Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Aug 31, 2015 9:17 am Hi all I live in Kyneton, Victoria and our garden was planted in November 2014. All the plants were irrigated well through the summer. The lilly pillys we chose were a variety which we believe are frost tolerant. However, in the last 3-4 weeks, they have started to die off. I checked the soil and it is neither saturated nor dry. Please see the attached photos in the slide show. What do you guys think has caused this and what I can I do to help. Cheers http://s1081.photobucket.com/user/Thomas_Cybula/slideshow/Lilly%20Pillys Re: Lilly Pillys dying off (last 3-4 weeks) 3Sep 06, 2015 9:50 am It looks to me like it might be frost damage. I had two lilly pillys and after a few bad frosts they looked the same as your damaged ones do and my next door neighbours have a hedge of lilly pillys running along the fence between my house and theirs and every winter they get damaged the same way from the frost. I really liked my lilly pillys but I got rid of them because I don't want plants that will be wrecked by frost every winter and look bad and I live in an area that gets bad frosts. If I were you I would replace the lilly pillys with a different plant like a pittostrum because they are similar but aren't hurt by frosts Re: Lilly Pillys dying off (last 3-4 weeks) 4Sep 06, 2015 11:56 am Hi guys Thank you for your responses. Truly appreciate them. I have some close up photos of the lilly pillys. I didn't notice any bumps on the leaves. They just look like they have died off as if they haven't been watered or have been burnt by the frosts we've had. Hope this helps. http://s1081.photobucket.com/user/Thoma ... p%20photos Re: Lilly Pillys dying off (last 3-4 weeks) 5Sep 08, 2015 11:22 am I tend to agree with the frost damage assessment. Just because a plant says it is "tolerant" of frost doesn't mean it will survive a winter as cold as the one we've just had without damage. If I were you I'd see how the plants perk up in the warmer weather then cut off any dead bits and see what you can salvage; a good prune tends to make lilly pillys fill out nicely anyway. As to the plants that are beyond redemption, maybe replace them with something a bit hardier; Australian natives such as grevillea or callistemon would look nice in your yard, their small leaves make them extremely drought and frost tolerant and they have beautiful flowers which attract birds. If you want something exotic maybe a choisia (mexican orange blossom) or magnolia "teddy bear". Also possibly some citrus or fruit plants would be nice if you want to make your garden more productive. You have a decent sized yard; plant a variety of things and see what you like and what copes with your climate. Good luck The fastest thing a builder will do is bank your cheque, those systems work perfectly with lightning speed, everything else is slow burn. Just the way it is. 1 8709 Can someone please offer some advice? Im DESPERATE. Because I'm completely and utterly exhausted. How long are variations taking with other companies at the moment? We… 0 18473 I couldn't attached the photo for some reason. Here is the link to the photo https://pin.it/79jwdMp 1 3120 |