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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
Had some chores planned here for after work but it has been raining. Try again tomorrow.
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SmcSenior Contributor
We've got rain predicted here in a day or two, so I'm getting in while I can. 🙂
Of course, the reward part of clearing is planting. I've got some bottomless galvo bins that I use as planters, so I've filled one of those to halfway with garden waste, well tamped down, then the other half with assorted manures/soil/compost, topped off with a layer of potting mix. Assorted flowers planted plus a Chinese Cabbage, and rocks put around them to stop the blackbirds un-planting them. All watered in just as it was getting dark.
Next up, an easy dinner. And a shower before bed. That patch is really dusty and dry.
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SmcSenior Contributor
And @Determined... I planted them symmetrically. 😄 Despite the rusticity of the planter, I think you'd be pleased.
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
Haha @Smc
I would be pleased if it was in our garden 😁
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
@Smc
It used to drive me nuts out in the paddock but in a small box... wow 😬🤯
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Unknown userMember
@Needpeace
We would love to hear of your gardening adventures here. Would you like to tell us a little about your plot?
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Unknown userMember
Finally got a punnet of seaside daisies planted. They fill in the gaps between a bed of carpet roses which keeps the weeds at bay. We really could do with a few more. Also moved some Japanese windflowers, wrong time of year but they were in a patch of grass surrounded by weeds, pretty much an eyesore.
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SmcSenior Contributor
@Former-Member, the tough, barely cared for garden at my Mum and Dad's house has seaside daisies happily self propagating into any gaps. 😄 I like them. Informal with pretty little flowers that remind me of childhood "garden play".
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Unknown userMember
Seaside daisies a 'crisis proof' plant @Smc.
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Unknown userMember
A friend gave me a bag of lilium bulbs today so spent a bit of time weeding to clear enough space to plant them. Feeling a bit stiff this evening.
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