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  1. NigelJ
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    What's Looking Good February 2026

    Some more spring flowers from around the garden today: Self seeded violaPulmonariaCornus masmore crocusdaffodils have started to bloomHappy gardening!
    Some more spring flowers from around the garden today: Self seeded violaPulmonariaCornus masmore crocusdaffodils have started to bloomHappy gardening!
    Some more spring flowers from around the garden today: Self seeded violaPulmonariaCornus masmore crocusdaffodils have started to bloomHappy gardening!
    Some more spring flowers from around the garden today: Self seeded violaPulmonariaCornus masmore crocusdaffodils have started to bloomHappy gardening!
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  2. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    Only to play games; Role over Beethoven and Live and let DieOne born every minute Lucky to be alive Human, i don't like humansAnd they all didn't live happly afterSorry for the sad...
    Only to play games; Role over Beethoven and Live and let DieOne born every minute Lucky to be alive Human, i don't like humansAnd they all didn't live happly afterSorry for the sad ending as the animals ended up in the slaughter house
    Only to play games; Role over Beethoven and Live and let DieOne born every minute Lucky to be alive Human, i don't like humansAnd they all didn't live happly afterSorry for the sad ending as the animals ended up in the slaughter house
    Only to play games; Role over Beethoven and Live and let DieOne born every minute Lucky to be alive Human, i don't like humansAnd they all didn't live happly afterSorry for the sad...
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  3. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    Well I am at the finish line with the wall around the front garden, I've finished building the pillars today started yesterday looks a bit posh now :biggrin:, I just need to tidy the pointing up tomorrow ....
    Well I am at the finish line with the wall around the front garden, I've finished building the pillars today started yesterday looks a bit posh now :biggrin:, I just need to tidy the pointing up tomorrow . I've not built pillars ( or a mortared wall before ) with them being so narrow I had quite a bit of...
    Well I am at the finish line with the wall around the front garden, I've finished building the pillars today started yesterday looks a bit posh now :biggrin:, I just need to tidy the pointing up tomorrow . I've not built pillars ( or a mortared wall...
    Well I am at the finish line with the wall around the front garden, I've finished building the pillars today started yesterday looks a bit posh now :biggrin:, I just need to tidy the pointing up tomorrow ....
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  4. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Good evening everyone. I have (and still am) riveted to the closing ceremony of this year's Winter Olympics so excuse my absence. Oh my but what a stunning Strelitzia The last time I saw them...
    Good evening everyone. I have (and still am) riveted to the closing ceremony of this year's Winter Olympics so excuse my absence. Oh my but what a stunning Strelitzia The last time I saw them growing was outside in Australia. It must be your potion that works such magic. The ginger cake went...
    Good evening everyone. I have (and still am) riveted to the closing ceremony of this year's Winter Olympics so excuse my absence. Oh my but what a stunning Strelitzia The last time I saw them growing was outside in Australia. It must be your...
    Good evening everyone. I have (and still am) riveted to the closing ceremony of this year's Winter Olympics so excuse my absence. Oh my but what a stunning Strelitzia The last time I saw them...
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  5. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    The Gov is reducing the cash ISA limit to £12,000 for under 65s. And the tax rate on savings is going up by 2% April 2027. Just something that sprung to mind.The personal tax account that they...
    The Gov is reducing the cash ISA limit to £12,000 for under 65s. And the tax rate on savings is going up by 2% April 2027. Just something that sprung to mind.The personal tax account that they love to get you to log into is so messy. Not worth looking at. Badly laid out the last time I looked.
    The Gov is reducing the cash ISA limit to £12,000 for under 65s. And the tax rate on savings is going up by 2% April 2027. Just something that sprung to mind.The personal tax account that they love to get you to log into is so messy. Not worth...
    The Gov is reducing the cash ISA limit to £12,000 for under 65s. And the tax rate on savings is going up by 2% April 2027. Just something that sprung to mind.The personal tax account that they...
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  6. James Quested

    Dying Privet Hedge

    The variegated Pittosporum Elizabeth could work well - one of my neighbours has a very attractive hedge of this. I liked @Plantminded's suggestion of a flowering climber for the arch itself, too.
    The variegated Pittosporum Elizabeth could work well - one of my neighbours has a very attractive hedge of this. I liked @Plantminded's suggestion of a flowering climber for the arch itself, too.
    The variegated Pittosporum Elizabeth could work well - one of my neighbours has a very attractive hedge of this. I liked @Plantminded's suggestion of a flowering climber for the arch itself, too.
    The variegated Pittosporum Elizabeth could work well - one of my neighbours has a very attractive hedge of this. I liked @Plantminded's suggestion of a flowering climber for the arch itself, too.
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  7. BezzaDougal

    Plants for memorial area

    That one’s a good vibrant blue @Clare G, now on my list :).
    That one’s a good vibrant blue @Clare G, now on my list :).
    That one’s a good vibrant blue @Clare G, now on my list :).
    That one’s a good vibrant blue @Clare G, now on my list :).
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  8. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    Shhh, don't give it any ideas!
    Shhh, don't give it any ideas!
    Shhh, don't give it any ideas!
    Shhh, don't give it any ideas!
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  9. Victoria
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    Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

