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Tiny little flying bugs in an indoor pot plant
Hi team I have a Rubber plant which was thriving. About a week ago we started to notice all these tiny little bugs flying around in the kitchen. Upon inspection the rubber plant is infested with them. Literally thousands of the buggers! I think they may have now infected my fiddle leaf fig too. I've had to move them…
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Fungus (Mushroom?) growing in indoor plant soil!
Hi team I noticed this morning some kind of fungus growing in the soil of my Rubber plant. Never seen anything like this before. Is it an issue?
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Removable privacy screen ideas for back fence
Hi team Our back deck area looks right into our neighbours outdoor area, and vice versa for them. They have some tall plants and trees planted on their side which obscures the view but still pretty visible and also sound travels easily between the two. I want to screen it off somehow to create more privacy and also to…
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Where can I buy outdoor sofa/bench cushions
Hi guys Looking at building some outdoor sofas/daybeds for our deck. I'm having trouble finding suitable cushions. I've had a good look in bunnings and everything seems a little thin for what I'm looking for. eg https://www.bunnings.com.au/mojo-116-x-48cm-grey-outdoor-bench-cushion_p3191124 Also had a look on the Ikea…
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Inspiration for a pool in narrow space
Hi gang Looking for some feedback from people who have installed a pool in a narrow space. We have 4.3 meters between the fence and the house (approx 10 meters length to play with). Reading online it seems the pool needs to be at least 1000mm off the fence line and similar off the house leaving approx 2m for width of pool.…
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Winged ants in bathroom
Hi gang Over the last few days we've started to notice quite a few what look like winged ants, along with a whole heap of their non-winged cousins in our bathroom. Apologies for the poor pictures I found it hard to get the camera to focus on them. Looking online they don't appear to be termites as they seem to have a…
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Bench seat with firewood storage
A gabion bench seat with decorative rocks and built-in firewood storage. The project The gabion cage is a simple box construction with wire u-nailed to the front and then rocks dropped in from above. I only wanted the rocks at the front as a decorative feature so didn't need a large volume of rocks to fill the full gabion…
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Gabion wall bench seat build project
Hi team Looking to build some bench seats for a fire pit area and like the look of loose rocks under the seat. Similar to the pic below but with a back rest on the bench. Also I will be framing out the bench with treated pine and cladding in deck boards. I only want the rocks at the front as a decorative thing so won't…
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Vertical garden help
Hi team Looking to build a vertical garden to grow some herbs and possibly small fruit/veg eg tomatoes. Not looking for a huge amount of produce and it will be as much to have it looking good as well as functional. What kind of timber can I use that will stand up to the elements? Obviously treated pine is out if we want to…
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Help/advise re backyard and deck area
Hi team We completed a pretty extensive deck and outdoor area in September last year. I'm guilty of getting it to a usable situation and then not really finishing it off. The corner where the BBQ is now....I'm thinking of putting in some kind of "Feature screen" with some lighting and climbing plants approx 3m down the…
