Just screw it on to your tap, place the tube in a bucket of pure or diluted fertilser or wetting agent, switch the tap on and it draws the liquid through the hose. As far as we are awhere, this product is not available in another garden supply store.

$25 each

We  have designed a system that uses recycled products that you can assemble yourself to create any size or shape. Grow wonderful native plants or create a vertical vegetable garden.

Packages from $2,199

• 35 boxes (3m H x 1.68m W)
• 140 native plants
• Light weight soil mix
• Geo-fabric material
• Drip irrigation tubing
• Assembly Instructions
• Irrigation tap timer (optional)
• Additional boxes ($55 each)

Includes plants, soil medium, geo-fabric, timer and irrigation.

Frog ponds are an wonderful way to bring frogs into your garden and simply look fantastic. Combined with native plants and sedges as well as a damp environment they provide excellent breeding ground for frogs.

We have designed a fantastic system that can be purchased from us or have us install. The frog pond consists of two areas, the pond part (a permanently wet area) and the swale. The swale is filled with white sand and Zeolite, and catches the over flow from the pond. When planted with native sedges and wetland plants this area will not only filters the water but also creates the perfect habitat for frogs to live and breed.

Photos of construction

When we install a system we like to see that our clients get the best advise every time. Being waterwise in the garden need not be a challenge, we recommend the system include a rain or soil moisture sensor, a programmable controller that can meet watering rosters and drip irrigation for the gardens and directional matched precipitation sprinklers for lawn areas.

For more information about our irrigation systems, click through to the drip irrigation page.

For use in sandy gardens in Perth, turning sand into soil.

Preparing the soil is key to creating a sustainable garden. Soil amendments change the texture of the soil to better hold water and nutrients. Products such as Bentonite Clay, Zeolite and Compost are the most important for Perth’s sandy soils and will treat problems such as dryness, water repellency and nutrient deficiency.

Bentonite clay changes the physical texture of the soil. Instead of it being inert sand particles which are basically small rocks with little to no water holding capacity, the clay when mixed into gardens and lawns will fill in the gaps between the sand, almost like building a brick wall and adding mortar between the courses. The clay particles are hundreds of times smaller than grains of sand and act like the glue that holds it all together. Clay also has the natural property of polar attraction so inherently will draw water and nutrients towards it which reduces the hydrophobic conditions.

Because Bentonite Clay is a naturally occurring product it will stay in the soil where it has been mixed for a long time  without disappearing unlike water crystals (which are made from petroleum). Bentonite clay is also quite cheap.

DIY

We have rotary hoes for hire to mix the clay thoroughly into the sand. The machines are effective to a depth of 30cm. Our recommended application rate for bentonite is about 5Kg per m2. Mixing it in is the key so if you are doing large areas, make light work of it by hiring a rotary hoe.

Professional Installation

If you wish to leave the hard work to us we can prepare your gardens or lawn area before planting. See rotary hoe hire section below.

Bentonite Clay For Sale

20Kg bag for $18 each

SPECIAL OFFERS

Buy 10 and get 1 FREE

Buy 50 and get 10 FREE and get FREE delivery (within the metro area only)

Great if you have friends who might be interested.

Application rate

We recommend using 5Kg per square meter. You can use slightly more up to 8Kg or as low as 3.5Kg but from our experience 5Kg’s offers the best change in soil structure and value for money.

Delivery

Delivery ranges from $30 to $75 within Perth Metro area.

Delivery charges are on a prorata basis based on quantity purchased and distance from our base in Beaconsfield. Discounts are also offered for multiple drops in the same area, so get your friends interested or pick up in Beaconsfield on Saturday mornings 8 – 12pm please call for the address (remember each bag weighs 20Kg)

Rotary Hoe Hire

Smaller machine hire – Per Day $80 + GST & $100 deposit (machine dimensions 500mm W x 800mm L x 900mm H) Fuel not included. This machine will make the job dead easy, great for sandy conditions. Usefully for mixing compost and bentonite together, recommended for jobs around 100m2.

We also have a larger rotary hoe machine that is attached to a Dingo Mini Digger that we will operate for you to mix the bentonite clay and or compost, This machine will even go through thatched lawn, perfect if you are planning on creating a verge garden. We can even spread out your compost for you. We hire our machine and operator for $85 + GST per hour, minimum of 3 hours plus travel time.

Simon talks about Bentonite Clay with Cara from “The Couch”

GGTV – Episode 08 from Lush TV on Vimeo.

Click here for more episodes of Great Gardens TV.

On the upper land areas Melaleucas were planted with our specially design planting auger. As seen in the pictures below water collects around the base of each plant. The compaction down below is broken to approximately 30cm and any weeds or weed seeds on the surface get scrapped away.

Our planting machine can increase planting speed reducing labour costs, clear weeds with no chemicals, break compaction and create water holding wells around each plant. It is also very practical to use this in areas that have been mulched, sandy soils and even clay.