When my irrigation system comes on there is no pressure. What should I do?

Find the reticulation connection to the water mains. You will find a solenoid valve that has isolated the system from the mains. The valve has failed internally and is not opening fully. We recommend hiring an expert to replace it. If you have a bore, the pump or bore needs to be fixed by an expert.

What is better for a retaining wall, timber sleepers or blocks?

Treated timber is approved for in ground use and has a reasonable service life, however block retaining walls and concrete sleeper retaining walls are more durable having a greater life expectancy. This is based on suitable footings & good drainage. Both Blocks and concrete sleepers come in a wide range of colours, sizes and styles to create a more aesthetic landscape. Common styles of retainers walls to consider are timber sleep retaining walls, link wall or link block retaining walls and concrete sleeper walls

Should I pave or concrete?

While concrete certainly has its benefits, pavers give a more aesthetic finish to a landscape area. Pavers area available in range of colours, texture, styles and sizes. Larger format, 400mm and 500mm pavers have become increasingly popular with modern and contemporary landscape designs. Pavers are also commonly used for garden borders and edges for their straight line finish which is widely desired in modern landscape construction.

How do I maintain artificial grass?

Very little maintenance is required. Just sweep off any leaves or gently use a leaf blower. You can hose off any spills or pet messes. For pet solids, you just scoop up in the traditional way. You can hose or wipe down with cold water if required. To lift the fibres just use a broom to sweep in the opposite direction to your view point.

Do I need landscape design plans before I get a construction quote?

Yes. A landscape design will allow us to discuss the project with enough detail to allow for an accurate price estimate. This design process will also determine whether council approvals are required, which can impact cost and timing.

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When designing a garden, it’s useful to know what plants will enjoy the soil and climate conditions, what width and height they will grow to, what water and nutrient needs they have, how much sun they will need, what pests will show up and how to deal with them if/when they do, bird and insect attraction, etc.

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A thriving garden is the fruit of consistent love and attention. Routine upkeep is the key to the perfect aesthetic. Regular tasks like mowing and soil enrichment ensure the best garden performance. Today, most homeowners face this significant problem. They aspire for a flawless garden but are pressed for maintenance time.

What starts out as a labor of love turns into an obligation that you just don’t have time to fill. And the longer you postpone taking care of a garden or lawn, the more time you will have to spend fixing it up. This is a vicious cycle that prevents people from making the most out of their outdoor space. Years of expertise equip our Darlinghurst gardening team with industry insights. For garden masterpieces or pest battles, All Green Gardening and Landscaping always smiles through. Our proficiency covers design, plant care, and tackling garden challenges.

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It’s a challenge to ensure a garden remains attractive. It is a continuous process, requiring effort, time, and upkeep that not everyone has. Every garden is unique, so we provide bespoke gardening services. Our goal: accentuate your garden’s best without overpricing. Every professional we work with possesses the right tools for success.

Our experienced hands know grass care intricacies for Darlinghurst, NSW 2010. Commercial mowing, acreage care, or grass slashing, we’re equipped with the best tools and know-how.

Frequently Asked Questions

Trace the reticulation connection to the water mains. The solenoid valve, meant to connect, has an internal failure inhibiting full opening. If you own a bore, ensure an expert addresses its issues.

In-ground treated wood is good, but concrete sleeper walls have superior lifespan. For a varied landscape look, choose from blocks and sleepers’ range of styles. Top retainer wall styles are timber sleep, link block, and concrete sleeper.

While concrete holds merits, pavers shine in aesthetic appeal.

Enjoy hassle-free upkeep; clearing leaves is effortless with sweeping or a leaf blower. No fuss – spills or pet messes? Just hose or scoop as required. Enhance fiber height by sweeping against your viewpoint with a broom.

Absolutely. A landscape design facilitates in-depth project talks, resulting in a precise cost estimate. As part of our design procedure, we ascertain whether council approvals are requisite, which may affect costs and schedules.

