found this lil guy on my monstera. anyone able to ID?

Im unsure if he's alive/if this is him forming a cocoon?

Moved in a year ago as this grapefruit tree was fruiting, however most of the fruits are covered in this before they finish ripening. there's an orange tree nearby with similar spotting but not as bad.

This olive tree is sitting so close to the house; would someone want it? Or should I have it removed (including the stump?) or just prune it? Or is it not dangerous at all?

Hi all!

I’ve been wanting to fix this little strip of grass for sometime now but I have no idea where to start?

There are high spots, low spots, some rocks and pebbles. I’m totally lost and need some direction!

I’m trying to shoot for nice and level grass that’s flush with the concrete.

Any help and recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

Could be parsley? Could be a weed? The results I’m getting from a plant ID function are all coming up with North American options and this little guy is firmly on the east coast of NSW 😊 thank you everyone

South coast NSW :)

We want to convert this area into deco granite and with raised garden beds, it is approximately 120m2. There is an easement running along the fence and the area is uneven with mounds. Has anyone done something similar? How would you suggest approaching this project?

Hi all! I’m a veggie gardener but want to try setting up a flower bed under my homemade bird bath, but I don’t know how to plan and execute it… there’s so much to choose from but I also don’t know where to go to even know what’s suitable (I’m in cool temperate)

What I want: I’m wanting something that’s low maintenance and full all year but has bursts of gorgeous surprises, like: I know I really want calla lillies and tulips. I love unique/different and would love multiple colours like a bed of rainbow. I’m thinking plants of different heights, like a ground cover, and up, etc. calla lillies blooming through the stump roots would be stunning I reckon.

I don’t know where to start and how to do it, tulip bulbs are purchasable now but I couldn’t find calla lilly bulbs for sale/not available yet, bunnings have potted ones right now but they’re $27 each.

I struggle a lot with decisions… I’d love to do this but I’m finding it really overwhelming getting anywhere, even just getting started, I need to feel confident in a plan before taking action; unfortunately I’m not the type of person to just do something, hope it works and deal with it if it doesn’t.

I hope this all makes sense, my mind is frazzled and I often struggle to explain myself :( thanks everyone

I have a few plants that were handed over by a friend. I do not have the name tags for all. Please recommend any plants that will go well in these pots. Would prefer for the plant to be green throughout the year with little maintenance.

We are in SE Melbourne and live next to a strip of shops with a popular bottle-o, so we have a constant foot traffic on our nature strip 7 days a week from people parking outside. I'd love it to look better than it does but at a loss for what to do/plant. We're a subdivided block so our strip is tiny - pretty much just what you can see in the picture on the right. It gets sun maybe half the day and shade for the rest, and it's normally just weeds growing up around the telegraph pole (I just pulled them all out in this picture).

On the left of the image above you can see some clumps of grass that seem fairly hardy - can someone identify it? We don't have grass anywhere else on our property but this variety seems to be fairly slow-growing/low maintenance. I'm hoping we could achieve a more even coverage by sowing seeds. Otherwise, I'm open to any alternatives - ideally it'd be low-maintenance and suitable for high traffic - native would be a plus too.

FYI our council only allows plants and mulch on nature strips - no hard coverings or artificial grass. There also are keep-out zones for footpath, kerb and utility which pretty much rules out any proper garden bed planting.

Sorry for the terrible quality, I was driving past and got a bad picture. Any help would be appreciated 👍 located in Canberra

Iv recently had a few aphids on my willow and my jacaranda, are these aphids aswell?

Are they good/bad?

South east victoria

This Corymbia has been here for approx 6 months, showing minimal growth and now some fringe browning on most leaves.

I was hoping for some advice on levelling my backyard. It has been a few years since I've owned the property and want to finally start tackling the backyard; it is quite large. It has high and low spots (as you might be able to see from the potted plants along the fence and the survey), a slope for drainage and hard soil that's quite tough to dig.

Any and all advice on levelling, tools, machinery, reseeding, or just generally where to start is very much appreciated! Should I just hire a landscaper/contractor or given enough time, will I be able to do it myself?

Note: I also want to eventually put in a gravel and slab pathway on the right side, if possible.

When purchasing our home the gardens were overgrown with a grass/straw. This was removed months ago and we have since improved soil, mulched, and planted new plants. The grass/straw is regrowing in force in every garden bed.

What are our options for removal? Just pick or spray? Is there a spray that will attack the grass but not the plants we want to keep?

Photos of the grass and seeds before and after germination are attached.

Thanks!