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  1. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Our home was built in the 70s. The roof style looks rather similar. When we were having our lovely new metal gutters installed, we had the old soffits tested as a precaution before the work was...
    Our home was built in the 70s. The roof style looks rather similar. When we were having our lovely new metal gutters installed, we had the old soffits tested as a precaution before the work was started. Both we and the installer were really surprised when the result came back as positive for...
    Our home was built in the 70s. The roof style looks rather similar. When we were having our lovely new metal gutters installed, we had the old soffits tested as a precaution before the work was started. Both we and the installer were really...
    Our home was built in the 70s. The roof style looks rather similar. When we were having our lovely new metal gutters installed, we had the old soffits tested as a precaution before the work was...
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  2. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    I'm pleased that I don't like hot cross buns but as it is a type of moan thread I'm cross that I have nothing to be cross about the hot cross buns. :heehee:
    I'm pleased that I don't like hot cross buns but as it is a type of moan thread I'm cross that I have nothing to be cross about the hot cross buns. :heehee:
    I'm pleased that I don't like hot cross buns but as it is a type of moan thread I'm cross that I have nothing to be cross about the hot cross buns. :heehee:
    I'm pleased that I don't like hot cross buns but as it is a type of moan thread I'm cross that I have nothing to be cross about the hot cross buns. :heehee:
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  3. Logan
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  4. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    It hasn't been too bad today with patchy cloud and sunny intervals.
    It hasn't been too bad today with patchy cloud and sunny intervals.
    It hasn't been too bad today with patchy cloud and sunny intervals.
    It hasn't been too bad today with patchy cloud and sunny intervals.
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  5. Michael Hewett
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    Mike's Evolving Garden

    I had a look in the perspex shelters by my old garage yesterday. I was thinking of taking some plants that have been overwintering in the house, back to the shelters but there's no room at the...
    I had a look in the perspex shelters by my old garage yesterday. I was thinking of taking some plants that have been overwintering in the house, back to the shelters but there's no room at the moment, there's a lot of tidying to do first. I was happy to see my Anisodontea and Pandorea have...
    I had a look in the perspex shelters by my old garage yesterday. I was thinking of taking some plants that have been overwintering in the house, back to the shelters but there's no room at the moment, there's a lot of tidying to do first. I was...
    I had a look in the perspex shelters by my old garage yesterday. I was thinking of taking some plants that have been overwintering in the house, back to the shelters but there's no room at the...
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  6. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    Today I took advantage of the dry afternoon and got out into the garden. I spent three hours tidying up, including cutting back all remaining perennials and deciduous grasses, pruning one of my...
    Today I took advantage of the dry afternoon and got out into the garden. I spent three hours tidying up, including cutting back all remaining perennials and deciduous grasses, pruning one of my Buddleias, trimming some thymes in my alpine trough, raking the lawn and clearing up all the spent...
    Today I took advantage of the dry afternoon and got out into the garden. I spent three hours tidying up, including cutting back all remaining perennials and deciduous grasses, pruning one of my Buddleias, trimming some thymes in my alpine trough,...
    Today I took advantage of the dry afternoon and got out into the garden. I spent three hours tidying up, including cutting back all remaining perennials and deciduous grasses, pruning one of my...
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  7. GreenFingeredPete

    Help With Growing Seeds

    I dont grow plug plants as such but I do grow multiple seed in cell trays, mostly works for onions for me. With most plants where you dont want hundreds I still find sowing in a 4in pot and...
    I dont grow plug plants as such but I do grow multiple seed in cell trays, mostly works for onions for me. With most plants where you dont want hundreds I still find sowing in a 4in pot and pricking out into the trays the best way, plugs are too small for me so the cell trays work better.Its...
    I dont grow plug plants as such but I do grow multiple seed in cell trays, mostly works for onions for me. With most plants where you dont want hundreds I still find sowing in a 4in pot and pricking out into the trays the best way, plugs are...
    I dont grow plug plants as such but I do grow multiple seed in cell trays, mostly works for onions for me. With most plants where you dont want hundreds I still find sowing in a 4in pot and...
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  8. JWK
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  9. Michael Hewett
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    Slow pages

    Thanks for the donations - from Webmaster. :blue thumb:The tech guy shall be in discussion with Admin over what needs doing, what can be done and what may not be possible if the updates for some things are...
    Thanks for the donations - from Webmaster. :blue thumb:The tech guy shall be in discussion with Admin over what needs doing, what can be done and what may not be possible if the updates for some things are no longer available. I won't be involved in the tech side as I know nothing about tech.I don't...
    Thanks for the donations - from Webmaster. :blue thumb:The tech guy shall be in discussion with Admin over what needs doing, what can be done and what may not be possible if the updates for some things are no longer available. I won't be involved in the...
    Thanks for the donations - from Webmaster. :blue thumb:The tech guy shall be in discussion with Admin over what needs doing, what can be done and what may not be possible if the updates for some things are...
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  10. 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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  11. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    We have a road with signs up warning of resurfacing overnight this week. Truth is this particular road is in fairly good shape compared to a lot of others.On the single track bridge thing, I...
    We have a road with signs up warning of resurfacing overnight this week. Truth is this particular road is in fairly good shape compared to a lot of others.On the single track bridge thing, I stopped one day as traffic had started to cross from the other end, the car behind hooted me and then...
    We have a road with signs up warning of resurfacing overnight this week. Truth is this particular road is in fairly good shape compared to a lot of others.On the single track bridge thing, I stopped one day as traffic had started to cross from...
    We have a road with signs up warning of resurfacing overnight this week. Truth is this particular road is in fairly good shape compared to a lot of others.On the single track bridge thing, I...
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  12. NigelJ
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    What's Looking Good February 2026

    Another Iris reticulata.
    Another Iris reticulata.
    Another Iris reticulata.
    Another Iris reticulata.
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  13. 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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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. shiney
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    FEBRUARY PHOTO COMPETITION 2026

    Walkies
    Walkies
    Walkies
    Walkies
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  17. 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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  18. 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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  19. 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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  20. JWK
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    Show Off Your Pets 2026

    Ah, lovely little friends :imphrt:
    Ah, lovely little friends :imphrt:
    Ah, lovely little friends :imphrt:
    Ah, lovely little friends :imphrt:
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