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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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SmcSenior Contributor
Removed due to problems with the photos @Former-Member. Reposting shortly.
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SmcSenior Contributor
Have also been preparing a spot to plant parsnip seeds.... and in between, dreaming over other peoples' fancy veggie patches online. 😛
Love this naturestrip garden. (The homeowner has also well and truly filled up her back and front yards with edibles.)
I've wanted to do an archway or walk in teepee of beans for many long years. I wonder if I could manage it this year... ?
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Spent a bit of time today tackling a small thicket of asparagus weed that been previously sprayed (declared noxious) and binning it as per council instructions. They are prickly blighters ... yikes.
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
Small selection from darlings garden.
Nice to see her interested in something healthy for the first time in a long time despite the 🤯 amount spent at Bunnings
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SmcSenior Contributor
Lovely @Determined. If it's getting her into a good state of mind, whatever got spent at Bunnings is a bargain.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
ohh how lovely @Determined /
@Former-Member, @Smc , @Adge , @Former-Member
i spent 2 hours hosing mums garden this morning -- sooo relaxing @outlander , @Sally , @Bunniekins
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
Win-win @Smc as it also gives me an opportunity to try and be creative with my camera 
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
I actually went out with the initial intent of doing something in the garden myself but got sidetracked with the camera,
needed a 5 min break from the computer.
We have a few shrubs that (in my opinion) need pruning and shaping as I like order lol.
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SmcSenior Contributor
Yeah @Determined, I like taking garden photos too. 🙂
Wish I'd had the camera to hand just now. As I was typing, a wattlebird landed on our window, and picked off a couple of insects.
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Unknown userMember
Perhaps you could do a bit of topiary @Determined one of these in your yard in time for the festive season?
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