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Don visited Ann Goldstone, who has a problem with her wisteria. The wisteria was planted 8 years ago, but has never flowered. It shares a garden bed with standard roses (Rosa 'Iceberg'), which are watered well and fertilised...

Williamstown Garden  Gina and Ian McVicar searched for a long time for a house to serve as both a home and a business base. Then one day they saw an old fisherman's cottage made of bluestone, and fell in love...

Regular Burke’s Backyard viewers might remember our ‘Win Win’ program a few weeks ago. There were lots of exciting prizes, including a visit from Don! The idea was that he would pay the...

If you live in the cooler parts of Australia, there are many wonderful plants you can grow that flower in winter and early spring. These are very useful to have in the garden, because they provide...

Winter Flowering BanksiaBanksias are the ultimate natural food tree for native wildlife, especially in winter when other food is scarce. Their flowers are honey-scented spikes of gold, yellow, orange or red. They provide nectar for insects, birds and small...

Winter Flowering NativesNothing 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...

Winter Flowering PlantsDon looked at some of the beautiful native plants that flower in winter.Native hibiscus (Alyogyne huegelii) A fast growing, open shrub to about 2m...

Roses are not fussy plants; in fact they can be as tough as old boots. However, they must be pruned every year to maintain vigorous growth and to keep them...

Wisteria Seed Pods Wisterias are beautiful flowering plants but Peter Valder noted that some people seem surprised to see this plant with seed pods. Peter Valder recently looked at these plants when he visited some Mt Wilson gardens. ...

Witch HazelThe genus Hamamelis contains five species from North America and the Orient. They are highly prized for their fragrant flowers, which are borne on bare stems from mid winter to early spring, and also for their excellent yellow...