Print fact sheet - Courtyard
The owners of a newly renovated Melbourne house called in landscape designer Jim Fogarty to transform their garden into a modern, contemporary courtyard. This posed a few problems, because the area was only about 6x6m (20x20'), the side fences ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
GDD - Small Lounge Room Makeover
Kathryn and Eric Venema love to decorate. They've done the main bedroom, bathroom and laundry using her favourite paint effects, but hasn't had much luck in the living room. They've made curtains for the big windows and tried to repair an old ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Mango salad
Mix all the ingredients to make a marinade. Place lamb in marinade for at least 2 hours (overnight is better). Barbecue lamb on a char-grill or health grill until cooked to medium turning twice. Rest for few minutes and serve with green mango ... [... more]
Australian Womens Weekly |
Dulux Colour House
Lindy Ryan has blended the old with the new for the third storey addition on her Balmain terrace... let's take a peek. The old Victorian style of the first two levels is in contrast with a contemporary and colourful extension with views of the ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Foliage Courtyard
Pat Buchanan was inspired by the Moroccan garden of artist Jacques Majorelle. Her garden features lush foliage and strong structural elements, cleverly planted to disguise the unattractive fences and the limited space in the courtyard. Most of ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Blue Courtyard
Small backyards don't necessarily mean no garden at all. They can be transformed into garden rooms as an extension of the house. One such example of a garden room courtyard was designed by Jim Fogarty. Harditex base sheets are cellulose fibre ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Pat Parelli - Horse That Can't Be Caught
Pat Parelli is world famous for his ability to teach people what horses want and need them to know - savvy. He says that if you can try to understand why horses act the way they do, you're on the way to knowing how they think, and gaining their ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Sweet Mango Chutney (Aam ki Chutni)
Reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes, stirring occasionaly to prevent the ingredients from sticking to the bottom of the pan. Remove the pan from the heat and let the chutney cool before serving. Bring all the ingredients to a ... [... more]
International Vegetarian Union |
DIY Landscaping Kit
Before doing any work or purchasing plants for your garden, it's essential to work out a precise design that incorporates your needs both now and in the future. Now sit down at a table and use the graph paper that comes with the kit to draw a ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Beautiful Beetroot
Many people eat beetroot because they incorrectly believe that it's good for the blood. Although beetroot is a blood red colour, it is not high in iron so it's not going to help prevent anaemia. However beetroot is good for you, but for different ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Seed Potatoes
If you don't have a lot of space you can grow spuds in containers. Fast maturing early varieties like Nicola are ideal and when it comes to a container you want at least 30cm wide and 30 cm deep with some really good drainage holes at the bottom. ... [... more]
Gardening Talk |
Potatoes in Tyres-The French Alternative
Everyone eats potatoes, but almost nobody grows their own. Jackie French demonstrated a simple way of making a potato patch in a corner of your backyard, that will produce kilos of potatoes. Potatoes can be grown in all areas in Australia ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Magical Makeover
Don transformed an ugly, useless part of the garden into a fabulous feature area complete with colourful plants, a spectacular fish pond and a waterfall. One of the most important reasons for this makeover was that a large picture window in the ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
What are bed bugs?
In Australia, bed bugs have not been so much of a problem in the last few decades since the use of insecticides, but there are reports that they are coming back perhaps brought in by international travellers. National Environmental Health ... [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
Water Dragons
The Eastern Water Dragon (Physignathus lesuerii) is a member of the Agamidae, or dragon family and can be found throughout eastern and southern Australia, with some close relatives also occurring in the west. As its name implies, the eastern ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
