Yes! Why not! I'm more than "a tad" older than you and can see all the inappropriate plantings here and wish I'd not been so adamant, stubborn and even enthisiastic and passionate back then. I'd like to imagine you 20 years from now enjoying the beautiful fragrance of your plantings and not having to remember, looking at your aged, sore and tired hands, how hard was the task of taming and imprisoning the devil in lilac! There comes a time when even one's passion becomes a chore...Nobody is exempt. My hands are crippled with arthritis. I cannot get a grip on my brushes, thus the hard work has deprived me of a pleasure and a passion....that is the way it is for many so I hope you are immune. Unfortunately ageing is what the body once strong and virile does and it has no mean influence on that part of a creative person's life. I will imagine you 20 yrs from now, sitting peacefully and enjoying the tenacity of your younger days...not wishing you had done anything differently!

Thanks antonia...I will go look today..i think they keep Limestone...I love limestone more then travertine, better quality and looks so much nicer too :)

Hi Italian Girl, check out our Egyptian Limestone - Madagascar. It's beautiful and hard wearing. Perfect for around a pool. :)

Spotted gum for sure, merbau is blar... no grain or aesthetic appeal whatsoever. You have to use a stain so it does not fade but make sure you don't buy it at Bunnings because they do not stock any product that is worth putting on any timber. The two decks are Organoil in red stain and the railing on them is livos Alis in light teak. I use the livos on my own timber work but it is expensive. All this timber has been in the full elements for well over 10 years.