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Now Delivering Sundays: How Weekend Runs WorkSunday is now a delivery day, and the Saturday run has been extended to match. Order before 3pm on a Saturday and you can have it...
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Where We Deliver: Our Melbourne Delivery Zones ExplainedWe deliver soil, mulch, sand and aggregates to 292 postcodes across Victoria — from the Melbourne CBD out to Geelong, the Yarra Valley and the Peninsula....
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How Many Cubic Metres Do You Actually Need Delivered?Delivery is charged per truck load, not per order — and one load is 8m³ of a single material. Understanding that one rule is how you...
Garden Supplies
Designing a Low-Water Garden with Pebbles and ScoriaStone gardens are the obvious answer to Melbourne summers and water restrictions — done badly they turn into a hot, weedy carpark. Here's how to use...
Aggregates
What Goes Under Your Pavers, and How Much of ItPavers that sink, rock or lift after a year almost always have the same cause: what's underneath them. Here are the three layers, the right material...
Aggregates
Building a Compacted Gravel Path That LastsA gravel path is two materials in two layers, and the one you can't see does the work. Here's the full build-up, the depths, and how...
Aggregates
Scoria, Blue Metal and Crusher Dust: Fixing Drainage ProblemsA soggy lawn, a bed that never dries out, a trench that needs backfilling — different drainage problems want different stone. Here's which aggregate does which...
Garden Supplies
When to Mulch, How Deep, and How Often to Top UpMulch only does its job at the right depth, at the right time of year, and kept off plant stems. Here's the timing, the numbers, and...
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Preparing the Ground for a New LawnTurf is the easy part. Everything that decides whether a lawn thrives or struggles happens in the week before it goes down — here's how to...
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Before the Truck Arrives: Getting Your Site Ready for DeliveryTen minutes of preparation before the truck arrives decides whether your material lands exactly where you want it, or as close as the driver could safely...
Garden Supplies
Tuscan or Seymour? Picking a 20mm Decorative PebbleDecorative pebbles are the one material chosen almost entirely on looks. Our two 20mm pebbles suit quite different gardens — and there are a few practical...