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  1. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Good morning all.Surprise, not forecast, we have sunshine at the moment!The SM had the biggest cooked prawns I've ever seen on special offer yesterday. Just under 10€ a kilo. I bought half a...
    Good morning all.Surprise, not forecast, we have sunshine at the moment!The SM had the biggest cooked prawns I've ever seen on special offer yesterday. Just under 10€ a kilo. I bought half a kilo for dinner last night which we had with salad, Marie Rose sauce and lemon juice. They were...
    Good morning all.Surprise, not forecast, we have sunshine at the moment!The SM had the biggest cooked prawns I've ever seen on special offer yesterday. Just under 10€ a kilo. I bought half a kilo for dinner last night which we had with salad,...
    Good morning all.Surprise, not forecast, we have sunshine at the moment!The SM had the biggest cooked prawns I've ever seen on special offer yesterday. Just under 10€ a kilo. I bought half a...
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  2. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    It's really wet & cold and it's a work day (it's a slow day actually but leaving my computer completely to go outside and do gardening would feel wrong).So no actual gardening for me, but...
    It's really wet & cold and it's a work day (it's a slow day actually but leaving my computer completely to go outside and do gardening would feel wrong).So no actual gardening for me, but before work I had an idea for a small garden tweak that would enable me to keep a rose I was...
    It's really wet & cold and it's a work day (it's a slow day actually but leaving my computer completely to go outside and do gardening would feel wrong).So no actual gardening for me, but before work I had an idea for a small garden tweak that...
    It's really wet & cold and it's a work day (it's a slow day actually but leaving my computer completely to go outside and do gardening would feel wrong).So no actual gardening for me, but...
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  3. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    There's no such thing as too much rain, it's just inconveniently timed :biggrin:. Not much use in winter when most of the plants aren't actively growing (beyond the point of keeping the reservoirs and...
    There's no such thing as too much rain, it's just inconveniently timed :biggrin:. Not much use in winter when most of the plants aren't actively growing (beyond the point of keeping the reservoirs and ground water topped up). All this rain not being stored and then a drought and hosepipe ban later in the...
    There's no such thing as too much rain, it's just inconveniently timed :biggrin:. Not much use in winter when most of the plants aren't actively growing (beyond the point of keeping the reservoirs and ground water topped up). All this rain not being...
    There's no such thing as too much rain, it's just inconveniently timed :biggrin:. Not much use in winter when most of the plants aren't actively growing (beyond the point of keeping the reservoirs and...
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  4. Novice Gardener Laura

    Planting a new fruit tree

    Thanks for the advice!@infradig Re:manure… dos it have to be the well rotted stuff you buy? I have friends who have horses so manure is no issue - but it’ll be fresh and someone once told me...
    Thanks for the advice!@infradig Re:manure… dos it have to be the well rotted stuff you buy? I have friends who have horses so manure is no issue - but it’ll be fresh and someone once told me this is no good to go directly into beds.I don’t think have space for 2 trees which I hope to grow...
    Thanks for the advice!@infradig Re:manure… dos it have to be the well rotted stuff you buy? I have friends who have horses so manure is no issue - but it’ll be fresh and someone once told me this is no good to go directly into beds.I don’t...
    Thanks for the advice!@infradig Re:manure… dos it have to be the well rotted stuff you buy? I have friends who have horses so manure is no issue - but it’ll be fresh and someone once told me...
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  5. Tidemark
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    I am often puzzled by modern life.

    One of the reasons I enjoy an electric car, it is still working well, running smoothly and saving me money, 9 years after it was first bought...
    One of the reasons I enjoy an electric car, it is still working well, running smoothly and saving me money, 9 years after it was first bought...
    One of the reasons I enjoy an electric car, it is still working well, running smoothly and saving me money, 9 years after it was first bought...
    One of the reasons I enjoy an electric car, it is still working well, running smoothly and saving me money, 9 years after it was first bought...
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  6. JWK
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  7. Logan
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  8. 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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  9. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    Steady but light rain now Jenny namaste
    Steady but light rain now Jenny namaste
    Steady but light rain now Jenny namaste
    Steady but light rain now Jenny namaste
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  10. Andrew Funnell

    Planting Advice for Newly Landscaped Garden (Horley, UK)

    Hisounds exciting already, around the pool low growing thyme.
    Hisounds exciting already, around the pool low growing thyme.
    Hisounds exciting already, around the pool low growing thyme.
    Hisounds exciting already, around the pool low growing thyme.
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  11. JWK
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  12. BB3
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    What an eejit!

    There are builders grade cheap gloves. Bright orange rubber palms, you should be able to see them even on a grey day.
    There are builders grade cheap gloves. Bright orange rubber palms, you should be able to see them even on a grey day.
    There are builders grade cheap gloves. Bright orange rubber palms, you should be able to see them even on a grey day.
    There are builders grade cheap gloves. Bright orange rubber palms, you should be able to see them even on a grey day.
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  13. 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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  14. Meomye

    Rose Gauntlet

    The problem is getting them small enough. I once ordered the smaller size of the gold leaf ones and sent them back - they were huge on me, far to long in the fingers and too wide everywhere so...
    The problem is getting them small enough. I once ordered the smaller size of the gold leaf ones and sent them back - they were huge on me, far to long in the fingers and too wide everywhere so there's no way I could operate secateurs wearing them.I just had a look at the welding gauntlets on...
    The problem is getting them small enough. I once ordered the smaller size of the gold leaf ones and sent them back - they were huge on me, far to long in the fingers and too wide everywhere so there's no way I could operate secateurs wearing...
    The problem is getting them small enough. I once ordered the smaller size of the gold leaf ones and sent them back - they were huge on me, far to long in the fingers and too wide everywhere so...
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  15. simone_in_wiltshire

    Rare Plant Fair 2026

    Another sign of the quick fix culture :rolleyespink:. I tend to go to GCs now only to buy compost. Much of their plant stock looks as if it has been forced to grow quickly under glass, leggy and easily damaged...
    Another sign of the quick fix culture :rolleyespink:. I tend to go to GCs now only to buy compost. Much of their plant stock looks as if it has been forced to grow quickly under glass, leggy and easily damaged by wind and rain, even while it's still on display!
    Another sign of the quick fix culture :rolleyespink:. I tend to go to GCs now only to buy compost. Much of their plant stock looks as if it has been forced to grow quickly under glass, leggy and easily damaged by wind and rain, even while it's still on display!
    Another sign of the quick fix culture :rolleyespink:. I tend to go to GCs now only to buy compost. Much of their plant stock looks as if it has been forced to grow quickly under glass, leggy and easily damaged...
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  16. 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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  17. Plantminded
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  18. 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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  19. kristie davies

    Improving drainage help

    While the weather remains "challenging, I consider ones time is best spent researching soil composition, profiling, soil organisms, ground water levels, basic geology, plant physiology especially...
    While the weather remains "challenging, I consider ones time is best spent researching soil composition, profiling, soil organisms, ground water levels, basic geology, plant physiology especially root formations and symbosis with fungi and associated life forms. The majority of questions here...
    While the weather remains "challenging, I consider ones time is best spent researching soil composition, profiling, soil organisms, ground water levels, basic geology, plant physiology especially root formations and symbosis with fungi and...
    While the weather remains "challenging, I consider ones time is best spent researching soil composition, profiling, soil organisms, ground water levels, basic geology, plant physiology especially...
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  20. 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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