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  1. JWK
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    Vegetable Growing 2025

    can you play any tunes on it? :biggrin:
    can you play any tunes on it? :biggrin:
    can you play any tunes on it? :biggrin:
    can you play any tunes on it? :biggrin:
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  2. Loofah
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    What are we doing in the garden 2025

    Getting rid of wrinkles on my arms. After driving my spade into the nest that the bees had kept secret, they began an aerial battle. The stings caused big lumps but the pain is almost worth seeing...
    Getting rid of wrinkles on my arms. After driving my spade into the nest that the bees had kept secret, they began an aerial battle. The stings caused big lumps but the pain is almost worth seeing those spots with zero wrinkles :heehee:I'm attempting to rearrange my gardens and one corner is almost...
    Getting rid of wrinkles on my arms. After driving my spade into the nest that the bees had kept secret, they began an aerial battle. The stings caused big lumps but the pain is almost worth seeing those spots with zero wrinkles :heehee:I'm attempting...
    Getting rid of wrinkles on my arms. After driving my spade into the nest that the bees had kept secret, they began an aerial battle. The stings caused big lumps but the pain is almost worth seeing...
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  3. wiseowl
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    Latest Moan From You and Me 2025

    Glad I wasn't there - any one of those 'pets' would have freaked me out!
    Glad I wasn't there - any one of those 'pets' would have freaked me out!
    Glad I wasn't there - any one of those 'pets' would have freaked me out!
    Glad I wasn't there - any one of those 'pets' would have freaked me out!
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  4. ArmyAirForce

    Non-Gardener builds an Observatory, Garden Railway and even Dabbles with Plants!

    10th & 11th August 2025While I had been spreading soil and grass seed out around the lawn, Lynne had been digging out grass and weeds from the slate area inside the new woodland edging. I wanted...
    10th & 11th August 2025While I had been spreading soil and grass seed out around the lawn, Lynne had been digging out grass and weeds from the slate area inside the new woodland edging. I wanted this cleared of unwanted green stuff in preparation for finishing the edging. She did from the top...
    10th & 11th August 2025While I had been spreading soil and grass seed out around the lawn, Lynne had been digging out grass and weeds from the slate area inside the new woodland edging. I wanted this cleared of unwanted green stuff in...
    10th & 11th August 2025While I had been spreading soil and grass seed out around the lawn, Lynne had been digging out grass and weeds from the slate area inside the new woodland edging. I wanted...
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  5. wiseowl
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    Friendly x 5

    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2025

    Sounds yummy @Penny_Forthem, I'd love to sink my teeth into a pizza right now as we've just had a thin day. Perhaps pizza tomorrow!We've also done a marathon watering session tonight to empty...
    Sounds yummy @Penny_Forthem, I'd love to sink my teeth into a pizza right now as we've just had a thin day. Perhaps pizza tomorrow!We've also done a marathon watering session tonight to empty two waterbutts in anticipation of the builder needing to move them tomorrow. He wants to investigate...
    Sounds yummy @Penny_Forthem, I'd love to sink my teeth into a pizza right now as we've just had a thin day. Perhaps pizza tomorrow!We've also done a marathon watering session tonight to empty two waterbutts in anticipation of the builder...
    Sounds yummy @Penny_Forthem, I'd love to sink my teeth into a pizza right now as we've just had a thin day. Perhaps pizza tomorrow!We've also done a marathon watering session tonight to empty...
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  6. wiseowl
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    Whats Your Weather Like 2025

    Here's the latest for my actual location (a couple of miles outside Doncaster, it's the nearest town so that's what's on my profile). Not scared, but resigned to it. I'll be working (at home)...
    Here's the latest for my actual location (a couple of miles outside Doncaster, it's the nearest town so that's what's on my profile). Not scared, but resigned to it. I'll be working (at home) anyway, so the curtains will be closed to keep the sun out.
    Here's the latest for my actual location (a couple of miles outside Doncaster, it's the nearest town so that's what's on my profile). Not scared, but resigned to it. I'll be working (at home) anyway, so the curtains will be closed to keep the sun...
    Here's the latest for my actual location (a couple of miles outside Doncaster, it's the nearest town so that's what's on my profile). Not scared, but resigned to it. I'll be working (at home)...
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  7. simone_in_wiltshire

