ideas tag
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Ideas please for Deciduous trees in sandy soil. Hi fellow gardeners, I need some ideas please. I want to grow a couple of deciduous trees at out beach place on the fence line.The idea is to screen the neighbours in summer, but not to hinder winter sun as we will also be spending time there in the winte... |
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Carport ideas attached to side of house Carports are a great addition to any property. They provide shelter for vehicles, protect them from the elements, and can even increase the value of your home. If you're considering adding a carport to your property, attaching it to the side of your house... |
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Some ideas please. Our neighbour is putting up a 2 metre fence (starting Thursday). I don't really want to look at a boring wooden fence, so need ideas on what to plant to screen it. It will have to be plants in pots, as I won't be allowed to grow things (like clematis) aga... |
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Where to find bedroom colour ideas? where do you recommend on web? |
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Pricing ideas for replacing shower linings I have 2 full sized sheets, seratone? floor to ceiling and full width which is something like 1.5 m. They are rotting at the bottom and both need replacing due, I think, to water getting between the board and the plastic fitting strip at the bottom where ... |
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Any ideas how to fix shallow tree roots? We live in Taupo, and due to the pumice laden soil, tree roots tend to grow outwards in search of water, instead of down, like this: https://trademe.tmcdn. |
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Ideas for building an old folks home. My parents planning to retire soon and they are keen on design and build a home. I suggested they should make it future proof such as wheelchair accessible, wet area shower, higher toilet seat, hand rails, lever door handles , bigger light switches and si... |
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Help - ideas? I want to make a snail home, an environment to encourage snails in a kindergarten garden. As most gardens dont wont to encourage snails I'm having trouble finding ideas online. I'm thinking a terracotta plant pot upside down. that's as far as I've got. |
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Ideas for trees What is the cheapest and best way to protect (from rabbits, pigs, sheep and goats) and stake (my cherry tree is on a serious) lean fruit trees? I have 20. Yes I know I may have gone a little nuts. New house I must do everything got a hold of me. |
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New bathroom layout ideas 2.1m square I'm thinking of just the shower over new bath with a cavity sliding Door to allow for toilet and basin. |
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Gardening Question on plant ideas We have a small area outside one of the lounge windows that gets no sun at all. All day shady. What are the best plants to plant if any. Keep in mind i am not very green thumbed lol. I went and looked around the garden center but really had no idea. Thank... |
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Any bright ideas We need to plant a row of trees beneath a shelterbelt of casaurina for a subdivision. 70 metres long about 40 trees. The ground is hard and root bound. Is it possible and how. Have thought of putting top soil mounded up to plant in. Any tools |
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100 year old villa,painting ideas please Have painted downstairs with colours like pavlova sisal, resene colours. Now onto the skirtings and architraves, am going to use 8 inch mdf for skirtings downstairs. Any thoughts on a colour for skirtings please. Would like to use same colour on architrav... |
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Bringing two coloured walls together-ideas? I live in a unit, there is a brick wall dividing my unit from the front one.The wall starts at my front door going through the lounge, then becomes the kitchen wall with oven and cupboards along it. I have painted the kitchen one colour and th |
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Carport.clever lowcost Ideas plse ? Husband thinks massive shade sail! |
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Recycled Ideas for making Raised Garden Boxes? Would like afew raised garden boxes and would like to recycle something but can't think of anything, have thought of a child's old water play trough, old wheelbarrows. Would like something with a bit of height. The Re-start Container Mall in |
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Potatoes. I have a lot of potatoes any ideas on how to store them so they do not turn green or sprout I have a lot of potatoes, -any ideas on how to store them so they do not turn green or sprout |
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Hele any ideas on how to stop the edges of my dam carpet fraying |
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Ideas for planting in a pot please My husband gave me a lovely wine red pot and I don't know what to plant in it. It's square, about 600mm tall, small at the bottom and much wider at the top. I plan to put it on some paving in a sunny area. I prefer plants that flower and I thought... |
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Some plant ideas please I have a large area of garden that I want to try and sort out.I am not terribly 'plant minded' lolI would like plants that dont grow too tall, but bush out a bit, flower nicely (prefer if there were some plants that would flower in different seaso... |
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DIY Landscaping ideas/suggestions please We live in a rural setting but on a busy main road. Most of our house/section area is pretty much private except for the south facing side. We have loads of deciduous trees on that side of the house, but now the trees have become unmanageable and overgrow... |
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COUNTRY GARDEN ideas please? love the country look - mine is wild |
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Dense groundcover - ideas wanted please The bed in question has poor soil, a lot of sun, is on a slope, lots of stones from a previously metalled drive and lots of weeds including and especailly woodynightshade and spurge.Ideally I suppose weedmat and bark but I expect gravity would come into p... |
