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Variegated EucalyptsRecently on Burke's Backyard we featured 'Summer Beauty' and 'Summer Red', wonderful hybrid gum trees developed specially for the home garden. They produce masses of flowers, and you always know exactly what colour the...

There are hundreds of sensational Australian native plants available to home gardeners these days, so it's not surprising that they're undergoing a whole new wave of popularity. Natives first rose to prominence through the 1960s and 70s, but...

Vibrant Garden This vibrant garden gives a contemporary image to an inner-suburban Victorian style home. There is a traditional structure to the garden reminiscent of Versailles but it is composed of brightly coloured materials, pebbles and columns. The simple...

Victor Chang RosesDon looked at 'Sister Bernice' and 'Fiona's Wish', two outstanding roses that come with an added bonus - $1 from each sale will be donated to support the work...

Pham Bao Khanh Linh creates entire landscapes in miniature. He began learning the art from his grandfather at the age of 12, and his inspiration comes from real life and from Vietnamese culture. The tiny landscapes combine mountain...

Viewers' Letters Giant Crepe MyrtleA few weeks ago on the program we showed a photograph of an enormous crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) growing in Donnybrook, Western Australia. It was about 10m (35') high! Since then we've received another photograph...

Bichons Bronson and Bianca Boyle, Bichon Frises from Townsville in Queensland, emailed to dispute some of the details in our Bichon Frise road test. The breeder interviewed in our segment said, "For dogs...

Viewers' Letters - Grevilleas and Stained Pots Two viewers' letters were mentioned on Burke's Backyard recently. One included a photo of a 10 year old Grevillea 'Pink Surprise' which was covered in flowers and still looking like a very...

Jap pumpkin Maree Allen wrote to say that she has recently grown a Japanese (Jap) pumpkin weighing 17 kilos, and she wonders if this is an extra large specimen. Don asked anyone who has grown a...

Reusing garden leftovers Paul Pascoe emailed Don to suggest that Burke's Backyard run a weekly item on how to use up landscape gardening leftovers for projects around the home. As an example, Paul and...