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NorIlyanaK
Getting Established
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Hello. I was thinking about starting my backyard landscaping and I was wondering if it is a good idea to put pavers as an edging along the splints o ...

stansmith44
Just Starting Out
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How can find precut wood for garden bed in a pack?

kitfriendesq
Building a Reputation
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My wife fancied us doing a version of this upcycled garden tool gate for our side return... Inevitably actual construction is somewhat more complex a ...

Bennn
Finding My Feet
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Hi there, i have a tree in my backyard and wanted to install a bricks edging. can you please help me and also my backyard is on a steep slope

TanyaC
Just Starting Out
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Hi, I want to build a pergola that will be attached to the house at one side and extend out about 2.5m. I want to grow climbing roses over it like t ...

Lboyd
Just Starting Out
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Hi i want to complete a small project, I have a small area i would like to pave that gets the sun and out of the wind its approximately 7m Long by 5m ...

sammilne
Having an Impact
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A simple and fun DIY hanging herb garden that uses only 5 materials. This hanging herb garden can be made to suit more or less pots and you could even ...

SyedAhmed
Growing in Experience
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Hi Team. I'd like to install a fold-down clothesline to the fence shown below: It's a colorbond fence which sits on concrete sleepers. The widt ...

Mo2
Growing in Experience
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Hello there. I am planning to get rid of the grass and instead lay the concrete on the side area of my house approximately 42 m sq 1 - Should I le ...

qroozn
Growing in Experience
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Greeting guru’s. last time I asked about a deck I got my head in a spin and ended up doing a knock down and rebuild because “it was easier”. I now hav ...

cindyh68
Cultivating a Following
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Upcycling fence palings to create raised planter box surround, after having a piece of boundary fence replaced with some of the existing fence panels ...

Penny33
Just Starting Out
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Hello! I am a DIY newbie and I’ve very ambitiously started a project to build a brick raised garden bed along our 12 metre fence line. I will be putti ...

rickychan
Cultivating a Following
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I am considering building a nutrient film technique (NFT) hydroponic system. I read this project and found it to be really informative. I have a few s ...

Cherry
Finding My Feet
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This is a follow on from a similar quaestion regarding extending a brick retaining wall. My husband decided to use gal steel to create the base. Then ...

crazycrisi
Growing in Experience
15 replies

With some timber, colour bond edging and some old tin freshly painted I whipped up some raised garden beds.    

bwhitty25
Finding My Feet
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Hi everyone!We are currently in the process of planning for a pool in the backyard, which includes a small retaining wall (500mm) to level the yard, a ...

karthickvs
Getting Established
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I would like to add a brick fencing to my garden bed in the backyard. There is lawn elsewhere in the backyard. Can you please suggest which bricks ca ...

diybaby
Finding My Feet
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Help! We have finished building veggie beds. We used untreated wood - what should we use to fix gaps and cracks in the rough sawn spaces and what shou ...

jarrod11
Just Starting Out
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Weeds mat I am doing a small area and leaving stepping stones. Do you put the road base down then weeds mat then the stepping stones put a little hole ...

heychikadee
Finding My Feet
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Hi there, I’ve just today bought one of these and while I’m happy enough with it, I believe it could do with some reinforcement at the edges holding u ...

SarahH
Getting Established
5 replies

A vertical garden I created to make more space for plants in my tiny townhouse yard. I don't have much DIY experience but the end result has given me ...

frediynewbie
Building a Reputation
7 replies

After building our deck last year, it took me another year to finally start and finish our backyard. We have a small space available so I had to utili ...

kontact00
Finding My Feet
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Hi team, I’m looking to create 6m length arbour either side of the path but without the top. The intention is to concrete in a few 100mm or 90mm pos ...

gwu2
Just Starting Out
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Hi, we're building a tennis court in our backyard but noticed some areas are still wet even on dry days. We're planning to install an AGI or French dr ...