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Gazebo ruined - any ideas how to fix it Bought a gazebo and put it up Christmas Day - very little wind, however, the "steel rods" on each corner have bent and it is now useless. Mitre 10 will not replace it as it was my fault we put it up on a slightly windy day and even though we put... |
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Ideas - covering ground between raised garden beds We have an area of our garden which is raised garden beds - three short straight ones and a large L shaped one - so the spaces between them are all straight, a total of around 10 square metres. We are wanting to cover the ground in between the beds, which... |
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Ideas to disguise a wooden retaining wall Looking for an interesting way to decorate (disguise) a 1200mm wooden retaing wall that has large posts 8"!) every1.5 metres. Thought about50mm bamboo poles attached verticallybut not easy to find, so interested in any other ideas but not into murals... |
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Help - Ideas needed -screw holes in wallpaper Unfortunately an Electrician put screw holes in our newly wallpapered wall by hanging incorrect light fittings. We now have two holes under each of our lovely looking new lights which I don't know what to do with. Instead of filling and painting the w... |
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Green Flowers? ideas? Wanting something that can go into a pot or a bulb etc but want something green or even green stripped. Its for a company promotion idea and their in colour on all stuff is green! |
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Garden cover ideas you got that one right |
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Metal Detector.anyone ideas on a good one? Bump for any further updates? Like to what depth does the minelab vanquish 540 work? |
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Ideas for a temporary retaining fence Hello :) I am looking to block a grass approx. 2m wide space between house and fence to keep our very curious toddler from going out onto the lane. We are renting so has to be temporary and will be doing so on the cheap i.e. chicken wire and stakes type t... |
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Establishing Waipori Memorial Bush Reserve - ideas Thanks goldy. I have just returned from down in Mahinerangi/Waipori. We have a rather daunting task as there is a major gorse issue. Although landcorp have sprayed there are the seeds taking root. It could look stunning if we can get it right. but a LOT o... |
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Slopped section - garden ideas Thanks everyone. Yes wanted to to sections retained off however limited time frame and funds as needs to be rented out. Spent a few hundred on a mixture of plants - a lot mentioned on here. Thanks so much |
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Painting a Butynol roof. Any ideas? We've had Butynol on a seaside roof for over 50 years. It doesn't seem to deteriorate. I'd just wash it and leave it alone. However: |
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Another of my wild ideas I'm sure my husband would rather be a single man, I'm always having these weird (he thinks) ideas. I have a tiny tiny bedroom. We have moved things around and added another cupboard, so now the piece of furniture that I had beside my bed, is really |
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Fridge freezing ideas please I have an older Active Smart fridge with a freezer underneath. Over the last 3 or 4 weeks I have noticed that veges put in the fridge itself, rather than the vege bin are freezing. I do know that the top seal on the fridge door is very much in need of rep... |
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Ideas please on how to get rid of nicotine smell From kauri scotch chest. Has been in non-smokers possession for 35 years and I have inherited it. I can still smell it. The great aunt that had it, smoked like a chimney and never opened a window. Everything in her home was yellow even the fridge. Mum had... |
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Any ideas on how much to have a lost car key sorte My daughters house and car keys have been stolen. We know who did it but Police cannot help. How do we go about getting a new key cut and how much. Alternatively I could remove and replace the key mechanisim if not too hard to do. Suggestions appreciated.... |
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Garden plants/ ideas suggestions Hi, have never been interested in garden. Got the lawns mowed and everything else fell into place. The property looked tidy enough on the outside from the road to friends, family and neighbours. I have been living in a property for four years now an |
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Hi all - help for ideas for a SE-facing corner! I want a nice lush shrub (preferably flowering/fragrant) which will fill up a small (1 m x 1 m) corner off my deck which is SE facing. It gets good morning sun and more in summer but between April and October it's fairly shaded (but gets a wee bit in the ... |
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Low growing hedging ideas for formal double hedge We're planting a double hedge at the front of our property after removing large overgrown shrubs. So far have planted a line of Corokia Geenty's Green for the back row. Looking for something as a contrast for the front. Orange or white flowers or berries ... |
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Ideas for improving this kitchen cupboard ? Ok so this cupboard is always a mess as it?? |
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Simple fence - any ideas on ballpark cost please? I've just had what seems an exorbitant quote on a front boundary fence. It's very straightforward - flat residential section, 14 metres wide, nothing to navigate. 1.2m wood palings with basic posts and railings. Would only be minimal dirt from |
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Landscaping. Help, Ideas. Dunedin. New home, large, almost unformed section. Paving, drive way, planting ideas, help? Owner quite capable of building, laying pavers etc., help maybe needed with plants, shrubs. Frightening price from a Co in this business, could have added rooms for less! |
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Ideas for removing paint spots from carpet White water based paint on blue carpet. Have tried water, no joy. White spirits? |
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