Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Oct 12, 2013 9:21 am Hi guys As the title suggests I'm wanting to fill my garden bed and plant soon, I have no idea which type of soil to use and where to get it from. I'm from the western suburbs of Melbourne if location makes a difference. I know soil plays a big part in a successful garden bed that lasts so any advice on what type of soils and mixtures would be great. Thanks Re: Soil for my garden bed! Advice needed 2Oct 12, 2013 11:00 pm Hey chrisM We are beginners to, but 1 step ahead. We've just had new soil put in- Learnt most on this site and good ol' mum about how soil works- totally believe the mantra- feed the soil. Only extra thought I like to share- check the PH level. Needs to be around neutral. Cheers Re: Soil for my garden bed! Advice needed 4Oct 13, 2013 12:37 pm Most soil places should have a garden mix which should be an OK start. I'd aim for that as a base, and then get a nice rich topping material to dig through the top - something like a mushroom compost or decomposed cow manure. 4 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 6917 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 7005 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 17885 |