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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
Lol @Former-Member maybe in time for next year.
Round (loosely defined) balls are about my limit at the moment.
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
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SmcSenior Contributor
That one's really lovely @Determined. Both the flower and the photograph therof. 🙂
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Unknown userMember
Had some more poorly positioned trees removed yesterday. The fellow also took away a pile of bamboo that I had cut down.
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A clump of irises have now flowered, I think they may be iris orientalis, a rhizomatous plant rather than the bulbous Dutch iris. Sorry about poor quality of photo - only have cheap phone camera.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
@Former-Member, @Smc , @Determined , @Adge , @octavia , @Former-Member , @Sheila
a couple of my yellow flowered succulents has some babies which i will have to replant
looking for some wonderful coloured plants for my outdoor area , got no patio here but the plants are loving it under the big tree xx
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Unknown userMember
Bromeliads come in a lot of colours and like an under tree location @Shaz51 .
Bought a rosemary plant and a culinary sage plant today as I wanted some for use in cooking. Hopefully they will do better than the thyme which is being eaten by something.
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AdgeSenior Contributor
I love Bromeliads @Former-Member @Shaz51 I used to grow them.
It's too hot & dry here.
They're a South-American rainforest plant (Lilly).
The Pineapple plant is a Bromeliad! - I just discovered that....
Adge
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Ohhhhh mum has dome of them , wow , hey mum going to invade your garden
@Former-Member , @Adge
Mum said her garden is mine now -- what pressure is that
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Unknown userMember
After another session of garden tidy up, primarily dealing with the detritus from the tree removal, I indulged myself with some "plant research" both on the internet at a garden centre. Have not formulated a design that I am happy with as yet and I know that once we have had some scheduled work done Mr Darcy will be keen to get the beds planted.
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