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Notorious "Darlo" Police Station now Qtopia
Darlinghurst NSW. Constructed 1899 and Decommissioned 1987.

Yirranma Place Darlinghurst NSW
Varied Tenants. Fascinating History

Traffic in William St
Darlinghurst NSW. Photo is by Len Stone and is from the City of Sydney Archives photo collection.

Aerial View of Oxford St
Darlinghurst NSW. This photo was taken by Len Stone and is from the City of Sydney Archives Collection.

Hayden Lane
Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Oxford St
Darlinghurst NSW.

William Street
Darlinghurst NSW. The famous Coca-Cola sign is in the background. How many signs can you see?

Trams on Burton St Viaduct
Darlinghurst NSW. Nowadays the former tram viaduct is used for vehicle traffic.

Taylor Square 1941
Darlinghurst NSW. This photo was sourced from SLNSW and is from the Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW collection of photos. Notice the air raid shelter in the centre of the photo.

Darlinghurst Street Scene
Darlinghurst NSW.

R1 Tram passing Darlinghurst Hospital
Darlinghurst NSW.

Tram on Darlinghurst Rd (near Taylor Square)
Darlinghurst NSW.

Cell Block Theatre, formerly Cell Block D of Darlinghurst Gaol, Forbes Street, Darlinghurst, NSW, now part of National Art School
Darlinghurst Gaol, in the inner Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst, operated for over 70 years as the city’s gaol. Of all the cell blocks at the former gaol the one now known as the Cell Block Theatre is the oldest and most original externally. It was completed in 1840 and built by day labour with sandstone quarried by prison inmates from an area lying around present-day William Street and Woolloomooloo Bay. It was used to house female prisoners and known as D wing. There were thirty-six double cells, six single cells and one padded cell for “lunatics”. The latter was lined on the floor and walls up to 9 feet in height with horsehair 5 inches thick encased in leather. If further restraining was required, a straight jacket was used. Each prisoner slept under two blankets on top of a paillasse (straw filled hessian bag used as mattress). The bed itself was merely three pine boards supported on two trestles. The female prisoners sewed shirts, pillow cases, sheets and night shirts for sale, and made clothes for the orphan schools at Parramatta. The finer needlework was done by hand and by the 1870s the coarser work was being undertaken with two sewing machines. Women who could not sew, picked oakham (unravelled rope fibre), undertook scrubbing or cleaning. By 1870 Darlinghurst accommodated 127 women prisoners overlooked by a matron and four assistants. The siting, design and early construction of Darlinghurst Gaol extended over a period of two decades. The plan for the gaol was taken from an 1820 booklet for an English county gaol to accommodate 400 prisoners, designed by George Ainslie and published by the English Society for the Improvement of Prison Disciplines. It was an ambitious undertaking at the time and well beyond the resources of the colony in 1820. Standish Lawrence Harris was the colony’s Civil Architect at the time, and it was he who supervised the initial work which began in 1822 but stopped in 1824. By this time, the 21 foot (6.4 m) high and 2 foot 6 inches (0.76 m) thick perimeter walls, now bounded by Forbes and Burton Streets, Darlinghurst Road and Darlinghurst Courthouse, had been completed. As well as this, an arched entrance with a porter’s lodge on each side was finished and the excavations for the proposed buildings and drains were almost completed. Work then stopped for 12 years until 1836 when construction finally recommenced. An iron gang of convicts was stationed within the walls of the gaol to quarry the stone. They were housed in portable travelling huts or ‘boxes’ on wheels, sleeping twenty-five men in each on two shelves. By day they worked in the nearby quarry, on the Woolloomooloo hillside preparing the stone, and by night slept in the boxes. The stone was carted to the gaol under contract and the building erected by free labour. The original plan of the gaol was like the spokes of a wheel, with seven two-storey wings (later reduced to five) detached from a central observation point and chapel. With the arrival in 1838 of a new Governor, Sir George Gipps, the north-western wing was already underway. Gipps ordered the alterations to the gaol comprising the addition of a third storey to the cell blocks and increasing the capacity of the gaol. Meanwhile, conditions at the old