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  1. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    I am going to wish you all peaceful nights now and I'll see you in the morning.
    I am going to wish you all peaceful nights now and I'll see you in the morning.
    I am going to wish you all peaceful nights now and I'll see you in the morning.
    I am going to wish you all peaceful nights now and I'll see you in the morning.
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  2. PoppyB

    Partial screening suggestions

    That Escallonia should be a good one I had one in my last garden. Mahonias and Nandinas are slow growing, as you have found, and need more space to show their eventual shape, they are not really...
    That Escallonia should be a good one I had one in my last garden. Mahonias and Nandinas are slow growing, as you have found, and need more space to show their eventual shape, they are not really hedging plants.Another option, if you don’t mind it being deciduous, is flowering currant, Ribes...
    That Escallonia should be a good one I had one in my last garden. Mahonias and Nandinas are slow growing, as you have found, and need more space to show their eventual shape, they are not really hedging plants.Another option, if you don’t mind...
    That Escallonia should be a good one I had one in my last garden. Mahonias and Nandinas are slow growing, as you have found, and need more space to show their eventual shape, they are not really...
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  3. simone_in_wiltshire

    Radio clock with wrong time the second Sunday

    @Pete8 thanks for that. Yes, I had checked the MSF website and saw that there have been maintenance work on February 3 to 5. Last time I changed the battery immediately. This time, I waited and it...
    @Pete8 thanks for that. Yes, I had checked the MSF website and saw that there have been maintenance work on February 3 to 5. Last time I changed the battery immediately. This time, I waited and it went back to normal an hour later. I wonder if it has to do with the summertime change in March,...
    @Pete8 thanks for that. Yes, I had checked the MSF website and saw that there have been maintenance work on February 3 to 5. Last time I changed the battery immediately. This time, I waited and it went back to normal an hour later. I wonder if it...
    @Pete8 thanks for that. Yes, I had checked the MSF website and saw that there have been maintenance work on February 3 to 5. Last time I changed the battery immediately. This time, I waited and it...
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  4. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    And in short term, keeping currently liveable places as they are.Close to home, if Spain, most of Italy and Greece turn into barren deserts, it's goodbye to tomatoes, citrus and holidays, and...
    And in short term, keeping currently liveable places as they are.Close to home, if Spain, most of Italy and Greece turn into barren deserts, it's goodbye to tomatoes, citrus and holidays, and the folks who currently live on those, will have to move.That's quite a lot of people who will...
    And in short term, keeping currently liveable places as they are.Close to home, if Spain, most of Italy and Greece turn into barren deserts, it's goodbye to tomatoes, citrus and holidays, and the folks who currently live on those, will have to...
    And in short term, keeping currently liveable places as they are.Close to home, if Spain, most of Italy and Greece turn into barren deserts, it's goodbye to tomatoes, citrus and holidays, and...
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  5. Michael Hewett
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    Slow pages

    Found and done, Sir!
    Found and done, Sir!
    Found and done, Sir!
    Found and done, Sir!
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  6. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    It is very disheartening to think of youngsters in mass childcare situations from as early as 7.15 am. Homelife really matters and children have been the ones to suffer through the push to get...
    It is very disheartening to think of youngsters in mass childcare situations from as early as 7.15 am. Homelife really matters and children have been the ones to suffer through the push to get mothers into the workplace. I have even heard of some children wearing school clothes to sleep in,...
    It is very disheartening to think of youngsters in mass childcare situations from as early as 7.15 am. Homelife really matters and children have been the ones to suffer through the push to get mothers into the workplace. I have even heard of...
    It is very disheartening to think of youngsters in mass childcare situations from as early as 7.15 am. Homelife really matters and children have been the ones to suffer through the push to get...
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  7. Andrew Funnell

    Planting Advice for Newly Landscaped Garden (Horley, UK)

