avaganda posted:Can someone tell an absolute novice the name of this plant?!
Definitely a cycad. Display home landscapers put these in bowls with not enough drainage and they become waterloged and die.
Also don't like full summersun, they will sun burn on the…
avaganda posted:my caprosmas r dying in the heat.help!! Fu? anyone? urgent!!
The weather in Perth is really bad and hot at the moment but this is not common. A light old sheet over the top on the 37+ days, seasol, water…
avaganda posted:Fallen leaves in garden beds
try dianellas, especially 'utopia' or the variagated variety.
Succulents these days are sensational, but plant more than one or two.
avaganda posted:Artificial Grass - is it really that bad?
TRy using dichondra grasses. Don't need mowing, will take full sun and look great.
As a landscaper the negatives of artificial turf are many.
avaganda posted:Vertical gardens
Hi Mazisto ,
you can buy a GRowall kit, this will give you 6 modules and enough room for 18 advanced plants.
Mount this on a wall or frame and run some…
avaganda posted:dead grass from terps
Alot of nurseries in WA use turps as a general weedkiller within their nursery. It is cheaper and kills very quickly.
avaganda posted:Vertical Gardens
Dont know where lushe gets its info from. We have used the Atlantis system with great sucess and never had any run off from the BLACK bags. Works well is…
avaganda posted:Outdoor lighting
I could never find a different spectacular light for my gardens, so damn it I make them myself when I have a moment.
You can see them on my website verticalgardenswa.com.au.
avaganda posted:Vertical gardens
Hi There,
Yes I have used the Atlantis Gro wall with great success,
I am a dedicated Vertical Garden designer and installer.
You need to look at your water supply, the aspect your…
avaganda posted:Merbau Patio Railings/Screen
Yes you must especially Merbau. Use a timber wash then hose it down and apply two coats of sealer.
All my decking looks a treat but must be bled.
avaganda posted:new vertical garden
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Here's a green wall we have just finished in Perth
avaganda posted:Vertical gardens
Hi Fu, Ask him to get in contact with me and I'll set him straight with the basics or I;ll do it for him.
We are installing this weekend a large…
avaganda posted:Vertical gardens
Talk to me about your problem, have lots of suggestions. Blank walls are a big prob in Perth and we do alot of smaller ones with different twists to solve…
avaganda posted:Fu, anyone, ?? about Empire Zoysia turf just laid
Give it a dose of seasol to induce good root growth and keep the water up. They are right it will come good with a cooler change in the weather.
avaganda posted:Garden lights
Anytime Fu. You know my website and ph. no.
As for 12v not being bright enough, I am changing gradually everything in my home over to LED.
The right bulbs and…
avaganda posted:Decking on concrete
Have successfully used a product by Elmich called Versijack. Great product good result
avaganda posted:LED downlights
TRy Murray at Gecko Lighting in Bayswater. Have hige array of bulbs for most existing light fittings.
avaganda posted:Garden lights
I have just finished my patio and gardens and have used 12v LED thru out. Have run strip LED along an ali extrusion the full length of the patio which…
avaganda posted:total confusion... any advice appreciated!
Careful Shan and the rest of you. If you are going to plant natives and banksia etc don't put too much fertiliser and compost in the ground you'll kill them…
avaganda posted:Any ideas on how to build a small rendered planter?
Have just built several myself using an "Eco block" from Bunnings 600x200x100 at $4 ea was good value.
Then seal the inside with a water based bitumen sealer.
avaganda posted:2 storey on a narrow lot in Perth
Apg and Webb Brown Neaves are best two storey builders in WA. Residential Attitudes do a good one also. Ask for a roof garden over your double garage, you wont…
avaganda posted:How Long - Double Storey?
Depends on your location and builder and style.
If on a small block have you thought of extending your first floor pad out over your double garage and putting in…
avaganda posted:planting a vertical garden
Two main issues arise when planning a vertical garden.
Firstly light availability.
Natural light is best of course but not always available. This then becomes a project in itself to supply an…
avaganda posted:vertical gardens availability
Vertical gardens in Perth are availble from me, even interstate. We make a DIY system either soil/blend or hydroponic. sizes are 560x560mm or 560 x 1060mm even bigger if…
avaganda posted:Vertical Gardens
Our diy gardens are 500 x 1102mm or 500 x 560mm ready to hang and plant.
avaganda posted:Vertical Gardens
I make several size vertical gardens for DIY to plant out. Either hydroponic or soil blend.
Avaganda
avaganda posted:Vertical gardens for you
We have several vertical gardens for sale either 560 x 560mm or 560 x 1000mm and are of a soil blend system.
These have come from discontinued displays. We also have…
avaganda posted:Landscape novice!
get as much shade trees as possible as you wont be walking on black pavement for 5 months of the year
avaganda posted:Synthetic Grass?
Am laying a lawn for a client in Baldivis and next door they have synthetic lawn down. What amused me was the number of weeds growing on it from blow-in…
avaganda posted:Plants for underneath roses
try Ajuga, its a lovely ground cover plant that has different varieties in different colours. I use it alot in my garden, its a great living mulch.
