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  1. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    Here in Thanet I do not come under that company. I take no notice of the bans, if I want to use my hosepipe I will.
    Here in Thanet I do not come under that company. I take no notice of the bans, if I want to use my hosepipe I will.
    Here in Thanet I do not come under that company. I take no notice of the bans, if I want to use my hosepipe I will.
    Here in Thanet I do not come under that company. I take no notice of the bans, if I want to use my hosepipe I will.
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  2. Andrew Funnell

    Planting Advice for Newly Landscaped Garden (Horley, UK)

    I lived in Horley when I was a child!Gosh, that's a pretty big ask and it will probably be quite expensive. Is there a nursery near you that sells plants cheaper than garden centres? Have a look...
    I lived in Horley when I was a child!Gosh, that's a pretty big ask and it will probably be quite expensive. Is there a nursery near you that sells plants cheaper than garden centres? Have a look on line too, but some are better than others. Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants, Dorset Perennials and...
    I lived in Horley when I was a child!Gosh, that's a pretty big ask and it will probably be quite expensive. Is there a nursery near you that sells plants cheaper than garden centres? Have a look on line too, but some are better than others....
    I lived in Horley when I was a child!Gosh, that's a pretty big ask and it will probably be quite expensive. Is there a nursery near you that sells plants cheaper than garden centres? Have a look...
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  3. Loofah
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    Friendly x 4

    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Good morning from soggy Devon. It raining and the patio has its usual flood where the soakaway can’t cope. That sounds like a daft quote, Our overgrown laurel hedge, about 80 yards long according...
    Good morning from soggy Devon. It raining and the patio has its usual flood where the soakaway can’t cope. That sounds like a daft quote, Our overgrown laurel hedge, about 80 yards long according to apple maps, is going to cost us £400. £650 to take down and dispose of a really huge silver...
    Good morning from soggy Devon. It raining and the patio has its usual flood where the soakaway can’t cope. That sounds like a daft quote, Our overgrown laurel hedge, about 80 yards long according to apple maps, is going to cost us £400. £650 to...
    Good morning from soggy Devon. It raining and the patio has its usual flood where the soakaway can’t cope. That sounds like a daft quote, Our overgrown laurel hedge, about 80 yards long according...
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  4. JWK
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    A Joke or Two 2026

    Had exactly that scenario with the sofas, @Ladybird4! I’d just walked in accompanied by two friends I’d invited to dinner. The dinner was already cooking on the automatic timer, so I popped the...
    Had exactly that scenario with the sofas, @Ladybird4! I’d just walked in accompanied by two friends I’d invited to dinner. The dinner was already cooking on the automatic timer, so I popped the prepared apple crumble in the oven, while we did our best to restore some order and create somewhere...
    Had exactly that scenario with the sofas, @Ladybird4! I’d just walked in accompanied by two friends I’d invited to dinner. The dinner was already cooking on the automatic timer, so I popped the prepared apple crumble in the oven, while we did our...
    Had exactly that scenario with the sofas, @Ladybird4! I’d just walked in accompanied by two friends I’d invited to dinner. The dinner was already cooking on the automatic timer, so I popped the...
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  5. 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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  6. Tidemark
    Funny x 8

    I am often puzzled by modern life.

    aha, but imagine all the interesting tidbits you could hear through the grape vine... :biggrin:
    aha, but imagine all the interesting tidbits you could hear through the grape vine... :biggrin:
    aha, but imagine all the interesting tidbits you could hear through the grape vine... :biggrin:
    aha, but imagine all the interesting tidbits you could hear through the grape vine... :biggrin:
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  7. 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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  8. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    Update: it started raining after I had finished here.
    Update: it started raining after I had finished here.
    Update: it started raining after I had finished here.
    Update: it started raining after I had finished here.
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  9. Meomye

    Rose Gauntlet

    If anyone is still after gloves welder gloves are suppose to be good and cheaper.
    If anyone is still after gloves welder gloves are suppose to be good and cheaper.
    If anyone is still after gloves welder gloves are suppose to be good and cheaper.
    If anyone is still after gloves welder gloves are suppose to be good and cheaper.
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  10. 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 :):)
    Grey Wag 1.jpg Gold 2.jpg Chiffchaffs.jpg Goosander 2.jpg Goose 30.jpg goose 1.jpg
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  11. Selleri
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2026

    Thank you Sorry to hear that your crab apple didn't fare well. I know that they prefer a sheltered site so I'm hoping that these high winds here at the moment don't become the norm! I can see why...
    Thank you Sorry to hear that your crab apple didn't fare well. I know that they prefer a sheltered site so I'm hoping that these high winds here at the moment don't become the norm! I can see why that angled staking method is recommended :biggrin:.
    Thank you Sorry to hear that your crab apple didn't fare well. I know that they prefer a sheltered site so I'm hoping that these high winds here at the moment don't become the norm! I can see why that angled staking method is recommended :biggrin:.
    Thank you Sorry to hear that your crab apple didn't fare well. I know that they prefer a sheltered site so I'm hoping that these high winds here at the moment don't become the norm! I can see why...
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  12. Plantminded
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  13. Logan
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  14. 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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  15. 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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  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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