I replaced our grass recently. We’d bought a house where they just hadn’t looked after it at all (they had a pooch using it as a toilet). So I dug it all up and replaced with Sir Walter. 6 weeks after laying it is looking pretty good. Just given it its first mow today. It is a bit uneven under foot so will level with some sand soon I think.
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After posting this and seeing the different tips, I got fairly well stuck in.
Still a ways to go, but some seriously good signs.
Rubber plants or Robert Plant?
Pavers can be a hazard for those needing walking aids.
Ok.
Nice work wob
LOL good grief.
look forward to the complete reno up to code wob
Im going to fall right outside wobs house and sue the pants off him.
What are we looking at a couple of plants and mulch ?
I am in the gardening thread, yeah?
Note, this driveway was bitumen and not paved in consideration for those with walking aids
Bigallan rejoicing at the level and stable laying of that bitumen.
Very much a novice gardener but, now I’ve been in this place a year, and the fences will get a much needed replacing, starting to think of what to do with this space. It’s basically as I inherited it. Got 5 ornamental pear trees, they are huge and provide a great screening for the top storey. I’m just wondering what I can do with the rest of this to make it a bit nicer. It’s basically all tambark, the length is around 10m, and the aspect is west facing.
Open to any suggestions!
Don’t get a colour bond fence. Think about space for a herb garden ( even if in pots), whether there’s scope for some flowering plants or the likes of lavender to give off a nice scent with minimal upkeep. Big pots can look attractive compared to in ground planting.
Choice could depend on the sun and shade.
Haha, all I hear from fencing quoters is go for Colorbond. They say the quality of the timber has been pretty ordinary and you’d probably have to replace the fence again in 3-4 years.
They radiate heat and noise, including from the neighbours and from branches in the wind. It’s difficult to grow plants and bushes against them and you need a complicated trellis to grow vines to hide their ugliness. Looking out from a window or deck on a piece of yellow tin ain’t pretty.
Timber last much longer than 3 -4 years, sometimes it’s just the posts that need resetting or replacing. They are expensive ATM because of the disruption in supply chains ( like the Black Sea stuff).
Lucky theres no pavers there, could be dangerous for those with walking aids
Just get whatever fence you want, colorbond gonna stay standing longer than wood so if thats a consideration for you.
And yeah, get a colourbond fence.