Lower George Street lock up, Sydney’s first gaol, became so bad that transfer to Darlinghurst Gaol became necessary in June 1841, despite it not being completed (one wing and the superintendent’s house were completed, one wing was nearly finished and two wings had been started). There was no water supply for privies and none of the yards for prisoner classification had been constructed. It was into these conditions that on 27 June 1841, the 119 male prisoners, guarded by fifty police, four inspectors and a chief constable, marched, chained together from the old gaol known as “Smell Hole” to the “New Jail” at Darlinghurst. The following day, fifty female prisoners undertook the same journey jeered at by a raucous crowd. Water at the new gaol was obtained by prisoners with handcarts and stored in scuttle drums. Five months later open tubs placed in the yard behind a wooden screen were still in use as privies. Construction of the gaol continued in an erratic fashion until July 1844, when an economic depression forced the abandonment of work until October 1846. An east wing extension was built between 1866 and 1872 under the direction of Harold Maclean (1821-89), who had been appointed Sheriff of New South Wales in 1864 and Sheriff and Comptroller-General of Prisons in 1874. Maclean worked towards implementing classification, uniform management for all gaols and systematic employment for inmates. He banned the treadmill and argued that prisons should be industrious hives of labour. He allowed prisoners schooling, choir practice, and visits by authorised outsiders. The extensions were probably designed in the office of the Colonial Architect, James Johnstone Barnet (1827-1904). They also featured an infirmary, workshops, staff quarters, kitchens and boiler room. The new cell block, ‘E’ wing, constructed between 1866 and 1869, comprised a central hall with side wings running off it, constructed in a ‘Y’-shape to the north of the radial plan cell blocks. The areas between the wings of the new blocks to the north and east were divided into six yards. After the abandonment of public hangings in 1855, the new gallows was given a permanent home in the eastern fork of the new cell wings on the first-floor level. Hailed as a “model gallows”, it faced the rising sun and was considered humane, being only a short distance from the condemned cell. Of the sixty-seven prisoners hanged on this new gallows, two of the most well-known were Henry James O’Farrell (1833-68) who had attempted to assassinate Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh, at Clontarf in 1868, and the bushranger, Andrew George Scott (1842-80), better known as Captain Moonlight. Maclean also provided for two other facilities at Darlinghurst, a dead house (morgue) and a photographic studio for prisoners’ identification introduced in 1871. Probably around the same time as the extensions, the front entrance was redesigned and bears the hallmark of a design feature used by Barnet in similar institutions, that of a lion’s head carving on the arch keystone depicted with a key in his mouth. A visiting journalist to the Gaol in December 1870 from Sydney’s “Evening Mail” provides an excellent description of the gaol’s operation. He wrote that cell wings A and D had been completed in 1840 by free labour, B wing by Norfolk Islanders and C and E wings by prison labour trained and overseen by foremen. A and B wings were for male prisoners accommodated in either one or three-man cells. B wing also contained a padded cell The “Y-shaped” E wing also included six dark cells and six solitary cells. Prisoners worked from 7 am until 4 pm with 1¾ hours set aside for meals. These were eaten in open sheds sitting at forms ad tables in the prison exercise yards to which the prisoners were allotted, depending on their offences from light to the death sentence. The yards were decorated with small flower beds tended by the inmates. Meals were prepared in the prison kitchen and conveyed to the prisoners in hand carts. They comprised hominy (maize meal) for breakfast; meat, potatoes and various vegetables for lunch; and bread etc on platters in the evening. If prisoners were well behaved after a year, they were given rations of tea and sugar as well and one or two ounces of tobacco depending on industry and merit. Prisoners worked or were trained in a wide range of trades and service activities including as mat makers, cooks, labourers, brush makers, stone masons, stonecutters, shoemakers, tailors, book binders and painters, as well as school, hospital and lunatic keepers. In