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  1. Adam I

    Mass grafting some apples

    They arrived today, the rootstocks have rather poor root systems so i potted them up instead of planting them out. Give them summer and see if the grafts take.Good lord it was exhausting...
    They arrived today, the rootstocks have rather poor root systems so i potted them up instead of planting them out. Give them summer and see if the grafts take.Good lord it was exhausting grafting them all. I decided to graft the scion then do 2 bud Grafts in the hope at least one of them...
    They arrived today, the rootstocks have rather poor root systems so i potted them up instead of planting them out. Give them summer and see if the grafts take.Good lord it was exhausting grafting them all. I decided to graft the scion then do 2...
    They arrived today, the rootstocks have rather poor root systems so i potted them up instead of planting them out. Give them summer and see if the grafts take.Good lord it was exhausting...
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  2. PzaMayor3
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    Terrace in the Mediterranean

    Me too! :biggrin:Lots of early colour there, :blue thumb: We do have daffodils, but currently the naturalised ones near here are sitting in puddles of rain water, so I hope the bulbs don't rot off in the ground. :sad:
    Me too! :biggrin:Lots of early colour there, :blue thumb: We do have daffodils, but currently the naturalised ones near here are sitting in puddles of rain water, so I hope the bulbs don't rot off in the ground. :sad:
    Me too! :biggrin:Lots of early colour there, :blue thumb: We do have daffodils, but currently the naturalised ones near here are sitting in puddles of rain water, so I hope the bulbs don't rot off in the ground. :sad:
    Me too! :biggrin:Lots of early colour there, :blue thumb: We do have daffodils, but currently the naturalised ones near here are sitting in puddles of rain water, so I hope the bulbs don't rot off in the ground. :sad:
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  3. Loofah
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    Friendly x 4

    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Afternoon all. I'm about to leave for "babysitting" duties (granddaughters are 14 and 11!) for a couple of days. Should be fun... they generally find things for Granny to do, including taking me...
    Afternoon all. I'm about to leave for "babysitting" duties (granddaughters are 14 and 11!) for a couple of days. Should be fun... they generally find things for Granny to do, including taking me for long walks.I've not managed to prevent the skinny little cat from squeezing into the hedgehog...
    Afternoon all. I'm about to leave for "babysitting" duties (granddaughters are 14 and 11!) for a couple of days. Should be fun... they generally find things for Granny to do, including taking me for long walks.I've not managed to prevent the...
    Afternoon all. I'm about to leave for "babysitting" duties (granddaughters are 14 and 11!) for a couple of days. Should be fun... they generally find things for Granny to do, including taking me...
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  4. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    It's just air @Jiffy and will settle. If you were a politician it would be hot air and just blow over waiting fir the next draught.@Philippa i've seen the claims in that speech after fact...
    It's just air @Jiffy and will settle. If you were a politician it would be hot air and just blow over waiting fir the next draught.@Philippa i've seen the claims in that speech after fact checking. Lies, more lies and damn lies - but we knew it would be. How US voters got stupid enough...
    It's just air @Jiffy and will settle. If you were a politician it would be hot air and just blow over waiting fir the next draught.@Philippa i've seen the claims in that speech after fact checking. Lies, more lies and damn lies - but we knew...
    It's just air @Jiffy and will settle. If you were a politician it would be hot air and just blow over waiting fir the next draught.@Philippa i've seen the claims in that speech after fact...
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  5. Busy-Lizzie
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    Gardens and Pretty Places we have visited

    You can always block out their faces to make them sort of 'anonymous' , but if they're in the distance and nobody can make out who they are it should not matter.
    You can always block out their faces to make them sort of 'anonymous' , but if they're in the distance and nobody can make out who they are it should not matter.
    You can always block out their faces to make them sort of 'anonymous' , but if they're in the distance and nobody can make out who they are it should not matter.
    You can always block out their faces to make them sort of 'anonymous' , but if they're in the distance and nobody can make out who they are it should not matter.
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  6. ArmyAirForce
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    Non-Gardener builds an Observatory, Garden Railway and even Dabbles with Plants!

