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  1. Tidemark
    Funny x 8

    I am often puzzled by modern life.

    Fairphone 6 review: cheaper, repairable and longer-lasting AndroidIn answer to your qu, @pete, a new battery for a Fairphone is £35. Seems reasonable. :blue thumb:
    Fairphone 6 review: cheaper, repairable and longer-lasting AndroidIn answer to your qu, @pete, a new battery for a Fairphone is £35. Seems reasonable. :blue thumb:
    Fairphone 6 review: cheaper, repairable and longer-lasting AndroidIn answer to your qu, @pete, a new battery for a Fairphone is £35. Seems reasonable. :blue thumb:
    Fairphone 6 review: cheaper, repairable and longer-lasting AndroidIn answer to your qu, @pete, a new battery for a Fairphone is £35. Seems reasonable. :blue thumb:
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  2. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    Well light rain continuous all day and more coming, not a hint of brightness. Although the nights are supposedly getting lighter I find I'm still putting the lights on around 4pm just as I was...
    Well light rain continuous all day and more coming, not a hint of brightness. Although the nights are supposedly getting lighter I find I'm still putting the lights on around 4pm just as I was before Christmas.
    Well light rain continuous all day and more coming, not a hint of brightness. Although the nights are supposedly getting lighter I find I'm still putting the lights on around 4pm just as I was before Christmas.
    Well light rain continuous all day and more coming, not a hint of brightness. Although the nights are supposedly getting lighter I find I'm still putting the lights on around 4pm just as I was...
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  3. Selleri
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2026

    Thank you @Michael Hewett, your garden sounds very much like my previous garden. I think the best gardens develop over time and with the gardener, without a strict plan :).
    Thank you @Michael Hewett, your garden sounds very much like my previous garden. I think the best gardens develop over time and with the gardener, without a strict plan :).
    Thank you @Michael Hewett, your garden sounds very much like my previous garden. I think the best gardens develop over time and with the gardener, without a strict plan :).
    Thank you @Michael Hewett, your garden sounds very much like my previous garden. I think the best gardens develop over time and with the gardener, without a strict plan :).
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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. Loofah
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    Friendly x 4

    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    That is so true, re the cost of getting jobs done these days, I’ve often thought I’d recommend any relatives thinking of following me career wise, to look at plumbing instead! I’ve changed the...
    That is so true, re the cost of getting jobs done these days, I’ve often thought I’d recommend any relatives thinking of following me career wise, to look at plumbing instead! I’ve changed the bed and put one load of washing on, tidied another drawer, and sorted several files in my finances...
    That is so true, re the cost of getting jobs done these days, I’ve often thought I’d recommend any relatives thinking of following me career wise, to look at plumbing instead! I’ve changed the bed and put one load of washing on, tidied another...
    That is so true, re the cost of getting jobs done these days, I’ve often thought I’d recommend any relatives thinking of following me career wise, to look at plumbing instead! I’ve changed the...
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  6. ArmyAirForce
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    Non-Gardener builds an Observatory, Garden Railway and even Dabbles with Plants!

    Out at the ornamental planter today, some of the Pansies are still alive ( along with some big weeds). I'm not sure if they will flower again or not, but if they survive the Winter, I may move...
    Out at the ornamental planter today, some of the Pansies are still alive ( along with some big weeds). I'm not sure if they will flower again or not, but if they survive the Winter, I may move them to a sunnier spot in the wood to make space for something new. I may add some hardy Cyclamen at...
    Out at the ornamental planter today, some of the Pansies are still alive ( along with some big weeds). I'm not sure if they will flower again or not, but if they survive the Winter, I may move them to a sunnier spot in the wood to make space for...
    Out at the ornamental planter today, some of the Pansies are still alive ( along with some big weeds). I'm not sure if they will flower again or not, but if they survive the Winter, I may move...
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  7. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    I think they call that 'natural selection' @AuntyRach :biggrin:
    I think they call that 'natural selection' @AuntyRach :biggrin:
    I think they call that 'natural selection' @AuntyRach :biggrin:
    I think they call that 'natural selection' @AuntyRach :biggrin:
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  8. 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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  9. Andrew Funnell

    Planting Advice for Newly Landscaped Garden (Horley, UK)

    Thank you for the mention @Busy-Lizzie, even though you don't like grasses :biggrin:.Grasses generally prefer well draining, sandy soil but there are some like Miscanthus and Panicum varieties that are...
    Thank you for the mention @Busy-Lizzie, even though you don't like grasses :biggrin:.Grasses generally prefer well draining, sandy soil but there are some like Miscanthus and Panicum varieties that are said to tolerate clay soil, provided it doesn't get waterlogged.I've never experienced clay soil so...
    Thank you for the mention @Busy-Lizzie, even though you don't like grasses :biggrin:.Grasses generally prefer well draining, sandy soil but there are some like Miscanthus and Panicum varieties that are said to tolerate clay soil, provided it doesn't get...
    Thank you for the mention @Busy-Lizzie, even though you don't like grasses :biggrin:.Grasses generally prefer well draining, sandy soil but there are some like Miscanthus and Panicum varieties that are...
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  10. 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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  11. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    Took advantage of the drying windy weather and pruned the roses and the gooseberry bush. I hate pruning roses :mad: I've been savaged by the pair of Harlow Cars!
    Took advantage of the drying windy weather and pruned the roses and the gooseberry bush. I hate pruning roses :mad: I've been savaged by the pair of Harlow Cars!
    Took advantage of the drying windy weather and pruned the roses and the gooseberry bush. I hate pruning roses :mad: I've been savaged by the pair of Harlow Cars!
    Took advantage of the drying windy weather and pruned the roses and the gooseberry bush. I hate pruning roses :mad: I've been savaged by the pair of Harlow Cars!
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  12. 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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  13. Plantminded
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  14. Logan
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  15. 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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  16. 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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  17. 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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  18. 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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  19. 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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  20. 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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