Thanks Stewie!

Yep - the inside was coated with one of those plasticky type waterproof paints.

We've got 7 Magnolia Little Gems in our backyard...they are in built up brick garden beds. So the beds are about 2 feet high with a brick retaining wall. They…

Thanks!

Need to get a new toilet seat for our can...I was up at Bunnings & had a very quick look and couldn't see any sizes on any of them.
So…

Just my usual little gem problems. They are looking really average at the moment. Pic below.

I think my wife may have over watered them? They are in raised garden beds…

Thanks Kek...problem is I've hacked it so much it hasn't fruited for a long time so I'm at the stage where I don't know when is the best time!

I have a good sized cumquat in my backyard. Probably 2.5m tall and the same in width. It grows against a wall which had the backyard spotlights and occassionally grows…

Thanks, I'll take a look at those.

Just thought I'd post an update on my Little Gems. After being on the verge of pulling them out after the past few hot summers, they've come back with a…

I've got some Magnolia Little Gems planted in a row. They're doing pretty well - a couple have dropped quite a few leaves, nothing too dramatic but I was wondering…

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I'm looking at installing a cavity sliding door into our bathroom. Just a few questions.
I've got a few quotes from some of the specialised companies (CS Cavity Sliders and a…

We have a Victorian style house in Hawthorn. On either side of our front door we have the two red strips of red glass with Victorian style frosted patterns.
One…

Excellent, thanks chippy.

I need to build a small stud wall to enclose our laundry. I've got some plans on how to do it...can anyone assist with what size timber I should be…

CTW, why don't you post the pics on Photobucket and then copy the link?

Thanks as always! Yes, I need to do some work on the soil...

Just revisiting this old thread of mine. 3 of the Magnolias I transplanted turned up their toes I ended up…

That clears it up...ta

Thanks Fu...excuse my ignorance but what is PBR'd?

Just wondering if anyone knows any mail order places that have sell Helleborus seed? I've got a pretty big area that I want to mass plant and it'll cost me…

My two kids currently share a bedroom and they really love it. They don't want their own rooms - so good news for me!
Anyway, they are running out of space…

I have a brick wall that I would like to cover with Chinese Star Jasmine. We have another jasmine that is doing brilliantly...growing like wildfire.
Instead of purchasing a new one,…

We had two in our backyard a few years back. One was on the north side and one was on the south side of our yard which also faces west.…

I have draped some shade cloth over our Magnolia Little Gems. Hopefully it will help in the stinking heat today. Just one question.
The tops of two of the trees are…

Thanks as always.

Thanks. Nice pic Fu

Seems to be a bit of a plague at the moment. We have 4 Hardenbergia that are being eaten alive by them. I have sprayed with Pyrethrum but not sure…

My advice would be don't do it! I reckon it's so obviously fake and cheap. Not to mention the fact that it gets really hot. Our neighbours a couple of…