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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
Is the pic you can see the one of the leaf on the ground @Former-Member?
Has little green seeds on it. I did a close up hoping it may be easier to identify the other is loking up into the tree.
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
This is another plant we have an abundance of. I dont mind these ones but may need to transplant some as the seem to be crowding each other out and I think they look nicer with some space around them. Lots in ground and a few in big pots around the place.
A lot of the plantings in our garden displays a lack of consideration for how big mature plants grow to. Which is unfortunate as with adequate space they are mostly nice plants.
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
Some of these (pic above) are relatively close to the ground while others (particularly when crouded) have a longish stem.
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SmcSenior Contributor
@Determined, looks like an aloe of some sort. A lot of them have rather lovely flowers, and they do form clumps. The plants are probably fairly happy about being crowded up, so I'd suggest removing pieces very judiciously, erring on the side of slightly crowded.
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
Thanks @Smc Definatly hesitant to be digging things out without resarching first.
Good to know they do actually like being crouded like that 👍 I quite like them so not in a hurry to exterminate any lol.
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Unknown userMember
Have had a look in daylight and definitely not an umbrella tree @Determined @Smc
The succulent looks like agave attenuata which was popular as a garden plant a few years ago.
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Unknown userMember
@Determined plant could be Schefflera digitata - this site has close ups.
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
Agree @Former-Member definatly not an umbrella tree. Looked out the window this morning and there is actually one of those in the back yard and they are quite different.
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
Think you may be right about the agave attenuata @Former-Member. There is a large 'fox tail' in the front garden amongst these plants but was not sure if it was part of or something else. Still not sure about the other one, close but a little different I think? Leaves have smooth sides rather than barbed (if that is the correct description) shown in the online pics.
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