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DirtMonkey
Getting Established
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We bought our first house in Perth, and quickly learned that most of our gutter downpipes emptied water directly onto the soil, without any considerat ...

Clarencio08
Growing in Experience
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Hello brain trust, I am wanting to do a DIY for our backyard and i am just a beginner. Has anyone used the brighton masonry for garden edging? I am ...

BigBuilder
Finding My Feet
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We've recently moved into a home where the garden bed has been built right up against the wall, meaning dirt is sitting directly against the brick pos ...

PrecisionEdge
Just Starting Out
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Hey Guys, I'm struggling to measure this odd shaped garden i have to Mulch at 100mm thick. I've broken it down to 4 shapes to make it easier but i'm ...

DC15
Getting Established
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I have a patch of 5m X 3.2 in the front yard which I'd like to do up so I can plant some roses and other flowers. Before planting anything, I'd like t ...

haitchb
Finding My Feet
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Hi all, We moved into our new home in October last year and are now planning our landscaping. We have a long and narrow strip at the side of the hou ...

Liv95
Growing in Experience
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    Hi guys! We recently had a retaining wall done with sandstone blocks. We went with B grade cuts not thinking about how the soil would fall out ...

kingj
Cultivating a Following
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Hello experts, I am looking for creative ideas to landscape my front garden. The sandy soil in Perth makes it challenging to grow colorful plants in ...

rff91
Just Starting Out
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We recently moved into a house in Perth and have a very sad looking front yard. My plan is to remove all the weeded area, place a line of bushes along ...

jess27
Just Starting Out
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I've moved into a new home which has a sloped grass front yard. I want to add some raised beds but I'd be looking at about a 25cm height difference be ...

Harveen
Just Starting Out
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  I want to make a retaining wall, i just bought pine sleepers and sleeper post. Need some idea how to start, how to label etc

JoeyLa
Just Starting Out
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Hi there, Current path (looking towards tiled area) LHS of path (house-side) RHS of path (fence side) Hi all, I've been going around in circles f ...

adi_kcd
Finding My Feet
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  First post, which is big milestone as I have taken plenty of advice from other threads here! We have remodelled our backyard and built a walled ...

JesseS6
Getting Established
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Hi All, I’m after some suggestions/help on how we should landscape this narrow side of our house. We need to have water flow away from house but als ...

Abhi3
Just Starting Out
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Hi All, I have a narrow space which lies between the concrete layer and the fence. I’m trying to clear up the weeds and level up the area to the con ...

Fiona82
Finding My Feet
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Hi all Background - I am building a retaining wall that will be 1 metre back from the pool edge to stop the soil drifting down into the pool. between ...

JoB166
Finding My Feet
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Hi, I’ve done two rounds of granitic sand in my back yard, following the correct process and using a compactor. There are some small areas where it is ...

sandra2003
Just Starting Out
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Hi, I’m looking at how to fix our front yard. It’s slightly sloped, so we aren’t sure if to make some steps or some pavers. We are looking for budget ...

felipenm
Cultivating a Following
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Hey all, I am looking for ideas on how to fix a drainage problem I have. As you can see in the photo this area gets “flooded” whenever there is heavy ...

Mo2
Cultivating a Following
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      Hello there. I am planning retaining wall in my backyard, having slope of approx 600mm from the lowest point to the desired height of Alfresc ...

redcamper
Growing in Experience
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When using this merbau border roll, if I were to put a third of it in the ground, will it rot? Do I need to use pegs or posts when using this to make ...

Johnny2
Just Starting Out
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Hi, i need some suggestions regarding drainage in this area. i have just bought this unit and have noticed they have paved the entire are ...

uncleT
Finding My Feet
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Hello, I need some help. I have a small backyard with roughly 10sm of lawn area I think just eyeballing it. I want to install freshly rolled turf but ...

TheSaltyreefer
Becoming a Leader
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Few months back decided I needed to add some drainage around the wife's studio as it was a muddy area (That sat) after rain and turned abit of the law ...