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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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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
Agreed @Determined
The camera doesn’t catch the scene the same way the eye does, so without special filtering photos often seem inferior to what we were expecting to capture. We are a strange and wonderful machine.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Morning @Faith-and-Hope , @Determined ,
Well done @Determined 😊
Hey @Oaktree likes gardening too
@Zoe7 , @Dimity , @ArtistZ , @TAB
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TABSenior Contributor
I've got the space just not the motivation @Shaz51
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
@TAB
I have not had motivation or emotional capacity for over 3 years.
Feeling enthusiastic and motivated at the moment though. Just need to pace myself so I don't overcook it.
Did another half hour of snipping and pruning this ave.
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TABSenior Contributor
last I heard, you were walking a lot @Determined ? could have been that long ago ..
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
@TAB I have not done much of anything for the past couple years other than work and support Dad (in law).
The age.care system really is a disgrace.
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
Generated.about another 1 - 1.5 m3 of.mulch this afternoon. Have been skipping away during the week and got the chipper out this afternoon and munched it all up.
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TABSenior Contributor
okay @Determined well system does what its designed to: make money for people who run it
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