Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Jan 29, 2012 3:40 pm Hi I live on the far south coast of NSW and my backyard is full of heavy clay soil and we also get very little rainfall. I have a few grevillias and calistemons but they aren't growing very fast - but they aren't dying either so that is good. I'm wondering if anyone knows of any fast growing plants that will grow to no higher than 3m that will be suitable for clay soil - I haven't the time nor energy to mix gypsum etc into the soil. I'd rather find some plants that will do well without all the trouble. It's possible but a soak well is usually much larger. Your 'soak well' only holds 424 litres when full. What is your soil type? Soak wells need sandy soils. 10 8977 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Ditto 3M Claw, expensive but best thing I've used to date. I put two of the 11kg ones in for a 12kg mirror on the wall, and its been great for 4 years now. 4 1691 I've dug some footings to embed a post anchor into. My holes are around 450mm deep which I'll put a 200mm stirrup into. The bottom of these holes seem firm enough. … 0 3297 |