    PlantID please - what might that be

    I will patiently wait. I did have cerinthe in the raised bed which that naughty fox attacked. Maybe he took some seeds :)
    I will patiently wait. I did have cerinthe in the raised bed which that naughty fox attacked. Maybe he took some seeds :)
    I will patiently wait. I did have cerinthe in the raised bed which that naughty fox attacked. Maybe he took some seeds :)
    I will patiently wait. I did have cerinthe in the raised bed which that naughty fox attacked. Maybe he took some seeds :)
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  8. Purple Streaks

    HELP Scam on computer

    Glad you have got it sorted for nowHowever would second @Palustris comment about getting MalwareBytes on to your PC. You can run it in Safe mode as he says, but typically you run it like any...
    Glad you have got it sorted for nowHowever would second @Palustris comment about getting MalwareBytes on to your PC. You can run it in Safe mode as he says, but typically you run it like any other program in normal mode. Make it do a full scan once a week to be sure you are free of any...
    Glad you have got it sorted for nowHowever would second @Palustris comment about getting MalwareBytes on to your PC. You can run it in Safe mode as he says, but typically you run it like any other program in normal mode. Make it do a full...
    Glad you have got it sorted for nowHowever would second @Palustris comment about getting MalwareBytes on to your PC. You can run it in Safe mode as he says, but typically you run it like any...
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  9. shiney
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    AUGUST PHOTO COMPETITION 2025

    Canna seedpod?
    Canna seedpod?
    Canna seedpod?
    Canna seedpod?
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  10. JWK
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    What's looking Exotic 2025

    I have always thought it to be, that was what the grower said who sent me the plant originally, they do go almost orange after a day or two.
    I have always thought it to be, that was what the grower said who sent me the plant originally, they do go almost orange after a day or two.
    I have always thought it to be, that was what the grower said who sent me the plant originally, they do go almost orange after a day or two.
    I have always thought it to be, that was what the grower said who sent me the plant originally, they do go almost orange after a day or two.
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  11. Chris87

    20m long raised border

    One of the few nice things about rail travel is being able to catch a fleeting glimpse of back gardens that you wouldn't otherwise see :biggrin:.Butthe reality is you don't really see that much from the...
    One of the few nice things about rail travel is being able to catch a fleeting glimpse of back gardens that you wouldn't otherwise see :biggrin:.Butthe reality is you don't really see that much from the train, you're past before anything really registers (unless the train happens to break down or...
    One of the few nice things about rail travel is being able to catch a fleeting glimpse of back gardens that you wouldn't otherwise see :biggrin:.Butthe reality is you don't really see that much from the train, you're past before anything really...
    One of the few nice things about rail travel is being able to catch a fleeting glimpse of back gardens that you wouldn't otherwise see :biggrin:.Butthe reality is you don't really see that much from the...
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  12. Spruce

    Raised Bed what to plant

    Hi everyoneas many of you will know I have two raised beds from Harrod Horticulture bought this year , I have had a good crop of strawberries, carrots, beetroot , onions and lettuce.I have...
    Hi everyoneas many of you will know I have two raised beds from Harrod Horticulture bought this year , I have had a good crop of strawberries, carrots, beetroot , onions and lettuce.I have seen young leek plants on line as I missed the planting time in the spring..any one else planted...
    Hi everyoneas many of you will know I have two raised beds from Harrod Horticulture bought this year , I have had a good crop of strawberries, carrots, beetroot , onions and lettuce.I have seen young leek plants on line as I missed the...
    Hi everyoneas many of you will know I have two raised beds from Harrod Horticulture bought this year , I have had a good crop of strawberries, carrots, beetroot , onions and lettuce.I have...
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  13. Busy-Lizzie
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    Gardens and Pretty Places we have visited