    Landscaping has now mostly completed and I'm now able to share pictures of the beds (in alphabetical order). Please let me know your planting suggestions.
    Landscaping has now mostly completed and I'm now able to share pictures of the beds (in alphabetical order). Please let me know your planting suggestions.
    Landscaping has now mostly completed and I'm now able to share pictures of the beds (in alphabetical order). Please let me know your planting suggestions.
    Landscaping has now mostly completed and I'm now able to share pictures of the beds (in alphabetical order). Please let me know your planting suggestions.
    Garden design.jpg upload_2026-2-4_9-53-54.png Bed A.jpeg Bed B.jpeg Bed C.jpeg Bed D.jpeg
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  8. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    An overcast and windy day overall. A high of 14.3c and 13c now.
    An overcast and windy day overall. A high of 14.3c and 13c now.
    An overcast and windy day overall. A high of 14.3c and 13c now.
    An overcast and windy day overall. A high of 14.3c and 13c now.
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  9. NigelJ
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    What's Looking Good February 2026

    Another Iris reticulata.
    Another Iris reticulata.
    Another Iris reticulata.
    Another Iris reticulata.
    Crocus in grass.JPG Rubus formosensis fruit.JPG Sarcococca confusa.JPG PXL_20260201_123603827.MP.jpg IMG_20260201_085854933.jpg DSC05449.jpeg
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  10. Kevin Cowans

    My Garden Progress

    Hello allI Hope you are Well.Well, the Garden Camera has Failed :wallbanging:I am going to be getting New Security Cameras Installed in a Couple of Months anyway, Hopefully.Maybe the Garden Camera...
    Hello allI Hope you are Well.Well, the Garden Camera has Failed :wallbanging:I am going to be getting New Security Cameras Installed in a Couple of Months anyway, Hopefully.Maybe the Garden Camera found out :noidea:I am looking at a Synology Camera as it is designed to work with Synology Surveillance...
    Hello allI Hope you are Well.Well, the Garden Camera has Failed :wallbanging:I am going to be getting New Security Cameras Installed in a Couple of Months anyway, Hopefully.Maybe the Garden Camera found out :noidea:I am looking at a Synology Camera as it is...
    Hello allI Hope you are Well.Well, the Garden Camera has Failed :wallbanging:I am going to be getting New Security Cameras Installed in a Couple of Months anyway, Hopefully.Maybe the Garden Camera...
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  11. shiney
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    FEBRUARY PHOTO COMPETITION 2026

    Walkies
    Walkies
    Walkies
    Walkies
    starsds.gif upload_2026-2-1_12-2-44.jpeg IMG_20260202_104115~2.jpg IMG_0621.JPEG IMG_2892.png 20260202_115536_nature's spots.jpg
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  12. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    Did an hour's weeding this afternoon in a brief spell of sunshine.That looks really good I bet you're glad it's finished bar the thumping.
    Did an hour's weeding this afternoon in a brief spell of sunshine.That looks really good I bet you're glad it's finished bar the thumping.
    Did an hour's weeding this afternoon in a brief spell of sunshine.That looks really good I bet you're glad it's finished bar the thumping.
    Did an hour's weeding this afternoon in a brief spell of sunshine.That looks really good I bet you're glad it's finished bar the thumping.
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  13. Logan
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  14. Penny_Forthem

    Growing strawberries in a raised bed

    I've half answered your query Penny on the Wakey Wakey thread.At the moment I'm growing Mara des bois ones in pots in my lean to greeenhouse to keep away slugs, snails and woodlice. They are...
    I've half answered your query Penny on the Wakey Wakey thread.At the moment I'm growing Mara des bois ones in pots in my lean to greeenhouse to keep away slugs, snails and woodlice. They are smaller but sweeter and crop for longer. Previously I'd bought a pack of 3 different kinds, Florence,...
    I've half answered your query Penny on the Wakey Wakey thread.At the moment I'm growing Mara des bois ones in pots in my lean to greeenhouse to keep away slugs, snails and woodlice. They are smaller but sweeter and crop for longer. Previously...
    I've half answered your query Penny on the Wakey Wakey thread.At the moment I'm growing Mara des bois ones in pots in my lean to greeenhouse to keep away slugs, snails and woodlice. They are...
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  15. JWK
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    Show Us Your HousePlants In Bloom Now 2026

