Strawberry Tower
Don demonstrated how to make your own strawberry planter using imitation terracotta pots stacked in a tower formation. When growing strawberries in a tower it is not necessary to mulch with plastic or straw, because the fruit hangs over the sides ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Classy Pots
Potted plants can look very effective around the home, but it's often difficult to buy pots that work well with the colours of the house and garden. Don demonstrated an easy solution to this problem. He purchased some standard terracotta pots ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Bird Feeder
Rita Hill demonstrated a simple technique for making a bird feeder and a birdbath for your garden. You'll need: bamboo or long, straight, stout prunings from the garden river pebbles 2 shallow dishes (such as terracotta pot plant bases or shallow ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Ed's Tree Root Tips
Several months ago we showed a story about storm water pipes that had been completely clogged by liquidambar roots. The owners of the tree actually removed an amazing 30 metres (100') of root from their terracotta pipes! In response to that ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Grass in Pots
A sterile, uninteresting entrance to a home gives visitors a poor first impression. Don gave a boring entrance some style and class with strategically placed containers filled with grassy plants. First, some tall, squarish terracotta pots were ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Berwick Potteries
If you really want to put a plant in the limelight and display its best assets then containers are definitely the way to go and for some serious inspiration make the trip to one of the largest retailers of terracotta and glazed pots in Australia ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Stephen Guildford-Potter
Stephen Guildford is a well-known potter, based, together with his wife Michelle, on Sydney's Northern Beaches. He is renowned for his huge rope-formed terracotta pots which he makes using an age-old French technique. Stephen (originally from the ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Barbequed Pizza
If you don't have an unglazed terracotta tile you can use a double layer of alfoil. INGREDIENTS Preheat the barbeque, turning on all three burners. Place an unglazed terracotta tile on the BBQ for 1/2 hour to heat. Knead lightly and divide the ... [... more]
Australian Womens Weekly |
Gambas Al Ajillo - Garlic Prawns - EVA LOMBARDO, CAFE TAPAS
You will need a terracotta tapas dish for this recipe. INGREDIENTS Place terracotta tapas dish directly onto hot burner and heat. Fill dish half way with oil and add garlic, chilli and vegetable salt. When ingredients begin to cook and sizzle to ... [... more]
Australian Womens Weekly |
Potato stamping
Turn a plain craftwood chest into a native landscape with cut potato shapes and paint. Cloths: old linen tea-towel or lint free cloth, soft lint-free cotton polishing cloth Paint: Matisse Folk Art Background Paints in Terra Cotta, Olive Green ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
Hot Deck Makeover
Beverly Duncan wrote to Don asking for ideas on screening a very exposed deck. All the plants she had tried to grow there had died. Don thought that Beverly's urn-shaped terracotta pots were part of the problem. Terracotta pots act like blotting ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
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