    They were really striking @Busy-Lizzie , plenty of food for thought too:)
    They were really striking @Busy-Lizzie , plenty of food for thought too:)
    They were really striking @Busy-Lizzie , plenty of food for thought too:)
    They were really striking @Busy-Lizzie , plenty of food for thought too:)
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  14. wiseowl

    Solved ID Please

    @JennyJB is right, definitely Convolvulus tricolor or Belle du Jour here in France - Beauty of the Day. I have it in my garden at the moment. I just sprinkled a packet of seeds in a border in the...
    @JennyJB is right, definitely Convolvulus tricolor or Belle du Jour here in France - Beauty of the Day. I have it in my garden at the moment. I just sprinkled a packet of seeds in a border in the spring. Like Morning Glory it flowers in the morning.
    @JennyJB is right, definitely Convolvulus tricolor or Belle du Jour here in France - Beauty of the Day. I have it in my garden at the moment. I just sprinkled a packet of seeds in a border in the spring. Like Morning Glory it flowers in the morning.
    @JennyJB is right, definitely Convolvulus tricolor or Belle du Jour here in France - Beauty of the Day. I have it in my garden at the moment. I just sprinkled a packet of seeds in a border in the...
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  15. AnniD

    Strictly Come Dancing 2025

    I tried watching it once ... it was boring.
    I tried watching it once ... it was boring.
    I tried watching it once ... it was boring.
    I tried watching it once ... it was boring.
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  16. JWK
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    What's buzzing or flying near you 2025 ?

    Not seen today but news was released yesterday that the two White Tailed Sea Eagles released from the Isle of Wight relocation project 5 years ago and bonded three years ago, have bred and raised...
    Not seen today but news was released yesterday that the two White Tailed Sea Eagles released from the Isle of Wight relocation project 5 years ago and bonded three years ago, have bred and raised one young eagle which fledged last week, the first in Dorset in 240 years. A very sensitive site so...
    Not seen today but news was released yesterday that the two White Tailed Sea Eagles released from the Isle of Wight relocation project 5 years ago and bonded three years ago, have bred and raised one young eagle which fledged last week, the first...
    Not seen today but news was released yesterday that the two White Tailed Sea Eagles released from the Isle of Wight relocation project 5 years ago and bonded three years ago, have bred and raised...
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  17. LawnAndOrder

    How much will you miss outdoor gardening in the next few months?

    Probably cheaper to get someone in, lots of so called lawn experts out there.
    Probably cheaper to get someone in, lots of so called lawn experts out there.
    Probably cheaper to get someone in, lots of so called lawn experts out there.
    Probably cheaper to get someone in, lots of so called lawn experts out there.
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  18. eddybaby

    I should know better

    I agree with what @pete and @JennyJB have said.
    I agree with what @pete and @JennyJB have said.
    I agree with what @pete and @JennyJB have said.
    I agree with what @pete and @JennyJB have said.
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  19. Palustris

    Difficult one for you to id

    Solved. Came to us as Shawia solandri which is now Olearia solandri. As soon as we saw that name we remembered.
    Solved. Came to us as Shawia solandri which is now Olearia solandri. As soon as we saw that name we remembered.
    Solved. Came to us as Shawia solandri which is now Olearia solandri. As soon as we saw that name we remembered.
    Solved. Came to us as Shawia solandri which is now Olearia solandri. As soon as we saw that name we remembered.
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  20. CanadianLori

    No man's land between fences, what would you do?

    In case anybody wonders, this is a pic on the other side with the privacy slats still in place.
    In case anybody wonders, this is a pic on the other side with the privacy slats still in place.
    In case anybody wonders, this is a pic on the other side with the privacy slats still in place.
    In case anybody wonders, this is a pic on the other side with the privacy slats still in place.
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