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CherryBombSenior Contributor
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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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hello @Former-Member
so the garden photo you showed us with all the beautiful flowers , are they in the front of your house xx
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Love it @Shaz51 and your tree is such a beautiful shape. Probably thw best i've seen, just glorious Wow! I've tried to grow a couple in honour of my girl who loves purple, but not successful. Just have to make do with the lovely 'yesterday today and tomorrow that does do well. I have two of them out front either side of the rosemary (symbolic for me) they've sprung up this summer.
Hi Utopia
xox
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Yes @Shaz51 this is J's Memorial Rock Garden out front, beside the footbath centre stage. Working on another one out back to house all the aunaments the council won't let me have by her headstone anymore. Less motivated this year, a work in progress.
Its do nice to have a place to share such things and be acknowledged. My VC isn't very good at that lol
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hope you don't mind @AppleblossomAppleblossom, thought this beautiful pic you gave me needed to be cut & pasted here in the Zen Garden because it makes me feel so natural and at peace xox
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Anyone have a natural non toxic way to keep these beetles off my lemon tree?
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Omg I haven't seen those beetles yet @Former-Member. Caterpillars are filling up on my cos lettuce at the moment 😬
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don't mind me, bit off my face tonight
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