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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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SchitzoSenior Contributor
@Shaz51 The end result would be worth it. You will be rewarded with a beautiful garden 🌷xx
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How is your patch going @Schitzo ?
Did a bit of weeding done yesterday and got the first punnet of veg planted - some peas.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hello @Smc , @Anastasia , @Adge , @Schitzo , @Former-Member
the yard looks good
need a bit more to be done , but we will get there
how is your's going xx
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Unknown userMember
Everything being done slowly here, overall progress is being made @Shaz51. There seems to be a few snails about.
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SchitzoSenior Contributor
@Former-Member My patch is going well, thank you for asking. Our pansies and marigolds are coming out on flower and got some succulents planted in our rock garden. I've never attempted to grow veggies, are they hard to grow?
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
@Former-Member, , @Schitzo we saw lots of stick insects yesterday , tiny ones to big ones
grasshoppers and lizards 
but it was strange , no green ants biting us xx
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SchitzoSenior Contributor
@Shaz51 Our rock garden is slowly taking shape, we got some succulents planted. The pansies and marigolds and are looking lovely 🌷🌻 xx
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Unknown userMember
Most vegies are not hard to grow @Schitzo knowing when to plant them and not putting the same plant in the same spot all the time are the two main things. Healthy soil = healthy plants, this applies to flowers as well as veg.
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SchitzoSenior Contributor
@Shaz51 I love stick insects, they are so fascinating, we don't have any in our garden at the moment, but we have plenty of small lizards 🦎🌻 xx
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SchitzoSenior Contributor
Thank you @Former-Member I didn't know that. I've learnt something new 🦎🦋🌷 xx
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