Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Jul 11, 2013 8:27 am O.K. So the plants have been ordered and I need to do some prep over the next 2 weekends. I've used Cert Org Comp from ANL at Badgerys Creek for my lawn and put what was left over into my planter box about a year ago. I still need to top these up and I'm thinking of using the same stuff so I can give my lawn a light top dress at the same time if there's any left over. Plants going in are Viburnum and Jap Box. Camelias down the track when I find what I'm looking for. Is this soil o.k. for these plants? Also, once planted, I'd like to put down a mulch to tidy things up. This includes along my 20m long planter box, and around my fence line and pathways, where the Viburnum and Jap Box will go in. I'll need to cut my turf back about 300-400mm before the plants go in. Is this right? What mulch? Thanks guys, Nikos. Re: Advice on Soil & Mulch for Hedges 2Jul 12, 2013 11:53 am Just spoke with ANL, and they suggested a product called "Planter Box Mix".($52/m3) Their concern with the Cert Org Compost (Nassa Certified Re-build), is that it is not free draining enough for a planter box, and may retain too much water. It was o.k. for the turf as it was mixed through with existing soil where as it'll be used exclusively in the planter box. Makes sense to me. Your thoughts please. No comments on the mulch? Nikos Re: Advice on Soil & Mulch for Hedges 3Jul 12, 2013 3:02 pm ANL's advice is correct. Compost is a soil ammendment, that is it improves the existing soil. So you need soil to begin with.. As for the mulch you want one that has various sized chunks so some big bits and little bits and is not already composted. This then matts together creating a nice blanket for the soil yet lets water penetrate when it rains. Something like eucy mulch or redwood fines from ANL could work. Just ask them for a mulch with mixed particles big and small. If you just get big one sized wood chips the birds chuck them everywhere.. Versaloc is a mortarless besser block system that still needs a properly engineered footing. If you just do a 400x200 footing it will fail in time. At 17m long you need it… 1 17951 I am not sure whether Perth has its own way of doing things in regards to this. Most of Perth has class A (sandy soil), except for some areas near rivers or hills. 2 13100 We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 37144 |