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  1. JWK
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    What are we doing in the garden 2024

    Today labelling and slug checking 50+ plants grown for our village garden club plant sale. It's not for another couple of weeks but I have officially run out of space so these are being passed on...
    Today labelling and slug checking 50+ plants grown for our village garden club plant sale. It's not for another couple of weeks but I have officially run out of space so these are being passed on to a very kind friend with a greenhouse to look after whilst I babysit all the rest of my seedlings....
    Today labelling and slug checking 50+ plants grown for our village garden club plant sale. It's not for another couple of weeks but I have officially run out of space so these are being passed on to a very kind friend with a greenhouse to look...
    Today labelling and slug checking 50+ plants grown for our village garden club plant sale. It's not for another couple of weeks but I have officially run out of space so these are being passed on...
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  2. wiseowl
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  3. JWK
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    What's buzzing or flying near you 2024 ?

    Brilliant day on Anglesey today. RSPB's South Stack with it's dramatic vistas and it's colonies of Guillemots, Razorbills & a few Puffins, Choughs & the odd Hooded Crow. Welsh Wildlife Trust's...
    Brilliant day on Anglesey today. RSPB's South Stack with it's dramatic vistas and it's colonies of Guillemots, Razorbills & a few Puffins, Choughs & the odd Hooded Crow. Welsh Wildlife Trust's Cemlyn Bay reserve where Arctic, Common & Sandwich Terns nest, along with Black-headed & Mediterranean...
    Brilliant day on Anglesey today. RSPB's South Stack with it's dramatic vistas and it's colonies of Guillemots, Razorbills & a few Puffins, Choughs & the odd Hooded Crow. Welsh Wildlife Trust's Cemlyn Bay reserve where Arctic, Common & Sandwich...
    Brilliant day on Anglesey today. RSPB's South Stack with it's dramatic vistas and it's colonies of Guillemots, Razorbills & a few Puffins, Choughs & the odd Hooded Crow. Welsh Wildlife Trust's...
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  4. RowlandsCastle

    Using old boiler flue in the garden

    Oh dear! You could sink it below ground -but not say where (!), don't they say a garden shared is a garden halved......
    Oh dear! You could sink it below ground -but not say where (!), don't they say a garden shared is a garden halved......
    Oh dear! You could sink it below ground -but not say where (!), don't they say a garden shared is a garden halved......
    Oh dear! You could sink it below ground -but not say where (!), don't they say a garden shared is a garden halved......
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  5. shiney
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    RESULT OF THE APRIL PHOTO COMPETITION 2024

    Thank you Hoping for some more sunny evenings!
    Thank you Hoping for some more sunny evenings!
    Thank you Hoping for some more sunny evenings!
    Thank you Hoping for some more sunny evenings!
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  6. NoviceGardener2023

    Best tool for trimming edges of lawn

    Here's a short demo of how I trim the lawn along my borders. The sub-titles are in French. Tools I use:a half-moon long-handle shears normal lawn shears
    Here's a short demo of how I trim the lawn along my borders. The sub-titles are in French. Tools I use:a half-moon long-handle shears normal lawn shears
    Here's a short demo of how I trim the lawn along my borders. The sub-titles are in French. Tools I use:a half-moon long-handle shears normal lawn shears
    Here's a short demo of how I trim the lawn along my borders. The sub-titles are in French. Tools I use:a half-moon long-handle shears normal lawn shears
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  7. wiseowl
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    Whats your weather like May 2024

    It turned out a goo day after the very heavy early morning thunderstorms. Slightly over cast but just reached 20C. I've just got home after closing up the polling station and we have lightning...
    It turned out a goo day after the very heavy early morning thunderstorms. Slightly over cast but just reached 20C. I've just got home after closing up the polling station and we have lightning and thunder and 14C.We were lucky last month with a lot of sunshine and not too much rain.
    It turned out a goo day after the very heavy early morning thunderstorms. Slightly over cast but just reached 20C. I've just got home after closing up the polling station and we have lightning and thunder and 14C.We were lucky last month with...
    It turned out a goo day after the very heavy early morning thunderstorms. Slightly over cast but just reached 20C. I've just got home after closing up the polling station and we have lightning...
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  8. BB3

