Garden Maintenance | Calary Gardens https://www.calarygardens.com Mount Gambier Garden Maintenance Tue, 04 Dec 2018 13:36:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.calarygardens.com/public_html/calarygardens.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Calary-Gardens-Logo-no-Text-s-75x75.jpg Garden Maintenance | Calary Gardens https://www.calarygardens.com 32 32 Hedge replacement https://www.calarygardens.com/garden-maintenance/hedge-replacement Sun, 28 Jan 2018 06:50:51 +0000 https://www.calarygardens.com/?p=401 The customer wanted this macrocarpa hedge replaced because it had become too big and too wide to be manageable. The challenge here was there are telephone wires running very close to the roots and also there are water pipes in the ground. Bringing in a digger and ripping it all out was not an option. […]

The post Hedge replacement first appeared on Calary Gardens.]]> The customer wanted this macrocarpa hedge replaced because it had become too big and too wide to be manageable.

The challenge here was there are telephone wires running very close to the roots and also there are water pipes in the ground. Bringing in a digger and ripping it all out was not an option.

Each of these stumps had to be loosened by hand and then removed by a tractor. The ground had  to be enriched with lots of compost because macrocarpa take out a lot of goodness from the soil. Once the ground was prepared and had settled I replanted with a yew hedge.

outside mt gambier hedge to be replaced

outside mt gambier yew hedge replacement
Left – prepared area
Right – new yew hedge
The post Hedge replacement first appeared on Calary Gardens.]]> House prepared for sale https://www.calarygardens.com/garden-maintenance/house-prepared-for-sale Sun, 28 Jan 2018 06:07:55 +0000 https://www.calarygardens.com/?p=385 This house has been rented for years and the garden has become overgrown. I was asked to go along to consult on what improvements I thought were needed. Later I was asked to carry out the recommendations. These are the before and work in progress photos. Just by pruning these trees back I’ve improved the […]

The post House prepared for sale first appeared on Calary Gardens.]]> This house has been rented for years and the garden has become overgrown. I was asked to go along to consult on what improvements I thought were needed. Later I was asked to carry out the recommendations.

These are the before and work in progress photos.

garden renovation left side

Just by pruning these trees back I’ve improved the light to the house.

garden restoration left side

Pruning back the shrubs  completely changes the character of this space.

garden renovation right side

By removing the rubbish and adding some bark this space is transformed.

garden renovation front

By removing the top of this pittosporum, I’ve let more light into the house and revealed a breath taking view.

The post House prepared for sale first appeared on Calary Gardens.]]> The Junction – joint project with Rotary https://www.calarygardens.com/garden-maintenance/the-junction-joint-project-with-rotary Thu, 07 Nov 2013 23:50:39 +0000 https://www.calarygardens.com/?p=304 The Junction garden was a joint volunteer project with the Rotary Club of Mount Gambier West in December 2012. The first pictures show before and after pictures of the renovation.                     Below are some updated photos taken in September 2013.             […]

The post The Junction – joint project with Rotary first appeared on Calary Gardens.]]> The Junction garden was a joint volunteer project with the Rotary Club of Mount Gambier West in December 2012.

The first pictures show before and after pictures of the renovation.

The Junction before and after

 

The Junction volunteer project
Before and after at the Junction. A joint volunteer project with the Rotary Club of Mount Gambier West.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below are some updated photos taken in September 2013.

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The Junction
The Junction in September 2013.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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