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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
Thanks @Former-Member.
I'm usually reasonable at weeding out one area before I move to the next. We'll have to use the whippersnipper to get down all that I haven't managed to pull yet, because there's preditions of an early start to a nasty fire season this year. Because we're near a creek, snakes and other wildlife are always possible. 'S'funny though, we've lived here for over 17 years and have seen maybe four snakes in our yard. I'm positive that they'd be around, but they're mostly mutually keen to keep away from us.
I'm off to my parents' place again this next week, and daughter's going back for the next medication tryout tomorrow (bed availability permitting). I'm waiting to see if the seeds I planted in Dad's old veggie patch on the last visit have grown. If so, there should be young potato plants, snowpeas, parsley, silverbeet and lettuce, plus it's possible that I might get self seeded tomatoes and basil from last year's plantings. Dad's asparagus patch is probably sending up spears; hoping they won't be too far gone. I may have mentioned before that the veg plantings are with the intention of giving me someting to look forward to on my visits, as well as a fresh food supply. The trips are emotionally and physically hard work, and even though it's only a little thing, it makes a difference.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hello @Smc, @Former-Member, @Faith-and-Hope, @Appleblossom, @Lostatsea
my hedge
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Mr shaz has trimmed it since this photo @Former-Memberand now it had brown patches through it , so hope it come back like the photo 
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
I can`t find the name @Former-Member, it is alway green
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
It is an unusually bright green, looks like new shoots.
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