Category Archives: Garden

Bracken Fern

Posted on 07/06/2010 by AlanM52

     Plant name: Bracken Fern (alternative names: Common Fern and Austral Bracken Botanical name: Pteridium esculentum Declared: An environmental weed…. Bracken Fern is a native of Australia and is prevalent throughout the coastal area of the north coast and … Continue reading →

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Garden retreat

Posted on 02/06/2010 by AlanM52

Bought a three sided garden arch for this area of the garden. The roman bench seat was purchased from a local market and is all concrete – very heavy.

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Mimosa Gazebo

Posted on 02/06/2010 by AlanM52

  Purchased from Bunning’s for about $800. As soon as I saw this with its polycarbonate roof I said to ET…let’s buy that and she agreed. Suffered some damage from the big hail storm but still dry underneath.     Note … Continue reading →

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Rainwater tank

Posted on 01/06/2010 by AlanM52

In January 2008 over the holiday period I installed a rainwater tank. The total cost was about $2000 and we sourced all the bits and pieces from two suppliers, One Stop Sprinklers and Bunnings; both in Notting Hill. This is … Continue reading →

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Front porch drain

Posted on 31/05/2010 by AlanM52

I have always been a bit concerned about flooding. Our two story house on concrete slab is on the low side of the street and sits down quite a bit from street level.     Above: This is looking up the driveway, … Continue reading →

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Backyard gazebos

Posted on 30/05/2010 by AlanM52

We have been through a few gazebos and they have been used for different purposes like a cat run and chook run extension.   xxxxxxxx           

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