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DIY Tips: Preparation for Retaining Walls

There are so many choices of styles of retaining walls to choose from. Sometimes the choice will come down to the materials that will best suit the style of your house and yard, sometimes it will be driven by budget, and sometimes by the method and e... [read more]

7 Ways to Help You have Christmas at Home in Style

Its December 1, and the countdown is well and truly underway. Whether you plan to go out for Christmas dinner, or host it on your home, invariably you will have more visitors come through your home at this time of year. Here are 7 things You can do ... [read more]

A Beginners Guide to Topdressing Your Lawn

  It is Spring here in Australia, the days are warm, the grass is growing, the rains are around, and it is the perfect time for topdressing your lawn. Here is a guide for someone who may not have done this before and are not sure of the benefi... [read more]

DIY - Paving

Our great Queensland weather allows us to make so much use of our outdoors. Would having a new courtyard or patio give you more room for when family and friends come around for a bbq, or simply be a space for you to relax on the weekends. Paving i... [read more]

DIY - Timber Retaining Walls

We have recently been making a set of video series for the DIY'ers amongst us, the current one being on Timber Retaining Walls. In putting the videos together I've been able to learn about what methods work and make a difference to make the construc... [read more]

Winter Care - Lawns

With the colder months upon us, it's a perfect time to prepare your lawn for next summer. Lawn maintenance isn't difficult, it just requires a little time and effort. Firstly, aerate your lawn, this is particularly important if you have a clay based... [read more]

DIY - Garden Stepping Stone Pathway

There are certain areas of our gardens that will be used as walkways more often than other, whether this be due to the lay of the land, the location of your designated entertaining and usage areas in your garden, or simply because it's an easy throug... [read more]

DIY - Raised Garden Beds

Many people are taking advantage of making a garden bed for home grown produce. The satisfaction of being able to walk outside, pluck your own fresh vegies from your garden, knowing that it's something you have grown yourself, and then enjoy the full... [read more]

4 Backyard Landscaping Ideas for a Weekend

Landscaping your backyard can be an extremely effective way to add a new feel to your whole house, as well as your lifestyle. It doesn't have to be a large project to add a great difference, here are 4 projects that you are able to do in a weekend, a... [read more]

With a little extra Money...

In the rainy weather that we have at the moment, it's still great to plan and dream. This morning I asked some of the team what things they would they do in their backyard if they had some extra money; and got some great responses. Firstly I asked w... [read more]

Retaining Wall Tips - Straight Walls

There is today a wonderful array of retaining wall styles to choose from, and each style has a particular method to get the best effect, look and durability of your wall. Most retaining walls are built for holding back soil on a slope, whether that b... [read more]

DIY - Water Feature

Tips and Hints from the Centenary Staff. Darcy Pollard is our Fleet Supervisor and this week I went out with him on a delivery to the current Centenary Highway Upgrade Project. We talked about the renovations he's done in his own home, and one thing... [read more]

Great Garden Growth - Part 2

Well, we are having some fantastic  results with the time trial we are doing, it's been fascinating to watch the 2 plants grow and how they both react to the conditions they are in. To summarize here what we have done - both plants were purchas... [read more]

Competition Winners

For those that may not know we have been running a competition since December to name our Online Landscaping Club, which is where people get updates and notifications of specials, prices and other information. When people first join they also recieve... [read more]

Perfect Paving

Tips and Hints from the Centenary Staff. I was on the Centenary Facebook and looking through some of the images form our staff members of things they have done around their homes. James McCullough has made a beautiful backyard with Sandstone Pavers ... [read more]

Great Garden Growth

This week we have had the pleasure of Mike from Fytogreen coming in to talk with us for a video presentation about Hydrocell, the water saving soil improver. There is so much that this product does I'm having trouble with the size of the videos! I th... [read more]

Friday Afternoon in a Landscaping Yard

It's hot today, we seem to be walking out the door and start melting. The drinks machine is looking a little empty and the water cooler has been well used. So we come to a lovely Summer's Friday Afternoon and I ask the Sales team, what products have ... [read more]

Practical Tips for Design

Terry discussed important elements of landscaping in his last blog entry and has talked about a very important one that often gets overlooked when doing landscaping for a home. Design. For a large project of a building site they have every element ma... [read more]

Important Landscape Elements to Consider

As this is our first serious information sharing blog, I would like to start with what I consider the important elements of the landscape you want built to improve the value of your home and lifestyle. The 5 Elements for You to C... [read more]

Welcome to our Blog

Blogging is such a great way of sharing information, and here we look forward to sharing with you tips, videos, information and ideas to make a difference to your home and lifestyle outdoors. The team here at Centenary have many years of landscapi... [read more]

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