Grant's Tropical Garden
Phil visits the garden in the Brisbane Suburbs of a young gardener that has built a tropical paradise from the age of 17. Now 31 Grant Larkin has a wealth of knowledge of palms and tropical foliage. Grant has an amazing collection with well over ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Deception Bay Tropical Garden
Garden designer Mark Vowles has transformed a bare block of land at Deception Bay, Queensland, into a lush, tropical garden. He has travelled widely, and was inspired by the ancient and modern tropical styles of Thailand, Bali and the South ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Star anise, lime and vanilla tropical fruit salad
A tropical take on fruit salad 1. Place the watermelon, pineapple, mangoes, guava, papaya, lychees and kiwi fruit in a bowl and gently combine. 2. Place the lime juice, palm sugar, star anise, vanilla bean, pandanus leaf, lime zest and water in a ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
Inner City Tropical Courtyard
This inner city courtyard is a very good example of how to create a garden in a small space. The owners moved to Sydney from Adelaide six years ago and virtually brought the backyard with them. They moved from a house with a courtyard so most of ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Tropical fruit
Mangoes (shown above) are synonymous with summer, but trees may fruit between mid spring and autumn, depending on the climate. Reaches 20m or more in the tropics but only 3-4m at the cooler limit of its range. Tropical, the warm, northern parts ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
Tropical fruit
Tropical fruits are grown on the north coast of NSW. Many of these crops have specific site requirements and producers need to take care these requirements are going to be met prior to crop establishment. The main crops grown are macadamias, ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Flower Crop Turns Glasshouse Into Tropical Paradise
Stepping into Alain Billon's greenhouse at Pahoia near Tauranga is to enter an exquisite tropical world of anthuriums. TAURANGA 08/09/2003 - Stepping into Alain Billon's greenhouse at Pahoia near Tauranga is to enter an exquisite tropical world ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Tropical Fish Tank
Keeping fish has been popular for many years, from the humble goldfish bowl to more elaborate aquariums with living coral reefs. Keeping fish has been popular for many years, from the humble goldfish bowl to more elaborate aquariums with living ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Tropical Paradise
Neil and Viola Hamilton have created an amazing tropical style garden on their 2-acre property south of Brisbane. It's been a lot of hard work, but funnily enough; the whole thing was inspired by something a little more relaxing. The Hamilton's ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Tropical beef and rice salad
To make the marinade, put all the ingredients in a large shallow dish and mix well. Place the steak in the marinade, then cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes, turning the slices over after 15 minutes so that both sides absorb the ... [... more]
All Recipes AU |
Tropical fish
There are hundreds of species of tropical fish to choose from. Tank set-ups can range from a few hundred dollars to thousands of dollars, but either way they will require plenty of work, and smaller doesn’t necessarily mean easier. Tropical ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Tropical Fruit Trees
You might remember a year ago Don visited Mick and Anna Perri at their home on Sydney's northern beaches. Mick is an expert gardener who has been growing fruit and vegetables on his property for 24 years. Don and Mick planted some tropical and ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
