Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Backyard Design 3Mar 08, 2009 9:19 am '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: Backyard Design 9Mar 27, 2009 8:47 pm Thanks for your input guys - my water feature is now turned into a fish pond . getting hooked on koi and goldfish Most of the left side will now be built with limestone blocks - for strength as a few people were concerned regarding the pond and water pressure. My pond will be about 600mm - 800mm deep depending how much i feel like digging on the day. Hopefully starting the pond prep this weekend. Quote: It looks like your spikey plants are a cycad or the like, to match this i would go with star jasmine creeper. Peacful Landscapes - the jasmine was exactly what i had in mine to add some nice green folaige along the wall on the left side "must be a mind reader". Unfortunatley my sketchup skills aren't the best so i didn't include much planting details. More focusing on the hardscape. I will keep you all upto date with the construction as it happens. Unfortunately as my desires are bigger than my wallet it wont be progressing super fast -but the end result will be true to my design. Anthony DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair That laser level looks lovely! We bought one for less than a quarter of that price off eBay. It worked really well for us and it's still going now, five years later. After… 1 16774 It's possible but a soak well is usually much larger. Your 'soak well' only holds 424 litres when full. What is your soil type? Soak wells need sandy soils. 10 9066 Need advice on the backyard plan above. Should I excavate and cut all of the dirt to level with the house slab or semi-excavate as per photo above? Both left and right… 0 24934 |