Landscape & Garden Design
AU
Drought Resistant FlowersYes and it strangely starts improving on the SA / Vic border. I went to the Glenelg river and had to cross the border. Vic = grasses, SA = Fields of white and purple wild… Redman replied 22 January 2011 ago Re-establishing an existing lawnIt is some couch in there. All you can do is work with what you have and is that a bad thing? What you have is a lawn that with good organic care will have the best of… HELP: Garden prep
Some very good advice there keen.
Water crystals won't help long term. They are known to lock nutrients up. They never were made for horticulture. They are designed to… Wintergreen LawnIt is cheap and does the job. It is tough, but ohhhhh so invasive. However I love nothing better than playing on a beautiful couch green. Its like seeing a Tiger in the… I don't imagine the posties like those 'lift-the-flap' mailboxes - instead of just slowing down and poking it in the hole, they have to stop and use both hands to open and… Retaining WallBest thing is not to put any dirt against the fence as the dirt will shorten the life of the materials and tend to push it over. Making own mulchLol! She was just putting through 2l buckets into the top bit. Fresh and dried stuff. Bit smelly apparently KerryF replied 26 January 2011 ago Turf Suppliers in Melb?Ill support Fel in this one we got our turf from green acres in Kinglake and it is great, went and picked it up myself. CiNnY replied 26 January 2011 ago CiNnYJan 26, 2011 11:25 am Making own potting compostHi kek - I already do make compost tea. I think it was a thread that I posted and mentioned this, where Fu posted up some links and info in response. Compost tea I use… KerryF replied 27 January 2011 ago Upgrading Landscaping PackageHoly cow that is crazy! You can buy the turf for less than that!
I asked to upgrade some trees to different varieties and the cost they… Retaining wall??Council permission is required in most areas for walls over 1m high.
They will find out only if,
1 Nieghbours complain
2 You need an occupation cerytificate and the… Retaining wall - cheapest methodI have battered rock walls about 1.2 high, as keen said they are very stable. I extended a few more walls and it is heavy work but it's so simple and you won't have any… TreesLisanne.... I wouldn't be spending any money on it - Whittlesea council has very strong ideas that the only thing you can plant on your nature strip is grass... while they… Jayneylou started a topic 31 January 2011 ago Slopped Retaining wall
They have no specs.. They have nothing. They inspected, had a look then decided to say "it's fine" because they don't want to deal with crap.. EZ and very hot weather (40C+)Thanks Fu and BK
I did the walk test this morning on some dry patches and the grass is bouncing back up after I step on it so it seems fine.
Glad I've been molasses-ing… garden and lawn problems regarding fungiFolks when you get fungal problems in lawns or gardens, on plants etc, the problem isn't the fungi. It is there doing a job to sort out serious imbalances in the soil.… Canning Vale sand
I have posted somewhere the other day, or yesterday, some photos of what you need to use without getting caught up in the individual products and the associated commercial… Help with OrchidLeave the stems. It's a Phalaenopsis. You'll get more flowers form off that stem next year. Other varieties are best to have them snipped off Lawn GrowthMelrich if you are off the bay a bit hopefully the few real hot days we have had has bashed it up bit and slowed it down. Unfortunately or fortunately (depends how you… Deep Planting
I forgot to post this link I came across last week: http://www.yuruga.com.au/archives/deep-planting-a-north-queensland-perspective KerryF replied 2 February 2011 ago pergola,decking&gardenYep, not use gypsum (it only works in some clay soils and even then it won't have effect for years) Do a search on soils and prep. I have written tonnes. Mulch is the next…
|