    How lovely to have been able to tame your robin, @ArmyAirForce ! Less lovely to find you have a rat... but very common, of course. We can't put bird food on the ground here because we're...
    How lovely to have been able to tame your robin, @ArmyAirForce ! Less lovely to find you have a rat... but very common, of course. We can't put bird food on the ground here because we're surrounded by farms and therefore rats.Your spring garden is looking very pretty.
    How lovely to have been able to tame your robin, @ArmyAirForce ! Less lovely to find you have a rat... but very common, of course. We can't put bird food on the ground here because we're surrounded by farms and therefore rats.Your spring...
    How lovely to have been able to tame your robin, @ArmyAirForce ! Less lovely to find you have a rat... but very common, of course. We can't put bird food on the ground here because we're...
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  7. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    I had to split my day. I managed to clean my bike in my two hour break. I would have loved to do gardening because it’s nice warm with 16c and often sunny or slightly clouded. Just perfect, but...
    I had to split my day. I managed to clean my bike in my two hour break. I would have loved to do gardening because it’s nice warm with 16c and often sunny or slightly clouded. Just perfect, but what can one do if you have to work. I bet it will rain over the weekend.
    I had to split my day. I managed to clean my bike in my two hour break. I would have loved to do gardening because it’s nice warm with 16c and often sunny or slightly clouded. Just perfect, but what can one do if you have to work. I bet it will...
    I had to split my day. I managed to clean my bike in my two hour break. I would have loved to do gardening because it’s nice warm with 16c and often sunny or slightly clouded. Just perfect, but...
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  8. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    Depressed! :sad: The most beautiful day here, best since last October. And I am stuck in waiting for a delivery. All those cold, wet, windy days when I struggled out for a walk regardless, and...
    Depressed! :sad: The most beautiful day here, best since last October. And I am stuck in waiting for a delivery. All those cold, wet, windy days when I struggled out for a walk regardless, and today, when it would be a pleasure, I almost certainly won't get out at all!If at 7 am the delivery...
    Depressed! :sad: The most beautiful day here, best since last October. And I am stuck in waiting for a delivery. All those cold, wet, windy days when I struggled out for a walk regardless, and today, when it would be a pleasure, I almost certainly...
    Depressed! :sad: The most beautiful day here, best since last October. And I am stuck in waiting for a delivery. All those cold, wet, windy days when I struggled out for a walk regardless, and...
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  9. BB3

    Why don't they ...

    My oldest wheelbarrow may have fitted your criteria as it had a few holes but they were from rust. There was one drawback with it. The wheel that was on it rusted off last year :sad:. It went into...
    My oldest wheelbarrow may have fitted your criteria as it had a few holes but they were from rust. There was one drawback with it. The wheel that was on it rusted off last year :sad:. It went into the skip with the old greenhouse that was falling down.The greenhouse was only 50 years old and the...
    My oldest wheelbarrow may have fitted your criteria as it had a few holes but they were from rust. There was one drawback with it. The wheel that was on it rusted off last year :sad:. It went into the skip with the old greenhouse that was falling...
    My oldest wheelbarrow may have fitted your criteria as it had a few holes but they were from rust. There was one drawback with it. The wheel that was on it rusted off last year :sad:. It went into...
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  10. Fat Controller

    Hardy fuchsia?

