Worth a visit if you've ever thought about going. Go very early if you do on the weekend. Place becomes very busy, very fast.
This place will leave you in awe though.
Our new house has a very tall Lilly Pilly hedge. The previous owner occupier would have planted them as a screening hedge, but the property has been a rental the past 7 years. And the hedge has not had the required maintenance. To give scale the trees are against a standard 1.8m fence.
Along with the height they've also been planted I think to close together. The photo angle doesn't quite show it, but they're at 70cm spacing.
I'm contemplating getting a tree lopper in to remove every second tree. And cut the remaining trees to about 20cm below the top of the fence, in the hope that they will re-shoot from the trunks. So that the trunks will eventually have enough growth to fill out back into a screening hedge.
Is the hedge recoverable? Or should I cut my losses and remove all trees and start again?
Cheers
Hi everyone, I am not sure what grass do I have in my newly bought property? Planning to put some weed n feed, but want to be sure about the type of grass. Thanks
Was not there for long with the rain coming! Been delightful to see both the moths and the garden starting to show some colours.
Wisteria gets a bit of a bad rap because it’s invasive and can be a pain to keep under control, but when it flowers like this… it’s hard to complain.
We only get this spectacular display for around 15–20 days each year, and then it’s back to being just another green vine.
This little garden corner has become one of my favourite spots in the backyard. Definitely worth the yearly battle with the wisteria
I accept it's going to get into the garden bed. So I usually try and dig a little down and pull it up as soon as it appears.
Any advice for what I can do here without hurting the tree ?
I have this lovely bottlebrush growing up against my house. I want to move it to another spot in the garden that isn't right up against the house.
Should I wait for it to finish flowering before I dig it out? That might not be for a few weeks. I'm worried if I leave it much longer, then the warmer weather might reduce chances of success.
Should I wait or move it now?
I am in central coast NSW
Photo is enneapogon nigricans.
I'm at the start of a very long journey, with 15odd acres of grassy woodland to restore and maintain. Dealing with weeds and weeds and weeds, and still learning to Identify species and all that comes along with it. Where do grass gang members congregate?
That's it, that's the post. I'm just so damned chuffed that the growth this spring officially gets her over my 173cm height.
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Location is Adelaide.
Does anyone know what kind of trees these are?
They're growing very fast and crowding the garden a bit. What are the chances of transferring them into large pots?
Alternatively considering maybe trimming them into a hedge. Thoughts? Is this kind of tree suitable for a hedge?
Thanks
Hi guys - I planted this around 7 months ago. The plant seems to be growing well and flower buds growing but as they mature, ALL of them are browning and eventually falling off. What could this be? :(. I haven’t seen a single flower yet
Hi all
I have a raised garden bed. I seemed to can't grow any young plants. Something comes around and eat the the leafs and stalks overnight. I don't see any caterpillars or snails in the morning. What can I do without spraying any pesticides or snail pallets? I now want to plant radishes. Thank you.
First of all please no comments on my general lawn health. I resent having to dedicate brain space to looking after grass but improvements are in the pipeline. This is the first yard I've owned and it's a learning curve.
On to the main point. This place had a bunch of pebbles scattered all over it that we've been cleaning up and replacing with mulch and whatever so I've got a substantial pile of them. My house has these zones against the North and West facing walls where basically nothing grows. The wall reflects too much heat, the eaves keep the rain off it (at least on the North side, they are much shorter on the West), and the ground slopes away from the house so water doesn't hang around. The ground is actually cracked here it's so dry. You can see some Kikuyu breaking through there but it's doomed once the weather starts getting consistently warm.
The rest of the house I'm keeping a narrow dirt gap between the mulch gardens and the air gaps in the wall because I'm paranoid about termites, but they're hidden by the garden. These sides are pretty uggo. So I'm thinking a narrow border with some of my surplus stones in it. The heat should keep the weeds out and it should be low maintenance and prettier to look at. Maybe chuck in some sporadic succulents.
Any reason I shouldn't do it?
Based in Melbourne and it’s growing in my Buffalo lawn.