    First bloom of 2026, Hibiscus Red Pagoda ...There s a Standrad Red and an April Yellow to open soon.
    First bloom of 2026, Hibiscus Red Pagoda ...There s a Standrad Red and an April Yellow to open soon.
    First bloom of 2026, Hibiscus Red Pagoda ...There s a Standrad Red and an April Yellow to open soon.
    First bloom of 2026, Hibiscus Red Pagoda ...There s a Standrad Red and an April Yellow to open soon.
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  10. Bear

    Cross runner beans

    Someone in england managed to breed s red podded sugar snap by crossing yellow and purple podded varieties and stabilising that took 5 years, but she seems to have dissapeared without releasing...
    Someone in england managed to breed s red podded sugar snap by crossing yellow and purple podded varieties and stabilising that took 5 years, but she seems to have dissapeared without releasing them sadly.If you can garentee the space to work for many years its a good project to breed...
    Someone in england managed to breed s red podded sugar snap by crossing yellow and purple podded varieties and stabilising that took 5 years, but she seems to have dissapeared without releasing them sadly.If you can garentee the space to work...
    Someone in england managed to breed s red podded sugar snap by crossing yellow and purple podded varieties and stabilising that took 5 years, but she seems to have dissapeared without releasing...
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  11. The Bird Lady

    Scabious seeds, cover or not?

    I think I poked them vertically into the compost. If I remember rightly they're quite big and easy to handle individually. If you have lots of seed you could try different ways and see what works...
    I think I poked them vertically into the compost. If I remember rightly they're quite big and easy to handle individually. If you have lots of seed you could try different ways and see what works for you.
    I think I poked them vertically into the compost. If I remember rightly they're quite big and easy to handle individually. If you have lots of seed you could try different ways and see what works for you.
    I think I poked them vertically into the compost. If I remember rightly they're quite big and easy to handle individually. If you have lots of seed you could try different ways and see what works...
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  12. Beatts

    Doable do you think?

    I would go for smoother curves rather than the wobbly amoeba shapes, and some deeper areas of border. Maybe an oval or pear-shaped lawn, or two interlocking circles. The path doesn't have to be...
    I would go for smoother curves rather than the wobbly amoeba shapes, and some deeper areas of border. Maybe an oval or pear-shaped lawn, or two interlocking circles. The path doesn't have to be the same width all the way, for example in the attached sketch there are some wider areas where you...
    I would go for smoother curves rather than the wobbly amoeba shapes, and some deeper areas of border. Maybe an oval or pear-shaped lawn, or two interlocking circles. The path doesn't have to be the same width all the way, for example in the...
    I would go for smoother curves rather than the wobbly amoeba shapes, and some deeper areas of border. Maybe an oval or pear-shaped lawn, or two interlocking circles. The path doesn't have to be...
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  13. JWK
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  14. JWK
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  15. Logan
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  16. JWK
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    What's buzzing flying near you 2026

    Sad to see a Goldfinch and Siskin with Tassel Foot disease, I have only seen it on Chaffinches.
    Sad to see a Goldfinch and Siskin with Tassel Foot disease, I have only seen it on Chaffinches.
    Sad to see a Goldfinch and Siskin with Tassel Foot disease, I have only seen it on Chaffinches.
    Sad to see a Goldfinch and Siskin with Tassel Foot disease, I have only seen it on Chaffinches.
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  17. Zaneta Cebula

    Black currant healthy or not...

    It needs a good prune, I'd remove perhaps half the branches coming from the base, any crossing branches and any obviously dead growth. I wonder if it could be a red currant rather than a black...
    It needs a good prune, I'd remove perhaps half the branches coming from the base, any crossing branches and any obviously dead growth. I wonder if it could be a red currant rather than a black currant.
    It needs a good prune, I'd remove perhaps half the branches coming from the base, any crossing branches and any obviously dead growth. I wonder if it could be a red currant rather than a black currant.
    It needs a good prune, I'd remove perhaps half the branches coming from the base, any crossing branches and any obviously dead growth. I wonder if it could be a red currant rather than a black...
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  18. Gairdner
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    New Here…

    Great news. I lived in East Lothian and moved to the South Coast and the advice I get here is completely different from when I lived in Scotland.
    Great news. I lived in East Lothian and moved to the South Coast and the advice I get here is completely different from when I lived in Scotland.
    Great news. I lived in East Lothian and moved to the South Coast and the advice I get here is completely different from when I lived in Scotland.
    Great news. I lived in East Lothian and moved to the South Coast and the advice I get here is completely different from when I lived in Scotland.
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  19. GreenFingeredPete

    Help With Growing Seeds

    Personally I prick all seedlings out into those cell trays, the ones I don't are things like onions which I sow three or four seeds to each cell and plant out the whole cell when it comes to that...
    Personally I prick all seedlings out into those cell trays, the ones I don't are things like onions which I sow three or four seeds to each cell and plant out the whole cell when it comes to that time.I don't think you will find any hard and fast rules how you do things, people often find...
    Personally I prick all seedlings out into those cell trays, the ones I don't are things like onions which I sow three or four seeds to each cell and plant out the whole cell when it comes to that time.I don't think you will find any hard and...
    Personally I prick all seedlings out into those cell trays, the ones I don't are things like onions which I sow three or four seeds to each cell and plant out the whole cell when it comes to that...
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  20. HaddockofKnowledge

    Italian Pencil Cypress - planting next to house

    Thank you for the replies, really appreciate the insights and advice
    Thank you for the replies, really appreciate the insights and advice
    Thank you for the replies, really appreciate the insights and advice
    Thank you for the replies, really appreciate the insights and advice
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