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Disaster Aviary After a heavy thunderstorm in Sydney, two large trees from a neighbour's property fell onto the recently built 'Burke's Backyard' aviary. Some damage occurred to the structure but no birds were lost. ...

Dividing an Elkhorn Some unusual plants to grow in your garden are the elkhorns or staghorns. The difference between these two plants is the elkhorn (Platycerium bifurcatum) has thinner, wispier leaves and multiple "eyes" or...

Dividing Bromeliads Bromeliads are native to tropical America. Many are epiphytes, that is they live on other plants but do not parasitise those plants. Rather than growing in soil, they are found up in the forks of tree...

Clumping plants such as aspidistras and agapanthus can easily be chopped up and used elsewhere in the garden, given to friends or sold at the local fete. Don demonstrated the...

Dividing Plants During autumn and winter many plants, especially perennials, can be divided. They include agapanthus, orchids, bergenias and Japanese windflowers. Use the new plants around the garden, give them to friends, or pot them up and take them...

Before doing any work or purchasing plants for your garden, it‚s essential to work out a precise design that incorporates your needs both now and in the future. How do you create a backyard...

The Dramm water breaker is the best all round nozzle for serious gardeners. It can be attached to a wand to reach plants easily and dispenses a soft stream of water so you can water right...

The main function of a lawn is to evenly shed water during periods of rain, so when putting in a lawn it is critical to get your base levels right. When preparing to lay turf for our French...

Don's MailbagDon read a selection of letters from the Burke's Backyard mailbag. They included some interesting photographs and possibly a few records! Great gardens: We always enjoy...

Don's Rubble GardenAustralian native plants are excellent in the garden especially the new varieties of grevilleas, grafted darwinias, banksias, compact and prostrate wattles. An excellent base for a native garden is sandstone rubble. Sometimes this is produced when digging is...