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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?
@Smc@Appleblossom@Shaz51@Determined Good rain here this weekend, seasonal ponds full. Feeling like we are slowly getting things under control but can't do it without occasional assistance and Mr Darcy seems accepting of this. Had the gardener back in, he whipper snipped the chook run, lightly pruned some shrubs and tidied up some watsonias that had gone berserk. D
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@Smc@Appleblossom@Shaz51@Determined
Home grown beef in situ in the freezer, osso bucco for tea tonight.
Got some succulent cuttings planted today. Had them a while so nice to get them in.
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Got some succulent cuttings planted today ,, that`s great @Former-Member
I have some in the garden but thinking of moving them and putting thm in pots so I can enjoy seeing tham more , they should be ok to replant @Former-Member
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Succulents super easy to transplant @Shaz51 , if you don't want to risk the whole plant, take a bit off and stick it in a pot, you should get a good strike rate.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
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I will @Former-Member, where they are now , you can`t see them , have to take a photo
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Nothing like fresh home grown beef @Former-Member Enjoy 😊
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Hi @Smc@Appleblossom@Determined@Shaz51@Former-Member
How are your gardens coming along? Did you try doing succulent cuttings @Shaz51
In keeping with crisis proofing the garden, at the weekend I picked up a couple more buddleias, they seem to thrive on neglect at our place, different colour to what we have and a more compact variety, have not planted they yet, but have a spot in mind.
Have suggested to Mr Darcy that we need to get a bit more weeding done and put out some mulch as we have plenty of hay we can use.
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Have some weeding to do also @Former-Member, roundup and matches ready and waiting to go 😅
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Was looking at a corner garden and side fence yesrerday and contemplating a load of woodchip to help keep things in check. Mum has a concrete edging machine that I should dust off while on break .
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