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Giving Up On Dahlias!!
They have to be started indoors here, and in most parts of the country they need protection until weather and temps are more consistently reliable. They're not regarded as hardy. I certainly...
They have to be started indoors here, and in most parts of the country they need protection until weather and temps are more consistently reliable. They're not regarded as hardy. I certainly couldn't leave them in the ground here to overwinter, but in many places it's possible. It also depends...
They have to be started indoors here, and in most parts of the country they need protection until weather and temps are more consistently reliable. They're not regarded as hardy. I certainly couldn't leave them in the ground here to overwinter,...
They have to be started indoors here, and in most parts of the country they need protection until weather and temps are more consistently reliable. They're not regarded as hardy. I certainly...
Kitty52, Apr 26, 2024 at 12:18 PM, Other Plants ... 2
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fairygirl
Apr 27, 2024 at 7:19 AM
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Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2024
Good morning all. I also had enough rain for a while, but it's still cloudy morning. I was yesterday afternoon at cottage and finish with planting potatoes. I'll go again today, because next week...
Good morning all. I also had enough rain for a while, but it's still cloudy morning. I was yesterday afternoon at cottage and finish with planting potatoes. I'll go again today, because next week will be packed with other things. We will be working next Saturday, due to election Wednesday ten...
Good morning all. I also had enough rain for a while, but it's still cloudy morning. I was yesterday afternoon at cottage and finish with planting potatoes. I'll go again today, because next week will be packed with other things. We will be...
Good morning all. I also had enough rain for a while, but it's still cloudy morning. I was yesterday afternoon at cottage and finish with planting potatoes. I'll go again today, because next week...
wiseowl, Jan 1, 2024, The Muppet Show ... 173 174 175
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Ante1
Apr 27, 2024 at 7:18 AM
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Latest Moan From You and Me 2024
It sounds very much like that @pete . Despicable. Wasn't there another case like that quite recently? There was a sudden drop - not as severe as this one, and people couldn't see the signage...
It sounds very much like that @pete . Despicable. Wasn't there another case like that quite recently? There was a sudden drop - not as severe as this one, and people couldn't see the signage because of where it was placed. How convenient. Not that I'm cynical or anything....
It sounds very much like that @pete . Despicable. Wasn't there another case like that quite recently? There was a sudden drop - not as severe as this one, and people couldn't see the signage because of where it was placed. How convenient. Not...
It sounds very much like that @pete . Despicable. Wasn't there another case like that quite recently? There was a sudden drop - not as severe as this one, and people couldn't see the signage...
JWK, Jan 1, 2024, Off-Topic Discussion ... 84 85 86
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fairygirl
Apr 27, 2024 at 7:11 AM
Magnolia woes
Salty winds will also have a bigger impact if you're near enough for that. Acers, especially the dissectums, are very prone to wind damage, at almost any time of year, which is why a reasonably...
Salty winds will also have a bigger impact if you're near enough for that. Acers, especially the dissectums, are very prone to wind damage, at almost any time of year, which is why a reasonably sheltered site is better. Mine are all in the best sites I can give them, and are all still potted so...
Salty winds will also have a bigger impact if you're near enough for that. Acers, especially the dissectums, are very prone to wind damage, at almost any time of year, which is why a reasonably sheltered site is better. Mine are all in the best...
Salty winds will also have a bigger impact if you're near enough for that. Acers, especially the dissectums, are very prone to wind damage, at almost any time of year, which is why a reasonably...
Nickoslesteros, Apr 24, 2024 at 8:49 PM, Gardening Discussions
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fairygirl
Apr 27, 2024 at 7:09 AM
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What's your weather like APRIL 2024
Frosty start. O'night low of 0 degrees, and still 0 just now [7am]. Predicted high of around 10 or 11, with some clouds and showers through the afternoon.Yesterday got to 13 degrees. I wasn't...
Frosty start. O'night low of 0 degrees, and still 0 just now [7am]. Predicted high of around 10 or 11, with some clouds and showers through the afternoon.Yesterday got to 13 degrees. I wasn't around most of the day, but it seemed to have been pretty dry and sunny, with a breeze.
Frosty start. O'night low of 0 degrees, and still 0 just now [7am]. Predicted high of around 10 or 11, with some clouds and showers through the afternoon.Yesterday got to 13 degrees. I wasn't around most of the day, but it seemed to have been...
Frosty start. O'night low of 0 degrees, and still 0 just now [7am]. Predicted high of around 10 or 11, with some clouds and showers through the afternoon.Yesterday got to 13 degrees. I wasn't...
shiney, Apr 1, 2024, Off-Topic Discussion ... 49 50 51
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fairygirl
Apr 27, 2024 at 7:03 AM
Help! Frost has killed my dahlias
I agree with @Ezzie . Dahlias aren't hardy, so they need the same treatment as any other half hardy plant. The tomato comparison is a good one. Mine really have to be overwintered in the house....
I agree with @Ezzie . Dahlias aren't hardy, so they need the same treatment as any other half hardy plant. The tomato comparison is a good one. Mine really have to be overwintered in the house. The shed isn't watertight, and it's the wet cold that's a real killer for them. Growhouse is nowhere...
I agree with @Ezzie . Dahlias aren't hardy, so they need the same treatment as any other half hardy plant. The tomato comparison is a good one. Mine really have to be overwintered in the house. The shed isn't watertight, and it's the wet cold...
I agree with @Ezzie . Dahlias aren't hardy, so they need the same treatment as any other half hardy plant. The tomato comparison is a good one. Mine really have to be overwintered in the house....
Gilla.Walmsley, Apr 26, 2024 at 1:50 PM, General Gardening Discussion
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fairygirl
Apr 27, 2024 at 6:55 AM
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A Joke Or Two 2023/24

