I lived in a tropical garden house in Brisbane and it wasn't devoid of life - it was teeming - with BUGS and RATS that is.
Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Please Help Design my garden :) 21Jun 28, 2010 8:30 am Fu Manchu The worst thing about tropical gardens is that in the tropics they are full of life Here they are dull and boring. I lived in a tropical garden house in Brisbane and it wasn't devoid of life - it was teeming - with BUGS and RATS that is. Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: Please Help Design my garden :) 22Jun 28, 2010 3:52 pm Cabinfever. Thats not going to put me off....The cat will have a field day! Garden - viewtopic.php?f=19&t=44214&p=670323#p670323 Decorating - viewtopic.php?f=6&t=47218&p=715743#p715743 Re: Please Help Design my garden :) 23Jun 28, 2010 8:40 pm Well, there were also lots of lizards, and they're OK (Do cats attack lizards ?) Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: Please Help Design my garden :) 24Jun 29, 2010 10:33 am Sadly, they attack anything that moves.....somedays that includes my arms or feet. Garden - viewtopic.php?f=19&t=44214&p=670323#p670323 Decorating - viewtopic.php?f=6&t=47218&p=715743#p715743 Re: Please Help Design my garden :) 25Jul 18, 2010 5:03 pm you have to start off with the main thing where is North? This will determain how much light your going to get. The other thing your back yard is a good size. Think about breaking it up and it will feel bigger, by this I mean dont use straight lines try to hide the fence with dence planting. Avoid bunnings go to an independant nursary and see what they suggest take your site layout with you and go early so that you can spend time with them and ask lots of questions Re: Please Help Design my garden :) 26Aug 16, 2010 4:13 pm Ok, have my landscaping plans from the landscaper people.... Not too keen on the falx, dianella or pitts plants....they tend to go manky after awhile and honestly, everyone has falx!! Any suggestions on plants would be great or other layout ideas..... Im not sold on this yet! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Key 1. Dianella 2. Red Flax 3. pittosporum Lawn: Palmetto or Sir Walter Garden - viewtopic.php?f=19&t=44214&p=670323#p670323 Decorating - viewtopic.php?f=6&t=47218&p=715743#p715743 Re: Anyone like landscaping? I need some advice 27Aug 19, 2010 5:23 pm Ok Ive come up with one final garden design & had fun with highlighters Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The gardenbed on the right has no plants till I can afford them, was looking at 2 -3 cherry/pear tree or similar with little boarder plants. Under the master bedroom is my pot with agave/water feat. and some boarder plants (was thinking mat rush or limelite) any suggestions on something taller to add depth to the garden would be helpful. Garden on the left handside driveway will be the same boarder plant as the right hand side. What do you think? (this one is IN budget ) Garden - viewtopic.php?f=19&t=44214&p=670323#p670323 Decorating - viewtopic.php?f=6&t=47218&p=715743#p715743 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 5733 Hi All, I engaged a tradie to install concrete retaining wall 600-800mm high over 32 meters in Victoria. Sleepers are 200*75*2000 mm installed over 17 steel posts. I… 0 6842 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Don't think they are designed for double brick. WA has a particular way of building and unfortunately that's the way a large amount of sills are finished. 3 6986 |