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A SOS to any green thumbs out there
I have always found gardening to be therapeutic and it has given me great joy. However, after a major crisis with Mr Darcy's health I have not had been able to get back into it. Have other gardeners suffered from a similar hiatus and how have you recovered and got going again?
Darcy
PS have a spot that needs filling any recommendations for a 1m high cool climate white flower plant?
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
Dont know why, could be lack of sleep?, but this cracked me up 😂😂😂😂
Love the grumpy cat memes
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SmcSenior Contributor
Mheeheehee....
And before Grumpy Cat, there was Garfield...
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Ha ha ha @Smc, @Determined
hello @Former-Member, @Appleblossom, @Former-Member
Did some gardening this morning -- Yes I Did 
Hiya Gardeners @Jimsbobby @just_me
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SmcSenior Contributor
I pulled up a few weeds for our two chooks- does that count? 😄 Chookies are off the lay now, and one is in hard moult so she's looking really ratty, but I can see the new feathers already coming through. Give it a month or two and she'll be fantastically glossy.
I've got a few saffron crocus bulbs in the garden, so I'm trying to remember to check each day in case there's flowers. We've had one this year, and it opened on a day when I forgot, so no "edible gold" from that one. I think they're overdue for a better bed, the soil's quite run down where they are.
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SmcSenior Contributor
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