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rsegner
Just Starting Out
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I’m having an outdoor kitchen installed where this garden bed is on my patio. It is porcelain stone so needs to be a level base that will not shift as ...

Starfishlane
Cultivating a Following
17 replies

4.5mtx4mt internal courtyard on only a 127sqmt lot. I was hoping to have small plunge pool installed but sewer and other services were below undergrou ...

JoK86
Just Starting Out
2 replies

Hello, We really want to make our (sloped, toward the house) smallish backyard in suburbia more user friendly. Our small patio is currently covered in ...

JesseS6
Building a Reputation
1 reply

As you can see there is a reasonable slope from the house which flattens out with a dip in the middle. I'm seeking ideas/inspiration on options to ge ...

Darrinph
Just Starting Out
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Hello brains trust, First time poster, long time lurker. I will be installing a timber retaining wall around my pool area, and then installing a gla ...

PaulST
Just Starting Out
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Hi, Thanks in advance for any advice. I want to install a pickleball court in the area shown in the photos. Prior to installing the court, I want t ...

vng
Growing in Experience
3 replies

Need some links to treated battens for laying on the ground as frame to keep some tiles from shifting and form an edging Is H3 the type of wood that ...

TimGeo
Having an Impact
8 replies

It's time for another project and after design after design after design, I'm finally ready to begin! The goal: to increase the usable space outside ...

jim6
Getting Established
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Hi All, I am planning on putting a shed at the back of my property and need to decide on the base to use. The shed is 2.8m x 2.2m and the land has a d ...

amapola
Finding My Feet
7 replies

Hi I would like to know if it possible to build a French drain as shown in the line described in the photo, my house is on a slope where there is clea ...

rozdalley
Just Starting Out
1 reply

I am going to cut this bottom half in and use the excess dirt to fill the top half and retain the middle without steps. The area to retain is aprox 62 ...

rahulupadhyay
Finding My Feet
5 replies

In our backyard we have noticed water is not draining properly from corner of the fence to parallel of fence for approx 390cm. I even dug approx 35 cm ...

ELI5
Cultivating a Following
5 replies

Seeking ideas on a weed free and low maintenance landscaping for gap between concrete and fence here and how to DIY it. Thanks.

Angela62
Finding My Feet
2 replies

Landscaped front verge of property using recycled organic materials which included rescue plants. Created a dry creek bed either side of the property ...

NancyM
Just Starting Out
1 reply

Can I use a till to level the ground in preparation for either paving or a deck? See pic.  

JesseS6
Building a Reputation
18 replies

Hello, Our backyard originally had a significant slope. After landscaping, we added a large amount of soil and graded it away from the house to meet t ...

tulle
Getting Established
4 replies

     I’m wanting to do some landscaping in my front yard. I currently have a besser block retaining wall in the middle of the front yard. It’s in g ...

Reef
Just Starting Out
1 reply

Hi, I am wanting to do something similar to rendering this retaining wall. I have read conflicting information around whether I can render it or not ...

PscottDIY
Building a Reputation
17 replies

Hey Gurus, after building one of the best decks in history my next project is some retaining walls. Interested in this RIDGI stuff as it looks easy ...

diynewbie1
Finding My Feet
6 replies

Hello! We have cleared out most of our courtyard to have a blank slate the start transforming it, however struggling to visualise the best use of the ...

tkingham
Just Starting Out
1 reply

I have a small two brick high besser brick retaining wall. I would like to improve it’s aesthetics by rendering if possible as I presume it will be m ...

renshao
Finding My Feet
5 replies

I plan to put sandstone blocks around this area as garden edge. The paver side is 600 higher than the concrete side. The sandstone I bought is 600(len ...

JesseS6
Building a Reputation
1 reply

Hello, Our backyard originally had a significant slope. After landscaping, we added a large amount of soil and graded it away from the house to meet t ...

Lanie
Getting Established
9 replies

The "Before" We love our protected back courtyard but the garden above it was in bad shape. So why not redesign an easy maintenance garden of colour, ...

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