Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Mar 16, 2011 6:38 pm Our Build - Places Fairhaven 23+ - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28045 Our Landscaping - Belial's Backyard - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45375 Re: Belial's Backyard - Turning black thumbs green 2Mar 16, 2011 6:50 pm Our Build - Places Fairhaven 23+ - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28045 Our Landscaping - Belial's Backyard - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45375 Re: Belial's Backyard - Turning black thumbs green 3Mar 16, 2011 7:10 pm Our Build - Places Fairhaven 23+ - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28045 Our Landscaping - Belial's Backyard - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45375 Re: Belial's Backyard - Turning black thumbs green 6Mar 22, 2011 1:56 pm 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: Belial's Backyard - Turning black thumbs green 7Mar 22, 2011 1:57 pm 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: Belial's Backyard - Turning black thumbs green 8Mar 22, 2011 4:18 pm Our Build - Places Fairhaven 23+ - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28045 Our Landscaping - Belial's Backyard - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45375 Re: Belial's Backyard - Turning black thumbs green 9Mar 23, 2011 6:46 am Our Build - Places Fairhaven 23+ - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28045 Our Landscaping - Belial's Backyard - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45375 Re: Belial's Backyard - Turning black thumbs green 10Mar 31, 2011 12:55 pm Looking great.. gardening is hard work but you are doing so many right things from the start its looking great - cannot wait to see your finished product... Re: Belial's Backyard - Turning black thumbs green 11Mar 31, 2011 1:07 pm Lot927 Looking great.. gardening is hard work but you are doing so many right things from the start its looking great - cannot wait to see your finished product... Thanks cass, we've stalled a bit in the last few days, spent the weekend finalising the gate design, getting the steel and cutting. However unfortunately found that my skill in the welding dept is clearly lacking, my father has come to our rescue with the donation of his skills but his time is very limited at the moment so in the mean time, its a good thing i have a fair chunk of scrap to destroy in my path to enlightenment. That or take the monetary plunge on a mig which should do the job a whole lot easier. 2mm rods on 1.6mm steel is doing my head in. Our Build - Places Fairhaven 23+ - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28045 Our Landscaping - Belial's Backyard - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45375 Re: Belial's Backyard - Turning black thumbs green 12Apr 04, 2011 7:36 am So we haven't been completely idle over the weekend (though it would have been nice to be ) As I may have previously mentioned we were looking at a Japanese Maple for our front feature tree to go in the redgum box. So bright and early saturday morning we headed up to ferny creek to Connifer gardens nursery, they have the largest collection of japanese maples i've seen anywhere and well we have been looking . So we ended up with a Acer Palmatum 'Osakazuki' Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ 20110402-IMG_0699 by Belial669, on Flickr Chosen for a number of reasons, most notably it changes from greens through to vibrant red before it looses its leaves in autumn, so we should be seeing that soon. Already the top has started to change. So newly armed with a tree, mulch Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ 20110402-IMG_0696 by Belial669, on Flickr And some more 'organic' soil - which for the purposes of this is not the venerated 'certified' kind, but is the kind we can actually get delivered without the delivery exceeding the cost of the soil. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ 20110402-IMG_0695 by Belial669, on Flickr Look ma I dug a hole but seriously, the hole isn't too large at that stage as it had been backfilled over the ag pipe, we've added it after looking at a few sources as a better method of getting water to the root system as well as it should attract the roots down. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ 20110402-IMG_0701 by Belial669, on Flickr The tree in, no progress shots in between as it was such a pita to get out of the pot. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ 20110402-IMG_0702 by Belial669, on Flickr The rest of the soil spread into the box and leveled. We're not sure if we'll add border plants but we've added the soil so we can. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ 20110402-IMG_0706 by Belial669, on Flickr The tree mulch in the box, unfortunately this time it was a bit older and not quite so fresh as the last, still beats black chipbark. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ 20110402-IMG_0709 by Belial669, on Flickr And just a final shot in its splendor Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ 20110402-IMG_0715 by Belial669, on Flickr We're thinking about staking it higher up, as the wind has been blowing the top around quite worringly, and maybe we can get it to go a bit straighter. More updates will follow as the projects get completed, gates are underway as is the espalier orange tree. Our Build - Places Fairhaven 23+ - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28045 Our Landscaping - Belial's Backyard - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45375 Re: Belial's Backyard - We finally chose a tree. 13Apr 08, 2011 12:41 am Re: Belial's Backyard - We finally chose a tree. 14Apr 08, 2011 12:49 am The tree needs to be able to fall around a bit. Not too much but enough for the trunk to be able to thicken up and hold its own weight. The staking like that is a safety net of sorts. You will be lowering its centre of gravity and the whole thing will look better and be stronger. Might look a little odd just now but will look sensational in years to come Staking a tree is not a very advisable practice. One of this countries best arborists advises very much against staking. Unfortunately the growing style of nurseries doesn't lend it self to that. They grow to fit into garden centres with all them against each other and to be tall and impressive. Not strong. If you stake as planned, the tree will have a poor root system, be prone to problems, need more water, be prone to damage and falling over in time to come. By cutting as shown the tree will grow out a little wider and that is a characteristic that will look sensational on that specimen and in the yard. It will still grow higher over the years, no fear there. Should give it its best chance Re: Belial's Backyard - We finally chose a tree. 15Apr 08, 2011 2:11 pm Looks great! Beautiful colours - looks like it's meant to be there. Thanks Fu for your tips - most educational!! 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: Belial's Backyard - We finally chose a tree. 16Apr 08, 2011 3:18 pm Wow, it's looking so good!! 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Belial's Backyard - We finally chose a tree. 17Apr 08, 2011 4:02 pm will be such a pretty tree! all the hard work is certainly paying off Harrisdale backyard finally done! Re: Belial's Backyard - We finally chose a tree. 18Apr 08, 2011 4:24 pm Anyone in Perth or Gero attempting to grow one of these is kidding themselves. Re: Belial's Backyard - We finally chose a tree. 19Apr 08, 2011 8:50 pm ours doesn't look too happy even down here. We bought the same one I think. Will see how it goes after this winter. Re: Belial's Backyard - We finally chose a tree. 20Apr 08, 2011 9:59 pm I have an mature acer in full sun too, 40 degrees and wind, Fail.... We nearly got through this year but our one hot windy day cooked it. Probably 30% golden crunchy leaves. thanks chippy! here is the back of the wall which has not been backfilled yet. Here is the same back of the wall taken from the other end, behind the steps. As you… 5 2689 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 25764 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 15179 |