wiseowl, Jan 1, 2023, The Muppet Show ... 94 95 96
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Ladybird4
Apr 27, 2024 at 6:29 AM
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Words that get on your nerves
‘They’ has always been used for the second person singular where the gender was unknown or uncertain … eg ‘If someone has picked up my book by mistake I hope they will return it.’ It is...
‘They’ has always been used for the second person singular where the gender was unknown or uncertain … eg ‘If someone has picked up my book by mistake I hope they will return it.’ It is therefore not a change of use to refer to a single person as ‘they’.Changes in the meaning of a word have...
‘They’ has always been used for the second person singular where the gender was unknown or uncertain … eg ‘If someone has picked up my book by mistake I hope they will return it.’ It is therefore not a change of use to refer to a single person...
‘They’ has always been used for the second person singular where the gender was unknown or uncertain … eg ‘If someone has picked up my book by mistake I hope they will return it.’ It is...
Star gaze Lily, Mar 19, 2024, The Muppet Show ... 14 15 16
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Dovefromabove
Apr 27, 2024 at 5:44 AM
Awful British weather ruinng plants …
Russian friends have told us that it’s well known that cloud seeding is used in Russia to ensure fine weather for big parades and other important events.
Russian friends have told us that it’s well known that cloud seeding is used in Russia to ensure fine weather for big parades and other important events.
Russian friends have told us that it’s well known that cloud seeding is used in Russia to ensure fine weather for big parades and other important events.
Russian friends have told us that it’s well known that cloud seeding is used in Russia to ensure fine weather for big parades and other important events.
Shaneoak, Apr 14, 2024, Other Plants ... 2 3
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Dovefromabove
Apr 27, 2024 at 2:52 AM
Oh Dear!
Love Buff Orpington’s and Marans You’re right … Silkies aren’t great layers (only 2or 3 a week) but are well known for going broody and have a reputation for being great for brooding and hatching...
Love Buff Orpington’s and Marans You’re right … Silkies aren’t great layers (only 2or 3 a week) but are well known for going broody and have a reputation for being great for brooding and hatching eggs of other breeds for smallholders and smallscale poultry keepers … in earlier times they were...
Love Buff Orpington’s and Marans You’re right … Silkies aren’t great layers (only 2or 3 a week) but are well known for going broody and have a reputation for being great for brooding and hatching eggs of other breeds for smallholders and...
Love Buff Orpington’s and Marans You’re right … Silkies aren’t great layers (only 2or 3 a week) but are well known for going broody and have a reputation for being great for brooding and hatching...
Goldenlily26, Apr 24, 2024 at 8:16 AM, Livestock
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Dovefromabove
Apr 27, 2024 at 2:47 AM
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Close-ups of flowers
Just saw that plant (with a lonely flower spike) in my sister's garden last week. I must say I find it more curious than attractive.
Just saw that plant (with a lonely flower spike) in my sister's garden last week. I must say I find it more curious than attractive.
Just saw that plant (with a lonely flower spike) in my sister's garden last week. I must say I find it more curious than attractive.
Just saw that plant (with a lonely flower spike) in my sister's garden last week. I must say I find it more curious than attractive.
Papi Jo, Mar 21, 2024, Photography Talk ... 17 18 19
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Papi Jo
Apr 26, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Primrose ' lawn'
When the flowers finish I mow the lot as they all grow in the grass, they come back next year.
When the flowers finish I mow the lot as they all grow in the grass, they come back next year.
When the flowers finish I mow the lot as they all grow in the grass, they come back next year.
When the flowers finish I mow the lot as they all grow in the grass, they come back next year.
BB3, Apr 26, 2024 at 8:52 PM, General Gardening Discussion
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66
NigelJ
Apr 26, 2024 at 10:20 PM
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WILDFLOWERS YOU HAVE SEEN WHILE OUT WALKING
We have bog bean in our pond and we love to see it come back each year. Small plant but lovely flowers.
We have bog bean in our pond and we love to see it come back each year. Small plant but lovely flowers.
We have bog bean in our pond and we love to see it come back each year. Small plant but lovely flowers.
We have bog bean in our pond and we love to see it come back each year. Small plant but lovely flowers.
Marley Farley, Jan 3, 2019, Herbs and Wildflowers ... 13 14 15
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On the Levels
Apr 26, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Solved What is this weed, please?
@Brenda Muscari are known for having untidy floppy foliage. The common grape hyacinth is a weed and bent on world domination (personal opinion). Other Muscari are well behaved stay where you put...
@Brenda Muscari are known for having untidy floppy foliage. The common grape hyacinth is a weed and bent on world domination (personal opinion). Other Muscari are well behaved stay where you put them, but all have floppy foliage.
@Brenda Muscari are known for having untidy floppy foliage. The common grape hyacinth is a weed and bent on world domination (personal opinion). Other Muscari are well behaved stay where you put them, but all have floppy foliage.
@Brenda Muscari are known for having untidy floppy foliage. The common grape hyacinth is a weed and bent on world domination (personal opinion). Other Muscari are well behaved stay where you put...
Tui34, Mar 24, 2024, Identification Area
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374
NigelJ
Apr 26, 2024 at 10:19 PM
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What's buzzing or flying near you 2024 ?
Dartford Warblers were distant and not very showy today but the first I've seen for a while.
Dartford Warblers were distant and not very showy today but the first I've seen for a while.
Dartford Warblers were distant and not very showy today but the first I've seen for a while.
Dartford Warblers were distant and not very showy today but the first I've seen for a while.

