Aw shucks, thanks Fu

Thanks for the tip ref_kt,

He was fantastic, and all done on the Friday before the wedding... last minute organised chaos! Just had one of his workmates back for a…

Great, so you just fill the powder dispenser with bicarb?
My dishwasher has clogging issues constantly. Maybe there is a use for those teenagers I have lounging about the house -…

Thanks Fu. Nice to be back on board.

It's going to be lots of fun, we are both looking forward to it. And it will be wonderful to stop primping and preening the garden at last...

When you buy a liquidamber, make sure you buy it while it's showing its autumn colour, as they can be very variable - some show no autumn change at all.

Hi everyone,
It’s been a LONG time since I went on Homeone – but now I'm back.
I’ve just found termites with lots of sharp teeth and huge appetites in my house…

You can do it!
Look around your local area at what other peep's gardens are like, and steal some of their ideas if you like them. Look at loads of pics…

Wherever you put them, make sure they're not in traffic routes, as they are quite fragile, and are easily damaged.
They're great in pots, and fantastic in the ground as well,…

and a thick, dense hedge in the making... regular pruning and trimming is the go for a lovely hedge in the long run.

I agree, Fu.
How can anyone say this stuff is environmentally friendly is anyone's guess. To spruik it as an enviro friendly choice compared with live turf? I don't know how…

Watch out for the chunky bits in your tea... I just bought a frother for drinks, that should give a lovely creamy head on your poo tea... yum!

Try spraying it with Drought Shield (Stressguard), a product to help reduce transpiration, or water loss from the foliage. It helps lots with transplant shock too.
I agree with the previous…

Welcome Topiarius, nice to have you on board.
Awesome pix, love pleaching- hedges on legs! Thanks Fu for the persuasion

Nice work, looks lovely and tranquil. Camellias will look fantastic as a green wall.

I would suggest a more generous depth of garden bed 750-1200mm, as this will give you more choice of plants for your landscape, have a more cooling-softening effect, and offer…

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the neighbours liable for retaining any fill they have added at the boundary?
I thought the natural contours before any cut or fill…

Sorry to make you cry Fu, really didn't mean it THAT way

Monkeyupatree, check out this thread, it'll get you started, anyways...
Recommendation for turf installer - Perth (NOR)

Goats are brilliant at bracken fern eradication, and sheep love ragwort; just in case you'd like a couple of alternative treatments...

Beautiful choice, HtB, hope they give you pleasure and shade. Australia definitely needs more trees...
Sorry Fu, can't take credit for that one, you've taught me something there, thanks

Check out the thread "Fast Growing Trees", it covers some of this info too; and some of the pros and cons of bamboo...

Yup, looks like a strawberry, but not.
BUTTERCUP.jpg
BCUP.jpg
Look familiar?

That second weed would be buttercup, we don't get them here in Perth, but do in NZ (used to play with them when I was a kid). It would respond…

Fu those Acalyphas are awesome, and the Croton looks amazing; pity they don't quite translate that well to Perth...

You'll recognise Fu by his Kung Fu stance and his seagull legs...

Also planted hedges of
Murraya paniculata
Duranta Geisha Girl - growing too rapidly for the position and somewhat unruly (too high maintenance), so that's coming out and being replaced with Pittosporum Little…

Pics - Not yet anyways, Fu, only planted it August last year. Escallonia Red Knight was the chosen one, at 1000mm cs, growing nicely too, thanks.

Glad you're enjoying the muzak, Fu mwaahhh hhaaa hhaaa

Have put in -
Macadamia - hope they ripen and drop before the black cockies get them
Banana
Chilean Guava
Dwf Nectarine
Dwf Peach
Mango
Fig
Tahitian Lime
Ballerina Apple
Meyer Lemon - loaded, branches creaking
sowed some Goji berries today
Mmmmm…