Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Build Thread - Modern Formal Garden on a Budget 7Sep 06, 2012 1:17 pm Site Start: 10th September, 2010 PCI : Friday 27th January, 2011. Handover: 3rd February, 2011 Build Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=37677 Re: Build Thread - Modern Formal Garden on a Budget 10Sep 12, 2012 4:27 pm Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!! Site start: 4th Feb 09 Handover: 10th Sep 09 Blog: http://stormygirlscastle.blogspot.com/ Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=7166 Re: Build Thread - Modern Formal Garden on a Budget 11Sep 12, 2012 8:57 pm ring09 I have heard that there is a wholesale nursery in Thomastown. I did not build in an estate with builders guideines etc, but I know of a few who did in the mernda area and were given a card by their developer to go to this wholesale nursery and they received a further discount. I dont know if it is strictly wholesale or not and I am sorry I cannot remember the name off the top of my head, I want to get the card off them to visit it myself. Plantmark on Mahoneys Rd. Porter Davis clients have a deal with them, so do some developers, but they're open to the public on specified weekends. I get an email shortly before. You don't need a card. Just ask someone to let you know when... Personally, I don't think they're all that cheap. Know your prices before you go. Re: Build Thread - Modern Formal Garden on a Budget 12Sep 13, 2012 10:34 am Cheapest way to go with plants is to use tube stock. They establish far far quicker than more mature larger container plants. Plenty of trials/studies show tube stock plants overtake larger container plants within 12 months and are aften far more healthy. I now use tubes whenever possible. Plant them in autumn/winter and water them in, go inside for winter and when you come out in spring they will be as big as the more expensive larger container plant at a 1/4 of the cost. Re: Build Thread - Modern Formal Garden on a Budget 13Sep 13, 2012 12:51 pm Week 3 Progress
- Retaining walls raised, waterproofing done. -Drainage works completed. - Side gate assembled. - Garden edging installed. Next steps are rendering of vertical surfaces, soil prep for turf, topping for gravel path, and lay pavers. Work is expected to resume again early october as we wait for the granite pavers to arrive. Here's some pics. 1. Front Retaining Wall and Path 2. Side Gate 3. Gravel Path 4. Pergola and Planting Bed Re: Build Thread - Modern Formal Garden on a Budget 16Sep 18, 2012 4:07 pm kek Personally, I don't think they're all that cheap. Know your prices before you go. BeatrixKiddo Cheapest way to go with plants is to use tube stock. tengals are you planning on rendering yourself? grhyso Did you weld the gate frame yourself or is it one of adjustable kits from bunning? Re: Build Thread - Modern Formal Garden on a Budget 17Oct 14, 2012 3:41 pm Any updates,looking forward to see what you've done. Block bought 1st RBC X! 2nd Ventrua,Keeper! Pstart 18/7/11 Ethwks jan 2012 Slab Bricks- finished 7/6 Roof Trusses 15/6-cbond 21/7 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=41185 Re: Build Thread - Modern Formal Garden on a Budget 18Oct 15, 2012 9:15 pm There's been a bit of a delay with the pavers, so work has effectively halted in the past 3 weeks. The good news is our granite pavers finally arrived this morning. We're very excited indeed. These will look much lighter when they are dry and cleaned. Planter box capping is done along with base coat for render. They are exactly seating height, reducing the need to squeeze in outdoor furniture such a narrow space. I'm thinking a deck chair or two should suffice. Mower strip edging is also laid. Notice soil prep has been done for the turf. Organic compost, zeolite, and lawn mix cultivated down to 300-400mm. Applied some gogo juice, seamungus and molasses to get things going. A couple resident worms has been spotted too. Re: Build Thread - Modern Formal Garden on a Budget 19Nov 08, 2012 4:58 pm Update: Hard landscaping is almost complete. Vertical surfaces are now rendered. No plants though, the only soft landscaping completed are the small turf area at the rear. There's still a lot of work to do. Next steps for us are lighting, irrigation and soil prep for all garden beds. Hopefully next autumn we'll look to start some planting. 1. Pergola 2. Turf. We decided to lay Sapphire Buffalo due to the aspect and shade. 3. Lilydale Topping. 3. Front retaining wall. Build Thread - Modern Formal Garden on a Budget 20Nov 08, 2012 5:55 pm Looking great !!! Building again . . with Redink Pre-start 04/12 Keys - 03/13 Finishing off. . . Painting/Floor Tiles/Carpet - 04/13 Walk In Robe/Lighting/Blinds and Moving 05/13 Gates/Front Landscaping / Pool 05/13 Coming back to your old stomping grounds, huh? Renovations on a budget can be quite the journey. It's like giving your house a new lease on life. The twist of not knowing… 1 3457 Hi, Apologies - I know there is plenty out there on this but struggling to put together the puzzle. We're planning our garage/external laundry to master bedroom and… 0 10925 |