Meconopsis Seed Next Steps & Spending March in Hospital

[@brigitterauscher5031]

Thank goodness this ordeal is over! You're looking great! All the very best!🏵🌹🥀🌺🌻🌼🌷🍀☘

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you

[@RedorGreen100]

So glad you are back after such a traumatic March. Nice to see your smiling face again. The meconopsis seedlings are looking healthy.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you so much and happy Easter 🐰🐣

[@penelopehammerton2907]

Welcome back Rachel, we have missed you. What a rough time you have had. Wishing you well and a speedy full recovery.🌺🌷🌼🪴💐💐💐

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you so much! 🏵️🌷🌼🌺🌻

[@besottedorchids3605]

So glad your home and well. You reminded me of my son John, he was 4 when he spent a week in late April in the Cleveland clinic. When he came home he refused to go inside until he had toured the yard and garden. Blessings to you!.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Oh John. A child after my own heart ❤️❤️❤️

[@trevordickson8617]

Glad you are well now. I have not heard of anybody having a gallstone post cholecystectomy before. I have known many people who say cholecystitis is one of the worst pains around. Lucky you! Those beautiful blue poppies should make you feel better. I notice you have a Protea growing & about to bloom... in Ireland to boot.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Yep, a protea grow in my greenhouse. More interesting than any gallstones 😊

[@linakhoury6623]

Hi Rachel🌺 I'm glad that you left the hospital and the pain disappeared and to be in your garden and see the beautiful flowers . These seeds grow well for you and I love the amazing color of this himalayan blue poppy and the yellow . Have anice day. 🦋🌺🦋

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you so much. It is great to be back. I hope you are enjoying your own garden too and happy growing.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

So glad you're feeling better and back in your garden Rachel!!!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thanks, Matthew and Stephen. Raring to go!

[@FernandaNascimentoOrchids]

Meconopsis seedlings look wonderful but not as much as you do. I am sorry you had to suffer so much but the stones you lost become you. Looking forward to the next videos.❤❤❤

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you, Fernanda. Lots of catch-up eating to do ☺️

[@hildewilkens3772]

Sorry you had to go through all that but I'm so glad you feel better and you are back here. Its indeed a long process from seeds to fully grown and blooming plants - tests once patience - but so rewarding when finally in bloom. Thank you Rachel.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Yes, I totally agree about the seeds. We all like a a bit of a challenge every now and again 😊

[@MultimediaIreland]

Well you're not the only one who's had a terrible time of late, I'm in physio for a shoulder impingement which leaves me in pain everyday, glad your problem was resolved, no better environment than a lovely garden for rest and rehabilitation.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Sorry to hear that, John. Constant pain is so wearing. I hope the physio will help

[@djangellico]

Glad your getting better. You were missed ❤️

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Ah, thank you

[@patrickdempsey9886]

Thank God your back safe and sound we did miss you Don't worry about the garden you will catch-up anyway s there was nothing you could do as the weather was so bad Just concentrate on getting better But the people in our hospital are so great it takes time but the results are good it might be a sign now to sit and enjoy your beautiful garden slow down a bit God bless your recovery

[@GardeningatDouentza]

You are right, Patrick. I forgot to mention how wonderful all the nurses and doctors were in the hospitals, besides often being run off their feet. Wonderful people. Thanks for reminding me and have a great day.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Awwwww Rachel we are so happy you are out of hospital and on the mend now, it must have felt so wonderful to get back home and into your beautiful garden again, so happy to see you back and you are looking so stunning, and the beautiful Primula you gave us is blooming so beautifully in our little front yard, thanks so much for sharing the wonderful update with us, and Hans and I are sending you loads of love and hugs and PLANT POWER from Belfast to Wexford for a super speedy recovery XXXX

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you so much, Lyn and Hans. Yes, I saw the photo of 'Dark Rosaleen' that Hans put up on Facebook and it's great to see how well it's doing for you. Take care, both of you, and have a wonderful Easter.

[@paulajowett5469]

Glad to see you back Rachel, hope you're feeling much better ❤

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Yes! Thank you! I am.

[@richbishop7896]

Sorry about your hospital stay but the main thing is they found out what it was and they could help you. I had a similar problem in April last year. I had an aneuryism in my aorta. They had to repair it in two surgeries that took up most of April. A busy garden time for me. Take care Rachel. Bonny zone 5b Canada

[@GardeningatDouentza]

You are of course right, Bonnie. The main thing was that they got to the bottom of the problem and fixed it. I'm glad you had a proper resolution too and now we're both back at the garden! Thanks for taking the time to share and have a great day.

