How to prevent weeds growing from rocks and pavers path.
We are planning on installing raise garden beds and have small rocks interspersed with pavers along that side of the garden. How can we prepped the area so that weeds…
Cypress pine or eco timber for raised garden beds
What would you recommend for raised garden beds, cypress pine or eco timber? Pros and cons? Thanks
Buffalo lawn-patchy. Help?
We are using sprinklers but irregularly as it's been raining quite a bit.
Buffalo lawn-patchy. Help?
I planted our Sapphire buffalo in March this year following Fu's guide for soil prep and maintenance. Only thing is, we've been a bit lax with the lawn mowing and…
New Lawn-with progress pics
Sorry for the lack of updates.
The pics below are from about a month ago, so 3 months after we first laid the lawn.
We were pretty strict with using Fu's lawn…
New Lawn-with progress pics
Does anyone know if it's normal for new turf to look a bit yellow or brown (dead) in parts a few days after laying?
Grass that can cope with autumn leaf fall and shade
apparently the most shade tolerant buffalo is Sapphire buffalo, can tolerate up to 60-70 percent shade? If the area is 100 percent shaded though, probably won't cope.
New Lawn-with progress pics
Thanks for the advice beatrixkiddo. We hope it will turn out okay too!
I have gone into some detail below as I loved reading Psyko's thread on his sapphire buffalo and…
New Lawn-with progress pics
We're landscaping newbies but have finally reached the stage of laying our turf in a few days! We're in Melbourne eastern suburbs.
We followed (as best we could) Fu's instructions…
How long to water new turf for?
We're planning on laying 90 square meters of Sapphire Buffalo in Melbourne next weekend using Fu Manchu's soil prep instructions. Today, we installed 12 Pope professional series pop up sprinklers.…
Where to purchase Bioassis Bactivate or equivalent in Melb?
Hi, does anyone know where I can purchase Bioassis Bactivate or something equivalent from in Melbourne?
thanks
Too much compost-re Fu manchu's soil prep instruction
Hi everyone, wondering whether I can get some reassurance and advice. We are planning on installing a sapphire buffalo lawn in the next few weeks. I was keen to follow…
New Sapphire Buffalo lawn.
Hi psyko, we've finally gotten around to preparing our site for turf! We have a similar area of lawn to cover, may I ask how much powerfeed you used? It…
Will a lawn grow near an established gum?
We've got an established gum tree on the nature strip. The trunk is about two meters away from our front garden which we plan on landscaping. Anyone know whether turf…
Wanting to plant buffalo but has couch invading-advise pls!
We're in melbourne and I've been really wanting to lay a sapphire buffalo lawn in our backyard. Our backyard has been scraped and 10 cm of top soil put on…
New Sapphire Buffalo lawn.
Hi Psyko, the lawn looks lovely, esp close up shot of the sapphire buffalo.
Just a few more questions, did you spray the area with a round up or weed…
Please help identify this grass/weed
We scraped around 10cm off our existing front and back yard (which was overcome by weeds) and then put in top soil around a week ago. Today, I noticed this…
New Sapphire Buffalo lawn.
May I ask why you prefer the sapphire to the palmetto? Just based on looks or other reasons?
New Sapphire Buffalo lawn.
Loving the lawn porn.
We are also going to start soil prep and turfing our back yard soon. May i ask you a few questions? I'm based in the Melbourne…
Lawn-soil prep and buffalo turf questions
Hi everyone, we are planning on doing our own landscaping in the coming months in Melbourne.
Just wanting some advise re: soil prep in Melbourne.
We recently scraped and cleared top 50-100mm…
New mailboxes for new house
Any one know of some good suppliers in Melbourne for letter/mail boxes? Probably will need a free standing one as we don't plan on having a fence.
Port Phillips Plantation Shutter Kits
Anyone have experience with their product? My husband and I are planning on purchasing their product for all our windows requiring plantation shutters.
DIY site preparation for landscaping
We are almost at the end of our house build. Going to try and do our own landscaping. We have a 9m x 17.5m front yard and slightly bigger back…
Fencing recommendations - Melbourne East
bump. I would also like to know please!
Building a new house!
Checked out showroom this weekend. A little disappointed with their range. Especially the doors. Range of national tiles were also very disappointing. Now considering installing tiles post handover.
Also, it…
Building a new house!
I checked out your blog too ajd78! Very exciting, I must be a few months behind you. Thanks for your very informative posts. I will save your blog to my…
Building a new house!
Hi everyone!
So excited to be starting a thread regarding our own building journey. We are building in Melbourne suburbs. We will knock down a pre existing brick house on our…
Cost of your custom build? recommend custom builder Melbourn
We are considering changing from a volume builder to a custom builder. Just haven't been 100 percent happy with the volume builder process and looking at some other options.
Can anyone…
Porter Davis homes
ally007, we haven't had our tile appointment yet but when researching, found similar issues to you. $127 at porter davis (porceline tiles) and $59.95 (on sale next door).
I guess you…
Porter Davis homes
Lurgen and Belle! Your homes look fantastic! It is so exciting to be getting to the point where you are about to move in!
Our tender appointment is in 1.5 weeks!…