Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Landscape and garden design 21Jun 12, 2011 12:19 am Oh and I stumbled on this while doing some research on something else. Perth is an excellent case study overall on what urban development is doing to climate and also on what impact fertilisers and more so pesticides have. When you guys apply them they don't just stay in your garden That affects all of us. Zeolite http://cleansingzeolite.com/liquid-zeol ... swan-river Re: Landscape and garden design 22Jun 14, 2011 11:52 am Thanks Fu My knowledge is zero in terms or gardening and landscaping. Therefore whatever you and this forum suggest I will be following it to my best understanding. If (actually when) I plant a shrub or a tree after this soil preparation that will be my first ever. I want to get it right, that’s why all these questions. Fu Manchu Yes you should call. The number of utilities that are found just a few mm deep rather than a few 100mm deep are crazy. I did this on the weekend ,got plans for the Telstra cables map shows there are few and they can’t promise the exact location, will have to guess and dig carefully. Fu Manchu You would workout how much by say the length m x width m x say 0.1m deep I will only be mixing top 300 mm of the soil with sand and all the amendments. I understand what you are saying about calculating volume. But is 50mm (length m x width m x 0.05m deep) sand is right quantity? or should I need more or less? Fu Manchu Both rates of zeolite are good. I prefer the heavier option. Just depends what you want to bothered doing Perlite too or spongolite, which ever you can get. I will take what Fu Prefers One last thing (pretty sure it won't be), in all the forum discussions the certified organic soil is referred, is it same as organic compost? BAAG sells certified organic compost which I am planning to buy how much of this I should use, will 100mm (length m x width m x 0.1m deep) be enough? Re: Landscape and garden design 23Jun 15, 2011 12:41 am Yeah compost is better. I should always specify compost but often I'm pretty busy and fly through the posts. Re: Landscape and garden design 24Jun 15, 2011 7:41 pm raj_27 In my front yard the area between the car park and My Property border (may be naturestrip), what i am allowed and not allowed to do? can i have a garden bed in that area? I got an answer from council and they have sent a Naturestrip Guidelines booklet. I can scan and send it to anyone interested(PM Me). Re: Landscape and garden design 25Jun 18, 2011 5:23 pm I could hardly do anything today.I know i should not complain if it rains, but kind of i am now since i wanted to spay zero and kill grass and weeds in my new garden beds before digging and soil preparation. I have figured out where to get all the amendments i need except Certified organic compost.Only place i can get it from is BAAG,but i will have to pay $95 for deliver (55 $ per cubic meter).I am tempted to get uncertified,i know Fu it is not Ferrari but it does not seem logical or practical to get 3 cubic meter of soil coming from 50 Km away. Most of close by garden supplies have organic compost (not certified). Question now is how do i check the compost (if it is a good quality ). Fu is there reasonably easy (smell, look or touch) way to test or check if a compost is good or bad? I like to get your view on this. Also is the certified compost worth that hassle? Re: Landscape and garden design 27Jun 24, 2011 12:26 pm I think Fu is ignoring me totally ! I bought the zeolite and perlite from Duralite Horticulture Supplies,54 Old Dandenong Road, Heatherton,3202 Funny thing about perlite was I thought 100L of it will be more than enough for me (I was after 21 kg), but it turned out 100L weights only 3Kg.Does this sound right? I need 700 l of perlite (154 $ worth of perlite) .I am only using 100L for now Guy at duralite is trying to get rid of pallet worth of zeolite (its old and the bags have almost disintegrated).Someone wants a zeolite for bargain price contact them. Found another supplier for zeolite and perlite if you live further southeast or south of melbourne. http://www.eem.com.au/contacts/Five%20Ways.htm (plenty in stock too) I hope this weekend is good for zero spray Re: Landscape and garden design 29Jun 24, 2011 1:48 pm I'll reply because no one else is Thanks for putting up where your getting your supplies from, very helpful. From my experience, I grabbed 1m of the C.O compost from baag. Rich in smell and very warm to the touch, far better than anything else I've seen at my local suppliers. I'm about 15KM away so not as far as you, but I used my ute. Is it worth it??? I would say yes IMO. One year from now you won't miss the $95 for delivery but I would hate to have to start again. Also, IMO the $55per meter price is very reasonable. Re: Landscape and garden design 30Jun 24, 2011 