which a bunch of people acknowledged and they chose to ignore.I noticed that on another gardening channel recently. The sound was...
    I actually unsubscribed to him. It was a bit petty but there was an issue with the sound in one of their videos which a bunch of people acknowledged and they chose to ignore.I noticed that on...
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  12. Jblakes

    Evening all, Conifer hedge help needed.

    Easily done.
    Easily done.
    Easily done.
    Easily done.
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  13. JWK
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    What's buzzing flying near you 2026

    Right, I didn't realise that, thanks, not seen it today.
    Right, I didn't realise that, thanks, not seen it today.
    Right, I didn't realise that, thanks, not seen it today.
    Right, I didn't realise that, thanks, not seen it today.
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  14. shiney
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    PHOTO COMP DISCUSSION THREAD

    Could do but the Admin never know what they are doing anyway! :nonofinger: :roflol:
    Could do but the Admin never know what they are doing anyway! :nonofinger: :roflol:
    Could do but the Admin never know what they are doing anyway! :nonofinger: :roflol:
    Could do but the Admin never know what they are doing anyway! :nonofinger: :roflol:
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  15. Marley Farley
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    WILDFLOWERS YOU HAVE SEEN WHILE OUT WALKING

    I saw lots of Snowdrops on my journey yesterday. Unfortunately it was raining so I couldn't take many photos ...
    I saw lots of Snowdrops on my journey yesterday. Unfortunately it was raining so I couldn't take many photos ...
    I saw lots of Snowdrops on my journey yesterday. Unfortunately it was raining so I couldn't take many photos ...
    I saw lots of Snowdrops on my journey yesterday. Unfortunately it was raining so I couldn't take many photos ...
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  16. JWK
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    Things that have made you happy today 2026

    We used to call fridays 'Poets' day........P*** Off Early Tomorrow's Saturday.
    We used to call fridays 'Poets' day........P*** Off Early Tomorrow's Saturday.
    We used to call fridays 'Poets' day........P*** Off Early Tomorrow's Saturday.
    We used to call fridays 'Poets' day........P*** Off Early Tomorrow's Saturday.
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  17. wiseowl
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    Land /Water Wildlife

    This Squirrel had just dug beech mast from a cache it must have buried in the Autumn.
    This Squirrel had just dug beech mast from a cache it must have buried in the Autumn.
    This Squirrel had just dug beech mast from a cache it must have buried in the Autumn.
    This Squirrel had just dug beech mast from a cache it must have buried in the Autumn.
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  18. BB3

    Planting a tree where an apple tree used to be.

    @infradig . It was old age( Houses built on an old commercial orchard) and drought. Foxes mean bone meal is a definite no. I think I need to go for something unrelated to an apple tree. I'm not...
    @infradig . It was old age( Houses built on an old commercial orchard) and drought. Foxes mean bone meal is a definite no. I think I need to go for something unrelated to an apple tree. I'm not concerned about getting fruit but I would've liked a crab apple. I don't really want to fight nature...
    @infradig . It was old age( Houses built on an old commercial orchard) and drought. Foxes mean bone meal is a definite no. I think I need to go for something unrelated to an apple tree. I'm not concerned about getting fruit but I would've liked...
    @infradig . It was old age( Houses built on an old commercial orchard) and drought. Foxes mean bone meal is a definite no. I think I need to go for something unrelated to an apple tree. I'm not...
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  19. shiney
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    JANUARY PHOTO COMPETITION 2026

    And, if nothing else will brighten your mood, there is always pizza to the rescue.
    And, if nothing else will brighten your mood, there is always pizza to the rescue.
    And, if nothing else will brighten your mood, there is always pizza to the rescue.
    And, if nothing else will brighten your mood, there is always pizza to the rescue.
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  20. nightofjoy

    Complete re-hash of our first owned garden.

    A lot depends on your soil, is it acid, alkali or neutral? It's good that you have ordered a soil testing kit. Azaleas, Pieris and camellias like acid soil. Is it clay, sandy, loam etc ?Some...
    A lot depends on your soil, is it acid, alkali or neutral? It's good that you have ordered a soil testing kit. Azaleas, Pieris and camellias like acid soil. Is it clay, sandy, loam etc ?Some other evergreen shrubs are - Choisya (they come in different varieties and sizes, white flowers),...
    A lot depends on your soil, is it acid, alkali or neutral? It's good that you have ordered a soil testing kit. Azaleas, Pieris and camellias like acid soil. Is it clay, sandy, loam etc ?Some other evergreen shrubs are - Choisya (they come in...
    A lot depends on your soil, is it acid, alkali or neutral? It's good that you have ordered a soil testing kit. Azaleas, Pieris and camellias like acid soil. Is it clay, sandy, loam etc ?Some...
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