r/GardeningAustralia • u/Squally92 • Nov 05 '22

What do I do with this space?! 🙉 Send help

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u/Squally92 Nov 05 '22

I love this vibe so much. Add some creeping vines, maybe a herb wall, and hang some stuff on the walls (maybe solar fairy lights over the top

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u/Rustyforrestry Nov 05 '22

100% fairy lights, will bring the insects for the frogs. Sit on the other side of the glass and bliss out staring at it all

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u/Featherweb Nov 05 '22

Id be worried with a pond that it would bring A LOT of mosquitos. But a garden reading knook perhaps

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u/LastHorseOnTheSand Nov 05 '22

Mosquito dunks work very well, even better introduce some Pacific Blue eyes or rainbow fish

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u/Coriander_girl Nov 05 '22

What are mosquito dunks?

Also dragonflies eat mozzies

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u/LastHorseOnTheSand Nov 06 '22

Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis. A natural bacterium that kills larvae but doesn't harm fish or anything else really ( I think it can hurt other water larvae but it's fish and frog safe )

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u/Dr_Original_Gangster Nov 06 '22

Mosquitoes only like still water. Include a small fountain or little waterfall to keep the water moving and agitated and mosquitoes won't lay eggs in it.

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u/girlscoutedibles Nov 06 '22

I have thought this my whole life but as it turns out they like any dark cool places to multiply (I hate mosquitoes)

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u/SassMyFrass Nov 05 '22

Put a thin strip of gravel along the house side with pebble on top and it will both blend in to that look and protect the house. Slope the soil slightly to drain towards the fence. Put the ivy on the fence not the house: you want to both see it from inside the house and also protect the house.

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u/Mental_Task9156 Nov 06 '22

"Fence".

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u/SassMyFrass Nov 06 '22

Is it the next house? So, then probably can't do ivy

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u/Dazzling_Paint_1595 Nov 06 '22

Think twice about ivy but if you are set on it be particular which variety. Really difficult to get rid of and can overtake and destroy structures.

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u/trizest Nov 05 '22

What’s on the other side of the block work? Your shed? I was thinking a coat of axrytex or render would help the view from those windows.

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u/kimmiinoz Nov 06 '22

That’s probably the house next door

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u/Perspex_Sea Nov 06 '22

Herbs might not go great if there isn't much light, but they're a cheap experiment.

I think add in some stepping stones and dicondra, native violet or other shade loving ground cover between them.