I have been looking at the backyard and the lack of water and how my gardening mojo was slapped around with my leg and heat over the summer break.

Changes are happening.

The no dig area is staying as it is….also the square block in the lawn will be used to grow vegies.

But the other area against the fence and towards the lemon tree…… will be going.

I talked it over with the elf and I want to convert that area to ……..roses. I need some colour in my life and I think its time I smelt some roses, so to speak.

Still have plenty of area to grow vegies for the 2 of us…… my leg isn’t improving and so with not so much to keep on top of as much….. I’ll be able to cope easier. Also with the Elf is bad……I don’t have time to even spank him;P

I hope your “little workers” aren’t going to be “laid off”? pardon the pun…

Dinetta said:

I hope your “little workers” aren’t going to be “laid off”? pardon the pun…

LOL oh heck no… they’ll still be poop’n & shooting eggs out:D

ROSES!! Lucky you’re talkin’ my language!
They are a good choice seriously, drought isn’t a problem with them, they can get by on minimal water. Heat may burn them at high 30s and 40s, but they get over it.

orchid40 said:

ROSES!! Lucky you’re talkin’ my language!
They are a good choice seriously, drought isn’t a problem with them, they can get by on minimal water. Heat may burn them at high 30s and 40s, but they get over it.

Yes and I can bring them inside and I can make potpourri and I can grow herbs amongst them.

I feel really egg-cited about gardening again.

You surely can bring them inside. Would the perfume upset the Elf’s asthma ? You can get non – fragrant ones if so.

orchid40 said:

You surely can bring them inside. Would the perfume upset the Elf’s asthma ? You can get non – fragrant ones if so.

If they aren’t too heavy in scent..if they are….. they’ll smell pretty for the animals out the back:P

Good on ya Lucky , planning what you can do :) I hope your leg heals up for you. And it rains like mad. Well not toooo much.

Happy Potter said:

Good on ya Lucky , planning what you can do :) I hope your leg heals up for you. And it rains like mad. Well not toooo much.

Thanks HP….leg is always going to be a problem….sigh.

So I am making changes.

Lucky1 said:

I have been looking at the backyard and the lack of water and how my gardening mojo was slapped around with my leg and heat over the summer break.

Changes are happening.

The no dig area is staying as it is….also the square block in the lawn will be used to grow vegies.

But the other area against the fence and towards the lemon tree…… will be going.

I talked it over with the elf and I want to convert that area to ……..roses. I need some colour in my life and I think its time I smelt some roses, so to speak.

Still have plenty of area to grow vegies for the 2 of us…… my leg isn’t improving and so with not so much to keep on top of as much….. I’ll be able to cope easier. Also with the Elf is bad……I don’t have time to even spank him;P

A whole new plan. Sounds good to me Lucky.

A whole new plan. Sounds good to me Lucky.
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I hope it works and thanks for the thumbs up Pomolo.

Lucky1 said:

A whole new plan. Sounds good to me Lucky.
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I hope it works and thanks for the thumbs up Pomolo.

I’m still trying to picture you gardening with flowers. lol.

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

A whole new plan. Sounds good to me Lucky.
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I hope it works and thanks for the thumbs up Pomolo.

I’m still trying to picture you gardening with flowers. lol.

Yeah I know… scary isn’t it……LOL

Growing veggies this the Best fun i reckon Lucky, a productive garden to unproductive but i don’t mind a few Flowers myself, bet all of you never thought i say that. goes and hides again.

veg gardener said:

Growing veggies this the Best fun i reckon Lucky, a productive garden to unproductive but i don’t mind a few Flowers myself, bet all of you never thought i say that. goes and hides again.

Oh I’ll still have a lot for vegies…just not as much space for it…only 2 of us now.

Lucky1 said:

veg gardener said:

Growing veggies this the Best fun i reckon Lucky, a productive garden to unproductive but i don’t mind a few Flowers myself, bet all of you never thought i say that. goes and hides again.

Oh I’ll still have a lot for vegies…just not as much space for it…only 2 of us now.

yeah, chooks wont be able to eat the scraps from that part of the garden now:P

veg gardener said:

Lucky1 said:

veg gardener said:

Growing veggies this the Best fun i reckon Lucky, a productive garden to unproductive but i don’t mind a few Flowers myself, bet all of you never thought i say that. goes and hides again.

Oh I’ll still have a lot for vegies…just not as much space for it…only 2 of us now.

yeah, chooks wont be able to eat the scraps from that part of the garden now:P

They’ll still get more than what they are getting at the moment from the vegie patch…..

What has happened to your leg Lucky? It must have been while I was M.I.A.

I think roses are a great idea…very underrated plants in terms of drought hardiness. People seem to think they are delicate little things but some can be as tough as old boots…and yet still provide glamorous and gorgeously scented blooms.

hortfurball said:

What has happened to your leg Lucky? It must have been while I was M.I.A.

I have had bad legs all my life Horty……. Late last year I went to the doctor cos’ my right leg was so painful……..Now its just in the ankle heel area.

Tendons are swollen and very tender…..sometimes the pain is so bad I can’t hardly walk on it.

So gardening was out over the summer break and with that and the heat…….I became very depressed over it all.

Now I am saying “stuff this” I wanna garden……so changes are needed.

I’m going to be recording all changes on my blog as I go.

Roses eh? If I can add some input, my choice pick of rose for you would be “double delight” but my old school favourite is “Fedelio” but hard to find.

But you knew that. ;)

pain master said:

Roses eh? If I can add some input, my choice pick of rose for you would be “double delight” but my old school favourite is “Fedelio” but hard to find.

