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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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Out the front I planted 4 more potted colour (2x dianthus, 2x stock) as well as a gaura. Still plenty of gaps that I am looking forward to filling 😁.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
awesome @Former-Member
we have planted Bromilaids in our garden this weekend and we are going to plants some in mum's garden too
and mr shaz has put some petunias seeds in the garden and they are growing , yaaaaaaa
@Smc, @Sophie1 , @Appleblossom , @Anastasia
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Unknown userMember
Nice @Shaz51
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SmcSenior Contributor
Heading up to my parents' place tomorrow... so guinea pig cage is cleaned out (bunny and guinea poo saved for the vegs 🙂 )... baby tomato seedlings have gone home with my sister for TLC... everything well watered, and it's going to be medium-cool and occasional showers while we're away, so that should be good enough.
I've got masses of empty potting mix bags in the car boot, ready to put rose bushes from Mum and Dad's garden into, and I'll try to bring back enough appropriately big pots to put them into. My biggish ones are all aready in use. (But I have way too many small ones. Hmph!)
And once we're home again, there will be mass weed clearing and fire season yard readying to do here too.
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Unknown userMember
'Morning @Schitzo 👋 are you a gardener?
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SchitzoSenior Contributor
Good morning @Former-Member. Yes I am a gardener. My sister and I have a wonderful little flower garden at the front of our flat. Yesterday we planted marigolds and pansys. We are looking at constructing a rock garden in a sunny corner of our yard.🌱🌸xxx
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Unknown userMember
Wonderful @Schitzo looking forward to a progress report as to how you get on with your next gardening project.
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SchitzoSenior Contributor
Thank you @Former-Member, I love the cartoon lol🌺xxx
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Unknown userMember
@Smc trust your trip goes well and you are able to fit in the plants you are after 😁😁😁.
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
Ha ha @Former-Member on you wonderful pics. Saw that last one on my fb feed. Note I did not go onto fb until after I felt alright using this forum, so I got brave and wala ... between them both I have felt less isolated than ever before in my life. So some gratitude to tek giants, but only a little whisper. I dont want them to get a bigger head or purse than they already have.
@Smc @Shaz51 @Schitzo @Sophie1
Love my garden. My neighbour who struggles with English, came up with .. its medicine for you ... yes!
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