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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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AnastasiaSenior Contributor
@SJT63
Love this, made me lol 😅😂
Fancy you shower after gardening, I must tell Mr S that people do that sometimes.....
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AnastasiaSenior Contributor
Is that a photo of your garden @Smc ?
It's spectacular!
❣️💞❤️
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SmcSenior Contributor
I wish, @Anastasia! 🙂
No, it's a display garden at a nursery. They've got full time gardeners to weed and plant and prune etc., and a budget for spectacular garden feature items. My garden, being just "lil ol me" and a limited budget, is nowhere near as neat or fancy.
https://lambley.com.au/gallery/vegetable-and-flower-cutting-garden
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AnastasiaSenior Contributor
I was going to say wow you must be busy tending to it. It's stunning. I love, love, love tulips so pretty. Hope you have a lovely day 💞
@Smc
Hi all 👋
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Unknown userMember
Had an outing to a garden with a small group of friends. Weather was optimal and a pleasant time was had by all. I came home with an anthriscus sylvestrus 'ravenswing' which I have planted.
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AdgeSenior Contributor
I like the look of that anthriscus sylvestrus 'ravenswing' @Former-Member I just looked it up.
Adge
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SmcSenior Contributor
Happily, quietly, weaving together another tomato trellis in our backyard this morning. Stepped back as I finished a piece, and my ankle rolled on a bit of uneven ground. Oooo youchies!
Limped to where I had a stack of besser blocks and sat down while the burning pain subsided a little, then limped inside and called out for Hubby to fetch damp cloths, icepack and extra pillows. Prompt action (cool it down and elevate it) seems to have minimised swelling, so I expect it will be OK. Had fun milking it at lunchtime though, doing a totally exaggerated Igor limp. 😛
So much for wanting to get a lot done today... darn.
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
Managed to get another trailer load of green waste to the dump today after a productive weekend (Makes 3 in the past month).
Was feeling flat and going to give up and make do with a less than full load but managed to find enough energy to finish wacking a robber tree and some other scrubby regrowth growing through the fence. Pleased with my efforts.
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Unknown userMember
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SmcSenior Contributor
That works, @Former-Member.
Got four more tomato plants in the ground today, cut back some perennials that were past their best, salvaged the good flowers among them to go into vases, and used the stems to mulch aforesaid tomatoes.
And picked some extras for the vases too. 🙂
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