Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Oct 17, 2009 3:01 pm Hi All, So almost 3 months after we moved in, we are (I think) ready to complete our backyard landscaping. Here's our inspirational picture, we want the paving laid out like that with pebbles around it, and some plants around the fence line. This image belongs to decorstone.com.au Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Here's what ours look like Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ So far, we had a professional landscaper to level the backyard (with some top-up) soil and install the edging along the fence line for our garden bed (about 50cm) Next steps will be done by me, and here's my plan: 1. Lay weedmats throughout (except the garden bed) 2. lay/position all the pavers like in the picture above 3. stump on it to make sure it sits level and won't move 4. fix the pavers with some cement/concrete (need advice here) so it will sit there permanently 5. put the pebbles in 6. commence part 2 (plants on the garden beds) Anyone got any suggestion? maybe I should do something differently? any advice? thanks heaps in advance! Re: Review my landscaping plan please 2Oct 17, 2009 11:34 pm If you want the garden planting to be a little more successful and produce a healthy, easy fast growing hedge or screen, in the long term, without irrigation, I'd strongly suggest making the beds a little wider. 600mm at a pinch but 800 would be better. Of course wider than that is better still. When you mulch, go for a hard mulch. Put simply, not a mulch that absorbs water. A green mulch (shredded tree and shrub prunings) is the best and when applied thick (100mm), it not only conserves water but the lower parts compost and return nutrients back to the soil and begin to form a wonderful healthy soil loaded with worms i thought the flipped plan initially but bec i want narrow pathway from entry to dining (dont like bend), also cannot fit the… 7 17286 It is true that a builder can ignore your independent inspection report as it is not part of the contractual arrangement but that is stupid because he cannot avoid fixing… 9 46870 The worst thing you can do is sign a building contract without a pre contract review. Over the years many people have come to me with disputes where they just signed… 0 8351 |