Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Oct 11, 2008 2:16 pm i am in the process of getting new lawn installed in the backyard. i was wondering if anyone had any ideas/photos for an area i do not want to put lawn in due to it being in shade most of the time. the area is in the back corner of the garden so i do not want to spend a great deal of money on it. any ideas would be appreciated. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: garden design 3Oct 11, 2008 4:10 pm How about violets as ground cover ? They are quite hardy, don;t mind shade, and when established they effectively crowd out the weeds.
And they're beautiful. Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: garden design 5Oct 12, 2008 10:01 pm where are you located? that will tell us what soil types you may have and also climate and environmental aspects. Re: garden design 7Oct 14, 2008 10:09 pm well that's nice and local
i know you want it on a budget but it won't help in the long term. However I'll have a go Your first priority is to improve the soil. On a budget, get it from the soil joint up in Greenwood. landscape mix or similar. they have a lot of chook poo added to it which isn't really exciting for our soils/sands here. To get it right get your soil delivered from gardenersdirect.com.au or from biowise. The gardeners direct stuff is superior and both are certified organic. after a year with that in the soil the garden will look 3 years old and use far less water and far less fertilisers. The landscape mixes will never provide great results in comparison but are better than nothing. The healthiest plant at purchase will only ever be as good as the soil it grows in. (never put a $10 plant into a 2 cent hole. That will give you a 2 cent plant ) Have lots of seasol on hand too for planting. Use coco peat instead of water crystals in the soil. cheaper and soil friendly that way. You could try empire zoysia as a turf in that area. The Munns sun'n'shade is a great grass to get going in spot like that, however the ever menacing coastal brown ants that will excavate your paving will also look apon lawn seed like it's weetbix Dichondra maybe an option for you as a shade loving turf alternative. If it's garden you want then a mass planting of dianella varigata would look a treat in there. You would be best getting larger 200mm or 5ltr pots and then splitting them up into untold quanties of these. That gives you unbeatable value. This time next year they will look magic. Diannella emerald is another choice, and same deal with splitting. Aggies will be appearing in Perths retail nurseries very soon in flower so that will be a great option that has good value. (no they don't get out of control in Perth) The shade and sun loving Kalgoorlie gold tree fern would be an option and so will cliveas but they aren't cheap. try daylillies on mass. Easy to split and will give an endlees supply of plants for the future for that area. amazing flowers and unkillable! (get them from Balcatta Bunnings because the supplies of them there are from the best grower in WA. see Penny or Sandra there ) plant the area with ground covers like trailing lotus which will mean no mulching is required and it is lovely stuff anyway. you can do lots of cuttings from it too 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 15303 Fig Landscapes has produced an e-book and native plant index, available for purchase from their website. It's a great resource, full of inspiration and tips. Another… 1 12254 |