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vicky3
Just Starting Out
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Hi. I wanted to grow a vine over our shed roof to block the neighbors view into the garden. We built a bit of a frame to sit on the roof the give the ...

rita4u
Just Starting Out
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There is a flat ground level landscape area in the front yard. The shape is like a quarter of a cake with 2 straight lines and a curve line. One s ...

kanga25
Growing in Experience
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I need to replace a garden bed feature wall. A cement sheet was originally in place, but fell and broke in high winds. I am wanting to replace it with ...

SunnyZim87
Cultivating a Following
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My fence on one side doesn't completely meet the garden wall in the one corner and it's a bit of an eyesore. The fence is asbestos so I can't nail any ...

Suneet
Just Starting Out
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Help with front yard landscaping mainly a walkway to main door on a budget      

tinker83
Finding My Feet
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Hello, I would like to add some shade cloth above my garden beds to protect them during the extremely hot summer days.. I would love some advice on wh ...

CaseyE
Just Starting Out
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Hi there! I am moving in to a new rental that doesn't have a fence on one side of the house. We have two small dogs so a fence is definitely needed ...

SamB
Finding My Feet
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Kia Ora Team! I'm looking for some advice on how I could flatten/make the garden more accessible. I've considered putting terraces - essentially mi ...

gardenhappy
Just Starting Out
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Our block is slightly downhill of our neighbour, and we have concrete on our side of the fence, while she has soil/mulch. When we had our fence replac ...

Cham1
Growing in Experience
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Hi I have a retaining wall in my backyard 600mm high and 400mm from the fence to the retaining wall . I am planning to do a seating area on the ret ...

Zog
Building a Reputation
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Hi, I built a deck early last year and have some merbau decking boards left. Thinking of using it up by building a planter box. Just wondering about r ...

ali86
Finding My Feet
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I’m looking to build a raised garden bed in the backyard. How it looks currently: Target: Raised garden bed with a benchI’ve been thinking through the ...

satwik
Finding My Feet
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    Hi all, this is my first time posting here and first time DIY’ng my backyard. plan is to layout artificial turf+ deck+ walking path to deck. ...

PaverEnjoyer
Just Starting Out
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Hi everyone, I'm not sure if this is a DIY project I should be considering over the Christmas break, but I am wanting to relay a section of my paver d ...

zgarden
Finding My Feet
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Hi! Could someone advise whether I could hang my garden pots (Jack Garden Up / terracotta pots) on this trellis Jack 180x100cm grip and grow wall fram ...

jbandhs
Just Starting Out
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 I have s u-shaped raised garden bed that I am looking to cover with mesh to protect veggies from birds, but still allow pollinators in. Attached pho ...

John93
Getting Established
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Hi,I need some ideas to properly landscape/design my narrow backyard.The space is around 2m (W) x 13.6m (L). Few photos attachedI have a built in seat ...

Abhijeet_rookie
Getting Established
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Hi experts, I am planning to make three basic planter boxes. Two of 1.5m x 1.5m and one 3m x 1.5m. I have never made a planter box before. I am lo ...

ludicrousgib
Getting Established
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This brick retaining wall was bagged a few years ago. Over time, the render has gone flaky and started peeling off in places. I want to re-bag the wal ...

Innov8tive
Building a Reputation
15 replies

Renovating the backyard. Putting in a shed, a concrete slab for the shed and laying new fake grass. The shed we have decided to go with is this model. ...

mich1972
Home Improvement Guru
30 replies

Watch this space friends as we convert this old bathtub into a beautiful Frog Pond  We have three small frog ponds in our garden and now it’s time ...

MambourinNewbie
Finding My Feet
5 replies

Hello, I am in the process of laying down artificial lawn in my backyard. Things I have done so far: 1. Cleaned the weed and levelled the soil ba ...

ezzie
Building a Reputation
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Completed steps with help of handyman friend - lots of concrete/mortar mixing, lots of swearing, lots of sunscreen working on hot days and a few discu ...

Leighton17
Just Starting Out
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Hey everyone, I am wanting to put raised wooden sleeper garden beds in where the red lines are. My question is given the slope etc would this then ...