the gaol workshops, coir (cocoanut fibre) door mats of various sizes were the most commonly-produced item made by inmates for sale to the public. These were woven on 23 looms, while hair, coir and scrubbing brushes and bath brooms and tin buckets, dishes, plates, tubs and quart and pint pots were also manufactured. Female prisoners sewed shirts, sheets and night shirts for sale, made clothes for the orphan schools at Parramatta or picked oakham (unravelled rope fibre). Both male and female prisoners could also attend school for two hours a day but not many of them took up this offer. A gaol library contained 500 titles. Despite this glowing report, during the late 1800s there were constant criticisms of conditions at the gaol. Haphazard development, together with gross overcrowding above the design capacity (732 prisoners in 1900), led to continuous problems. The necessity of walled courtyards, to segregate prisoners and to prevent a rush on the gates, caused lack of air circulation. The threat of disease was compounded by the reluctance of authorities to install underground pipes for waste disposal since they could provide potential escape routes. In 1912 Long Bay Gaol was completed and prisoners at Darlinghurst were transferred there. The stained-glass windows from the old gaol chapel were installed in the Long Bay chapel. (However, when this chapel was relocated, the windows were reinstated at Darlinghurst and remain to this day). Following the prisoner move, political discussions began concerning the appropriate reuse of the old gaol. These were interrupted by the outbreak of World War I in 1914, during which time it was used as an internment camp for enemy aliens, as well as a military detention barracks. After the War, the then Minister for Public Instruction, Thomas Davies Mutch (1885-1958), lobbied for the conversion of the gaol into a technical college, which was agreed to. From 1921 conversion of the gaol into East Sydney Technical College commenced. Several courses of sandstone were removed from the perimeter walls and the coping replaced. (It as sold to Sydney University and St Jude’s Anglian Church, Randwick). Apart from enlargement of the windows, the external appearance of the gaol buildings was not much altered. Internally, the cells were demolished and the cell blocks were reconstructed as two-storey instead of three-storey buildings, to conform with health regulations for schools at the time, creating large light-filled studios. The gaol’s landscaping was largely removed to make way for car parking spaces. However, the old women’s cellblock, D wing, was not included as part of the college as an early proposal to use the building as part of the adjacent courts complex did not eventuate and the structure was left to decay. In 1955 when the college became administered independently, it was decided to convert the cell block into a much-needed theatre. At the time, Sydney was lacking in large theatres, and funds were raised through a public appeal for conversion into the Cell Block initiated by Katharine Hepburn and Sir Robert Helpmann in 1957. The three tiers of cells, catwalks, stairs and internal fittings were removed but the windows remained their original size, compete with their bars. The large internal space this created was found to have perfect acoustics. As well as theatrical productions, over the years it has it served to stage performances from opera to pop music, dance to fashion parades, art exhibitions and even artists’ balls. The college eventually provided six schools of study, Art and Design, Fashion, Food, General Studies, Catering and Nutrition, Management and Office Administration. Although, from its inception it had a strong tradition in teaching art, being for many years the centre of art education in New South Wales. Many of Australia’s most distinguished artists, potters and sculptors studied and taught there. The entire former gaol complex has been used solely as the National Art School from 2005 and from 2009 has offered independent tertiary level qualifications. The Cell Block Theatre can be privately hired and more recently has become a venue for weddings, cocktail and dinner parties, product launches, conferences and seminars, and photoshoots. References INSIDE DARLINGHURST. (1870, December 13). Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), p. 3. Retrieved September 21, 2022, from nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107125632 Simpson, Margaret. “Old Sydney Buildings: A Social History”, Kangaroo Press, Kenthurst, NSW, 1995, p. 106-111.