2:15 pm Keep an eye on the Baag website they once or twice a year have half price certifed compost in bulk. On a side note the only problem I have with the baag compost is the large chunks of sticks etc, its not a very fine compost at all for top dressing or as seed beds. It all breaks down fast but intially its a pain, you need to sift it for lawns. Re: Landscape and garden design 31Jun 25, 2011 2:11 pm Thanks for the reply zaff and BeatrixKiddo raj_27 One year from now you won't miss the $95 for delivery but I would hate to have to start again. This is good enough logic for me to justify myself to buy from BAAG... thanks for solving that dilemma I will keep an eye on the half price sale from BAAG. BeatrixKiddo I have with the baag compost is the large chunks of sticks etc, its not a very fine compost at all for top dressing or as seed beds. It all breaks down fast but intially its a pain, you need to sift it for lawns. I am think this will not be a problem since i will be using it for garden beds. Re: Landscape and garden design 32Jul 05, 2011 3:42 pm I have sprayed Fu's lawn and weed killing cocktail (splash of seasol + few drops of dishwashing soap+ Zero) last week. Lawn and weeds look pretty yellow at the moment, will give it another week before I start digging. In the mean time I was doing some searching for composting, I would like to put a bin, tumbler or heap sometime soon. I found this guide pretty useful http://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/resources/documents/The_Good_Compost_Guide_%281999%29.pdf Re: Landscape and garden design 34Jul 07, 2011 7:55 pm They look like Cordyline palms. No idea about spacing/root system close to the house. Do yo think they will match your overall design/look you want to achieve? Re: Landscape and garden design 35Jul 11, 2011 9:43 am Thanks dollar, Google didnot help me find if these trees are an issue. I have seen these trees palnted very close to house in many places but does not seem right. I dont mind them including in what i am doing but thought i would check. Re: Landscape and garden design 36Jul 12, 2011 12:06 am Cordyline australis. They will be fine. Not a large root system by any means and tends to be very fibrous, so no danger. Now if the are Yuccas, you want them out asap. Yuccas have very fine serrated edges on the leaves. As in they look smooth along the edge but if you look close they are like a knife. I hate getting cuts from them. Them and pony tail palms. Oww Re: Landscape and garden design 38Jul 24, 2011 12:43 pm Mate, I can help you more but I have a heap on just now. Bear with me. Re: Landscape and garden design 39Aug 01, 2011 12:04 pm Fu Manchu Mate, I can help you more but I have a heap on just now. Bear with me. No worries mate, I can wait. I thought you were sick of my stupid questions and stopped answering. Looking forward to your comments. Mind you I have been reading and trying to follow your instruction on most of things. Thanks again for your help and info. After few weeks all the lawn and weeds i wanted to kill are dead. The cocktail I sprayed worked . The day I was spraying was a bit windy, that’s why I ended up clearing more area than expected but eventually I will be killing all the "lawn" anyway. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ This weekend was ok rain wise and i marked out the garden beds and aerated the soil using garden fork for my back yard. I know now why people complain about Clay soil, very hard to dig. Couldn’t get my straight edged spade in at all. I ended up using garden fork. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I have five of these small beds and one veggie garden bed double the size in centre all aerated soil in them. I remember reading Fu's recommendation to mix the soil with dead lawn and weed so that they compost in the soil and add nutrients to the soil. With that in mind I did that but now I am worried that the grass will take over my garden bed again. The reason is look at the amount of roots in this soil Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Also look at neighbour's tree roots Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Does anyone think this will an issue? Should I pick up all the roots or throw away the soil? Re: Landscape and garden design 40Aug 01, 2011 7:07 pm I'm worried too as we have grass-couch that looks dead but I am sure it will kick start and thrive once winter comes. Landscape Design Parramatta We have been doing a large amount of landscape design work in Sydney… 0 3 Our Bondi Greenwall was impressive from day one with advanced lush plants to provide a wow factor to this recently renovated living area. The boundary was less than 1… 0 15309 Thanks very much! And would the landscaper/contractor generally involve the engineer or is that something the client would do? Thanks for your help 2 10034 |