Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: All Australian Native garden - anyone attempted it? 141Mar 26, 2009 9:17 pm Hibiscus Tilleacous Rubra would take the cake. They don't really come faster growing than that one and the roots aren't very invasive, if at all. Re: All Australian Native garden - anyone attempted it? 142Mar 26, 2009 9:19 pm Oh and Feijoa. The pineapple feijoa An absolute cracker! and you can eat the fruit and flowers That makes it a better choice still but not quite as fast growing. Not a native but very waterwise, and productive. Re: All Australian Native garden - anyone attempted it? 143Apr 03, 2009 7:56 pm Thought you all might be interested to see what we came up with. Hopefully in a few months time I'll have some good updates for you
All aussie natives... we've had a lot of rain here over the past few days and I already have one casualty by way of a Grevillea Obtusifolia. I have a few Callistemon in there, Lilly Pilly acmena smithii minor for screening and... a lot of grevilleas. Please excuse the half-built fence and missing grass and huge grass piles to be chucked away... Re: All Australian Native garden - anyone attempted it? 144Apr 04, 2009 10:58 am Not a fan of the Acmena smithii for a hedge because of the pest problems associated with them. There is only a few effective sprays available to treat the psyllids. They cause lumps all over the leaves and can also deform the leaves. There are no truly organic treatments although many claim there are. In the end you get nothing happening from them and you waste your time. Crown by Scotts or the really nasty one "Rogor" which has dimethoate in it or a spray with omethoate are the only truly effective treatments. I see people recommend many other sprays which ultimately just rip off the gardener. Confidor is often recommended by inexperienced horts however it is ineffective in the treatment of psyllids. When spraying those products, wear proper mask, goggles, waterproof gloves, long sleeves and long pants and make sure you have shoes and socks on. Spray when it isn't windy, going to rain and at the start of the day. Once that fence goes up things will really start looking like they are coming together. 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 12261 A question. Im in Queensland and building a new home. We managed to reach practical completion 6 weeks ago but we haven't heard any date for handover yet. Who should we… 0 5811 This is one of the reasons I decided to go overseas for my double glazed windows. As the builder indicated, he's worked on many upmarket builds, these were the most well… 13 19254 |