Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Help needed for my screening plants - PLEASE! 21Feb 11, 2010 11:24 pm Love your garden, looks natural and peaceful. Re: Help needed for my screening plants - PLEASE! 22Feb 14, 2010 8:34 am shreksm Thanks Jellylegs, glad that our garden can be an inspiration to you! Overall, we are very happy with the plants selected, we have taken out a few that we didn't like the look of and were just growing too big for the area that we have. Most that were planted 2.5 years ago were tubes so, until they grew where they were placed we didn't know what they would look like. I really like the 'foxtails' (Naffray - I think) we have throughout the front and backyards, but overall, all of the plants fit in well together. I actually really like the 'bush mulch' and rocks that we have used, I really like them as features throughout the garden. The billabong is coming along great. Over winter we had a bit of a problem with excessive algae, however I kept picking it out and since summer started it hasn't been a problem. The plants surrounding the billabong have really grown and they help in shading it from the sunlight, reducing the algae. We have also added 4 little Murray Rainbowfish who are getting along very well with the 100 or so tadpoles we have. We didn't have frogs for some time, however, in the past two weeks we have heard them croaking at night, amongst the bushes. Maintenance wise, all I really do is cut off the dead fronds of the plants etc and that is about it. The mulch is quite thick (about 10cm) so I hardly ever water, only during long period without rain. I give the plants some seasol about twice a year, I don't know if this is enough, but the plants seem to be doing well. The landscaper would like me to plant more plants, however, I like to be able to see some sections of mulch as a contrast. I am open to suggestions that anyone here might have! I will post some more pics, Regards Shrek Thanks Shrek. I'm amazed that this has mostly come from tube stock...that's just cut my plant budget down dramatically!! Thanks for the extra pictures too. It's all really helped clarify my plans. Cheers. Re: Help needed for my screening plants - PLEASE! 24Feb 14, 2010 2:32 pm JellyLegs shreksm Thanks Jellylegs, glad that our garden can be an inspiration to you! Overall, we are very happy with the plants selected, we have taken out a few that we didn't like the look of and were just growing too big for the area that we have. Most that were planted 2.5 years ago were tubes so, until they grew where they were placed we didn't know what they would look like. I really like the 'foxtails' (Naffray - I think) we have throughout the front and backyards, but overall, all of the plants fit in well together. I actually really like the 'bush mulch' and rocks that we have used, I really like them as features throughout the garden. The billabong is coming along great. Over winter we had a bit of a problem with excessive algae, however I kept picking it out and since summer started it hasn't been a problem. The plants surrounding the billabong have really grown and they help in shading it from the sunlight, reducing the algae. We have also added 4 little Murray Rainbowfish who are getting along very well with the 100 or so tadpoles we have. We didn't have frogs for some time, however, in the past two weeks we have heard them croaking at night, amongst the bushes. Maintenance wise, all I really do is cut off the dead fronds of the plants etc and that is about it. The mulch is quite thick (about 10cm) so I hardly ever water, only during long period without rain. I give the plants some seasol about twice a year, I don't know if this is enough, but the plants seem to be doing well. The landscaper would like me to plant more plants, however, I like to be able to see some sections of mulch as a contrast. I am open to suggestions that anyone here might have! I will post some more pics, Regards Shrek Thanks Shrek. I'm amazed that this has mostly come from tube stock...that's just cut my plant budget down dramatically!! Thanks for the extra pictures too. It's all really helped clarify my plans. Cheers. I think that tubes for the natives, especially the grass type plants are the way to go because they are so much cheaper and do grow very fast. All the best! Re: Help needed for my screening plants - PLEASE! 25Feb 14, 2010 2:32 pm Macy I thought I posted on this thread but looks like I didn't. Maybe I clicked on one of the links and forgot to come back. Anyway, just wanted to say I love your garden! Thanks Macy Murraya could be a great option for you. It creates a great tall screening hedge but doesn't drop fruit like lily pilly. The flowers smell divine. 2 10242 Thankyou so much 😀 I've decided on White on white for doors and trims, White on white 50% on ceiling and Mt buller for walls. Fingers crossed it will look OK 😀 2 7158 i had the my concreters concrete right up to the fence. I have pits all along my path, so the water tends to drain away from the house and into the pits. There's only one… 7 12772 |