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Home for faunaI had hoped that I could get some lizards but I fear that the sunny spots in the garden may be too far away for them (about 2m away - across a garden path). D101 replied 4 September 2012 ago Sodic soil?The cloudiness can go but should still be there after 4 hours. If you can try again using rubber gloves, pliers, chop sticks etc to pick up a little aggregate of the clay… mulch mower and newly laid turf?
OMG, sounds like couch is worse than kike ?!!? How's that possible !?!?
Fu, can it be killed with once a year weed killer ?! At least at the… Planting trees near house
Sounds a bit like Avatar! but there is a lot more to this world than is apparent on the surface. Fascinating stuff, all creation is an amazing thing. tropical garden in melbourneI’m trying to create a tropical look garden and landscape as well.
So have I have done a lot of work building a retainer wall, 6x7 deck, box seats and a bali hut.
I will… tstr1a replied 31 August 2012 ago Help with plant ideas!Make sure you add bentonite clay to the sand. You can add compost and landscape mixes as much as you like but without clay in there as well, its not good soil and many in… Native HedgeYou can use virtually any Australian shrub. The tags won't say "suitable for hedging" so just do it anyway. You'll love what can be created. Grevillea look good and are… Growing HedgesGrowing on concrete in the fashion shown above isn't something that sits comfortably with me for Australian conditions. In the last few years of the La Nina the East coast… Moss Rocks BudgetingHi Folks,
I'm trying to decide whether to get some moss rocks for my front yard. If you've got them can you please tell me how much they cost and the size of the area you… DazzaB started a topic 28 August 2012 ago Clay under garden bedPowerfeed is soluble so just pour it over your garden ... do a search and see what Fu says ... Our landscaper did our fencing between the house and side fences and I asked him to order a bit extra to mount a mailbox on and the photo shows the finished product.
I… Water run off to neighbours yardI was concerned that you were actually overwatering it ... but maybe not, seeing that only the sunny parts are changing colour ...
The soil should really not be… Lex replied 24 August 2012 ago hi all
i have been reading all the post regarding decking on slab and am ready to go with it all, just one minor query:
As you can see in the image below, I am doing… Synthetic Grass?
I think that's a bit of over reaction
I have it where it is shaded areas or where natural grass is is not practical due to other 'structures'. It saves my time, energy… devank replied 21 August 2012 ago plating strip edgingQuick question. Need to do a 250mm planting strip along the retaining wall street side. Was wanting to use treated pine. Now for supports do I just get some stakes and… Somehow image was uploading as thumbnail. Didn't remember altering settings tho!!
Here's the dombeya pic again. As I said, I think still attractive even with spent… clovers starting to invade buffalo grassI've got some posts on how to effectively spray weed sprays.
For Buffalo lawns, look for the teeney tiny print on the box/bottle that says Bromoxynil.
Amgrow/Chemspray… Best way to grow chillies in a potAvoid using fertilisers with them. Chemical fertilisers will retard healthy growth and make for a weak pest prone plant that then perpetuates you buying more crap to spray… Name of this PlantThe plant is Helixine. Babys tears is the common name. Just break some off the plant you saw and plant in a moist shaded area. Hedge plant with shallow root system?Growing a plant that will be taller in 20cm of soil depth may not go so well in the heat or during windy conditions. There may not be enough moisture available in the soil… Pincushion HakeaI might add that the Pin Cushion Hakea is also sold as a Dwarf. Only the select few WA garden centres will even know about them. Funny enough, those garden centres are… Winter Grass!There is quite a few posts of mine relating to how best to control winter grass. Its easy. Just choose the better products to do it amid the variety of choice and… When to prune a Cumquat?Anytime is a good time. If its been heavily clipped, then yes its fruiting can be buggered for a year or so.
Branches that will be exposed to the sun should be painted… Help promote SOD rootingWhat will help is to not fertilise it. Of the types you'd be likely to use, they will in actual fact retard the root growth by killing soil organisms which are actually… Spider I.D please
Daddy long legs will predate RedBacks. Lots of Daddy Longlegs around will see you a degree of peace of mind Laying turf - will it spread?Yep, cut into little bits and plant out.
Back in the 70's and before that, it was how all lawns were done. Well, nearly all lawns. Hedge plant near easement..The bloody over marketed lily pilly. No wonder they are mentioned so much on websites. Theres a stack of coin behind them being promoted.
To me if there was a hedge that…
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