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  1. GreenFingeredPete

    Help With Growing Seeds

    I think you end up with stronger plants by overwintering, maybe just my thinking, long time since I've grown them. Tbh.Fox gloves and wallflowers are a bit tougher IMO.
    I think you end up with stronger plants by overwintering, maybe just my thinking, long time since I've grown them. Tbh.Fox gloves and wallflowers are a bit tougher IMO.
    I think you end up with stronger plants by overwintering, maybe just my thinking, long time since I've grown them. Tbh.Fox gloves and wallflowers are a bit tougher IMO.
    I think you end up with stronger plants by overwintering, maybe just my thinking, long time since I've grown them. Tbh.Fox gloves and wallflowers are a bit tougher IMO.
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  2. simone_in_wiltshire

    Mysterious plant or fungus

    I've seen crows roll them around on the ground and fly off without eating them.
    I've seen crows roll them around on the ground and fly off without eating them.
    I've seen crows roll them around on the ground and fly off without eating them.
    I've seen crows roll them around on the ground and fly off without eating them.
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  3. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    It is absolutely shocking behaviour, I'd like to offer the comforting thought that Trump cannot go on for ever and so there is hope on the horizon, but I fear he has set a benchmark and future...
    It is absolutely shocking behaviour, I'd like to offer the comforting thought that Trump cannot go on for ever and so there is hope on the horizon, but I fear he has set a benchmark and future Republican presidents may follow suit. Not to be able to trust a militarily strong neighbour is an...
    It is absolutely shocking behaviour, I'd like to offer the comforting thought that Trump cannot go on for ever and so there is hope on the horizon, but I fear he has set a benchmark and future Republican presidents may follow suit. Not to be...
    It is absolutely shocking behaviour, I'd like to offer the comforting thought that Trump cannot go on for ever and so there is hope on the horizon, but I fear he has set a benchmark and future...
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  4. shiney
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    Greenhouse - Goodbye Old Friend, Hello New

    In the mayor's garden of course. You can show them law that his/ her approval is not required. Then find another law granting you free passage to your property within the boundaries of another...
    In the mayor's garden of course. You can show them law that his/ her approval is not required. Then find another law granting you free passage to your property within the boundaries of another person.Simple! :biggrin:@shiney , looking very grand already :) Thanks for sharing the journey!
    In the mayor's garden of course. You can show them law that his/ her approval is not required. Then find another law granting you free passage to your property within the boundaries of another person.Simple! :biggrin:@shiney , looking very grand...
    In the mayor's garden of course. You can show them law that his/ her approval is not required. Then find another law granting you free passage to your property within the boundaries of another...
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  5. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    Rain overnight, very wet out there. Hardly describe as dry, but not raining ATM 9c.
    Rain overnight, very wet out there. Hardly describe as dry, but not raining ATM 9c.
    Rain overnight, very wet out there. Hardly describe as dry, but not raining ATM 9c.
    Rain overnight, very wet out there. Hardly describe as dry, but not raining ATM 9c.
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  6. Loofah
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    Friendly x 4

    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Good morning everybody. Pleased to hear that you are feeling a little better I had already looked up adverse possession and advised my neighbour @Obelix-Vendée but a massive thank you for you...
    Good morning everybody. Pleased to hear that you are feeling a little better I had already looked up adverse possession and advised my neighbour @Obelix-Vendée but a massive thank you for you taking the time to look that up for me. Latest update is that as the builders haven't acquired all the...
    Good morning everybody. Pleased to hear that you are feeling a little better I had already looked up adverse possession and advised my neighbour @Obelix-Vendée but a massive thank you for you taking the time to look that up for me. Latest...
    Good morning everybody. Pleased to hear that you are feeling a little better I had already looked up adverse possession and advised my neighbour @Obelix-Vendée but a massive thank you for you...
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  7. pete
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    Electric cars.

    That keeps the other lanes clear for us then :biggrin:.
    That keeps the other lanes clear for us then :biggrin:.
    That keeps the other lanes clear for us then :biggrin:.
    That keeps the other lanes clear for us then :biggrin:.
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  8. Andrew Funnell

    Planting Advice for Newly Landscaped Garden (Horley, UK)

    A good one to try which will tolerate clay @Andrew Funnell is Calamagrostis Karl Foerster. It has a columnar form, growing to about 1.5m in flower. Others include Panicum Northwind, also narrow...
    A good one to try which will tolerate clay @Andrew Funnell is Calamagrostis Karl Foerster. It has a columnar form, growing to about 1.5m in flower. Others include Panicum Northwind, also narrow and columnar, and Miscanthus Malepartus which is a larger, vigorous grass. The three have different...
    A good one to try which will tolerate clay @Andrew Funnell is Calamagrostis Karl Foerster. It has a columnar form, growing to about 1.5m in flower. Others include Panicum Northwind, also narrow and columnar, and Miscanthus Malepartus which is a...
    A good one to try which will tolerate clay @Andrew Funnell is Calamagrostis Karl Foerster. It has a columnar form, growing to about 1.5m in flower. Others include Panicum Northwind, also narrow...
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  9. kristie davies

