Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Garden design ideas needed small courtyard new house 9Jul 22, 2009 5:05 pm Almost finished building the Ambrose + study villa with McCracken homes in Park Holme, SA. Only painting, stormwater, paving & flooring left then moving in. Re: Garden design ideas needed small courtyard new house 11Jul 23, 2009 12:11 am That photo was taken in Wilunga Re: Garden design ideas needed small courtyard new house 12Jul 23, 2009 7:11 am Fu - good to hear! Yellyak - My backyard will be quite small, I think total 130m2 with an L shape from back around side to meet the back of the garage - not as complicated as yours though! For a new gardener like me, it will probably make it easier to maintain starting out, however, getting a small backyard nice in the first place seems quite difficult! Almost finished building the Ambrose + study villa with McCracken homes in Park Holme, SA. Only painting, stormwater, paving & flooring left then moving in. Re: Garden design ideas needed small courtyard new house 13Jul 23, 2009 9:33 pm I went today to my local nursery to have a chat with the horticulturist about my garden plan. He said a lot and showed me a lot of plants in a whirlwind tour but I don't know how much I can remember. His main suggestions were: pave around the house first so we know what level we need to build the garden up to, and replace any fences that need replacing (working on that) add soil, gypsum and cow manure needed and back hoe it don't pave driveway until after any soil etc is delivered focus on back yard until we have decided timing of pool, maybe even a cheap lawn or mulch to the front if needing to tidy it up in the meantime don't have too many different plants all over the place, go for group plantings etc. he agreed that chinese star jasmine might work well down the driveway, suggested 1-2 every three metres suggested cocos palms, bangalow palms, together with cordylines, frangipani, and chinese star jasmine climber around the pool. Even potted citrus around the pool! he agreed that the ballerina apple would work but thinks they are a bit floury. Was keener on espalier multigrafted fuji/gala/pink lady apple, pear and perhaps a cherry in the corner. He said having several of the same multigraft works well but not an apple multigraft, a stone multigraft and a citrus multigraft together. We also talked about the Nectzee and Pixzee dwarfs and I think I might prefer these as I love to eat stone fruit. Perhaps a passionfruit vine over the back fence at this point. So I am currently thinking passionfruit vine with a cherry in the corner and dwarf nectarine and dwarf peach. He suggested I could underplant the fruit trees with ferns or herbs. I would probably like herbs nearer the kitchen, near the washing line. we didn't really get to talking about the other 2 areas at the back at all suggested green cordylines in pots for the front door/garage area. I wonder if I should find something more dramatic? the rest of the names he suggested were new to me and I can't remember any of them Re: Garden design ideas needed small courtyard new house 14Jul 24, 2009 12:36 am I would use a certified organic soil rather than the cow poo. Why? Because moo poo breaks down so fast and in a few months, well you may as well have not done it. Some very good suggestions there that's for sure. For more ideas go to the Victorian landscape association web page, the NSW one, the SA one and the WA one and browse the galleries for ideas. Re: Garden design ideas needed small courtyard new house 15Jul 06, 2010 10:33 pm DH has done a great job laying a paved path around the back and sides of the house so now it's over to me to get the back garden going. We have clay bisque soil so I understand I need to mix in some gypsum (1kg per m2) to break up the clay. We have some rubble and sand left over from paving, not sure if I should use any of that, too, for drainage purposes? I am planning on getting some Jeffries certified organic compost to fork in. Don't think I have room for a back hoe, so will have to do it manually. Then off to Perry's Fruit and Nut Nursery to get some dwarf fruit trees. And finish off with some nice organic mulch. Think I will grow herbs in a large container by the clothes' line so the (future) dog doesn't poop there. Re: Garden design ideas needed small courtyard new house 17Aug 30, 2010 11:40 pm Thought I'd update this post. Last weekend we began planting our mini-orchard. We have 3 Ballerina apples - Waltz, Maypole and Flamenco, a Wurtz avocado, a Sunset peach, a Sunset nectarine, Thomuscat grape, a potted dwarf Lemonade, and a potted dwarf Eureka Lemon. We are planning to also include a dward Red Shahtoot Mulberry, passionfruit and kiwis soon. I tried uploading pics but got the message, "Sorry, the board attachment quota has been reached." Re: Garden design ideas needed small courtyard new house 18Aug 31, 2010 12:01 am Oh and have a squiz at the WA Garden week thread. I have posted some pics of gardens for small spaces Re: Garden design ideas needed small courtyard new house 19Aug 31, 2010 12:32 am Quote: Oh and have a squiz at the WA Garden week thread. I have posted some pics of gardens for small spaces Oh and have a squiz at the WA Garden week thread. I have posted some pics of gardens for small spaces Sorry, Fu, can't find it. Can you please post the link? Thanks Now, I just have to work out how to keep my plants happy and the about-to-arrive puppy from remodelling the garden I have surrounded all the trees w a wire fence a metre tall to offer some protection and the avocado has shadecloth around it to protect it from full sun. Our Bondi Greenwall was impressive from day one with advanced lush plants to provide a wow factor to this recently renovated living area. The boundary was less than 1… 0 19260 Hey, I am wanting to add a second toilet to my house, bit we have limited room. There is a hallway/entry that is never used, so was thinking this could be an option. Only… 0 5196 Thankyou for your advice. We do have Caesar coming out and hopefully resolve the issue for us. 4 19527 |