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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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Unknown userMember
@Adge
When I started this discussion thread my gardening mojo had gone and I wondered if I would ever get it back. It has been a gradual process but I do feel joy again when working in the gardening and dreaming of what I can plant post bamboo and post home renovations (plumbers will need to dig 😵).
Autumn is one of my favourite times in the garden and at present am sneaking in a few 5-10 minute jobs as self care activities 🙂.
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GrevilleaCasual Contributor
Hi Darcy, if you can't garden now, there are great gardener sites to share stories with other members. Earth Gardeners is one. They're really nice supportive people. Good info and tips and feedback if you share a gardening problem. I agree gardening is very therapeutic.
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Unknown userMember
Hi @Grevillea @Romi
Would love to hear about your gardens.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Would love to hear about your gardens., me too @Grevillea , @Romi
Hello @Former-Member , @Adge , @Determined , @Former-Member
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SmcSenior Contributor
Me three @Grevillea, @Romi. 🙂
I went through a similar thing to @Former-Member (and @Adge too, I think?) where the psychological strain of caring flattened my energy for gardening. I've found this thread was great for helping me get back to it, because others understood why the little things like getting the watering done were actually "big" achievements.
I follow a few online groups too, but I've found the one that I'm most inclined towards is a small group where a lot of the members have been able to get to know each other, at least in the "virtual" world. Earth Garden is one of the "big" groups that are good value though.
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AdgeSenior Contributor
Yes @Smc I can relate to what you're saying.
I have no energy left for anything, which is how my gardening went to pot.
Rather ridiculous, since I was a Green Thumb from younger than the age of 10 (germinating seedlings & striking cuttings) - plants always gave me much joy.
Especially seeing them growing (or having grown).
Gee, a new leaf (shoot)....
Wow....
Adge
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Unknown userMember
Got out in the garden for the first time in a while. I got a bit of weeding done and made a start on digging a channel to divert the overflow of our little rainwater tank which at present is non existent and I have been stressing about it.
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SmcSenior Contributor
@Former-Member, so that's one thing off your mind anyway. 🙂
My "something off my mind" task has been putting together a basic greenhouse from salvaged materials we've had sitting around. Double achievement- converts "junk" into useful and orderly, and means I'm not lying awake at night and suddenly realising it might be cold enough to freeze my plants out of existence. ❄️❄️❄️
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Unknown userMember
Job not finished, drain only half done @Smc.
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Unknown userMember
Is your greenhouse finished @Smc ?
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