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Tiger GrassThis striking plant from Thailand looks like bamboo but it's actually a perennial grass. In Asia the large leaves are used to wrap food for steaming, and the flower heads are tied together and...

Don showed how to create some high-rise garden style using tillandsias, glue and an old terracotta pipe. How it was done 1.Don used an old glazed terracotta pipe,...

Don and the Burke's Backyard team visited James Letherbarrow and his French Bulldog, Hugo. James, who is an accountant and a passionate gardener, moved into the ground floor apartment three years ago. He began renovating...

Tom Thumb MakeoverA dwarf evergreen magnolia (Magnolia 'Little Gem') was planted on each side of the entrance to a building with stark, white walls. 'Little Gem' reaches about 4m (12') in height. It has a dense growth habit, glossy...

Last year we filmed Dianne and Sam Chi’s garden, which featured a huge sculpture of a dragon. A Burke’s Backyard viewer, Anthony Williams, saw the story and suggested we visit...

Toowoomba Rock Garden We first saw the fabulous rock garden built by Ben and Mavis Mundey in August 1998. From 1984-91, Ben and Mavis made 131 trips collecting rocks for their garden from mountainous grazing land in the...

Top Ten Gum Trees Gum trees have had a lot of bad press: they grow too big, fall over, drop branches and have other habits gardeners will not tolerate. But these...

Topiary Topiary is a garden art form that is increasing in popularity. Cones, interesting shapes and even balls on sticks (standards) all come under this type of plant pruning technique. According to...

Last year when Milton Old of Beauty Point, near Launceston in Tasmania, was watching Burke's Backyard, he was inspired by the topiary animals and shapes in the gardens of John Mircello and Peter Nguyen. Milton decided to have a go...

Torenia 'Blue Magic'If the back of your house looks a bit lacklustre, think about adding some colour and cheer with hanging baskets. You can attach them to a pergola or up...