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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
Are you a gardener @Anastasia ?
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Yes they are all in @Former-Member , haha need some more
Have to do mum's during the week
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AnastasiaSenior Contributor
I do enjoy it @Former-Member however never enough time to do much more than what's necessary. One day I'll have a simple but pretty small garden 🌞
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
@Former-Member , @Anastasia , @Adge
Had a big sleep this afternoon, woke up at 7pm tonight , now it is 10-30 pm
Yes me too @Anastasia , I am starting to get into gardening more bit by bit and picking easy things to grow
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SmcSenior Contributor
Very rainy "inside" day yesterday, got out today and did a bit of weeding. That's one more bed mostly weeded out- there's still some kikiyu that will be somewhat harder to get out than the regular weeds. Once I've finished that area, there's a crabapple sitting in a pot that will be going in, and maybe the tomatillos or Cape Gooseberries can go there over summer. When they're a fair bit bigger... and the frost danger has passed.
And the first tulips are coming out. 🙂 A white one, a pink with white blaze and a double deep pink, plus lots more on the way.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
@Smc, @Former-Member , @Anastasia , @Adge , @Determined
going to try and do mumm's gardening this week , mum has made some new hangig baskets with plants in there xoxo
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AnastasiaSenior Contributor
I love hanging baskets 💐
Enjoy @Shaz51 ...you are a good daughter xxx
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Sophie1Senior Contributor
@Anastasia @Former-Member @Shaz51 @Smc @Adge just inspired to shared after reading your thread below - here is my very healthy rainbow silverbeet and a hyacinth ! They silverbeet has been amazing keeps growing back !!!
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AdgeSenior Contributor
Lovely bright Silverbeet @Sophie1 Very impressive-looking.
Nice hyacinth - is it scented (nice smelling)?
I think hyacinths are scented, from memory....
Adge
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Sophie1Senior Contributor
Hi @Adge I'm not sure - but funny you ask as I was literally just wondering that myself - they have only just popped up last few days - I'll check first thing tomorrow morning and report back 👍
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