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  1. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    Tbh @Friendly I don't remember much but I think the path was scraped out because I had a chap with a mini digger doing something else. I just worked on that scraped area. However I have since...
    Tbh @Friendly I don't remember much but I think the path was scraped out because I had a chap with a mini digger doing something else. I just worked on that scraped area. However I have since found my garden to be full of stones, rubble etc, so I might just have been lucky that it was stable enough
    Tbh @Friendly I don't remember much but I think the path was scraped out because I had a chap with a mini digger doing something else. I just worked on that scraped area. However I have since found my garden to be full of stones, rubble etc, so I...
    Tbh @Friendly I don't remember much but I think the path was scraped out because I had a chap with a mini digger doing something else. I just worked on that scraped area. However I have since...
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  2. GreenFingeredPete

    Help With Growing Seeds

    The setup has an inner tray of 40 deep plugs (the larger one @GreenFingeredPete asked about does 72). I'm going to sow as few seeds as I can in each plug, so I can let them stay as long as...
    The setup has an inner tray of 40 deep plugs (the larger one @GreenFingeredPete asked about does 72). I'm going to sow as few seeds as I can in each plug, so I can let them stay as long as possible. After that it'll be the usual juggling of 7s pots between different propagators!
    The setup has an inner tray of 40 deep plugs (the larger one @GreenFingeredPete asked about does 72). I'm going to sow as few seeds as I can in each plug, so I can let them stay as long as possible. After that it'll be the usual juggling of 7s...
    The setup has an inner tray of 40 deep plugs (the larger one @GreenFingeredPete asked about does 72). I'm going to sow as few seeds as I can in each plug, so I can let them stay as long as...
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  3. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    Sunny but chilly, 9c feels like 6
    Sunny but chilly, 9c feels like 6
    Sunny but chilly, 9c feels like 6
    Sunny but chilly, 9c feels like 6
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  4. JWK
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  5. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Yes I did, I was pleased with my last one. I think it was better insulated than glass - apart from being cheaper!
    Yes I did, I was pleased with my last one. I think it was better insulated than glass - apart from being cheaper!
    Yes I did, I was pleased with my last one. I think it was better insulated than glass - apart from being cheaper!
    Yes I did, I was pleased with my last one. I think it was better insulated than glass - apart from being cheaper!
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  6. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    But the data doesn't need to be saved for eternity. Every spam email ever sent (and I have just erased 10 solar panel ones) still exists. That is just beyond ridiculous. We need laws about data...
    But the data doesn't need to be saved for eternity. Every spam email ever sent (and I have just erased 10 solar panel ones) still exists. That is just beyond ridiculous. We need laws about data collection and retention, and it should be the users who generate the content who get to decide...
    But the data doesn't need to be saved for eternity. Every spam email ever sent (and I have just erased 10 solar panel ones) still exists. That is just beyond ridiculous. We need laws about data collection and retention, and it should be the...
    But the data doesn't need to be saved for eternity. Every spam email ever sent (and I have just erased 10 solar panel ones) still exists. That is just beyond ridiculous. We need laws about data...
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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    We have a few single track bridges and most have one end gets right of way over the other, but people just follow over regardless of what is happening on the bridge, they only look two foot in...
    We have a few single track bridges and most have one end gets right of way over the other, but people just follow over regardless of what is happening on the bridge, they only look two foot in front. Often ends in all kinds of reversing, road rage and heated arguments.People seem to think if...
    We have a few single track bridges and most have one end gets right of way over the other, but people just follow over regardless of what is happening on the bridge, they only look two foot in front. Often ends in all kinds of reversing, road...
    We have a few single track bridges and most have one end gets right of way over the other, but people just follow over regardless of what is happening on the bridge, they only look two foot in...
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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. shiney
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    FEBRUARY PHOTO COMPETITION 2026

    Walkies
    Walkies
    Walkies
    Walkies
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  15. Logan
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  16. 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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  17. 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...
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  18. 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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  19. JWK
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    Show Off Your Pets 2026

    Van & Munch on The Courtyard Bench waiting for the sun ...
    Van & Munch on The Courtyard Bench waiting for the sun ...
    Van & Munch on The Courtyard Bench waiting for the sun ...
    Van & Munch on The Courtyard Bench waiting for the sun ...
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  20. 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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