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Yellow Camellia
Burke's Backyard — Don travelled to Kulnura, on the Central Coast of New South Wales, to meet leading camellia hybridist, Bob Cherry. Don asked Bob about his work on the development of new varieties of yellow-flowering camellias. Although camellias are acknowledged ...More…
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Yellow Buttons
Burke's Backyard — Don looked at Yellow Buttons, an Australian native plant that thrives on neglect. Botanic name: Chrysocephalum apiculatum (sold as Helichrysum ramosissimum) Description: A variable species, but usually seen as a small, suckering herb. It has ...More…
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Winter Flowering Plants
Burke's Backyard — Don looked at some of the beautiful native plants that flower in winter. A fast growing, open shrub to about 2m (6') tall, grown mainly for its mauve, hibiscus-like flowers. It is long flowering, hardy, and attractive to native birds. It makes a ...More…
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Winter Flowering Natives
Burke's Backyard — Nothing beats Australian native plants for colour all year round, and most importantly in winter when birds too will benefit from the nectar when food is scarce. Don looked at some of the plants in the garden that have been flowering during the ...More…
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AUSTRALIAN NATIVE BIRTHFLOWER FOR MAY
Burke's Backyard — The Australian Native Birthflower for May is Crowea saligna or Pink Waxflower. Some general nurseries may have them but you may have to go to a specialist native nursery. Approx $13 for a 140mm pot. This is a small shrub that will grow to around ...More…
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Abutilon 'Golden Bell
Burke's Backyard — We showed a newer range of dwarf varieties which have a flatter flower which is more visible than the bell shaped varieties. Abutilons or Chinese lanterns are closely related to hibiscus, and most of the hundred or so species have pendulous, ...More…
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Australia's Best Shed Competition
Burke's Backyard — For the terms and conditions for our competition, click here For the full details of the Trojan Tools to be won in the Best Shed competition, click here For photos of some of the entries so far, click hereMore…
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Burke's Backyard Best Azaleas
Burke's Backyard — There are many different types of azaleas and most people have had one that looked beautiful but eventually died, usually because it was not a hardy variety. Some azaleas are very difficult to grow and others are easy so it is very important to ...More…
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Carrot growing tips & recipes
Burke's Backyard — Carrots are one of the best vegies you can get kids started with in the garden. They don't take up much space, either, so even if you have only a small patch of sunny ground available, you can get a small crop of carrots growing. Carrots (Daucus ...More…
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Nasturtium - Plant of the week
Burke's Backyard — This wonderful plant is often taken for granted. As well as producing brightly coloured, cheerful flowers, it is the ideal plant for a child's first garden. The seeds are large and easily handled by little fingers, and the plants are easy to ...More…
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Yellow Flax
Burke's Backyard — This member of the flax family comes from the foothills of the Himalayas. It is a particularly useful plant because it produces stunning, clear butter yellow flowers in the middle of winter, bringing some much-needed cheer when the rest of the ...More…
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Dwarf Pincushion Hakea
Burke's Backyard — The pincushion hakea (Hakea laurina) is native to Western Australia. It grows to around 6m (20') tall, and has globular red flower heads with protruding, creamy-white styles. Like many Western Australian species, it is very difficult to grow in ...More…