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…

What would you recommend for raised garden beds, cypress pine or eco timber? Pros and cons? Thanks

We are using sprinklers but irregularly as it's been raining quite a bit.

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…

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…

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?

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.

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…

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…

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.…

Hi, does anyone know where I can purchase Bioassis Bactivate or something equivalent from in Melbourne?
thanks

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

May I ask why you prefer the sapphire to the palmetto? Just based on looks or other reasons?

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…

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…

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.

Anyone have experience with their product? My husband and I are planning on purchasing their product for all our windows requiring plantation shutters.

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…

bump. I would also like to know please!

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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!…