Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Jan 10, 2009 11:19 pm Hi Guys this is my first post, I have been reading threads on this forum for a few months now. The property is 700m2 with a nice big back yard and I know exactly what i want to do out the back we are going tropical with some drought tolerant plants and palms etc.
We have put murrarya hedgeing plants across the front lawn to create some privacy and define our property line from the footpath. However I want to CHANGE the garden beds under the windows to a more modern, less mantience garden beds. I am looking at using cordylines in a variety of colours and sizes.... with some other smaller plants. A friend told me that landscapers plant in arrangements of 3s or 5s. Please feel free to offer suggestions or PICTURES on how we could plant the gardne beds. Re: Front garden issues 4Jan 11, 2009 4:51 pm There are some dwarf gardenias that might be nice for that area if you like the white. I'm not sure how they would go in full sunlight or how drought tolerant they are, but they do have a nice perfume and wouldn't grow too high and can be hedged to create an even shape. Re: Front garden issues 5Jan 12, 2009 8:24 pm Murraya "min-a-min" might be a go?
There a re few small gardenias around. Radicans is one to choose Re: Front garden issues 6Jan 13, 2009 2:08 pm maybe some bromeliads there are plenty of full sun/part shade ones available now and they look the goods
planted on mounds with some zoysia would look good also some of the little dianellas look lush as well Re: Front garden issues 7Jan 13, 2009 9:32 pm Thanks dinga, I was looking at bromeliads and my husband really likes them but i didnt think they liked much sun and those areas get a bit of sun, but i didnt know that you can get ones that like full or partial sun. Thanks for you help and Ideas. Re: Front garden issues 9Jan 14, 2009 9:12 pm there's a house in Manly or Whynam that has the front garden loaded with Broms, most in loads of sun. You lucky buggers Re: Front garden issues 11May 03, 2009 12:45 pm 50 cm apart is ideal. close enough to create a solid hedge, but not too close that they compete with each other. Re: Front garden issues 12May 03, 2009 4:00 pm Brisbane ? From my years up there I mostly remember all the bugs. There's a reason older houses tend to have nothing at all near the house - it encourages bugs. I'd have nothing at all in that position. Grass and your potplants are fine. I'd push any plantings out to the perimeter of the property. Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: Front garden issues 13May 03, 2009 8:45 pm dvandsten Hi there, I have been trying to find out the planting distance for Murraya Min-A-Min as a hedge? Does anybody know? Thank you. Regards, Dv I'd go even closer than 50cm for the min-a-min. 30cm has given the best results for me when used as a small hedge. I find at 50cm the hedge doesn't really come together well enough and ends up with gaps. It also takes much longer to look complete, that can make clients a bit edgy (yes there is a pun ) The min-a-min is small so competing for nutrients isn't such an issue and helps keep them at a manageable growth rate, less long term clipping and flowering can be enhanced in some cases. Re: Front garden issues 14May 04, 2009 2:07 pm Since this thread came back up i guess i should tell you guys what I ended up doing. We put spider lillies in under the windows and they are growing great, they look great now even though there is no flowers but they look even better with flowers.... so I am very happy. Have no had any problems with insects near the house and the hedge is starting to come together slowly its only been 5 months, but we had to go back and put some more murrayas in as we agreed we planted them too far apart. so they are about 30-40cm apart now. Re: Front garden issues 16Jun 19, 2009 1:33 am Hi everyone, I am sorry for keep asking question . I am trying to plant Murraya Min-a-Min along the driveway. I know that it was mentioned that the planting distance between the plants is about 30c,. Does this mean that I need to plant Min-a-Min about 15cm from the edge of the driveway? Thank you in advance for any suggestion. Regards, Dv Re: Front garden issues 17Jun 19, 2009 1:37 am yeah that'll be fine. I never measure anything i plant. Just layout the plants before hand and see if it looks right. Sometimes measuring the plant gaps just doesn't look right even though it is You will be keeping it clipped no doubt (was clipping some today )so it really won't matter so much Re: Front garden issues 18Jun 19, 2009 8:36 am I quite like Cordylines but does anyone else get the feeling they're being planted everywhere? It's like "we've got a spot there that ned somethng - let's whack in a Cordy" I'd try and go for something a little more interesting - but that's just me. Cheers Re: Front garden issues 19Jun 19, 2009 4:10 pm I hate cordylines! They are the single most sold plant in retail nurseries in Australia. Nearly every house built has a cordyline! boring. Jeeze I even have a few and I hate them Building Standards; Getting It Right! AS2047 Section 6 Page 31 speaks to Construction/Tolerances of Windows and external glazed doors in buildings Check also New South Wales Guide to Standards and Tolerances,… 12 24825 I am looking at building a house. Has anyone used Construkt Homes (based in Adelaide)? Does anyone have experience with this builder? 0 6451 12 5334 |