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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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DimitySenior Contributor
I agree a bit at a time @Shaz51 . I love trees, I hope you can hold back mr shaz from being too drastic. I look out on a big old spotted gum and some smaller trees. Ixoras are nice, they're one of the few subtropical things you can grow in Melbourne. Do you have any fruit trees?
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Did have some Mini fruit trees but they died @Dimity
We have 2 avacodos trees on our land which is now cutting out our view in the front , so they might need a trim soon
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
Hi all
Came back to revisit this thread for inspiration. Revisiting self.care strategies as we transition into a new (life) season and as the days.are getting longer has seen me back out in the garden. Have done very little over the past couple of.years due to responsibilities and the season we were in.
At the current rate of progress I am expecting it to take a good 6 months to get on top of. The little bit I have started.looks amazing.
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
2 hours in this little effort
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
Hot tip
Grass trees are really reeeally flammable and I do not recommend having fire anywhere close. This one caught alight by accident and it was just a little bit exciting.
I am surprised we did not get a visit by a big red truck 🚒
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
@Shaz51 , @Faith-and-Hope
I know you both have green thumbs 😄
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
Way to go @Determined …..
Pics not showing yet tho
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
Last week effort
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
@Faith-and-Hope
Pics are before and after.
Framing is a bit amateurish sadly. Looked.good on phone screen when I took them but less than useful when comparing after with before.
Problem is it is hard to know what to focus on with the before because it is just one wall of weeds and mess. While there are actually points of interest to frame with after pics.
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