Sydney to Brisbane drive
As we continue our drive around Australia, Catriona takes over from BJ in Sydney and heads north to Brisbane. The Entrance More information Watch video Newcastle with the Chief Coffs Harbour Ballina For part two of Getaway's Great Aussie Drives, ... [... more]
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Brisbane Street Trees
Taking a walk around the streets in your neighbourhood is a great way to discover the plants that grow well in your area. Street trees can also be an important source of shade and provide food and shelter for native wildlife. As well, established ... [... more]
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Pohlmans Nursery:
In Queensland, backyards are getting smaller and for some, that means less garden space to look after, but for others it presents some interesting new challenges. Sally from Mt Gravatt in Brisbane has always lived on a big property, but recently ... [... more]
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Brisbane Upsizers
Auction day arrives and after a tense reserve meeting Terry and Brenda agree to lower their reserve to $430 000, but reserve their right to negotiate with the highest bidder. The buyers soon arrive, although the familiar faces from earlier opens ... [... more]
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Brisbane Upsizers
With the auctioning of the Foley's home drawing near, Geoff and Patty are in serious house hunting mode. And while they've spent an exhausting day looking through a number of different houses, their eyes are on one in particular. But the search ... [... more]
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Charming riverside Brisbane suburb
Louise and John Frederick bought their newly extended, five-bedroom house in Brisbane's Chelmer for $500,000. Twelve months later they are looking to sell it for around $600,000 - a huge $100,000 profit in just one year. Their plan is to sell ... [... more]
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Saving the Daintree
The Palm Gully rainforest garden in the Mt Coot-tha botanical gardens Brisbane is an awe inspiring garden and it serves as a terrific reminder of the significant role rainforests play in our everyday lives. Rainforests are true biological ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Scarborough auction
Peter McNicoll moved from Melbourne to Brisbane 12 months ago and bought a 3-bedroom house in the outer suburb of Scarborough for $230,000. The house is in excellent condition, with a swimming pool and generous garden. In fact, the only problem ... [... more]
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Palms for Brisbane
Palms for Brisbane tucked away on Lytton Road in Morningside and if you are looking to create a lush sub-tropical style garden that is perfectly suited to our climate, then a visit to this place is a must. When it comes to palms and cycads, they ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Brisbane City Council
We all love our gardens, and times of drought can certainly make things tough, but with good design and sustainable gardening techniques, you can still have a beautiful garden while using a lot less water. A new garden in Brisbane that is only 12 ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Garden Centre of the Week: Palms for Brisbane
Our Garden Centre of the Week has to be the quintessential nursery for lovers of tropical plants and it's a great place to visit if you want to learn more. The Garden Centre is Palms for Brisbane. The first thing that hits you as you enter the ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Brisbane Warehouse
The owner, John England, has kept many of the industrial elements of what was once an industrial warehouse, located in the heart of Brisbane. For example, parallel cord web trusses and handrails have been painted black to make them features. What ... [... more]
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