Minnamurra Rainforest
As we leave the city behind, we chill out in a sub-tropical rainforest in the South Coast of NSW. Kiama is an easy drive from Sydney. Everyone loves to see the Blowhole as it shoots plumes of water when the seas are running south-east. It's ... [... more]
Getaway |
Dwarf Sacred Bamboo
This plant is not a bamboo but a dwarf form of Nandina domestica, which grows naturally in Japan, China and south-east Asia through to eastern India. This little shrub is very tough and hardy - it almost seems to thrive on neglect! A low, rounded ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Celebrity Gardener - Simon Westaway
Trevor joins celebrity gardener Simon Westaway in the hit new series 'Underbelly' to show us some fantastic plants and features in his own backyard. From Southeast and Eastern Asia ranging as far North as Australia there is about 50 species of ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Azaleas and Camellias
If you want to inject a bit of colour into your shaded garden there are two families that are worth looking at, azaleas and camellias. Camellias come from Southeast Asia and apart from being famous for their production of tea they are a world ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Lake Naivasha
The Republic of Kenya in Eastern Africa is bordered to its north by Ethiopia, Somalia to its east, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west and Sudan to the northwest. The Indian Ocean runs along its south-east border. Thursday, May 1, 2008 The ... [... more]
Getaway |
Peppers Bale Resort
Peppers Bale; Resort, just four kilometres from the centre of Port Douglas, is a luxurious place, modelled on the best spa retreats and pavilion accommodation of south-east Asia. Peppers Balé Resort, just four kilometres from the centre of Port ... [... more]
Getaway |
Sutera Harbour Resort
Brendon has found a resort that is perfect for the whole family from day spas, golf and kids club and all in a tropical paradise. Of south-east Asia's outdoor destinations, Sabah could be the most exciting. It covers 73,000 square kilometres in ... [... more]
Getaway |
Cordyline fruticosa
Native to Southeast Asia, northern Australia and islands of the Pacific. Thought to have originated somewhere in the vicinity of New Guinea and spread through the Pacific by Melanesians and Polynesians, who valued its starchy rhizomes as food. It ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Yam Bean - Jicama
The edible roots of a climbing vine that is otherwise toxic, one of the few leguminous roots that can be eaten. The plant is native to Central America and was probably introduced to south-east Asia via the Philippines. The edible tubers are ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Chinese Cabbage/Wong Baak
The most cabbage shaped of the Chinese green vegetables, the heads of Chinese Cabbage are large and barrel shaped. The tightly packed leaves are crinkly and lighter green than ordinary cabbage leaves. Temperate—Sydney basin, south-east ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
BETEL LEAVES
The leaves of the betel plant, sold in the market in bunches. Principal demand is in south-east Asian cooking, in which the leaves can be used as wrapping for spiced minced meat. In the Indian sub-continent, the leaves of a similar plant, also ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Siamese Fighting Fish
The Siamese Fighting Fish is native to the South-East Asian region of Thailand (formerly Siam), Cambodia and Vietnam. It survives in the wild anywhere where still water lies, such as rice paddies, stagnant ponds and road-side drains. The species ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