    Supermarket lemon thyme

    Hi @Obelix-Vendée , Considering we both live in France, what in your opinion would be the equivalent of the John Innes composts to be found in French Jardineries?
    Hi @Obelix-Vendée , Considering we both live in France, what in your opinion would be the equivalent of the John Innes composts to be found in French Jardineries?
    Hi @Obelix-Vendée , Considering we both live in France, what in your opinion would be the equivalent of the John Innes composts to be found in French Jardineries?
    Hi @Obelix-Vendée , Considering we both live in France, what in your opinion would be the equivalent of the John Innes composts to be found in French Jardineries?
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  9. wiseowl
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2024

    So pleased for you @Dovefromabove, it really has been a long haul for you, I know he is your son, but you have gone above and beyond"I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet,...
    So pleased for you @Dovefromabove, it really has been a long haul for you, I know he is your son, but you have gone above and beyond"I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars."
    So pleased for you @Dovefromabove, it really has been a long haul for you, I know he is your son, but you have gone above and beyond"I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars."
    So pleased for you @Dovefromabove, it really has been a long haul for you, I know he is your son, but you have gone above and beyond"I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet,...
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  10. JWK
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    Latest Moan From You and Me 2024

    Good luck, see if you can get the local paper involved. A big stink now could cause the new owners to back off.Edited to add, don't be fobbed off by anyone, if they try then ask for proof that...
    Good luck, see if you can get the local paper involved. A big stink now could cause the new owners to back off.Edited to add, don't be fobbed off by anyone, if they try then ask for proof that could stand up in a court of law.
    Good luck, see if you can get the local paper involved. A big stink now could cause the new owners to back off.Edited to add, don't be fobbed off by anyone, if they try then ask for proof that could stand up in a court of law.
    Good luck, see if you can get the local paper involved. A big stink now could cause the new owners to back off.Edited to add, don't be fobbed off by anyone, if they try then ask for proof that...
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  11. wiseowl
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    Whats Looking good May 2024

    First Meconopsis just opening
    First Meconopsis just opening
    First Meconopsis just opening
    First Meconopsis just opening
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  12. Daalamist
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  13. Bear1

    Potatos did grow replant our something new

    The use of CIPC sprays to prevent potatoes from sprouting was banned in in the EU and the UK in 2020.if your Roosters weren’t chitted before planting I imagine they’ll be a little delayed...
    The use of CIPC sprays to prevent potatoes from sprouting was banned in in the EU and the UK in 2020.if your Roosters weren’t chitted before planting I imagine they’ll be a little delayed starting into growth … the soil has only just started warming up this year.I presume you’re growing...
    The use of CIPC sprays to prevent potatoes from sprouting was banned in in the EU and the UK in 2020.if your Roosters weren’t chitted before planting I imagine they’ll be a little delayed starting into growth … the soil has only just started...
    The use of CIPC sprays to prevent potatoes from sprouting was banned in in the EU and the UK in 2020.if your Roosters weren’t chitted before planting I imagine they’ll be a little delayed...
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  14. Daalamist

    Planted a Salix Viminalis windbreak. Bad decision?

    Ok thank you! P.s (do you have a Hawthorn tree in your garden Fairy Girl?, lol. Just curious ;)
    Ok thank you! P.s (do you have a Hawthorn tree in your garden Fairy Girl?, lol. Just curious ;)
    Ok thank you! P.s (do you have a Hawthorn tree in your garden Fairy Girl?, lol. Just curious ;)
    Ok thank you! P.s (do you have a Hawthorn tree in your garden Fairy Girl?, lol. Just curious ;)
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  15. JWK
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    Show us your purchases 2024

