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Revive Your Lawn After Coming Out of a Cold Winter

With the arrival of spring, it's time to step outside and take stock of your lawn. Winter may have left it looking less than its best, but don't worryโ€”there are plenty of ways to revive your lawn and

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Gabion Baskets In Ferntree Gully, Victoria

Gabion Baskets In Ferntree Gully, Victoria.As we move into the Christmas period, a lot of you are going to have some time off.  Some of you might even decide to tackle one of the projects you have

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10 Questions About Using Mulch In Your Garden

Applying a layer of mulch is one of the best things you can do for your trees and bedding plants. In addition to adding color and texture to a landscape, retaining moisture, suppressing weeds, and acting

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A Finished Courtyard

How To Pave A Courtyard

Today I am going to take you through how to properly install a brick courtyard. It's around 1200 square feet and it's pretty amazing. Firstly let me say this is not my work, I have

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Four Main Ways To Use Pavers In Your Garden

As you can see in the main picture for this article, pavers can be grand and create spectacular spaces.  There are four main ways to use pavers.  One, use them to make a path. Two, you can pave

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29 Amazing Firepit Ideas

I've got an amazing built in fire pit and I truly believe that every Australian should have one too. There is nothing I enjoy more than hitting Saturday night and lighting up the fire pit, sitting

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Reclaimed Brick Driveway

Using Bricks To Pave Paths, Patios And Driveways

It is funny when you sit down to write an article on pavers and realise that there is too much information to do just one article.It will have to be two, because one has to be about

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Growing Vegetables And Fruits In Planter Pots

Weโ€™ve found that lots of our clients are very interested in growing vegetables and fruits in planter pots and have heard many of the same questions asked over

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Garden Edging

As you will be working out by now, I love reducing what I have to do on a day to day basis in the garden.  Garden Edging is by far the easiest way to reduce garden work.  It

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Using Sleepers In Your Garden

How To Use Sleepers In Your Garden

Designing a garden is not just about art. There is definitely some science to it. One of the best things you can become good at is dividing spaces so that they sit separate from each

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