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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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DeterminedSenior Contributor
I have big plans for our garden next week if the weather holds out. We were going to get a start today but is has been wet.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
@Former-Memberwe have a petrol hedge trimmer
a small battery hedge trimmer for me
and a pole chainsaw
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Unknown userMember
We have a buddleia which is now growing into the gutter @Shaz51 , I think it may have been a mini chain saw on a pole that the gardener had.
Are they easy enough to use and maintain?
I don't fancy using any implement on a ladder.
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
I was looking at pole chainsaws also @Shaz51 @Former-Member but probably only used for 1 main job so decided I would just use a ladder. Already have a collection of underused chainsaws in the shed lol.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
t may have been a mini chain saw on a pole -- would of been @Former-Member and they are expensive
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
yes that is the trouble @Determined
we also have a pole saw which the saw part broke in the branch that it was cutting @Former-Member
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
We have a hedge at front of our house @Shaz51 that I have been procrastinating on as I dont want to make a mess of it. Decided today I would use a string line so have been out to Bunnings this afternoon to get a string line and level. See how I go tomorrow or early next week 😬
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
I have a battery hedge trimmer @Determined and when I did the hedge, it was very wavey 
, mr shaz thought it was funny
the next day , he made it straight @Former-Member, because he could not stand seeing what it looked like
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Unknown userMember
Think I might just get the gardener in ... just don't want to offend Mr Darcy.
Getting hedge straight would probably not be one of my skills either @Shaz51 ... hope it goes well @Determined.
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
LoL @Shaz51 that's why I have not got to ours yet because it would drive me crazy too.
I cringed when I saw the job someone did on the hedge at church lol did not want that to be me. Family pokes fun at my need for things to be straight in line and square but it makes my head hurt when things don't line up.
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