Balinese Rooftop
Landscape designer Andrew O'Sullivan convinced the owner of an ugly, red brick apartment block that with the right landscaping and renovations the building would increase in value. In return for Andrew's input the owner sold him the rooftop at ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Waldecks Landscaping team
Landscaping is much more than bunging a few plants in the ground, and covering it with mulch. A good landscape design cleverly blends surroundings with hard landscaping elements such as paths, retaining walls and soft landscaping elements such as ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Episode: # 11 16/06/07
Winter is a good time of year to get some landscaping projects done, particularly hard landscaping. Things like walls, paving, decks and pergolas at which time, you can think about getting some plants in the ground, making full use of the entire ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Designer Landscaping Plants
We all love buying and trying new plants, it is all part of the fun of gardening but it is amazing how often you can go back to those tried and true varieties, those plants that are genuinely good garden performers and work well in a variety of ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Landscaping Essentials
If you haven't got out and visited your local nursery to check out the latest release plants by now you could be missing out on what is the best time of the year. There are some great new plants out like the 'Velvet' range of Kangaroo Paws which ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Native Landscaping
Of all the different garden styles native gardens are often considered to be the messiest. They are very informal by nature. They don't always have to be that way. With a really well constructed garden they can be quite outstanding and give a ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Don's Landscaping Tips: Good Geometry
The use of good geometry in garden design creates a spectacular formal courtyard in a small area. Matching the pinky-grey brick of the house with limestone pavers can give a natural looking backdrop for geometrically placed plants and other ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Don's Landscaping Tips: Outdoor Entertainment Area
For many years pergolas have been fashionable in Australian backyards, either freestanding or attached to the back of the house. In theory if you plant deciduous climbers they'll grow over your pergola and give you shade in summer and sunshine in ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Bad Landscaping
Rosemary Healion wrote a letter to Burke's Backyard begging Don to come and save her garden. Just over twelve months ago she and her husband, Craig, hired a local landscaper to create a curved, paved edging in their backyard. Instead, the ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Don's Landscaping Tips: Homeworld Hedges
Even if you're not thinking about building a house, display homes are great places to go and look for ideas. This applies to the outside of the property as well as the inside, as Don found when he visited Homeworld at Kellyville, in NSW. All the ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Don's Landscaping Tips: Adding interest to a Brick Wall
Imagine looking out of the feature windows in your house and not being able to see anything, except a boring brick wall! Many people are actually finding themselves in this situation these days, because developers often build very large houses on ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Don's Landscaping Tips: Tiled Courtyard
All too often backyards have a boring sameness about them, but recently Don visited a garden which dares to be different. When designer John Happ first saw the house, he knew that it was important to choose a paving colour to complement the ... [... more]
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