Bamboo Courtyard Makeover
This overgrown backyard is turned into an inviting entertainment area. Bamboo has increasingly taken over the backyard of this renovated home and is the first item on the hit list. The bamboo is cut down with a chainsaw and the roots treated with ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Beating Weeds
Don was faced with a gardener's worst nightmare: a backyard completely overgrown with weeds. This thick jungle of nasties included lantana (Lantana camara), wandering jew (Tradescantia albiflora), morning glory (Ipomoea indica) and privet ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
MacLean's Spring Garden
Twelve years ago Jack and Margaret MacLean purchased half a hectare (1.25 acres) of land at Mittagong in the Southern Highlands of NSW. The property was on sheet rock covered by a thin layer of topsoil and it was overgrown with blackberries and ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Oasis of calm
This small courtyard was redesigned to minimise the din of passing traffic. The plan for this small, overgrown courtyard was two-fold. The owners wanted a low-maintenance garden and they also wanted to reduce traffic noise. Using a technique ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Nathaniel Harris
As Europe endured its Dark Ages, the Maya mapped the heavens and mastered mathematics. They constructed vast cities in jungle landscapes, leaving legacies in stone at places like Palenque and Uxmal. In overgrown sites, archaeologists now piece ... [... more]
Random House |
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