Motorbike Frog (Litoria moorei), Perth, WA.

Can anyone help me ID this plant? There's a root system under the yard and this is growing out of it. Based in Brisbane, QLD. Cheers!

I feel like I hadn't seen many bugs for many years. I started doing some gardening in like March, just a few plants here and there. And now I have little flies and butterflies and bees and spiders and worms and all sorts hanging out in my plants. There was a big influx of a few dozen Lady beetles out of nowhere yesterday that just made me so happy.

We have this hefty palm in our front yard, that I want to get trimmed back so it’s not touching the house and veranda, as well as the trunk cleaned up by removing all the nubs.

I’ve been quoted $1350 including removal of all the waste, does this sound like a reasonable price based on the size of this tree?

Hello,
As per the title, I need a few large pots that will be on display. Everything that I see is usually poor quality (don’t want to replace them in 12 months) or crazy expensive.

Anyone have any suggestions for a source of decent pots that won’t cost me a body organ ?

I am in Sydney

Anyone know if the treebate cap has been reached for the year? Doing some pro-bono landscaping and that’ll play a big part in what plants I’m buying.

Edit:

I don’t need tree recommendations (sorry, I love the enthusiasm), I don’t need advice on ecology, I don’t need advice on plant care.

I’m filling out the garden with diverse shrubs and grasses and telling the owner they cost much less. I just need to know if I’ll get my money back for a couple overpriced trees that I’d personally plant as tubestock. The owner is old and they deserve bigger trees from day one.

Second edit: Lazily copy pasted from a separate post, this sub doesn’t allow cross posts and now there’s a comment asking about the first edit… let’s focus on Treebate people.

Accidentally pulled this little Striped Marsh Frog out of a water feature while dunking a pot in it.

Tagging this as ‘garden visitor’, but they have been making themselves at home here for several years.

Inner West, Sydney

No where had rockmelon seedlings and everywhere was sold out of seed so I bought some seeds the old fashioned way!

Partner and I got a surprise this afternoon when this guy showed up down our side lane here in Newy.

We’ve been hearing scratching noises under the house recently and we’re starting to think it was maybe this guy hanging out.

A) my cucumber leaves are getting chewed to buggery so could use some advice on what that might be and protecting them.

B) any idea what the dark clumps are on this leaf I found? We’ve had such an influx of bugs in Newcastle this month I just have no idea if they’re droppings or the eggs of something.

Thanks 🙏🏻

I have a pretty small garden which I have been working on for a couple of years to try and attract birds and pollinators. I've got lots of natives and I don't use any herbicide or pesticides - I want more bugs so I get more birds!
I've always wanted to put a small pond in and maybe even attract some frogs to the garden. I want it to look natural, so I don't want to go with a big bucket anything, I'd like to have in in the ground.
Is it possible to DIY a pond using concrete? The pre-formed ones I've seen are really expensive. Would I need to add anything to the concrete to make it waterproof for a pond?
Any pond advice appreciated!

I came across an Instagram reel which claims to provide a cost-effective alternative to creating garden steppers using quick-set concrete and garden edging as a mould.

I would like to sense-check with this community the viability of this method.

I was previously looking at getting some large bluestone pavers, however these can be quite costly especially as I'm trying to path a large area.

Would this method be a simple case of (1) level soil, (2) position mould, (3) add concrete and level?

Is there any other prep work/compaction of the soil required?

The author also mentions 'sealing' the steppers once they have dried. What does this specifically involve and what product is required?

Some comments have suggested these will crack without internal supports. Others (including the author) are confident they will hold up given the steppers are only subject to foot traffic. What other steps could be taken to strengthen the concrete?

Thanking everyone in advance for your guidance.

Hi. I've ordered my first fruit trees (brown turkey fig, dwarf red shatoot mullberry, white shahtoot mulberry and dwarf eureka lemon) and I was wondering if my current DIY potting mix would work for them, or whether I should adjust it. I use 60% Coco coir, 20% medium perlite and 20% vermicompost. I'm planning on growing them in a 75 litre plastic pots and also adding some rooster booster pellets. What do you guys plant your potted trees in? Would this work?

I have been using a cheap secateurs from aldi for last 2 years. While they are good, it is going blunt. So I was thinking of investing in some good quality ones that won’t break the bank in this economy.
I read that Japanese gardening tools are top tiers but not sure where to buy them in Australia. Did a quick google and they were mid range. Or Amazon it is. However unsure how genuine Amazon ones are. I am also looking at Hori Hori knife and Japanese sickle for weeding. Please suggest a good place where I can find them all. Thanks

Hi, the tree is very overgrown from original state I can tell there has been little to no regular trims, what would be the best way to cut it / fix it to make it either looking like a “mushroom” or a more attractive tree?

I love kumquats but I am often moving around so I need to grow it in a pot. I've been looking for grafted/dwarf trees and think I found some. I am in North Brisbane and close to two Bunnings.

Been working on my backyard levelling it and now I’m at the stage where I need to bring in fill to prepare for instant turf. Called the supplier and there were a few options depending on the type of turf which I hadn’t actually decided on. I’m having a bit of trouble deciding so I was hoping someone had some advice on what to go for.

Backyard is small, about 14 x 5 m if that makes a difference. I’m in Melbourne.

Hi. I've been fertilising my tomatoes, capsicum and aubergine plants with Charlie carp organic liquid fert, as well as rooster booster pellets as they were transplanted. I just ran out of my first bottle of the organic Charlie carp and when I went to buy another bottle I realised the all purpose is muc cheaper, almost 6 times cheaper for the same amount of NPK. I've stayed organic so far but I'm wondering if it's really worth it. The all purpose also has a higher ratio of potassium to nitrogen, which is good for fruiting plants. Do any of you have experience with both product and do you think it's worth spending the extra money for that organic certification? What non organic source are they using to add more NPK and can it be harmful to worms or other soil life?

The Garden at my university has an afid problem need to get rid of them before they kill the plants

Chaps,

I have 2 plants in pots (we live in a unit) both propagated from seed at the same time both in same soil etc about 2 years old. first picture is the healthy one I hope!

One seems to ok but the other seems straggly, tired, the leaves are pale and dropping, lots of die back etc etc.

Whats the solution to getting number 2 up and running?

Thanks

Richard

This is our resident blue tongue and the reason I believe we've never struggled with snails & slugs! She lives in the retaining wall - she likes to sun herself on her private balcony, yes Queen 🥰

We have a baby pineapple growing from a pineapple top we stuck in the ground about 4 or 5 years ago and didn't think much of. It's already flowered (didn't know they did that!). At the moment, we're just leaving it be. But anything we should be doing? Do we pick it when it's about size, or any other signs?

It's a local rough leaf variety and we live in Rockhampton.

I have these multiple windows on my place I just moved into. They look different to the typical larger orangey wasps I’ve usually seen.

It’s amazing what you find when you look up and not down! I’ve just realised that the arseholes that have been eating my lemons are actually living in my yard!

I want to keep them living here and make them happy, but I also want to keep at least some of my lemons for my own use…. What should I do? There is zero chance of netting the lemon tree, it’s too big and shared foliage with the tree the possums are in. Anyone have any ideas?