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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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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
Looks pretty chic to me and sounds it too. I would be happy going to a garden party there.
All that poetential waiting to happen with respect to nature, and not a mere decoration to a house or an ego.
Love it. @Smc You have a lot more space to care for. You know the Bradley method of weeding? Be kind to yourself.
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
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SmcSenior Contributor
@Appleblossom, I wasn't familiar with the "Bradley Method" by name, but having looked it up, I think it's what I know as the "least disturbance" principle, and is pretty close to what I aim to do, unless major work such as rock and rubble or deep rooted weed removal is needed.
And thank you all for the kind comments, but the photo is my parents' front garden... mine is currently full of weeds up to mid-shins level, plus untidy accumulations of building and fencing materials. 😛 You couldn't have a party there without the danger of someone tripping and injuring themselves! Spring is coming, so I'm hoping I can do something to change that.
http://www.aabr.org.au/learn/what-i-bush-regeneration/general-principles/the-bradley-method/
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
Lol @Faith-and-Hope my style
Lol @Smc I only learned about the Sydney sisters when someone mentioned them to me. Its more about caring for native bushland and being economical with volunteer efforts for best long term results.
I liked that they were committed enough to have a method named after them!
Yesterday I did a wikimedia course at uni. We were putting up wiki pages on Australian women.
Had a great time free food and oops norty me I had a small glass of red .... but but but I was on PT ...
Great people were there ... eteachers ... rare book peeps and archivists ... they say the best things in life are free.
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SmcSenior Contributor
Frosty crackly morning.... come on spring, I'm waiting.... getting impatient... 😛
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SmcSenior Contributor
Speaking of long grass... I couldn't find my shovel when I came back from my last week away to see my parents. Looked all over the yard with no success, was wondering if it might have been pilfered.
Today I was pulling up some weeds right next to where I thought I'd left the shovel... and I spotted its handle sticking up out of the grass. 
That's not quite as bad as it sounds- it had fallen over sideways, but still..???
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
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