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]
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Jim Fogarty
Neville fell in love with Jim Fogarty's garden design at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show in 2006 and it now looks like he is bringing a bit of Aussie back to Singapore. As an international show, it was important to Jim to bring ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Garden Design
Many gardeners have stood at the back door looking out at the garden and dreamt of all the things they would love to do. Turning these dreams into reality is possible but the first thing you must do is create a garden plan. The aspects of the ... [... more]
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Eden Garden Designs
Creating a design for your garden is all about harmony and lifestyle. A garden is also a very personal thing. So it is also essential that each garden is designed to suit the lifestyle and needs of its owner. Success is often about bringing a ... [... more]
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Van Outrive Garden, Thailand
While the Burke's Backyard team was in Chiang Mai they visited a private tropical retreat. It was a rare privilege to see one of the best private gardens in Thailand and there's a lot that Australians could learn about garden design to adapt to ... [... more]
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Steven Caffyn Garden Design
There is no doubt that surrounding yourself with greenery is therapeutic and Steven Caffyn's design is a garden that is for relaxation for the body and mind. It has a really strong Thai influence that you can see in the warm earthy colours and ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Garden Design at the King Family Garden
Welcome to week number four of our water-wise makeover. Last week the King family had a Greymate system installed so that they could safely use grey water from the washing machine on the garden. Now this week the backyard really starts to be ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Coastal Garden Design
Keeping a garden looking its best though dry times can be tough going, but imagine a garden by the ocean. Sandy soils hold little moisture and the wind dries things out even more. Then there's the salt, which can do terrible damage to delicate ... [... more]
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The King Family Garden
During the last stage of the new King family water wise garden, the garden company revealed the garden design and left a huge hole in the garden ready for a recycled water tank. The guys from VersiTank have come to the party with a new water ... [... more]
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Creeping Fig - Plant of the Week
Don showed how classy creeping figs can look when used in a formal garden design. The figs were trained to fill recesses in a masonry wall, so that they formed perfect green rectangular shapes. The fig rectangles provided a wonderful backdrop for ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Steven Caffyn Garden Design
There is no doubt that surrounding yourself with greenery is therapeutic and Steven Caffyn's design is a garden that is for relaxation for the body and mind. It has a really strong Thai influence that you can see in the warm earthy colours and ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Wheelie Bin Covers
As practical as they are, most people would agree that garbage bins are an unattractive addition to the garden - until now. Our House checks out the latest in garden design - wheelie bin covers. From ivy to conifer hedges, fields of flowers or ... [... more]
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