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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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@Shaz51 perhaps we could share some sheep, specifically for when the mowers break down (ours conked out on Mr D today). The bonus with the sheep is that they don't require petrol, will fertilise as well as mow and once we have fattened them up on other peoples lawns we can look forward to having a bbq or two.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
ha ha sooo true my @Former-Member 
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Unknown userMember
@Bunniekins you are right - the bones of the garden are there. I started with the trees, moved onto the shrubs and hedges (stalled there) and last step is filling in underneath the trees.
PS @Shaz51 & I are planning a BBQ - do you eat lamb chops?
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BunniekinsSenior Contributor
@Former-Member I am a vegan/vegetarian :o! Btw I took a good look at that spikey tree in my front courtyard and it is the one that you mentioned so well done 🙂
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We got a truckload of gravel delivered yesterday afternoon. Despite having the snuffles and feeling crook Mr Darcy was keen to get stuck in to getting it spread. He would not stop until he finished a pathway in our chook run from entry gate to enclosed yard. 🐓
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SmcSenior Contributor
I keep wondering if it would be a good idea to go Beth Chatto style, and turn part of ours into a gravel garden. Not the veggie beds of course, but maybe around the fruit trees and "pretties".
That would take a lot of gravel, so if I do, I'll probably do it a bit at a time.
http://www.bethchatto.co.uk/gardens/gallery/gravel-garden.htm
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I have mixed feelings about gravel gardens @Smc, the ones that are done well are lovely, but the ones that aren't ... yikes. A bit like shabby chic vs plain shabby. I think they are a type of garden that really suit drier climates.
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@Smc
Does 20 weeds out = new plant in?
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@Smc
Does 20 weeds out = one new plant in?
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