Bush Block Tips
Sue Lang emailed Burke's Backyard to ask for more stories on bush gardens. After removing the lawn and planting a native garden in her front yard, she is disappointed that it looks a bit plain. Don explained that random shrubberies (and also ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Bring Back the Love Makeover
Don, Scott Cam and Nigel Ruck brought back the love to a tired-looking front yard. First they removed clumps of dietes (Dietes iridiodes) which were potted up and given away to passers-by. The team then set about a quick tart up of the front ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Cairns Water Garden
The owners of this Cairns garden, Steven and Lyn Ford, wanted to let more light into the front of the house, so they removed the carport and replaced it with a moat. The moat fills the front yard of their half hectare (1.2 acre) block. Steven's ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Colour Wheel
Imagine a stylish, colourful feature as a centrepiece in your front yard. Much as you place a beautiful vase or painting inside the house to create a feature, you can create a living piece of garden jewellery outside. Don showed in easy steps how ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Flags & flagpoles
Flags are becoming increasingly popular as a front yard feature, so Shirl investigates how they're made. You mostly see flags flown in places like schools, government buildings, universities, clubs and on corporate buildings, but flags are ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Jeni Webber
Front & Backyard Idea Book Collection Taunton's Front Yard Idea Book Jeni Webber [... more]
Random House |
Kangaroo Paws - Ozbreed
In Trevor's protea garden in the front yard he has beautiful Waratahs, South African leucospermuns, leucodendrons and stunning proteas that are already starting to flower and will make a stunning feature. With this garden Trevor is hoping it will ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
War of the Roses
Nothing sets off a front yard like a nice green lawn but to keep this turf looking its best you need to give it some special attention. A good deep soak once, or twice a week, will encourage grass roots to follow the moisture down, and help to ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Strappy Plants
Neville is coming to the end of planting out his front garden and a pattern has emerged in the plant choices. The front yard a snappies, strappies and toughies; in other words grass like foliage plants with contrasting colours and textures. Apart ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
