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Budget Courtyard Makeover Don made over a messy courtyard for under $500, with really spectacular results. A gaggle of potted plants was replaced with two smart planter boxes and a bench seat, constructed by Backyard Blitz builder, Scott...

Budget Garden Ansett Australia, Come and See my Garden Gardens can take as much of your time and money as you let them, but Burke's Backyard recently featured an award winning garden developed on a tight budget....

Building a Dry Stone Wall Dry stone wall building is one of the oldest construction methods known to mankind. These mortar-less barriers are dotted throughout the British countryside. During the Burke's Backyard trip to Ireland, Don visited the...

Bush Pool A swimming pool and its surrounding landscape can fulfil your fantasy. Don recently visited a pool area which was jointly designed by Brad Baxter of Award Pools & Landscapes, Ty Armstrong the owner and John Storch, Landscape...

The owners of this Cairns garden, Steven and Lyn Ford, wanted to let more light into the front of the house, so they removed the carport and replaced it with a moat. The moat fills the front yard...

Camellia Japonica Hedge   Camellias are wonderful plants. Most varieties have attractive, glossy green foliage, and they put on their fabulous flower display in the cooler months of the year when the rest of the garden often...

Cheryl Maddocks's Garden Cheryl Maddocks has written 34 books and hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles on gardening. She is the gardening columnist for the Good Weekend (Sydney Morning Herald, The Age), and she is also a member...

Chinese Granite   The front entrance of a home needs to be attractive, welcoming and create the right spirit for anyone who visits your home. An attractive path is one aspect of the entrance to...

Citrus Garden Burke's Backyard recently visited the garden of Gitta and Gunther Rembel. Situated in bushland, it was designed with a series of walled, courtyard gardens preserving and blending with the native vegetation as well...

City Terrace Garden Owner, Peter Wannan, has taken huge risks in designing his inner city house and garden. The result is brilliantly successful. East meets west design The extraordinary house and...