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  1. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    We have been 14+ all day with bouts of drizzle/rain, still the same and will be the rest of the day and early tomorrow.
    We have been 14+ all day with bouts of drizzle/rain, still the same and will be the rest of the day and early tomorrow.
    We have been 14+ all day with bouts of drizzle/rain, still the same and will be the rest of the day and early tomorrow.
    We have been 14+ all day with bouts of drizzle/rain, still the same and will be the rest of the day and early tomorrow.
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  2. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    Out of the ground which is now drying up and giving us the hose pipe bans
    Out of the ground which is now drying up and giving us the hose pipe bans
    Out of the ground which is now drying up and giving us the hose pipe bans
    Out of the ground which is now drying up and giving us the hose pipe bans
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  3. 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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  4. Michael Hewett
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    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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  5. 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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  6. Andrew Funnell

    Planting Advice for Newly Landscaped Garden (Horley, UK)

    Welcome @Andrew Funnell !Your plan looks great and your general goals resonate with me- I could have written this list when starting on my new garden a year ago.General goals:A garden that...
    Welcome @Andrew Funnell !Your plan looks great and your general goals resonate with me- I could have written this list when starting on my new garden a year ago.General goals:A garden that develops character over time without constant upkeep A mix of evergreens and perennials for...
    Welcome @Andrew Funnell !Your plan looks great and your general goals resonate with me- I could have written this list when starting on my new garden a year ago.General goals:A garden that develops character over time without constant...
    Welcome @Andrew Funnell !Your plan looks great and your general goals resonate with me- I could have written this list when starting on my new garden a year ago.General goals:A garden that...
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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. CanadianLori
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    Chillies 2026

    My latest chilli report. Mixed my usual chilli seed compost in a bucket. Poured it into my usual seed pods. Planted my 9 Karala chilli seeds and 12 seeds from the free packet in my gardening...
    My latest chilli report. Mixed my usual chilli seed compost in a bucket. Poured it into my usual seed pods. Planted my 9 Karala chilli seeds and 12 seeds from the free packet in my gardening magazine and placed on my heat mats. 1 Karala seed has sprouted whilst a 100% germination from the free...
    My latest chilli report. Mixed my usual chilli seed compost in a bucket. Poured it into my usual seed pods. Planted my 9 Karala chilli seeds and 12 seeds from the free packet in my gardening magazine and placed on my heat mats. 1 Karala seed has...
    My latest chilli report. Mixed my usual chilli seed compost in a bucket. Poured it into my usual seed pods. Planted my 9 Karala chilli seeds and 12 seeds from the free packet in my gardening...
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    1,364
  12. Selleri
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2026

    You've lost a bit more grass, :biggrin:
    You've lost a bit more grass, :biggrin:
    You've lost a bit more grass, :biggrin:
    You've lost a bit more grass, :biggrin:
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  13. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    I've had one of those @Ladybird4 I'm absurdly excited; we had a special offer from a favourite hotel on Anglesey @£109 per room with £35 allowance each for dinner. Would be rude to refuse, so...
    I've had one of those @Ladybird4 I'm absurdly excited; we had a special offer from a favourite hotel on Anglesey @£109 per room with £35 allowance each for dinner. Would be rude to refuse, so booked it Sunday till Tuesday. Dogs are booked into their posh dogotel.
    I've had one of those @Ladybird4 I'm absurdly excited; we had a special offer from a favourite hotel on Anglesey @£109 per room with £35 allowance each for dinner. Would be rude to refuse, so booked it Sunday till Tuesday. Dogs are booked into...
    I've had one of those @Ladybird4 I'm absurdly excited; we had a special offer from a favourite hotel on Anglesey @£109 per room with £35 allowance each for dinner. Would be rude to refuse, so...
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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. Neil Clements
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    Evening all, new here

    I can't think of anything better than sharing an experience with a small group of friends in a remote area. Whether it's the highlands of Scotland or the vast forests of Canada, or maybe just...
    I can't think of anything better than sharing an experience with a small group of friends in a remote area. Whether it's the highlands of Scotland or the vast forests of Canada, or maybe just knocking weeds off of the vegetable garden with a hoe on a warm summer day. I'm not sure I'd enjoy it as...
    I can't think of anything better than sharing an experience with a small group of friends in a remote area. Whether it's the highlands of Scotland or the vast forests of Canada, or maybe just knocking weeds off of the vegetable garden with a hoe...
    I can't think of anything better than sharing an experience with a small group of friends in a remote area. Whether it's the highlands of Scotland or the vast forests of Canada, or maybe just...
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  16. burnie
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    Onion growing 2026

    Germination is not as good as previous years, second sowing gone in.
    Germination is not as good as previous years, second sowing gone in.
    Germination is not as good as previous years, second sowing gone in.
    Germination is not as good as previous years, second sowing gone in.
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  17. JWK
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    Potato Growing 2026

    I've simplified this year. Foremost, Charlotte and Sarpo Mira. Set to chit.
    I've simplified this year. Foremost, Charlotte and Sarpo Mira. Set to chit.
    I've simplified this year. Foremost, Charlotte and Sarpo Mira. Set to chit.
    I've simplified this year. Foremost, Charlotte and Sarpo Mira. Set to chit.
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  18. eatenbyweasels
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    Tomato Growing 2026

    New addition to the sowings; an F1 cross of Bloody Butcher and Latah. Expecting regular leaves and smallish red fruit but the rest is yet to be seen.
    New addition to the sowings; an F1 cross of Bloody Butcher and Latah. Expecting regular leaves and smallish red fruit but the rest is yet to be seen.
    New addition to the sowings; an F1 cross of Bloody Butcher and Latah. Expecting regular leaves and smallish red fruit but the rest is yet to be seen.
    New addition to the sowings; an F1 cross of Bloody Butcher and Latah. Expecting regular leaves and smallish red fruit but the rest is yet to be seen.
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  19. Logan
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  20. Logan
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    programmes to watch

    The Night Manager has now finished. And Pine and Roper survive. So there is a higher power. To be continued ....
    The Night Manager has now finished. And Pine and Roper survive. So there is a higher power. To be continued ....
    The Night Manager has now finished. And Pine and Roper survive. So there is a higher power. To be continued ....
    The Night Manager has now finished. And Pine and Roper survive. So there is a higher power. To be continued ....
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    2,747
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