Is that a soak well? Why isn’t it in the ground properly
CaravelClerihew
I tried to search for it, but I recall a semi-recent Gardening Australia episode with a segment specifically on planting in large rocks.
Nazgeek
I kind of like it. At first I thought it was a huge buried boulder. There are a heap of scrambling ground covers that will happily climb all over it.
catfish08
I’d embrace it. Low level ground cover natives around the mound, that cover the lower section but leave the curved shape. Cousin It, banksia, dwarf bottles / grevillea.
In the back, maybe some medium natives – bottles, grevillea, wattle.
Plant the lower level stuff around and near the magnolias to continue the look around the corner.
OzzyGator
What on God’s green earth is that monstrosity? I say that as a devout but gobsmacked atheist.
Following. I need popcorn for this one.
mowglimethod
What state & area of the state do you live in?
cowboy_bookseller
Oh my that’s impressive!
I actually think it looks quite cool haha but I understand why you wouldn’t
Well, either way, there’s no way to hide it… so I would go for a rockery-type design to instead increase overall appeal and make the shape blend in more. Use rocks/small boulders of varying sizes to create some visual interest, and fill up the gaps with rockery plants; grasses & sedges, prostrate flowers, trailing things…
I think trying to ‘cover’ it could make it stand out more – plus you lose a great area! Instead, if you strategically *add* to the area, it could at least make it less obvious and give you a nice area to potter around in.
Kaonashi_NoFace
Oooh grow Casuarina ‘cousin it’ ob the top, let it drape down to cover.
No_Explorer_8848
A climber that doesn’t root into the wall. Good options are hibbertia (I work with the breeder that does straightup and I reckon thats the one), pandorea (flat white is good), trachelospermum, cissus,
Or an espalier fruit tree.
Obviously it depends on sunlight, if it doesn’t face west or north, you can go for some rainforesty. Like monstera and/or epipremnum, although keep in mind those ones will grip onto the wall. You’ve already got a happy philodendron; you could try training it as well. Though they can be a bit slow to cover a wall
Huddo4LYFE
Turn it into a turtle
Busy_Leg_6864
Pop some big googly eyes on it, surround it with Cousin It, tufts of zoysia and other mounding plants and embrace it as the Lord of the Lumps.
Fun_Value1184
If it’s not used (you don’t have to remove the lid anytime soon) then a few planter beds with spillover plants on the top might work. You’d want to have them as light as possible. Ground cover Grevilleas, hibbertia, haddenbergia, pig faces, some acacias.
Otherwise itd make a good pedestal for a sculpture or art installation 😁
Tezzmond
I would love that in my yard. Put a cast iron hand pump on it, put 12v light down in it.
BronL-1912
Is there a need for it to be accessed for – I dunno – maintenance of some kind? That might dictate what you can do.
The ground cover suggestions are most excellent and would soften and cover it nicely, but if you do need to get at its underneath bits, maybe a few pots of trailing/cascading plants on that flat bit on top?
Depending on where you are, and the amount of sun it gets, it’d look fabulous covered in moss
Vakua_Lupo
Find somebody handy with paint and turn it into a Turtle!
Hator4de
Could cover it in moss like Zoysia Tenuifolia or Scleranthus biflorus.
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Is that a soak well? Why isn’t it in the ground properly
I tried to search for it, but I recall a semi-recent Gardening Australia episode with a segment specifically on planting in large rocks.
I kind of like it. At first I thought it was a huge buried boulder. There are a heap of scrambling ground covers that will happily climb all over it.
I’d embrace it. Low level ground cover natives around the mound, that cover the lower section but leave the curved shape. Cousin It, banksia, dwarf bottles / grevillea.
In the back, maybe some medium natives – bottles, grevillea, wattle.
Plant the lower level stuff around and near the magnolias to continue the look around the corner.
What on God’s green earth is that monstrosity? I say that as a devout but gobsmacked atheist.
Following. I need popcorn for this one.
What state & area of the state do you live in?
Oh my that’s impressive!
I actually think it looks quite cool haha but I understand why you wouldn’t
Well, either way, there’s no way to hide it… so I would go for a rockery-type design to instead increase overall appeal and make the shape blend in more. Use rocks/small boulders of varying sizes to create some visual interest, and fill up the gaps with rockery plants; grasses & sedges, prostrate flowers, trailing things…
I think trying to ‘cover’ it could make it stand out more – plus you lose a great area! Instead, if you strategically *add* to the area, it could at least make it less obvious and give you a nice area to potter around in.
Oooh grow Casuarina ‘cousin it’ ob the top, let it drape down to cover.
A climber that doesn’t root into the wall. Good options are hibbertia (I work with the breeder that does straightup and I reckon thats the one), pandorea (flat white is good), trachelospermum, cissus,
Or an espalier fruit tree.
Obviously it depends on sunlight, if it doesn’t face west or north, you can go for some rainforesty. Like monstera and/or epipremnum, although keep in mind those ones will grip onto the wall. You’ve already got a happy philodendron; you could try training it as well. Though they can be a bit slow to cover a wall
Turn it into a turtle
Pop some big googly eyes on it, surround it with Cousin It, tufts of zoysia and other mounding plants and embrace it as the Lord of the Lumps.
If it’s not used (you don’t have to remove the lid anytime soon) then a few planter beds with spillover plants on the top might work. You’d want to have them as light as possible. Ground cover Grevilleas, hibbertia, haddenbergia, pig faces, some acacias.
Otherwise itd make a good pedestal for a sculpture or art installation 😁
I would love that in my yard. Put a cast iron hand pump on it, put 12v light down in it.
Is there a need for it to be accessed for – I dunno – maintenance of some kind? That might dictate what you can do.
The ground cover suggestions are most excellent and would soften and cover it nicely, but if you do need to get at its underneath bits, maybe a few pots of trailing/cascading plants on that flat bit on top?
Depending on where you are, and the amount of sun it gets, it’d look fabulous covered in moss
Find somebody handy with paint and turn it into a Turtle!
Could cover it in moss like Zoysia Tenuifolia or Scleranthus biflorus.