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Should I hire a landscape professional or attempt DIY in our backyar?
Comments (17)definitely use a designer - they have a much better idea of what plants will work and why, which will save you a heap of money (I have replanted 8 times due to having a poor understanding of what to put where) and when it comes to draining, paving, irrigation etc they have experience of not only how, but which products will produce what results.... Plus a good designed area looks "done" (think display home gardens/features) however self-designed always look "bitza". If you don't have the money to do the entire plan that they design, ask them to break it into stages that you can execute/upgrade over time that still looks good in its most basic form....See MoreLandscaping help!
Comments (5)Some low-cost suggestions: 1. Paint your paling fence mid-tone grey to charcoal (Weather shield) as a contrasting backdrop for a climber. 2. To re-orient your garden away from the square, plant the corner with an advanced native species shrub or small tree as a beautiful feature (e.g. native hibiscus, perfect for your climate, or a blueberry Ash, or a Wattle ). 3. Plant out an attractive climber- say an allamanda, or stephanotis for fragrance, or a fast growing flowering native climber such as diplodenia (which comes in many colours and is fast-growing; careful not to get something that will pull your fence down! White or blue hardenbergias are a native wisteria which could look beautiful along the paling fence). Simple matter of wiring up a couple of horizontals mid way up fence to get them up and over (big screws and steel wire). 4. Use the brick low wall as a base for raising its height by half a metre with small sandstone blocks (you can often get these as offcuts very cheaply from a local quarry) or secondhand bricks (which are very attractive cleaned and recycled). 5. Plan some kind of feature for the middle of your low stone wall at the rear - say an arch over which you could grow a romantic climber (see above, or a warm climate rose, a potato vine, or a native Sollya). 6. In process of raising the rear wall, you could use left over stone or brick to pave a two-metre base for a garden bench (either sleepers fixed to low wall or purchase a nice big hardwood garden bench from Bunnings ), OR whatever you are inspired to create as a place to sit and dream! 7. Dig garden beds two metres deep to run from each side of your feature to the boundaries and plant up with lovely things. 8. Why not run a narrow raised garden bed waist high (same sleeper delivery) along the paling fence boundary for ease of planting and picking swell as visual interest? 8. Then stand back and colour in the remainder….maybe a big round stand of acacia cognatas of various sizes somewhere in the middle of the lawn…perhaps a westringia or two clumped here and there ...maybe a set of stepping stones to curve it's way to your backdoor!!! Hope helpful if only to get the ideas going! Good luck!...See MoreLandscaping Help
Comments (1)Hi Samantha You have a challenge. Because of the steep slope you wi need soil binding plants to stop erosion. Agapanthus (I notice some already planted) now come as non-weedy forms that are excellent for binding the soil. Alternatively your home would look great with natives. There are some excellent lower growing forms of Bottlebrush that could be massed for their vibrant colour. Your home is not a cottage, so stick with a few choice plants and mass plant them. I also believe that you need trees. If there is a view, views always look better when not whole - that it is broken in places ideally by tall tree trunks with a high canopy. This allows you to look through while retaining the bulk of the view....See MoreHow can a well thought landscape design improve life and wellbeing
Comments (1)Having a beautiful landscape and garden can reduce stress especially if you see colorful flowers. I started to renovate my garden and pathway, it's my DIY projects. I got some of the materials at https://rocknsoil.com.au/. Got pebbles, soil, timber and other accessories. You should check that site too....See MoreARG .
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