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Growing your Zen Garden

Growing your Zen Garden

Does anyone do any gardening for mental health?

Gardening Australia is having a special show for Mental As, which is specifcally about gardening and mental health.

Would love to hear from some gardners, or even people who just enjoy being in gardens. Would love to see some pics if anyone want to share!

@Appleblossom @Abiel @Charli @chookmojo @Mazarita (apologies if you are not a gardener, just taking a stab in the dark).

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Good work @Former-Member. I love that you garden and it's a work in progress. I look forward to more snippets of your garden.

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@Former-Member @Former-Member @Appleblossom @Phoenix_Rising. I too love getting my hands in the dirt. It calms me. It grounds me. Almost meditative.
My two great big vegetable gardens have been neglected since I got sick. Overgrown now with cooch grass. Annoying.
I started cleaning up one of my garden beds last year. Cut out the creeper that was taking over the garden. And the 50 year old rose bush that would scratch the car or attack you when you got out of the car. Far too big for such a small space.
The new plants fit the site better. And as they grow, they will provide nesting sites for the small birds

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How are you @utopia, Thats great, what plants did you replace rose bush with? Today I hope to now the lawn, at least half, not a peaceful exercise but worth it. Just gotta debindi my small front lawn. I use to try do housework first but I find being in the garden actually gives me the energy (or 'spirit') to deal with the mundane. Just need reminding with distractions & switching / mood swings to get back to self-care activities. Enjoy today 🙂

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This is one of the flowering clivia I lined the east side of the house with, by the path under the big tree. Found a pile them thrown out at the tip and they separated into x12 freebies, and they all survived. xox

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@Former-Member. The plants called Polygala 'Grandiflora'. A south African native shrub. With purple pea like flowers from late winter. I have planted 9 down the side of my driveway. Still need to buy and plant 2 more at the end.
In about 2 or 3 years time it will look great. I plan to trim them regularly to keep the growth tight.

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Warning. The plants I mentioned before. The ones I've planted down the side of my driveway - are a declared weed in some states. So shouldn't be planted near coastal or bushland areas.

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Hello @utopia, @CherryBomb, @Former-Member, @Former-Member, @Appleblossom

sorry everyone , but I can not upload my picture I wanted to show you

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Hello @utopia, @CherryBomb, @TAWNEY, @Teej, @Appleblossom

I love my tree, it flowers all year long

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@Shaz51. Is that a Tiboshena? (I can't spell)

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Yes it is @utopia, and I can`t spell it too

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