[@markfeliu2206]

Rachel, so glad your back and well again, you were missed. I have liver problems so I can relate to what you must have went through. Also I would have been the same way on the ride home from hospital admireming the new things that have happened outdoors since your unfortunate situation. I consider myself an experienced gardener , but I'm afraid of blue Himalayan poppies. I'm not at that level yet so kudos to you! Take care.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Sorry to hear that you've had similar problems but it is so nice when our plants lift our spirits. Do you have the right conditions to grow the poppy? I bet you could manage the seed!

[@donnasmalley3713]

So glad to hear you are recovering! I'm sure the garden will put you in a positive outlook

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Yes it will and thank you.

[@margaretsims4344]

Nice to see you back and you have made back to full health. ❤🌺🌸👍

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you

[@karlsorchidparty2395]

Glad to hear everything is OK again! ❤

[@GardeningatDouentza]

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[@wandashaw3551]

Hello Rachel, it's so good to see you back and enjoying your garden. You look beautiful despite your all you've gone through over the past several weeks. You have been missed, please take it easy and here is wishing you a full recovery.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you, Wanda, I certainly will. Best wishes, Rachel

[@martinafaust4851]

Oh dear! Such an ordeal! Glad you are better 💐

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Yes, thank you. Raring to go 😊

[@Franks_Flora]

Sorry to hear you've been ill Rachel, pleased to hear that you have got through the worst of it. hope you have a speedy recovery, all the best from Manchester 🤗🤗

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you. Feeling well and sending big greetings from Wexford to Manchester.

[@SarahONeillPhotography]

Glad you are doing better Rachel, thanks for the update!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

You are welcome. Have a super day.

[@Peter-qf6lx]

Glad you are home! Hope the recuperation goes well.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you!

[@kurthartle5473]

So very glad you had treatment and got better!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you so much

[@mollys1584]

Thank God you're okay now! I hope you could feel all our 🙏 s. ❤

[@GardeningatDouentza]

I did feel all your great wishes. Thank you.

[@faunalife2906]

Wishing you a speedy full recovery. The blue meconopsis is great , the only thing that comes close to its blue beauty are the blue anemone coronarias.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Oh yes. They are so pretty too❤️

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

Welcome back Rachel. Sorry you had to go through all that but I'm glad you are on the mend. As for the plants and the garden, well, 💩 happens and you can only do what you can do.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

So true! Words of wisdom, as always, from Michael.

[@lucythecat529]

Oh Rachel. So sorry you had to go through all of that pain and suffering. I am so happy that you are feeling so much better. Enjoy your lovely surroundings! Take care and be well 😊🌼💌

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Many thanks 🌺🌼🌻🏵️🌷

[@chrisdooney5374]

You are looking fab Rachel, I am so glad you are back and feeling better, take care and I hope you will soon be back to full health

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you, Chris. Feeling so much better already

[@augyannafacey7616]

Welcome back Rachel🧚🏽🥰

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you

[@Whipporwhill]

What a nightmare with your illness & hospital wait. 😢 Glad you made it through & are back to gardening.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you

[@susanhoward47]

Hello lovely lady, i hope that you are well.Thank you for the update congratulations to you on the germination of these lovely plants ❤

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you.

[@laurenb6451]

Oh my goodness! So sorry you had to suffer through all this nonsense. But I’m certainly glad you are better. Be well 💚💚💚💚💚

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you. It's just great to be back😊

[@Cesc8170]

I am happy for you! You are connected to your living side, so I am sure you will be at a good place! I planted californian poppies, double flower poppies and somniferum 'Linné', plus sweetly scented peas. I am going to add another hawthorn to the field, which is autochtonous in this mountanous area. :)

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you and happy planting 😊

[@scallywags12]

Glad you are feeling better! Health is so important. I did sow some blue poppies and have 8 seedlings of the blue biennial type.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Congratulations. Very well done. You'll enjoy finding a spot for those beauties in your garden!

[@soniewhitten4844]

glad you are back, we have missed you. glad to hear you are feeling much better. nothing like being back home. yes, and the weather has been really strange this year. things are going to be on a better road now. take care of yourself and don't push yourself to much. you need to rest. take care and be safe.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Yes! Thank you! It is hard not to rush out to the garden though, so much to be done. Take care and have a great evening.

[@Sanosarah]

I'm very glad to hear you're feeling better! Funny, I started watching your videos to learn about meconopsis but I stayed to listen about your liver problem. I am a few months into some pretty serious intestinal issues and I've had an MRI with contrast showing, possibly, something on my liver. I have to go in for a liver ultrasound later this month. Anyway, thank you for all the information!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

I am sorry to hear about your liver problems. It's an organ we really can't do without. When you are very sick, like I was, it's hard to imagine a full recovery can take place. Luckily, sometimes it really does work out. Wishing you good things.