    An Orange tree, I’ve always wanted one, Seville Orange Tree 'Bigaradier' Grafted Mini-Stem, from Roots Plants. Evergreen & UK hardy it is expected to grow to 1.5m maximum. It has been potted &...
    An Orange tree, I’ve always wanted one, Seville Orange Tree 'Bigaradier' Grafted Mini-Stem, from Roots Plants. Evergreen & UK hardy it is expected to grow to 1.5m maximum. It has been potted & seems happy sheltered nearer the house for now although I will move it out onto the patio (south...
    An Orange tree, I’ve always wanted one, Seville Orange Tree 'Bigaradier' Grafted Mini-Stem, from Roots Plants. Evergreen & UK hardy it is expected to grow to 1.5m maximum. It has been potted & seems happy sheltered nearer the house for now...
    An Orange tree, I’ve always wanted one, Seville Orange Tree 'Bigaradier' Grafted Mini-Stem, from Roots Plants. Evergreen & UK hardy it is expected to grow to 1.5m maximum. It has been potted &...
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  16. Nickoslesteros

    Bare root roses, what should I expect

    I think that's OK. After all, people plant ramblers to grow up trees.
    I think that's OK. After all, people plant ramblers to grow up trees.
    I think that's OK. After all, people plant ramblers to grow up trees.
    I think that's OK. After all, people plant ramblers to grow up trees.
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  17. On the Levels

    Milton Lodge Gardens, Wells, Somerset

    I do more than study maps, I virtually walk the route using Google Street View wherever possible! It's very helpful for spotting things that might look OK on the map but are not actually practical...
    I do more than study maps, I virtually walk the route using Google Street View wherever possible! It's very helpful for spotting things that might look OK on the map but are not actually practical such as a busy road with no pavements.Anyway I found thisCircular walk from the centre of...
    I do more than study maps, I virtually walk the route using Google Street View wherever possible! It's very helpful for spotting things that might look OK on the map but are not actually practical such as a busy road with no pavements.Anyway I...
    I do more than study maps, I virtually walk the route using Google Street View wherever possible! It's very helpful for spotting things that might look OK on the map but are not actually practical...
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  18. wiseowl
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    A Joke Or Two 2023/24

    I agree with it but I wouldn't put it so crudely :biggrin:
    I agree with it but I wouldn't put it so crudely :biggrin:
    I agree with it but I wouldn't put it so crudely :biggrin:
    I agree with it but I wouldn't put it so crudely :biggrin:
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  19. bigbore
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    My Little Haven Part 2

    Loving these warmer evenings, getting so many jobs done!Started to paint all of the fences, pond, sleepers and patio planter boxThen it was time to dig around the shed and lay some...
    Loving these warmer evenings, getting so many jobs done!Started to paint all of the fences, pond, sleepers and patio planter boxThen it was time to dig around the shed and lay some edging ready for the walkwaysAlso doing my bit for the local bird populationAnd finally I...
    Loving these warmer evenings, getting so many jobs done!Started to paint all of the fences, pond, sleepers and patio planter boxThen it was time to dig around the shed and lay some edging ready for the walkwaysAlso doing my bit...
    Loving these warmer evenings, getting so many jobs done!Started to paint all of the fences, pond, sleepers and patio planter boxThen it was time to dig around the shed and lay some...
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  20. wiseowl
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    The Camera In My Pocket 2023/24

    The old village of Cromarty is at the far end of the Black Isle, Inverness. The area has been an industrial port for many years and used for dismantling retired rigs. I'm not sure what the second...
    The old village of Cromarty is at the far end of the Black Isle, Inverness. The area has been an industrial port for many years and used for dismantling retired rigs. I'm not sure what the second image is about but my daughter said the upright pods look like the boosters used on spacecraft....
    The old village of Cromarty is at the far end of the Black Isle, Inverness. The area has been an industrial port for many years and used for dismantling retired rigs. I'm not sure what the second image is about but my daughter said the upright...
    The old village of Cromarty is at the far end of the Black Isle, Inverness. The area has been an industrial port for many years and used for dismantling retired rigs. I'm not sure what the second...
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