Low Timber Landscaping...

[Purpleheart]

I finished this piece of "Timber Landscaping" Last weekend.

Thought I'd post up a few picts.

Cheers - Ph.

[Purpleheart]

I moved the BBQ in this Weekend.

(The Missus moved the plants in too........)

[Sir Stinkalot]

Looks great .... no water restrictions I assume

[Purpleheart]

Looks great .... no water restrictions I assume

Its catch 22, but in a good way. We've had so much rain, we don't need to water the garden......

[jimj]

Dear Purpleheart,

Great job and the whole project has come together very nicely. If I could offer one small suggestion. The plant pot dishes sitting directly on the deck will soon leave a black mark on the deck which will be nearly impossible to remove. I encounter this weekly on decks and have yet been able to remove the black stain using oxalic acid or by sanding. The black stain tends to permeate deep.If left long enough the timber will start to degrade. If the boss of the house wants the plants in the pots on the deck ,see if you can gently encourage her to add three or four feet to get the drainage plate off the deck. The feet will also tend to leave black marks but not as badly. Perhaps the best method(although not as Stylish) are the metal frames that have small caster wheels. These tend not to mark the deck. While I am at it another culprit in leaving black marks is the bottom round ring from the BBQ gas cylinder and many of the cheap steel frame outdoor furniture sets. Once again your project looks stunning,

jimj www.restore-a-deck.com.au

[joe greiner]

Very crisp detailing, Ph. Beautiful lawn, too.

Joe

[Purpleheart]

Hey jimj.

Thanks for the comments, and you have some very good points there. Unfortunately, I am familiar with the markings the pots tend to leave behind. I will definately give some thought as to what to do about it this time.

Have a look at pict 1, some decking we built about 2 and a half years ago.

Picts 2 and 3, well weathered, and tell tale pot stain. All the gloop that filteres through the potting mix certainly doesen't help, and when the pots are outside and it rains, the water just overflows and pools around. About all we can do with that one is put the pot back there again after re-oiling. Fortunately no marking from the bbq, as it is well protected by the cover a mate made for me.

Pict 4 - My design for a saucer that just drains excess water off the edge of the deck. Anyone good at pottery, make a few of these and you'll be a millionaire. (Well, I'll buy half a dozen anyway).

Hey Joe, gotta give the props for the lawn to the missus. She pretty much looks after that, she even mows it too. All I do is the edges. I'm at Newcastle, and we have had such good sun and rain this summer, I can't remember the last time the garden needed any watering. Very Lucky !!!

Cheers - Ph

[want2learn]

Well done looks great, what type of turf is it?

[Purpleheart]

what type of turf is it?

Buffalo.

[dazzler]

Buffalo.

Sir Walter

[Purpleheart]

Sir Walter

Honestly, I can't tell you.

When we moved in about 8 years ago, it was probably 45% Kikuyu, 45% weeds and 10% Buffalous Unknownus.

After years of weeding etc etc, its about 99% buffalo now.

Its definately an older variety, not like what you see these days.

Someone once told me it was called something like "Seasalt Buffalo", but I had never heard of that either. Sorry...

[celeste]

Hi Purpleheart

All I can say is - It looks really great, well done

Celeste

[Purpleheart]

Took jimjs advice.

Pots now equiped with feet. Only a couple of dollars from Bunnings.

Cheers Mate.

[dazbeer]

Looks good mate nice decking wood.

I notice you nailed the planks on in a straight line, on some other posts they recommend offsetting the nails to avoid splitting. I'm just building a small ground deck at the moment. Personnally i prefer the straight look but obviously dont want any splitting problems. Did you get any?

[Purpleheart]

Looks good mate nice decking wood.

I notice you nailed the planks on in a straight line, on some other posts they recommend offsetting the nails to avoid splitting. I'm just building a small ground deck at the moment. Personnally i prefer the straight look but obviously dont want any splitting problems. Did you get any?

No probs with splitting. All painstakingly pre-drilled and knocked in by hand !!