Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: All Australian Native garden - anyone attempted it? 127Mar 18, 2009 8:49 pm So far we used it just on a 2x1.5 back garden to try out and there wasn't much else to choose from. I didn't think pine bark would be too good either?
What would you recommend for the front yard? We want something that is a bit visual but the front gets the very hot afternoon sun, so we do want to protect the soil and the little natives. Yes, I very much doubt it is a purpose grown red gum, too ![]() Re: All Australian Native garden - anyone attempted it? 128Mar 18, 2009 9:20 pm ![]() Well, I'm happy to say that my all Aussie Natives back and side gardens are coming along fabulously. Righto, where are the photos?!?! ![]() ![]() 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: All Australian Native garden - anyone attempted it? 129Mar 18, 2009 10:09 pm Prune the Callistemon twice a year if you can. it will reward you with an amazing flower show year after year and not go woody ever ![]() I might ad too that heaps of you have Kanga Paws (wonderful WA plants ![]() ![]() For the mulch on your front garden I'd say ring all the tree loppers you can and see what they want for the mulch and when they might be able to do it in your area. If you want to buy some, well I guess pine bark is better because that comes from tree farms and it is the bark. Try for a mix of large and fine pine bark. Most landscape mobs sell the larger and retail garden centres sell the finer in bags. Re: All Australian Native garden - anyone attempted it? 130Mar 19, 2009 12:47 pm Karol, tree lopper mulch is brilliant!
Since that massive storm hit and flattened Brisbanes N and NW suburbs last December, there is massive quantities of Tree lopper mulch everywhere! Most of the landscaping yards are overflowing and practically giving it away. We recently got 3sqm for $35 and it is full of green waste as well as larger wood chunks/ curls. It looks fantastic and smells rich too. If you want some cheaper still, there is also plenty of piles by the side of the road where big ol' trees once used to stand. ![]() ![]() ![]() Re: All Australian Native garden - anyone attempted it? 131Mar 23, 2009 3:02 pm Another stupid question about mulch. Do we have to dig up all the grass first or can we just dig where the plants will go and then mulch or gravel over the remaining grass? We are not looking forward to the task of digging up 40m2 of grass ![]() Re: All Australian Native garden - anyone attempted it? 132Mar 23, 2009 5:03 pm you will need to remove the grass first for sure! A big job, hire a dingo and a skip to make it easy. or Find an agricultural supplier selling "fusilade". a 1ltr container is the smallest amount sold. That sits at about $150. It is the only herbicide capable of killing grass. It is the opposite to weed and feed. It won't harm shrubs but annihilates the grasses. (that's the simple description of what it does) or struggle with round up over the next year or two ![]() or get the spade sharpened with a grinder and start digging ![]() Re: 133Mar 23, 2009 11:21 pm ![]() Very good as tree alternatives. Standard Grevilleas are mostly grafted at about the 5-6ft high mark here in WA. I don't know about over in Mexico (the other side of the boarder) I found this while looking for a pic for you. http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s2071730.htm We replaced one of the grass trees with a beautiful grevillea and it has started flowering already so it must like the soil + position. The correa dusky bell is also doing well but the boronias are struggling stick-like figures ![]() Object now is to keep the ones we have alive and well ![]() We were going to plant a row of espaliers on the back fence but it doesn't appear to get enough sun (southern face of the fence) so the jury is out on that one. We might have to go with shade tolerant climbers out the back instead ![]() Re: All Australian Native garden - anyone attempted it? 134Mar 23, 2009 11:37 pm Heaps of WA boronias are found in wet swampy areas so pump the water into them and they should turn around. Pretty sure the common varieties sold retail are swampy wet soil loving ones ![]() I may check that up ![]() Re: All Australian Native garden - anyone attempted it? 135Mar 23, 2009 11:43 pm yep, the most popular species sold retail is the megastimas, brown pink and yellow. All love the water and lots! with lots of sun at the same time. The areas on this map (in the link) are very wet. I work with a bloke who used to live on the south coast and he'd walk through the forests down there and come out into wet boggy areas and there'd be Boronia megastigma for hectares in some places, in flower it was pretty powerful he says. It wafts through the dense forests. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: All Australian Native garden - anyone attempted it? 136Mar 24, 2009 11:35 am A few of our front yard natives that survived the summer. The Alyogyne hakeifolia or 'shelby ann' appear to be doing ok ... nice plants also. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ letterbox for YSSIM ![]() Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The mulch has broken down quickly - its been 4 1/2 months since we laid it around 60-80mm thick. We'll be visiting the Aussie native nursery today to find a few plants for around the letterbox. Suggestions welcome ![]() Re: All Australian Native garden - anyone attempted it? 137Mar 24, 2009 11:40 am ![]() yep, the most popular species sold retail is the megastimas, brown pink and yellow. All love the water and lots! with lots of sun at the same time. The areas on this map (in the link) are very wet. I work with a bloke who used to live on the south coast and he'd walk through the forests down there and come out into wet boggy areas and there'd be Boronia megastigma for hectares in some places, in flower it was pretty powerful he says. It wafts through the dense forests. hmmm I think ours definitely don't get enough water then. Plenty of sun tho'. Love the image of the bloke walking through the forest taking time to smell the flowers ![]() ![]() Re: All Australian Native garden - anyone attempted it? 138Mar 24, 2009 12:04 pm yeah he is a bit of a hippie ![]() A barefoot bushman too. He'd walk for days through the forests and no shoes and a swag just being out there ![]() Good bloke. Re: All Australian Native garden - anyone attempted it? 139Mar 24, 2009 4:16 pm ![]() yeah he is a bit of a hippie ![]() A barefoot bushman too. He'd walk for days through the forests and no shoes and a swag just being out there ![]() Good bloke. sigh ... when I was a student thats what I imagined I'd end up doing ... sniffing flora and walking barefoot through the grasses ![]() (or was it sniffing grass and walking barefoot through the flora ![]() Re: All Australian Native garden - anyone attempted it? 140Mar 26, 2009 8:52 am Alrighty, needing ideas again. I need a fair few screening trees... everyone has suggested Lilly Pillies, which are just gorgeous, but I'm trying to avoid having to trim hedges or keep very neat hedges. Are there any aussie natives that grow quite thick, but have a nice natural upright shape that don't need to be hedged? People were suggesting pencil pines, which again, very nice... but not exactly native ![]() 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 26995 Building Standards; Getting It Right! There is no such thing. The only standards that are relevant are the Australian Standards. Unless you're building in Europe? 2 5999 ![]() We can send billions of dollars to Ukraine but we cannot have Australian standards free of cost. 1 5658 ![]() |