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  1. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    I thought it was to do with looking good!!!! as image is the things these days
    I thought it was to do with looking good!!!! as image is the things these days
    I thought it was to do with looking good!!!! as image is the things these days
    I thought it was to do with looking good!!!! as image is the things these days
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  2. simone_in_wiltshire

    Rare Plant Fair 2026

    The number of GCs has dropped significantly over the past decades. Especially with supermarkets and places like Plants Galore. These are fine if you want carpet bedding and a garden similar to...
    The number of GCs has dropped significantly over the past decades. Especially with supermarkets and places like Plants Galore. These are fine if you want carpet bedding and a garden similar to all the others on the estate.
    The number of GCs has dropped significantly over the past decades. Especially with supermarkets and places like Plants Galore. These are fine if you want carpet bedding and a garden similar to all the others on the estate.
    The number of GCs has dropped significantly over the past decades. Especially with supermarkets and places like Plants Galore. These are fine if you want carpet bedding and a garden similar to...
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  3. 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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  4. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    Ground hog day here too............................
    Ground hog day here too............................
    Ground hog day here too............................
    Ground hog day here too............................
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  5. Tidemark
    Funny x 8

    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. Spruce
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    All you want to know about hedgehogs....

    Food is currently being taken from the feeding station and a hoggy must have had a quick nap in the sleeping box but decided not to stay!
    Food is currently being taken from the feeding station and a hoggy must have had a quick nap in the sleeping box but decided not to stay!
    Food is currently being taken from the feeding station and a hoggy must have had a quick nap in the sleeping box but decided not to stay!
    Food is currently being taken from the feeding station and a hoggy must have had a quick nap in the sleeping box but decided not to stay!
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  7. JWK
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  8. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    Suppose the plants have to just surrender to Mother Nature. (I’ve corrected the incorrect autocorrect on my original post btw)
    Suppose the plants have to just surrender to Mother Nature. (I’ve corrected the incorrect autocorrect on my original post btw)
    Suppose the plants have to just surrender to Mother Nature. (I’ve corrected the incorrect autocorrect on my original post btw)
    Suppose the plants have to just surrender to Mother Nature. (I’ve corrected the incorrect autocorrect on my original post btw)
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  9. HaddockofKnowledge

    Italian Pencil Cypress - planting next to house

    I personally don't believe they have a long term future in containers, but agree planting in that position isn't a good idea. I think some trellis on the wall with a suitable climbing plant...
    I personally don't believe they have a long term future in containers, but agree planting in that position isn't a good idea. I think some trellis on the wall with a suitable climbing plant either side of the door way would be a better option.
    I personally don't believe they have a long term future in containers, but agree planting in that position isn't a good idea. I think some trellis on the wall with a suitable climbing plant either side of the door way would be a better option.
    I personally don't believe they have a long term future in containers, but agree planting in that position isn't a good idea. I think some trellis on the wall with a suitable climbing plant...
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  10. 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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  11. Eustace

    Wordle Wanderings 3

    I do the Portuguese version and, like today, do better than English! :redface:
    I do the Portuguese version and, like today, do better than English! :redface:
    I do the Portuguese version and, like today, do better than English! :redface:
    I do the Portuguese version and, like today, do better than English! :redface:
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  12. Logan
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  13. 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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  14. JWK
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    Things that have made you happy today 2026

    The lady who comes to cut my hair has been telling me to join what she called the 'Growers Group' on the first Thursday every month in the near-by town, and I thought it was to do with gardening,...
    The lady who comes to cut my hair has been telling me to join what she called the 'Growers Group' on the first Thursday every month in the near-by town, and I thought it was to do with gardening, so I went along today. However it isn't a gardening group, although its correct name is 'Growing...
    The lady who comes to cut my hair has been telling me to join what she called the 'Growers Group' on the first Thursday every month in the near-by town, and I thought it was to do with gardening, so I went along today. However it isn't a...
    The lady who comes to cut my hair has been telling me to join what she called the 'Growers Group' on the first Thursday every month in the near-by town, and I thought it was to do with gardening,...
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  15. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    Actually done a bit of weeding this morning to catch the bitter cress before it seeds. Also started moving and downsizing my raspberry bed. Much as I love raspberries and jam, you CAN have too...
    Actually done a bit of weeding this morning to catch the bitter cress before it seeds. Also started moving and downsizing my raspberry bed. Much as I love raspberries and jam, you CAN have too much of a good thing. And I'm fed up that when I give people jam etc, I never get the jars back...
    Actually done a bit of weeding this morning to catch the bitter cress before it seeds. Also started moving and downsizing my raspberry bed. Much as I love raspberries and jam, you CAN have too much of a good thing. And I'm fed up that when I give...
    Actually done a bit of weeding this morning to catch the bitter cress before it seeds. Also started moving and downsizing my raspberry bed. Much as I love raspberries and jam, you CAN have too...
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  16. JWK
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  17. 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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  18. BB3
    Funny x 9

    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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  19. ArmyAirForce
    Like x 3

    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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  20. Meomye

    Rose Gauntlet

    Bit late, but we use these low cost welders gloves which protect against Pyracantha, Berberis and Rose thorns etc. A bit firm to start with but soon become suppler.
    Bit late, but we use these low cost welders gloves which protect against Pyracantha, Berberis and Rose thorns etc. A bit firm to start with but soon become suppler.
    Bit late, but we use these low cost welders gloves which protect against Pyracantha, Berberis and Rose thorns etc. A bit firm to start with but soon become suppler.
    Bit late, but we use these low cost welders gloves which protect against Pyracantha, Berberis and Rose thorns etc. A bit firm to start with but soon become suppler.
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