But you knew that. ;)

Good choices:) Lurv the “double delight”

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

Roses eh? If I can add some input, my choice pick of rose for you would be “double delight” but my old school favourite is “Fedelio” but hard to find.

But you knew that. ;)

Good choices:) Lurv the “double delight”

Lucky, if you want to look at some of my roses, there are millions of photos of them in my Bucket

http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u218/Javlon_album/Roses%20after%20rain%20March09/

Best time to get them is when they are dormant and sold as bare-rooted. They’re a lot cheaper too. It should be end of May and June.

Actually that link will only get one album I think.
Try this,

http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u218/Javlon_album/

Lucky, if you want to look at some of my roses, there are millions of photos of them in my Bucket
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Always drooling over your roses o40:D

Lucky1 said:

hortfurball said:

What has happened to your leg Lucky? It must have been while I was M.I.A.

I have had bad legs all my life Horty……. Late last year I went to the doctor cos’ my right leg was so painful……..Now its just in the ankle heel area.

Tendons are swollen and very tender…..sometimes the pain is so bad I can’t hardly walk on it.

So gardening was out over the summer break and with that and the heat…….I became very depressed over it all.

Now I am saying “stuff this” I wanna garden……so changes are needed.

I’m going to be recording all changes on my blog as I go.

I’ve no doubt you’ll find a way Lucky.

flowers in the garden are good for the bees and as you say – the general morale of the gardener.
sounds like a good plan. still plenty of veges plus a few more permanent fixtures.

i hope elf is feeling better soon – poor fellow – no more spanking ! LOL.

Lucky1 said:

hortfurball said:

What has happened to your leg Lucky? It must have been while I was M.I.A.

I have had bad legs all my life Horty……. Late last year I went to the doctor cos’ my right leg was so painful……..Now its just in the ankle heel area.

Tendons are swollen and very tender…..sometimes the pain is so bad I can’t hardly walk on it.

So gardening was out over the summer break and with that and the heat…….I became very depressed over it all.

Now I am saying “stuff this” I wanna garden……so changes are needed.

I’m going to be recording all changes on my blog as I go.

Might be worth trying to grow something in the garden that will assist in managing the leg condition and pain relief. I have a big book on medicinal plants and have just had a bit of a look for you. If you need any advice whatsoever on the processing of a particular herb for treatment, recommended parts to use and what to do with them, let me know. This book goes through the exact processes on making infusions, decoctions, tinctures, ointments, creams etc in detail.
So far Arnica and Comfrey are coming up a lot but there is nothing here specifically for tendons. The closest I could come up with without reading the entire book (It’s an encyclopaedia, all the medicinal plants are listed alphabetically with a small section on common ailments at the back) was these few…

Sprains & fractures: Arnica, Comfrey (cream or ointment)

Muscle aches and tiredness: Arnica, Thyme, Rosemary (infusion, soak in bath)

Muscle cramps and spasms: Cramp Bark (tincture, external application)

Arthritis & inflamed joints: Devil’s Claw (tablets) Lemon (juice of, drink) White Willow (tablets or decoction) Deadly Nightshade (Yikes! external only – apply plaster in addition to one of the other remedies)

Arthritis associated with acid indigestion or peptic ulcer: Meadowsweet, Celery (infusion or tincture, drink)

Stiff & aching joints: St John’s Wort, Comfrey, Lavender (external, massage)

Gout:Celery (tablets or decoction)

If you want info on any other herbs that have been recommended to you, just give me a hoy. Happy to look up the individual herbs/plants for you.

Goanna oil springs to mind…

My mother used to do something with neatsfoot oil and…ummm…must ask her before she forgets it…

Some very sad photos of my vegie garden…. with positive world cradling them and of things to come.

http://luckysduckfarm.blogspot.com/2009/03/changes-at-luckys-duck-farm.html

Pulled up as much as I can in the square plot. Elf is going to whipper snip around the pavers and then I can see what needs doing.

I’m just popping some pics up on my blog of the quackers at the moment.

Just heard the sound of the whipper sniper starting up…. after running out of line and then fuel….. I think the elf is so over this job and it hasn’t even started yet……chuckle

i don’t think it matters that you had a bad summer in the garden – we all did.

nor is there any real time limits you should be putting on yourself. remember that gardening is just the stuff that happens between other bits of life. generally keep gardening as a hobby and an infill activity.
i reckon if you keep the garden blank this winter and just enjoy watching the birds roam around in it, you will eventually yearn to have stuff growing again, and that is when you should go back to it.
Give yourself (and your leg) a winter off.

Give yourself (and your leg) a winter off.
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But I gave it the summer off???? LOL

Lucky1 said:

Give yourself (and your leg) a winter off.
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But I gave it the summer off???? LOL

really ? – i seem to recall a reasonable tomato haul at your place.
just don’t push a sore leg too hard – that’s all….. and don’t get the guilts if you can’t do everything the mind envisions.
…and don’t call me dad LOL.

pepe said:

Lucky1 said:

Give yourself (and your leg) a winter off.
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But I gave it the summer off???? LOL

really ? – i seem to recall a reasonable tomato haul at your place.
just don’t push a sore leg too hard – that’s all….. and don’t get the guilts if you can’t do everything the mind envisions.
…and don’t call me dad LOL.

LOL marties were in way before the leg went comput.

Shirley I didn’t call you Dad????

good to hear that you are not letting it all get you down too much. Planning something new is always good for boosting the spirits. Just take it a bit at a time so you don’t overdo it and set yourself back too much. May I suggest getting one or two of the old fashioned hip producing roses? Their blooms are simple but still lovely and you get hips to give colour long after the blooms. And you could make rosehip cordial etc. for yourself or to give away or sell.