Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Re-doing frontyard to combat weeds - feedback please! 35Oct 19, 2013 11:03 am Thought I'd just revisit this post and put in an update on how things are progressing on the weed front, which was my original problem. And it's been great! I've pulled out a few weeds by hand now and again in the mulched area, but it is not the fortnightly massive exercise it used to be. The pebbled area also doesn't get too many weeds any more, possibly because I put a thicker layer during the makeover. The plants that were planted in May are coming along nicely especially the silver centuria fountain which has just exploded! I've planted some more plants today on the right hand side of the yard. I've got a couple of Nandina nana's, felicia amelloides, Correa alba, Agapanthus and an eremophila kalbarri. The nature strip still gets weeds though and looks really shabby at times. I am considering lawn there. Can't do mass plantings n my nature strip as we don't have a pedestrian walkway so council rules are either lawn or gravel. Anyway for people looking for weed solutions - mulch and plantings did it for me. I don't like to spend too much time in the garden so getting hardy and easy to grow plants is key. Just have to water them initially after planting, prune them if they get too unwieldy, water also on really hot days..and thats it! I got some fertiliser for native plants but haven't applied any yet, the plants seem to be doing well without it so far..I think! Thanks so much to all the forum regulars who contributed with sugesstions 3 6572 The DIY project can be broken into two major steps. Planning and Design and Construction. Both of these steps are as important as one another to ensure you give… 0 5169 |