Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Backyard Landscaping - DIY 6Mar 29, 2017 9:57 pm Customised Burbank Indigo/Hawthorn in Officer VIC https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.p ... 2#p1680752 Re: Backyard Landscaping - DIY 12May 01, 2017 3:38 pm Write reply... The Garden Whisperer What a great example of what some thought and planning can achieve. Could I suggest you extend that bed right to that back corner. It would be a shame to have wasted space behind the shed. It's be great spot to grow some sort of food. Thanks for the kind words. There was quite a bit of research and thought put into it. Regarding the back corner, we actually have an offer from one of the neighbours to buy it off us. It's a dead spot for us which we were planning on just planting some citrus trees. The property borders on 8 differing neighbours properties so this would also cut down on one of those. Then the back fence will be squared off just behind that lemon tree that is there. Re: Backyard Landscaping - DIY 14May 07, 2017 10:52 am Looks great! Thanks for sharing your knowledge we will also be doing all landscaping ourselves so your shared info is very much appreciated Re: Backyard Landscaping - DIY 15May 08, 2017 8:23 pm Looks great. Please keep us updated with further progression photos. We're doing ours DIY and nearing (have been for a while now) the level dirt & lay turf stage too. Quite frankly the thought of levelling the area ourselves daunts me, so we've putting it off. Re: Backyard Landscaping - DIY 16May 08, 2017 9:13 pm eirrac Great looking yard! Look forward to seeing more progress and finished product. In regard to the design did you do this yourselves or get a landscape architect to design for you? Thanks Thanks for the kinds words. That makes two of us looking forward to seeing it completed. We did the design largely ourselves although we did get a consultant to come in for a couple of hours at a cost of around $300 to give some plant suggestions and provide any other ideas. Re: Backyard Landscaping - DIY 17May 15, 2017 8:26 pm So here are the final pictures from the Stage 1 part of the landscaping along with some before and after pics which show the transformation. The total effort here was 6 weeks with about 2 of those weeks with help from the old man. Costs around $13k including the Shed.http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/GMiladinovic/IMG_3180.jpg Turf finally laid - this was an exciting and rewarding day! http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/GMiladinovic/IMG_3174.jpg From the back looking back towards the house http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/GMiladinovic/IMG_3196.jpg Shed in place http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/GMiladinovic/IMG_3182.jpg before and after #1 http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/GMiladinovic/IMG_3177.jpg before and after #2 http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/GMiladinovic/IMG_4063.jpg before and after #3 http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/GMiladinovic/IMG_2727.jpg A bit of mood lighting. Can't wait for the warmer nights to return so we can spend some time under the tree sipping a few reds. http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/GMiladinovic/IMG_3999.jpg Turf was laid about 8 weeks ago. This is an updated pic with dog tax included. Phase 2 starts next month with a contractor coming in to lay decking over the cracked concrete under the pergola. After that it's a toss up between getting professionals to come in and lay the raised garden bed and paving adjacent to the pergola (more $ but will be done quickly) vs having a crack myself next summer. Re: Backyard Landscaping - DIY 18May 15, 2017 8:39 pm Amazing work mate. Turned out absolutely fantastic! Gives me hope that we can also hopefully have a crack ourselves when out build is done. Thank you for the inspiration! Customised Burbank Indigo/Hawthorn in Officer VIC https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.p ... 2#p1680752 Re: Backyard Landscaping - DIY 20May 18, 2017 8:47 pm This looks great!!! Can I ask, did you put anything at the back of the raised garden beds so the dirt isn't sitting against the fence? It's possible but a soak well is usually much larger. Your 'soak well' only holds 424 litres when full. What is your soil type? Soak wells need sandy soils. 10 9720 Need advice on the backyard plan above. Should I excavate and cut all of the dirt to level with the house slab or semi-excavate as per photo above? Both left and right… 0 25609 I think I know the answer but just checking to see if anyone has had experience with it. I want to build a small 20 square metre retreat in my backyard, it will have a… 0 15001 |