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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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AdgeSenior Contributor
Yep a nice thick layer of mulch (about 5cm) @Shaz51
When it's too thin, it breaks down too quickly & doesn't suppress the weeds.
Adge
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Unknown userMember
Looking at YouTube videos, it looks like people don't put newspaper under sugarcane mulch @Shaz51. They recommend a 5cm depth and tp water once applied. Sugarcane mulch enriches the soil, so I would think newspaper under would be counterproductive.
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SmcSenior Contributor
@Former-Member, @Shaz51, either with or without newspaper works. As @Adge said, it breaks down pretty quickly, as long as it stays moist. Worms love newspaper, so it wouldn't take long before they were incorporating both the paper and sugarcane mulch into the soil.
Whether it will smother the weeds depends on what they are. Ordinary soft stemmed annual weeds, no hassle. Deep rooted weeds like dandelions may or may not still push through, but because the mulch will help keep moisture in the soil and soften it up, they'll be easier to pull up. Industrial strength weeds like kikiyu, couch and bindweed are a different matter. I'm not sure anything short of steel sheets will stop those growing.
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
@Shaz51 @Adge @Smc @Former-Member
We did not need to be told. lol
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@Appleblossom
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
Ooooh @Former-Member 
Wot does it say Please?
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Unknown userMember
@Appleblossom
Says
"Wait, this isn't Monet's garden, it is Mondrian's."
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
Of course @Former-Member
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Unknown userMember
Gardener came today and took out a tree that was growing through power lines.
Had a lovely day out with a brother & SIL, visited a community garden and had a picnic lunch at a winery that had a rose garden/lake. The cellar door had an assortment of garden books and products; Mr Darcy kindly bought me a couple of Bangon & Ball garden tools that I thought quite desirable. 😀
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