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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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SmcSenior Contributor
@Former-Member I'm putting some ranuncula corms into pots. I bought a large packet, so there's a lot still to go.
I've got a lot of my bulbs in the ground, but some are in pots. I was giving some of them a bit of fresh soil today, in between cold squalls. My Dutch Irises have come up, but they haven't flowered for me since the first year. Maybe this year. I've already had a few crocuses flower, including a couple of Saffron Crocuses that snuck up on me and I found them too late to harvest the stamens. Ah well.
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Perhaps a bit of sulphate of potash @Smc I missed my saffron crocus flowers too - bot knee deep in weeds.
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This months Gardening Australia magazine has an article on mini succulents. Reminded me of a show of theirs I went to many moons ago where someone had a display of these in snail shells.
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If one is not keen of having the plants - there is always the option of cup cakes ...
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
ohhh I love the succulents @Former-Member 
mum gave me a lot of orchids and i have tied them all to the trees , can wait until they come out
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AdgeSenior Contributor
Those mini succulants look great @Former-Member
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eudemonismSenior Contributor
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