Gardening: Do you have green fingers?
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We should b able to meet at some land if ok with or without a carer n do some gardening 4 the council orr??? I think sum wud find it therapeutic n there is plenty to do if we cud all get picked up or get to a destination as wen there we can still do social distancing if need be ?? X just n idea 4 Teessiders?? X
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I've been in and our of gardening.
Had a small allotment at one point but it was a bit much to manage. Grew courgettes and marrow! Only because I forgot to get a few.
Miss it a bit I've a tumbling tomato plant at the moment. Not doing to well need a few more flowers.
Do miss being in there as much as before.
I've got a Chinese elm too dragonslayer. Its room shape pretty cool plants -
I don't have a garden, but I do have strawberry plants on my balcony and I grow micro vegetables indoors. I had a Venus flytrap, but I found it really difficult to care for. I would love a bonsai at some point!
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I love the idea of a Bonsai too, but that seems like a step too far for someone who can't seem to keep a cactus alive.Community Manager
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Hello Everyone! Hope everybody is well.
I am growing strawberry's and they are doing quite well in this weather! I spotted those in the garden center on a sunny day and thought it'd be nice to grow my own fruit! I also have three little sunflower sprouts which I look forward to relocating as soon as they seem ready to flee the nest.
I have also discovered this today, which I spent quite a while ( probably too long ) researching! it's a conjoined flower! which apparently is quite a rare thing in the flower world, I am researching whether I can take clippings of it to continue this on as I find it beautiful, I've decided to call it the ' twice as beautiful ' flower and I am thinking of pressing it, so that it can be a reminder to me that beauty can be unique and different!
It may have also inspired a poem in me, but that's another tale!
xx
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I have an allotment. I spend lots of time weeding which I really like because two robins visit me. I am building a lighthouse out clay pots and painting it blue and white - it is about a metre in height. I love my lottie - it is the safest place I have ever known. I am also going to build a little wildlife sanctuary on a raised platform with a hedgehog house and ant hotel (not booking in there!!!) and there will be lots of wild flowers for the bees and butterflies.
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@phillycollings29 I have always wanted an allotment, they look quiet and peaceful, I feel it would be a place of peace and quiet for me too, there are loads near to where I live, but people snap them up quite quickly!
That lighthouse sounds like a nice little project, please could you take some photos? once it is finished Id love to see the end result, the hedgehog hotel also sounds fabulous, my aunt has one and she has a little visitor quite often, wildflowers are the prettiest and very beneficial for the wildlife, I love it when bees buzz inside flower petals and it echo's like a flowery trumpet haha!
My dad loves nature/wildlife and he has built a little bee house and has a section in the garden devoted to wildflowers/nettles, his garden is essentially an organised ' mess ' of plants and things for wildlife to love and thrive in,
It sounds like you've got a lovely little sanctuary there and I am glad it's bringing you joy!
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I have just moved into a disabled converted house provided by a Housing Association with a through floor lift, I use a wheelchair so can't bend down, The garden is overgrown and seems neglected, A friend said, raised beds were the answer but I can't afford to have it done, does anyone know if this is covered by any grants or adaptions funds that I could apply for
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Hi @fairybellsxo
Have you put your name down for an allotment. I had to wait for 19 months before I got mine. Just a thought x
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the waiting time in London for an allotment is around 3 years
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dkb123 said:I have just moved into a disabled converted house provided by a Housing Association with a through floor lift, I use a wheelchair so can't bend down, The garden is overgrown and seems neglected, A friend said, raised beds were the answer but I can't afford to have it done, does anyone know if this is covered by any grants or adaptions funds that I could apply for
There is a thread for people looking for allotments,and allotments available in all areas.
Plus people looking to help with gardening and growing veg,if people have available space,gardens,etc,in return a shared split of grown veg,costs,plus a great way for people to make friends and help each other.
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gaz1960 said:dkb123 said:I have just moved into a disabled converted house provided by a Housing Association with a through floor lift, I use a wheelchair so can't bend down, The garden is overgrown and seems neglected, A friend said, raised beds were the answer but I can't afford to have it done, does anyone know if this is covered by any grants or adaptions funds that I could apply for
There is a thread for people looking for allotments,and allotments available in all areas.
Plus people looking to help with gardening and growing veg,if people have available space,gardens,etc,in return a shared split of grown veg,costs,plus a great way for people to make friends and help each other. -
We planted sunflowers at the weekend. Also, the garden has appreciated the rain this week!
How are your plants looking?Scope -
Struggling to keep on top of it at the moment but my garden is what keeps me sane....well almost
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We've pulled our radishes, and some beans have appeared on my son's beanstalk. Our rhubarb has suddenly sprung into life and we have some fruit bushes with fruit growing, if our children will just wait for them to ripen. We have sunflowers, tomatoes and strawberries growing in the greenhouse, but we have not dared plant them out yet. Grass is a bit of a jungle though.
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@CJ61, that looks amazing! I love the shades of purple.
Sounds like you have busy garden @KarenO_Scope! Do you have a plan of what you are wanting to make with the ingredients you have grown?
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Nice,
It brings even some extra benefits, healthy benefits.
Chloe_Scope said:I particularly like hanging baskets
Regards
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I've got a yard which I've turned into a bit of a garden last year with a lot of help from a friend. I'm glad it was done last year as it wouldn't have happened this year. I've got a makeshift flower bed made from wooden pallets and painted blue. Theres a few potted plants too and a car tyre spray painted and planted with a Red Grandaisy yesterday.Louise Hesketh
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There's no money around for community gardening anymore, councils are all near bankruptcy and because of the increased use of cards the old fundraising methods of shaking a tin for peoples change don't have much success, maybe we should start a new thread about how we can raise funds for community gardening projects
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