Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Dollarz House...art 321Aug 05, 2011 8:50 pm Can't wait to see it on the wall! Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: Dollarz House...art 322Aug 05, 2011 8:57 pm Thanks! Just need to paint the side bits that are left white black and will hang it up. Will post pics once it's up. Re: Dollarz House...art 324Aug 19, 2011 9:26 pm Re: Dollarz House...Xanthorrhoea help 325Sep 08, 2011 9:00 pm Has anyone on here got any tips on how to plant a Grass tree (xanthorrhoea)? I know they don't like any root disturbance and like a well drained area but I am stressing out I may get it wrong. The hole has been dug in a sunny area-what next? what soil do I use? should I get a sandy soil that is good for drought tolerant plants, lay some course sand in the bottom of the hole? I want it in the ground. I've cut the rim but yet to cut the bottom which I will do once the hole is well prepared. Re: Dollarz House...Xanthorrhoea help 328Sep 09, 2011 10:02 am Hi Dollarz. When we built in Ballajura many years ago, we transplanted grass trees that were on the block, plus a couple that were donated by friends building also. I cut around the root ball, and transplanted them. They survived really well for a few years and in fact flowered. What hastened their demise was that other trees eventually grew tall and shadowed them, plus a well watered bore/reticuation system for the garden resulted in an environment that was too damp for them. Although I never over watered anything, I think these natives need much drier conditions to survive. So my advice would be well drained sandy soil in the sunniest part of your garden, and do not over water. If you have a reticulation system for your garden/lawn try and direct the sprinklers away from the grass-trees. Re: Dollarz House...Xanthorrhoea help 329Sep 09, 2011 11:30 am Thanks so much Lindrum-did you add anything else to the soil when you planted then? Course sand or anything like that to help with drainage? Althom-no not in WA unfortunately otherwise I would have been straight to them as they have a sale on at the moment. I have read alot of info-some say to use a native soil mix, some course sand etc etc. 2 places are very sunny where we want to plant them-one spot is will get more open sun but we haven't got the tree for that area as yet. Re: Dollarz House...new garden pics! 330Nov 10, 2011 4:18 pm I have been very busy in the garden and so would like to share some photos....some parts of the garden have been going strong the last 12mths. New garden additions have been an ongoing constant process. Enjoy... 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When the water dries up I'll stop one day and check if they are mature Xans, although they are blooming now so not too young, iykwim? Most small acreages along this road have many of them in the paddocks..makes me drool...and recently 'heaps' of mature, multi-trunked Xans were removed, now this paddock is always under water, in fact by the tyre tracks it would appear a tractor and possibly a truck were bogged while removing them. Unfortunately I wasn't along that road at the time so didn't see them being removed or I might have been tempted to make an offer on a large one!!! LOL I suspect they were sold to a nursery or landscaper? Anyway, I've lived in this area for almost 2 yrs and have never seen this paddock dry. Interesting isn't it? because this is definitely not the environment I would duplicate when growing Xans in the garden. Mine are still in pots and rather small, although one looks like it could have a double crown. Re: Dollarz House...new garden pics! 332Nov 10, 2011 8:03 pm Thanks Happycamper. Very interesting indeed! The photo of the Xanth is a bit old-maybe about a mth if that so still keeping an eye on it to ensure it adapts the environment. We recently brought another one-smaller truck but it was flowering and the flower is so big and tall-fastest thing I have seen growing. I'll post a photo of the other one which we may place in a pot but I am one that loves Xanths in the ground. Our aim is to add another 2 or so to the garden. I absolutely love them and would am thinking about adding one/s to the front garden too. Re: Dollarz House...front fence update 333Nov 28, 2011 3:11 pm So after >12mths of being in our home we have our front side fence organised. We are getting it custom made. It will hopefully be starting in January as they fence company is booked out up until Christmas. We've had several different quotes for various materials. I am really looking forward to getting the fence up and tired of looking at the temporary fence. The new fence should make a lot of difference. Re: Dollarz House.....help with... 334Dec 16, 2011 3:15 pm I am a bit stuck at the moment. We have 3 raised boxes out the front all the size size measuring about 2.5m each side. We are wanting something in each of these boxes that will create a feature to the house as well as create some 'height' in forms of a tree/shrub etc of some sort. The front of the house is west facing... so whatever is there gets the impact of very strong afternoon sun. The trees we have there at the moment don't look like they are doing too well and in fact our Corymbia looks like it has died perhaps because of planting technique/plant shock. Any ideas/options that will create a striking effect but also something that can withstand heat and also dry periods? Are we limited as to what can be planted due to the fact that boxes limit root structure of plants? Around the rest of the garden we have kangaroo paws, philotheca, red flowering grevillea, native grasses and mostly surrounded by other low growing native plants. I am stuck...next time I go to the nursery I'd like to be able to get something for the boxes. I thought about grass trees, however really quite scared about replanting them. Whilst we have planted one in the backyard I am unsure that I want to spend alot of money for something that may indeed die. We have another one in a pot that is doing well and has flowered beautifully. Re: Dollarz House.....help with... 335Dec 16, 2011 3:44 pm Mop tops and cordylines are off the list. I just really dislike them We would prefer some kind of tree/shrub or something which will create impact. Re: Dollarz House.....help with... 336Jan 03, 2012 3:25 pm Just came across the pics of your garden - looking good ... did you find anything for your raised boxes? For info on our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43093 Built the McLaren by Dechellis - slab down 22 Feb - handover 30 Aug 2011 - and gardens finished 9 Dec 2012!! Re: Dollarz House.....help with... 337Jan 04, 2012 3:32 pm Re: Dollarz House.....help with... 338Jan 04, 2012 3:42 pm Re: Dollarz House.....help with... 339Jan 04, 2012 3:51 pm Mclaren Just came across the pics of your garden - looking good ... did you find anything for your raised boxes? We've got x2 Forest Pansy trees in 2 of the boxes. The one in the middle will have a Corymbia 'wildfire' in the middle and will be planted once this heat passes. x1 Forest Pansy is doing better. West facing is probably contributing majorly to them but also the poor planting technique I used as I didn't dig down into the existing soil. Re: Dollarz House.....help with... 340Jan 05, 2012 3:16 pm That is looking great dollar .. 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