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Asian Vegies UpdateThe October edition of the Burke's Backyard magazine includes a free packet of Asian green seeds. The packet contains mixed seeds of Chinese cabbage, kailan (Chinese broccoli), pak choi white (Chinese white cabbage), pak choi green (bok...

Australia has some of the world’s most beautiful birds, and it’s easy to encourage them to stop over at your place for a visit. Simply provide food, shelter and fresh...

Australia has some wonderful native birdlife and there are many ways to encourage our feathered friends into our gardens. Don recently asked bird expert Graham Pizzey for some clues on which native garden plants are attractive to birds. ...

Attracting Native Birds and Lawn Damage Every week, parts of Burke's Backyard are filmed in Don's garden. It is a native garden, which includes many plants that are indigenous (that is local) to the area. Over 200...

Australia's Best Garden: Ryde, NSW 'Burke's Backyard' visited a prize-winning garden where the owner has imaginatively turned a rocky, quarry-like backyard into a lush, dense garden over a period of 20 years. The end result is a collection of...

Although there has been a long history of rose breeding in Australia, most of the new roses released in this country have been brought in from overseas. Maureen Ross, of Ross Roses at Willunga in South...

The wonderful thing about gardening in Australia is that you can create your own fantasy. That fantasy may be inspired by a holiday overseas, by photographs in books and magazines, or...

When developing a garden it is important to choose plants that are really reliable. Don looked at one of the classic groundcovers – the Australian native violet (Viola hederacea). A native of eastern...

Don chose a classic groundcover as this week's Plant of the Week. Plant details Common name: Australian native violet Botanic name: Viola hederacea Description: A creeping, evergreen perennial...

Australian Native VioletsLawn is very difficult to grow in a damp, shady, position. One solution is to do away with the lawn and pave the area. An even better idea is to plant a groundcover...