Australian Native Plants Society (Australia)
Construction
So far, you have set your objectives, created a vision and defined a style that inspires you and assessed your site and your needs. Now it’s time to translate your vision and plan into action. You need to set a budget, think about maintenance and more fully assess the site – your soil, climate, water flows, vistas, shade and sunlight and neighbours! And develop a scale drawing or bubble diagram.
You will need to make decisions on paths, walls, and garden beds, on materials and colours and textures, and on the type of plants you’d like to use – their overall shape, colour and texture.
In this section, we provide tips on effectively handling the construction and maintenance of your native garden.
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