White Potato Creeper
This week's Plant of the Week is the white potato creeper. A member of the Solanaceae or nightshade family, it is a classic, widely used plant in Australian gardens that perhaps should be used even more. Description: A moderately vigorous, ... [... more]
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Water Theatre Courtyard
Janet Dangerfield asked landscape designer Andrew Quixley to come up with a design for her courtyard that was 'different', and that would arouse all the senses. The result is a fabulous water theatre, which Don describes as the most inventive use ... [... more]
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Woodend Country Garden
The work of renowned Australian landscape designer, Paul Bangay, has often been shown on Burke's Backyard. For this week's program, Don travelled 70 kms north-west of Melbourne to Woodend, where Paul is creating his own country garden. The 1.2ha ... [... more]
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Zig Zag Camellias
It's hard to have just one favourite camellia. Not only are there hundreds of excellent cultivars already available, but exciting new ones are being released all the time. There are also many collectors' camellias around, and although some of ... [... more]
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Barbecue Makeover
Burke's Backyard visited an older style house which had been given a new modern look with a Tuscan theme. The outdoor entertaining area had been paved and retaining walls finished in a painted cement render. The original barbecue however looked ... [... more]
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Headers and Huntaways
There are more sheep per head of human population in New Zealand than in any other country on earth, about 45 million sheep. To have that many sheep requires a special type of dog to control them, such as the New Zealand Header and New Zealand ... [... more]
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Polish Chooks
Polish Chooks have a crest or hat of feathers on their head which looks like a pompom. They have long, deep bodies, prominent breasts and large wings. Males weigh about 3kg (6.5lb) and females weigh about 2.25kg (5lb). There are four main colours ... [... more]
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Sealyham Terriers
Terriers are terriers the world over: lively, people-loving, feisty, and always great company. Distinguishing them, then, is down to appearance, like the smartly-clipped Scottie or the sleek Jack Russell, but the most eccentric must be the ... [... more]
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Blue Tongue Lizards
There are six species of blue tongue lizards (Tiliqua sp.) in Australia. They live in a wide variety of habitats ranging from desert, to tropical and subtropical forests and mountainous areas. These large members of the skink family are hardy, ... [... more]
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Native Frangipani
In spring this small native tree is almost smothered in creamy yellow, frangipani-like flowers with a strong heady fragrance. Evergreen tree to about 10m (30') tall in cultivation, but larger in its natural habitat. The branches grow in distinct ... [... more]
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Tree Preservation
Over the last 15 years Australian home owners have stopped planting trees. Not only have they stopped planting trees in general, but they've almost totally stopped planting native trees in their own backyards. Don is concerned that a significant ... [... more]
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Print fact sheet - Bush Pool
A swimming pool and its surrounding landscape can fulfil your fantasy. Don recently visited a pool area which was jointly designed by Brad Baxter of Award Pools & Landscapes, Ty Armstrong the owner and John Storch, Landscape Architect. This ... [... more]
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