White Mortar for German Smear
I ended up buying white cement from bunnings and made my own limewash with it. The white cement made the bond stronger and brighter.
I think I referenced this site from…
Crepe Myrtle advice
Thanks. I'm going to go the hard prune route tomorrow and lop off half the main trunk so that I can reset and hopefully get some growth outward so it…
Crepe Myrtle advice
I'm in Adelaide and have 2 Sioux Crepe Myrtles that have been in the ground for almost 2 years. They were advanced plants when planted but they haven't really filled…
White Mortar for German Smear
I'd like to German Smear/Mortar Wash an internal wall and the basic material is white mortar. However, I can't find white mortar for sale.
Does anyone know if it can be…
Crepe Myrtle Advice
I've planted 2 advanced standard Crepe Myrtle Sioux trees in my front garden. They've been in since November, seem to be doing well enough, as there is plenty of new…
How often to clip a new hedge
So do you think the early May or mid August prune should be skipped? I assume May as that is leading into Winter.
However, that would mean I only prune 3…
How often to clip a new hedge
Cool...
So I've pruned on planting in early - mid Nov (1), so my pruning schedule would look like -
(2) early Feb
(3) early May or is that too close to Winter?
(4)…
How often to clip a new hedge
I've planted 3 new hedges in the past month - 25m viburnum tinus (60cm spacing), 12m Japanese box (25-30cm spacing), 8m sweet viburnum (80cm spacing). They were all 150-200mm pots.…
My not so sweet viburnum
aus_buster how'd you Sweet Vib end up? I've just planted 10 and they are suffering quite badly from "sunburn".
How to determine irrigation schedule
I slightly miscalculated - it's 3375 as it takes 8 seconds to fill a 9L bucket. 1 tap. The guy did say it was one of the highest he'd seen…
How to determine irrigation schedule
I've just had my irrigation installed for my freshly landscaped front garden. Now the schedule the irrigation guy stepped me through wasnt overly scientific - or perhaps it was in…
Irrigation main line above ground?
Nice one. Thanks for all the great info. Sound like keeping it above ground where I need to is the way to go.
Irrigation main line above ground?
That's good to know - will save me more digging.
Interestingly the irrigation installer said "mainline is High Density poly & wiring conduit Medium Density, but over time they may get…
Irrigation main line above ground?
I'm re-landscaping my front yard and will have someone do the irrigation for me. To save costs I agreed to dig the trench for the main line. I chose to…
Builder for a Carport Conversion on the Gold Coast?
I live on the Gold Coast & I'm looking at converting my carport/garage into a Games Room & building another carport in front. Can anyone recommend a builder?
Thanks.
Kirk.