g'day ecky,

go for the lilly-pilly mate or probably other sorts like that, but for
my money leave the ficus out of your yard, even if kept trimmed the
roots system still gets as large as a full grown tree, they are very
invasive of house foundations, paths/driveways and sewerage systems.

len

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happy gardening
'it works for me it could work for you,'

"in the end ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do" but consider others and the environment
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