Landscape & Garden Design
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We finally have a little bit of lawn :)If you know for sure it is buffalo, get a broad leaf selective herbicide that has dicamba in it, this is fine to use on EZ. Just give the EZ a few months to toughen up and… Please recommend a plantThanks everyone for your suggestion. kek, those nandinas are very pretty. But I must say, the 'little john' azalea which Felistopher is more… what quantity of Zeolite?It doesn't matter at all. Some sell it like a powder others like a small granules. The more of this stuff you use the better off you will be. A 10kg bag should cost you… Renewing Neglected Garden BedsSoil amendments!
Zeolite, spongolite, perlite.
If it has rained a heap, you will thank me for having used them as they radically slow nutrient leaching form your soil.… Alfresco Pics on advice from FUSome great stuff there And thanks for posting them in here
Make sure you get lots of Bentonite clay in that sand. Get that from your local supermarket as Clay Cat litter… Help, Gardening Novice!No such thing as no maintenance. Gardens planted under that theory will become some of the hardest work there is as well as commonly having some of the greatest enviro… A game of "Name that Tree!"Thanks guys. I don't mind if it's deciduous or not Fu. Grevilleas might look great but both of my kids are allergic to them! So probably not a good option. I will look at… khjat replied 22 January 2011 ago khjatJan 22, 2011 9:36 am Turning compostYou can also add some Dolomite of Lime each week to keep things composting well. It should smell quite nice and if not the dolomite of lime will assist in getting it… 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..
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