Don's tip

Citrus trees hate competition around their roots. Get rid of all plants under the tree’s canopy, including lawn, and citrus will thrive.

Search 1000s of Fact Sheets
Quick Poll

When you strike pest problems in your garden, do you use

Any effective spray – not fussy about organic
Only organic sprays
No sprays whatsoever

Hear Don Live
ADVERTISEMENT.

Burke’s Backyard on Radio 2UE & syndicated stations.
6am – 8am Saturday & Sunday.

For our citrus glut recipes, click here.

For the citrus flavour recipes, click here.

For our Grevillea grafting story click here.

In the Magazine
July 2008 Issue

JULY ISSUE

  • Big dreams: tips and designs for five-acre blocks
  • Dazzling: Don’s best grevilleas flower for months on end
  • Storage ideas: tidy up your garage and double your storage space
  • Safest dogs for kids: child-friendly dog breeds that love family life

 

Subscribe

In the Magazine
Flowers
Pet Road Tests

Find the perfect companion for you and your family

Flowers
In the Garden

Solve a problem, find a plant or look for a design inspiration

Flowers
Food, Health & Nutrition

Healthy nutrition advice plus hundreds of recipes

Flowers
Among the Gum Trees

Practical projects and tips for the backyard DIY fanatic

Other fact sheets
Disclaimer:  Burke's Backyard and Backyard Blitz do not accept payment to promote products. All recommendations are genuine. Details on the fact sheets are accurate at the time of publishing, however prices and contact information are not updated and may change.
Members

JOIN NOW

Members

It's free! Sign up now to
join our forums, get
special offers, enter
competitions and bonus
articles

View all forums
ADVERTISEMENT
The Message Board

Get help, share your knowledge

1162 posts
411 users
547 posts
206 users
274 posts
158 users
298 posts
131 users
92 posts
60 users

View all forums

Members
Homegrown
Home Grown
Gardening and cooking for good health and
great taste.
buy now
Indigenous
Indigenous
Don Burke's story, his own stunnning native garden, plus expert advice and tips
buy now
 
 

DVDS

Sit back and travel the world with Don and get to know the locals, too.

buy now

  DVDs
Plant of the Month
 
Plant of the month
 
Hellebores
They're called the winter rose for good reason, and throughout cool and temperate climate zones they bring welcome colour at this time of year. Click here for more
© 2007-2008 CTC Productions, All Rights Reserved
Home | Message Board | Fact Sheets | Members | Magazine | Subscriptions | CTC Facilities | About Us | Privacy Policy | Contact Us