I have installed quite a number of irrigation systems & it has always been a very satisfying project, especially after seeing many of my clients dragging metres of hose throughout their garden & religiously checking the weather channels …

When I approach hillsides & steep contour properties I first try to see a pattern of where access will most likely work. I like access to be part of the pattern & often animals can path the way as they walk the easiest routes on contour.

A Common questions I get is, “How many fruit trees can I fit into an area?” and my answers, inevitably, is alway varied. When I design an orchard I like to think of the whole space as being a garden.

Recently Benji had a chat with Tony Murrell from Radio Live on his popular Saturday morning Home & Garden show. They talked pruning, mulching and how to deal with grass and weeds around fruit trees.

I’ve always had an issue with lawns and grass and when talking with others and observing neighbours, they all have the same issues. Whether its too steep or too dangerous, too wet or dry the ongoing problems of lawns is endless.