    Improving drainage help

    Bit late for this year but if you have really claggy clay soil I'd try winter green manure, something like grazing rye, it works if you dig it in when the clay is drying slightly, wait too long...
    Bit late for this year but if you have really claggy clay soil I'd try winter green manure, something like grazing rye, it works if you dig it in when the clay is drying slightly, wait too long and it will be hard work. The rye really helps the drying out in early spring and the roots make the...
    Bit late for this year but if you have really claggy clay soil I'd try winter green manure, something like grazing rye, it works if you dig it in when the clay is drying slightly, wait too long and it will be hard work. The rye really helps the...
    Bit late for this year but if you have really claggy clay soil I'd try winter green manure, something like grazing rye, it works if you dig it in when the clay is drying slightly, wait too long...
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  10. Novice Gardener Laura

    Planting a new fruit tree

    Use your search engine and input - how to use manure for fruit trees. This will help.
    Use your search engine and input - how to use manure for fruit trees. This will help.
    Use your search engine and input - how to use manure for fruit trees. This will help.
    Use your search engine and input - how to use manure for fruit trees. This will help.
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  11. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    I had sown Marigold and Antirrhinum on Saturday afternoon out of desperation to do anything. The Marigold seeds must have just waited for water and soil. When I raised Monday morning the cling...
    I had sown Marigold and Antirrhinum on Saturday afternoon out of desperation to do anything. The Marigold seeds must have just waited for water and soil. When I raised Monday morning the cling film, they were all germinated. I could do a bit, but when ever I have time, it rains.
    I had sown Marigold and Antirrhinum on Saturday afternoon out of desperation to do anything. The Marigold seeds must have just waited for water and soil. When I raised Monday morning the cling film, they were all germinated. I could do a bit, but...
    I had sown Marigold and Antirrhinum on Saturday afternoon out of desperation to do anything. The Marigold seeds must have just waited for water and soil. When I raised Monday morning the cling...
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  12. JWK
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    Show Off Your Pets 2026

    Beautiful. Will she be an indoor or indoor/outdoor member of the family? Ours are allowed out from 8am to 7pm this time of year, an hour more in Summer.
    Beautiful. Will she be an indoor or indoor/outdoor member of the family? Ours are allowed out from 8am to 7pm this time of year, an hour more in Summer.
    Beautiful. Will she be an indoor or indoor/outdoor member of the family? Ours are allowed out from 8am to 7pm this time of year, an hour more in Summer.
    Beautiful. Will she be an indoor or indoor/outdoor member of the family? Ours are allowed out from 8am to 7pm this time of year, an hour more in Summer.
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  14. GreenFingeredPete

    Bonemeal/Growmore/Chicken Pellets

    I also passed a house near where I live and that had a nice couple of rhododendron in the border, quite close to the rose bushes, should I knock on their door and have a word? I didn’t bother as...
    I also passed a house near where I live and that had a nice couple of rhododendron in the border, quite close to the rose bushes, should I knock on their door and have a word? I didn’t bother as could tell by the label on the rhododendron it was a cheap one from Lidls*.As they say if you like...
    I also passed a house near where I live and that had a nice couple of rhododendron in the border, quite close to the rose bushes, should I knock on their door and have a word? I didn’t bother as could tell by the label on the rhododendron it was...
    I also passed a house near where I live and that had a nice couple of rhododendron in the border, quite close to the rose bushes, should I knock on their door and have a word? I didn’t bother as...
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  15. Neil Clements

    Has anyone planted a decorative garden only with edibles?

    Sounds as if you need to clear your search history and remove your cookies....
    Sounds as if you need to clear your search history and remove your cookies....
    Sounds as if you need to clear your search history and remove your cookies....
    Sounds as if you need to clear your search history and remove your cookies....
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  16. Logan

    YouTube mega thread

    Proper plant talk.
    Proper plant talk.
    Proper plant talk.
    Proper plant talk.
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  17. Jenny namaste
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    Camellias

    Magnoliaflora (baby's bum pink )Jenny namaste
    Magnoliaflora (baby's bum pink )Jenny namaste
    Magnoliaflora (baby's bum pink )Jenny namaste
    Magnoliaflora (baby's bum pink )Jenny namaste
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  18. JWK
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    The Camera In My Pocket 2026

    My first visit for the year to Ness Botanic Gardens, Wirral, today. Snowdrops everywhere!
    My first visit for the year to Ness Botanic Gardens, Wirral, today. Snowdrops everywhere!
    My first visit for the year to Ness Botanic Gardens, Wirral, today. Snowdrops everywhere!
    My first visit for the year to Ness Botanic Gardens, Wirral, today. Snowdrops everywhere!
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  19. shiney
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    FEBRUARY PHOTO COMPETITION 2026

    Tranquility.
    Tranquility.
    Tranquility.
    Tranquility.
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  20. Selleri
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2026

    Oh good, thanks I had a rough idea what it would look like but as there was no picture on the label I googled it before purchase!
    Oh good, thanks I had a rough idea what it would look like but as there was no picture on the label I googled it before purchase!
    Oh good, thanks I had a rough idea what it would look like but as there was no picture on the label I googled it before purchase!
    Oh good, thanks I had a rough idea what it would look like but as there was no picture on the label I googled it before purchase!
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