    Things that happen when you raid BM for reduced to clear- bulbs, end up with too many, and stuff them anywhere anyhow.Finish with placing behind the curtain and forget about them for a month or...
    Things that happen when you raid BM for reduced to clear- bulbs, end up with too many, and stuff them anywhere anyhow.Finish with placing behind the curtain and forget about them for a month or so.:roflol:
    Things that happen when you raid BM for reduced to clear- bulbs, end up with too many, and stuff them anywhere anyhow.Finish with placing behind the curtain and forget about them for a month or so.:roflol:
    Things that happen when you raid BM for reduced to clear- bulbs, end up with too many, and stuff them anywhere anyhow.Finish with placing behind the curtain and forget about them for a month or...
    DSC07345.JPG D, kingianum - small.jpg 20260125_113348.jpg 20260119_193155.jpg upload_2026-1-31_13-47-36.png upload_2026-1-31_13-48-11.png
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  16. Kevin Cowans

    What is this Weed?

    Looks a match to me for Cardamine hirsuta.Structure and Shape: The leaves are pinnately compound, meaning they have a central stem (rachis) with multiple leaflets arranged on either side....
    Looks a match to me for Cardamine hirsuta.Structure and Shape: The leaves are pinnately compound, meaning they have a central stem (rachis) with multiple leaflets arranged on either side. There are typically 3 to 7 pairs (sometimes 5-15) of lateral leaflets, plus a single, distinct, terminal...
    Looks a match to me for Cardamine hirsuta.Structure and Shape: The leaves are pinnately compound, meaning they have a central stem (rachis) with multiple leaflets arranged on either side. There are typically 3 to 7 pairs (sometimes 5-15) of...
    Looks a match to me for Cardamine hirsuta.Structure and Shape: The leaves are pinnately compound, meaning they have a central stem (rachis) with multiple leaflets arranged on either side....
    20260213_145539.jpg CARDAMINE  HIRSUTA 30-10-2024 16-01-40.JPG CARDAMINE  HIRSUTA 16-04-2014 10-07-40.JPG CARDAMINE  HIRSUTA  HAIRY  BITTERCRESS 08-05-2008 12-37-51.JPG CARDAMINE  HIRSUTA  HAIRY  BITTERCRESS 02-05-2011 14-25-13.JPG CARDAMINE  HIRSUTA 08-05-2008 10-12-25.JPG
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  17. JWK
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    Show Off Your Pets 2026

    It looks like it is on what we call a Monk's bench which we have linen in.. Ours in the Foyer which Munchkin likes to snooze on.
    It looks like it is on what we call a Monk's bench which we have linen in.. Ours in the Foyer which Munchkin likes to snooze on.
    It looks like it is on what we call a Monk's bench which we have linen in.. Ours in the Foyer which Munchkin likes to snooze on.
    It looks like it is on what we call a Monk's bench which we have linen in.. Ours in the Foyer which Munchkin likes to snooze on.
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  18. Nickoslesteros

    Moving a David Austin shrub rose

    Thanks everyone. I think I've successfully moved it. Oddly it didn't have masses of roots. These Davjd Austin roses have resly struggled in my garden
    Thanks everyone. I think I've successfully moved it. Oddly it didn't have masses of roots. These Davjd Austin roses have resly struggled in my garden
    Thanks everyone. I think I've successfully moved it. Oddly it didn't have masses of roots. These Davjd Austin roses have resly struggled in my garden
    Thanks everyone. I think I've successfully moved it. Oddly it didn't have masses of roots. These Davjd Austin roses have resly struggled in my garden
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  19. GreenFingeredPete

    Help With Growing Seeds

    @GreenFingeredPete the £109 is 11" by 21" - mine is a standard 9*14 seed tray
    @GreenFingeredPete the £109 is 11" by 21" - mine is a standard 9*14 seed tray
    @GreenFingeredPete the £109 is 11" by 21" - mine is a standard 9*14 seed tray
    @GreenFingeredPete the £109 is 11" by 21" - mine is a standard 9*14 seed tray
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  20. JWK
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