JWK, Jan 1, 2024, Wildlife Corner ... 21 22 23
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strongylodon
Apr 26, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Help on planting between paving slabs in gravel….
I see You'd still be able to have plants directly into the gravel, in the way I described with those little sedums I have, if you grow them on initially in pots or trays, so that they have a...
I see You'd still be able to have plants directly into the gravel, in the way I described with those little sedums I have, if you grow them on initially in pots or trays, so that they have a little layer of soil to help them. Those sorts of plants which need very little help [thymes and sedums...
I see You'd still be able to have plants directly into the gravel, in the way I described with those little sedums I have, if you grow them on initially in pots or trays, so that they have a little layer of soil to help them. Those sorts of...
I see You'd still be able to have plants directly into the gravel, in the way I described with those little sedums I have, if you grow them on initially in pots or trays, so that they have a...
machtucker, Apr 25, 2024 at 8:42 PM, Other Plants
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fairygirl
Apr 26, 2024 at 7:19 PM
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APRIL PHOTO COMPETITION 2024
The obligatory sheep pic
The obligatory sheep pic
The obligatory sheep pic
The obligatory sheep pic

shiney, Apr 1, 2024, Photo Competitions ... 2
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1,528
fairygirl
Apr 26, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Is this little blossom tree dead?
Good for the mind - the decluttering As well as for the garden
Good for the mind - the decluttering As well as for the garden
Good for the mind - the decluttering As well as for the garden
Good for the mind - the decluttering As well as for the garden
Pink678, Apr 24, 2024 at 7:43 PM, General Gardening Discussion
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260
fairygirl
Apr 26, 2024 at 6:25 PM
The dreaded vine weevil
Fingers crossed for you @Debs64
Fingers crossed for you @Debs64
Fingers crossed for you @Debs64
Fingers crossed for you @Debs64
Debs64, Apr 20, 2024, Container Gardening ... 2
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fairygirl
Apr 26, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Pink flower clump
Looks about right. And a very happy plant it seems to be! Mine died (clay soil), but here’s a close up of the flower for comparisonSaxifraga arendsii ‘Pixie Rose’
Looks about right. And a very happy plant it seems to be! Mine died (clay soil), but here’s a close up of the flower for comparisonSaxifraga arendsii ‘Pixie Rose’
Looks about right. And a very happy plant it seems to be! Mine died (clay soil), but here’s a close up of the flower for comparisonSaxifraga arendsii ‘Pixie Rose’
Looks about right. And a very happy plant it seems to be! Mine died (clay soil), but here’s a close up of the flower for comparisonSaxifraga arendsii ‘Pixie Rose’

Wiltshirewild, Apr 26, 2024 at 1:49 PM, Identification Area
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121
Athelas
Apr 26, 2024 at 6:10 PM

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