Never give up on gardening, its both relaxing and filled with life, as a hobby is one of the very best. In my country people say: "thirt time is the winner" so i hope you manage to beat those low depressions and rainy seasons this time :).
The goverment nursery looks amazing, and that is to say too little, my goverment in general looks like compost, especially their work towar enviroment and plants :C