    I think it is about 2.5ft deep, so a fair size. Whatever is in there gets watered daily along with the hanging baskets etc. I do actually have the components of an auto-watering system in the...
    I think it is about 2.5ft deep, so a fair size. Whatever is in there gets watered daily along with the hanging baskets etc. I do actually have the components of an auto-watering system in the shed, just not had time to install it... maybe that is a task for this year
    I think it is about 2.5ft deep, so a fair size. Whatever is in there gets watered daily along with the hanging baskets etc. I do actually have the components of an auto-watering system in the shed, just not had time to install it... maybe that...
    I think it is about 2.5ft deep, so a fair size. Whatever is in there gets watered daily along with the hanging baskets etc. I do actually have the components of an auto-watering system in the...
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  11. GreenFingeredPete

    Nerines (Bowden)

    I only grow mine in pots and find they do better when south facing. Been in the GH for some time now in order to avoid our incessant rain.
    I only grow mine in pots and find they do better when south facing. Been in the GH for some time now in order to avoid our incessant rain.
    I only grow mine in pots and find they do better when south facing. Been in the GH for some time now in order to avoid our incessant rain.
    I only grow mine in pots and find they do better when south facing. Been in the GH for some time now in order to avoid our incessant rain.
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  12. JWK
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  13. Howard Stone

    Is there a repeat flowering weeping standard rose listed for sale in the UK?

    Olivia Rose Austin may also be suitable, judging by the picture in the Handbook which arrived today.
    Olivia Rose Austin may also be suitable, judging by the picture in the Handbook which arrived today.
    Olivia Rose Austin may also be suitable, judging by the picture in the Handbook which arrived today.
    Olivia Rose Austin may also be suitable, judging by the picture in the Handbook which arrived today.
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  14. NigelJ
    Like x 14

    What's Looking Good February 2026

    Some more Camellia photos.
    Some more Camellia photos.
    Some more Camellia photos.
    Some more Camellia photos.
    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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  15. simone_in_wiltshire

    Acer in trouble

    @Perki I bought that Acer in 2020 out of naivety that red leaves look nice. Reality was that in the first spring, it lost all its leaves to leave scorch. I took it out of the ground and put it...
    @Perki I bought that Acer in 2020 out of naivety that red leaves look nice. Reality was that in the first spring, it lost all its leaves to leave scorch. I took it out of the ground and put it into a barrel pot for 2 years to have it in a shade corner. It had a poor life because a tree in a pot...
    @Perki I bought that Acer in 2020 out of naivety that red leaves look nice. Reality was that in the first spring, it lost all its leaves to leave scorch. I took it out of the ground and put it into a barrel pot for 2 years to have it in a shade...
    @Perki I bought that Acer in 2020 out of naivety that red leaves look nice. Reality was that in the first spring, it lost all its leaves to leave scorch. I took it out of the ground and put it...
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  16. GreenFingeredPete

    Help With Growing Seeds

    Thanks @NigelJ - that looks good.
    Thanks @NigelJ - that looks good.
    Thanks @NigelJ - that looks good.
    Thanks @NigelJ - that looks good.
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  17. simone_in_wiltshire
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    Like x 3

    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    Yesterday tied up the Loganberry canes and blackberries. Today did the same.
    Yesterday tied up the Loganberry canes and blackberries. Today did the same.
    Yesterday tied up the Loganberry canes and blackberries. Today did the same.
    Yesterday tied up the Loganberry canes and blackberries. Today did the same.
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  18. Fat Controller
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    Like x 9

    Migration to NEW software & server

    @ricky101 - confirmation received that PM's should (barring any faults/problems) all transfer over.
    @ricky101 - confirmation received that PM's should (barring any faults/problems) all transfer over.
    @ricky101 - confirmation received that PM's should (barring any faults/problems) all transfer over.
    @ricky101 - confirmation received that PM's should (barring any faults/problems) all transfer over.
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  19. BB3

    How do you tell a tic from a small spider?

    Oops! Sorry @cactus-girl I repeated what you said. We must watch the same programmes.
    Oops! Sorry @cactus-girl I repeated what you said. We must watch the same programmes.
    Oops! Sorry @cactus-girl I repeated what you said. We must watch the same programmes.
    Oops! Sorry @cactus-girl I repeated what you said. We must watch the same programmes.
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  20. Logan
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