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Ground Feeders

Apart from my usual, hanging nut, suet and seed feeders, I've bought some apples and scattered them on the lawn. So far they've attracted some blackbirds but hopefully other species may come, red...

Mairzydotes

How Can I Get Rid Of Squirrels?

We moved in to a house backing on to a school playing field in 2009. We consider ourselves lucky - we enjoy hearing the children at their sports, and have a row of mature trees in the lane between us...

ToraToraTora

Going Back To The Moon, Good News?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42322236...

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Air Freshner!

I've no idea why my new plug in air fresherner won't work I plug it in and switch it on.. nothing happens ! It just doesn't make scents....

EDDIE51

How Many Inches Have You Had?

Snow that is....

weecalf

They Think

They think the parrot did as he refused a pollyagraph...

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Food Colouring

Yesterday I accidentally swallowed some food colouring. Ive just been to The doctors he says I'm OK, but I feel like Im dying!

melv16

Garden Birds

A bonus of the cold weather is I've many more birds in the garden than usual for this time of year. Blue, great, coal and long tailed tits. Green, gold and chaffinches a plenty:-)...

mikey4444

Its Snowing !

Just started....its a bit wet, but its sticking up on high ground !

Barmaid

Calla Lilies

Before storm Caroline wreaks havoc, thought I ought to do something with my callas. Will they be OK if I just bring them into the conservatory and cut off all the droopy bits? Or do I cut them right...

maggie01

Christmas Tree

I bought a Xmas tree in a pot last year. I kept it in the pot n the garden through the summer and it's doing great. I want to bring it in again this year . Is it too early or should I wait till nearer...

Chipchopper

The Worlds Oceans Littered With Harmful Plastics

What can we do as individuals to make a change for the better ?

weecalf

Awful Christmas Jokes

The punnier the better I bought a box of 6 pies ,it said on the box best ever I was not conminced they were ....

RATTER15

I Want My Balls To Glow In The Dark!

I make concrete balls as garden ornaments etc, they have various uses, one, is putting them on verges etc to stop cars parking on the grass. I would like to make some reflective so they are easily...

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I Went To The Zoo

I went to the zoo this morning only to find out that some aquatic mammals had escaped. It was otter chaos....

bainbrig

Fence Top Trellis

We want to put some trellis on our fence-top to deter burglars. The diagonal stuff looks better from that point of view (harder to climb), but are there any advantages to using ordinary square...

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