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General => The Lounge => Gardeners World => Topic started by: Ezel on March 25, 2012, 02:23:38 PM

Title: Thank you Zaf ....
Post by: Ezel on March 25, 2012, 02:23:38 PM
.... for suggesting a gardening board.

When I was younger I wasn't into gardening even though my parents had a lovely, long garden.  We had redcurrant, blackcurrent and gooseberry bushes that I liked picking the fruit from plus we had a pear tree, apple tree plus my parents also grew rhubarb.

The last few years I have enjoyed gardening as I like growing veg and having nice plants.   
Title: Re: Thank you Zaf ....
Post by: Desperado99 on March 25, 2012, 03:27:30 PM
Ooh fab idea  ;D

I've just been sowing sunflower and cosmos seeds this weekend with Isobel
Title: Re: Thank you Zaf ....
Post by: Munchroom on March 25, 2012, 06:45:16 PM
Good idea  :) I found gardening really helped me last summer and I'm hoping it'll do the same this year! I have already sown some sweet peas, baby aubergine seeds and some black cornflowers this week and my rhubarb is shooting up inches by the day!!  :) xx
Title: Re: Thank you Zaf ....
Post by: Sweetpea on March 25, 2012, 08:12:11 PM
Great idea Zaf, thanx so much.

Hubby has an allotment and we also grow veggies in the garden.  We have a greenhouse too.  I also love my Clematis and Fuschias.

Just planted sweet pea, Dhalia, lobelia and dwarf sunflower.

We will have to post pics up of our plants.

S x
Title: Re: Thank you Zaf ....
Post by: Bewildered on March 25, 2012, 08:37:02 PM
Putting togetther the greenhouse and grasvelling the back garden ready for the veggie plts is one of the last thing my partner and I did before he got depressed and abandoned me. Now it sits empty and forlorn as I cannot bear to look at it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/princesskasren/sets/72157621999568652/
Title: Re: Thank you Zaf ....
Post by: Zaf on March 25, 2012, 09:37:13 PM
We have a big veg plot but OH isnt interested in gardening but will help with the heavy lifting etc.  when I had my mini breakdown in July I couldnt summon the energy or will power to do anything out there even when the agorophobia was improving.

At last I feel well enough to get back out there and am enjoying sowing and planting again, I doubt if I'll do as much as usual with it this year but it'll be lovely to have some fresh vegs.

When I get back from our week away I'll take some pcs :)
Title: Re: Thank you Zaf ....
Post by: Got on March 26, 2012, 01:00:19 AM
I understand that Bewildered. This post triggered me as well.

I used to garden at my ex's house. I loved it.
Title: Re: Thank you Zaf ....
Post by: Bewildered on March 26, 2012, 02:18:34 PM
Quote from: Stevie on March 26, 2012, 01:00:19 AM
I understand that Bewildered. This post triggered me as well.

I used to garden at my ex's house. I loved it.

yeah even after all these months I am finding it very difficult...esp now taht the weather has turned. My partner and I were all about the outdoors and i feel like I will just cry if I go out there and try and enjoy it.
Title: Re: Thank you Zaf ....
Post by: Will it be ok? on April 21, 2012, 06:59:08 PM
What a wonderful idea, gardening is one of the things that seems to improve my mood (when i can bear to pull myself off the sofa) When things improve i shall show you all my lovely garden.
Title: Re: Thank you Zaf ....
Post by: Zaf on April 21, 2012, 07:02:59 PM
That will be fantastic :)

Z x
Title: Re: Thank you Zaf ....
Post by: Sweetpea on April 21, 2012, 07:06:51 PM
That will be lovely, looking forward to seeing the pics.

S x x