Tools for planning a big landscaping job
May I also add to this, whilst not being from a landscaping background, I am from a surveying background.
If you have no previous experience in the field and don't…
New Block in Cairns- What to do?
I have used Gardenia sp Glennie River as some ground cover in my front garden,
Gardenia sp Glennie River
however not to the extent you will need to. Seems…
New House landscape help
So here is final product out the front, it has taken a while and some hard work, but now it is done and now the plants are starting to come…
NAKED FARMER???
It appears that Masters are stocking Naked Farmer, my local store has a whole pallet of it. Grabbed a couple of bags this afternoon for myself
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Can anyone help in identifying this tree for me?
They have been used in the local area by the developer and was considering adding some more of them if they…
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Hey Grom
Thanks for the reply, we are very happy with outlook and the the reason we want to make the most of it with the landscape.
We have done the…
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After a successful outcome with the turfing, i am now chasing advice for some gardens, plants and trees.
The front of the house faces close to east, meaning the windows…
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Another question for the people that might know, I am well into the process of preparing the rear yard for turf and am having it delivered on Saturday morning, question…
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That was the plan, i have a machine coming on Monday and was going to get it scraped off, i guess now i will just have to find somewhere to…
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Yeah apparently it is, so the rep from bactivate tells me. Not sure why they would use it though as it appears to be more expensive than cheap top soil.…
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So apparently the lovely black fill they have used is quincan or scoria, is it still worth getting rid of it?
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As i am unable to find any 'certified' organic soil/compost, what should i ask the landscape supply yards to ensure i get some soil/compost that will do a reasonable job…
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Spoocs i emailed the Australian distributors directly and they passed me onto their cairns distributors directly and she got back to me an hour later. Spoke with her…
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So here is a couple of pics from the front and back yard, as you can see the crusher dust is 10cm deep in some parts. The soil/clay isn't all…
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Apparently the crusher dust was the builders idea of finishing the levels around the house for hand over, perhaps it was cheaper than soil.
The soil under and in the…
New House landscape help
Hi there, new poster and new at this landscaping experience from looking for some advice in relation to turf and landscaping. I have read through the mountain of information in…
Fu Manchu's Guide to Soil Prep & Laying Turf
Hi there, new poster here after some advice. I have read both the threads, however still have some queries.
We are about to get hand over of our new house…
Shaded Sail vs retractable awnings
Thanks for that info, don't really need a quote just yet, just looking for a ball park figure.
Shaded Sail vs retractable awnings
I am in a similar position, however the area i am looking to cover is probably half the size that you are looking to cover. I was really keen on…