keen posted:crushed limestone pathway questions
Don't bother with weedkiller underneath. No plant will germinate through 200mm of compacted crushed limestone, I can guarantee that. Weedmat is a waste of time too. Sounds like you have…
keen posted:Concrete pond advice
The only way I could see this working is if it was designed into the house in the first place. As a retrofit it is a nightmare. All I can…
keen posted:Concrete pond advice
I don't quite understand your build. Are you looking to make the walls of your house the walls of the pond ie water against your house?
keen posted:Poured limestone V salt and chlorine, and paving grading?
Next question - If I already have brick paving around the pool, and then a ~40mm step up to the fiberglass pool lip, and then glue a 40mm coping paver…
keen posted:Poured limestone V salt and chlorine, and paving grading?
Next question - If I already have brick paving around the pool, and then a ~40mm step up to the fiberglass pool lip, and then glue a 40mm coping paver…
keen posted:Poured limestone V salt and chlorine, and paving grading?
Thanks mitec. Installer will be me 
Do you have any thoughts about grading drainage back to the pool? Could only help the paving…
keen posted:Poured limestone V salt and chlorine, and paving grading?
Thanks da_cleaner. Do you have any thoughts about grading drainage back to the pool? Could only help the paving I would think, keep the water off it more. I think…
keen posted:Poured limestone V salt and chlorine, and paving grading?
Hi everyone, couple of questions regarding pool paving. I want to go with DIY poured limestone around a salt chlorine pool. Does anybody know for certain if it will stand…
keen posted:Poured limestone V salt and chlorine, and paving grading?
Hi everyone, couple of questions regarding pool paving. I want to go with DIY poured limestone around a salt chlorine pool. Does anybody know for certain if it will stand…
keen posted:Transplanting a Frangipani tree
I was actually only going to lower the position of this tree but have now decided not to. It was in a low garden bed which has now been removed.…
keen posted:Thickness of concrete driveway and paths
Fair enough, B-star, I agree that is why I said correctly graded sub grade ie no undulations. Yes re-enforcement is essential in a driveway, but for all my paths I…
keen posted:paving or concrete?
DIY concrete would be my recommendation, animal. I am slowly ridding my yard of paving in preference to poured limestone. The ants and weeds are just too high maintenance for…
keen posted:Thickness of concrete driveway and paths
Hi mazstar,
I have done a bit of DIY landscaping and made a few paths both out of concrete and poured limestone. I agree with bashworth. 100mm for driveway and 80mm…
keen posted:Transplanting a Frangipani tree
Thanks Fiona. I did a bit of research, and for anyone that wants to know, a few more tips are orientate the tree the same way as it was previously,…
keen posted:Transplanting a Frangipani tree
Hi folks,
I have a medium size Frangipani tree (Plumeria) I need to transplant. It is still dormant atm. Any tips for transplanting and what are my chances of a good…
keen posted:Help - Hakea luarina looking stressed
G'day guys, I am a bit worried about my small Pin cushion Hakea tree, the ends of the leaves are looking burned and the leaves generally are leathery and brownish.…
keen posted:Mulcher Mowing
I do not have a mulching mower and spread out my clippings on the lawn after mowing. (I prefer to mow with the catcher on as it is less messy.)…
keen posted:Polishing River Pebbles
In my experience pebbles are not a low maintainence solution. Grass will grow into them, sand will blow into them and turn it to a concrete mix, ants will lift…
keen posted:Caterpillars invading my creeping boobialla
shameless bump. Fu do you ahve any ideas? Now I can't find anymore catepillars but the webbing seems to be increasing. Has little (tiny) brown balls in it too like…
keen posted:Design for sloping backyard
Yeah depends what your end use is for it. A slope can add interest to landscaping, flat terraces can look pretty boring. Plan out what you want from your yard,…
keen posted:Caterpillars invading my creeping boobialla
Ta. Did a bit of research. What about Diepel?
cheers
keen posted:Caterpillars invading my creeping boobialla
Came back from holidays to find my creeping boobialla infested with a great web which I first though was spiders but found green caterpillars underneath the web (againsts the foliage).…
keen posted:A quick wetting agent question for Fu ?
Errrrr, dont use dishwashing liquid. Fu will say Debco Saturaid. (Fine crushed cocopeat impregnated with wetting agent ~ = granular)
keen posted:SOS - Yellow Gem kanga paws look like they are carkin it
Fu, there are plenty of ammendments in the soil. Do you recommend I cut back to the ground asap then or just remove dead foliage and spent flower stalks? Hit…
keen posted:SOS - Yellow Gem kanga paws look like they are carkin it
Fu or other gurus,
I have some large yellow gem and big red kanga paws with massive flower stalks (2m)which look like the flowers are getting a bit old. Noticed today…
keen posted:Turf laying - not such a success
trust you have done your soil prep?
just try to keep the turf as healthy as possible. you can always level it up once established by topdressing.
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