[@joyscott374]

Glad you are feeling better. I also fell ill some yrs ago, and couldn't eat for months. I had Giardiasis, a bug that lives in contaminated water. I don't know how this happened.My doctor was usless. No tests at all. 4mths later, I finally ended up in hospital 4st lighter. Every cloud has a silver lining hey. I was given antibiotics and was soon on the mend and putting on weight again. However, it took some time to feel fit enough to work. So please take it slowly and except any help. X

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Wow, so sorry to hear about that. Had to look up giardiasis. A nasty critter!

[@Garnetspagrud]

So glad your ok!! That sounds like quite a scare and ordeal. I hope you feel totally better soon!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Feeling better already. Thank you and have a great day.

[@paulinecrispin121]

Poor you, what a chain of events you have been through. Good to see you back. Take it easy 😊

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you, I will. And plenty of catch-up eating to do 😊

[@frankanderson3503]

I am so sorry to hear what you have been through.Thank goodness you are ok.now.look to the future with enthusiasm. Take care and good luck, looking forward to your vids.with anticipation.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Many thanks 👍🥰

[@stevef1264]

So sorry to hear about your health problems Rachel, you're looking fabulous now & I'm so glad you're on the mend. The mecanopsis seedlings look good I managed to germinate some yrs ago & they flowered! Take it easy it's great to have you back 😊

[@GardeningatDouentza]

It's great to be back and great to hear your story of meconopsis success. Happy growing

[@venehamilton7010]

Sorry to hear of your illness but really glad you are back and feeling better. As usual I learn so much from your videos. Pace yourself and don't over do it. Be well and stay healthy.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you. The garden is a great place to be, when it isn't raining ☔🌧️

[@davehuxley6689]

Great to see you again and looking well, look forward to your regular video's I always learn something from them, thank you.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Glad to hear that. Can't wait to get back to normal myself. Have a great day

[@deirdrecollins3987]

What a dose you went through. The system is so flawed. Weeks in hospital awaiting a procedure . I’m sorry you had to suffer through that. I’m sure the staff at both hospitals were great. What a relief to get sorted and getting home and feeling well.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

I am glad you mentioned that. I forgot to say how wonderful all the nurses and doctors were in the hospital. True heroes, every one.

[@Tea_and_thyme_2012]

Sorry to hear you’ve not been well but so glad to have you back. I bought some meconopsis last year at RHS Harlow Carr and they didn’t flower, I thought they’d died but do you think they might flower this year?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

If your meconopsis is in a good position and is mature enough it should flower this year. Fingers crossed.

[@mnkycmnkydu]

Wow.. what a horror to go thru! I'm glad you got your procedure, and I HOPE you will not over do it while you are mending.. Go easy.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you, I will

[@marcusseidel6824]

Rachel I have a question, I could buy little Magnolia shrubs ...they require soil like rhododendron ? And they need years to establish I guess ? Thank you. I m really happy you lost a stone in both ways ...

[@marcusseidel6824]

I ve seen more weed seeds ( I guess Birch tree) in between your Meconopsis seedlings.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Hi Marcus. Magnolia stellata is a good tree to try as it doesn't take the ages (7 years, is it!) that regular magnolia trees take to flower. It is supposedly more tolerant of non-acidic soil too. I'll keep an eye out for weed seeds, thanks.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

PS I'm not happy I lost a stone weight 😲Doing my best to address it now 😁

[@JaxNoodle]

It’s weird to like a video where you share such terrible distress from a stone lodged in your liver. I hope that you remain in good health and spirits. This comment is a bit late since I discovered this video today. Your enjoyment of gardening shows through and it is why I return to this channel from USA.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you for your well wishes and, yes, I am in very good health today. I'm glad you like my channel. It's so great to hear great things like that from people.

[@cynthiastogden7000]

Sounds like the health service is in the same mess everywhere. Luckily you are ok.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Well, they got to the bottom of it all in the end. Thank goodness.

[@marcusseidel6824]

Glad you re back ...because you belong in your garden ...not in a hospital

[@GardeningatDouentza]

So true. Thank you 😊

[@chriswatts3253]

Dear Rachel, that sounds horrible. You are so welcomed back by all your followers. Don't overdo it until your energy levels are back.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you. All better now. I'm glad to have that behind me!

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

What an ordeal. I bet home cooking has never seemed so good!!!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Yes, indeed, Roger. I'm busy making up for lost time 😊