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Rodd’s GardenDon visited a wonderful garden in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales. When the owner, Rodd Rothwell, bought the property in 1980 there was nothing much there except for a few radiata pines....

Don and the Burke’s Backyard team visited the 2003 Sydney Royal Easter Show. Highlights include the District Exhibits, fine food and wine displays, woodchopping, horses, cattle, dogs, cats, horticulture and arts and crafts....

Royal Queensland Show  - Qantas Amazing AustraliaFor Queenslanders the Royal Queensland Show, held each August, will always be known as The Exhibition or, affectionately, as the 'Ekka'. It is run by...

Rudi's FountainsDon talked to sculptor Rudi Jass about some of the stylish water features he has created. Rudi's designs are elegant and timeless - he does not like overly crafted pieces because he thinks they quickly become dated. His...

Santa Fe Style House Burke's Backyard visited the hacienda of Buko and Helga Vogel at Bald Rock Bush Retreat on the edge of the Bald Rock National Park near Tenterfield in northern NSW. Buko Vogel is a builder and...

Scratch CardsDarren Haake loves collecting things. It all started when he was a youngster with a collection of ring pull tabs from drinking cans, then progressed to stamps, basketball cards, coins and hubcaps. In 1992 he decided to collect something...

Seaside Garden: Come and See my Garden Seaside gardening can be difficult because plants are exposed to the elements, they can die from salt pollution and get battered by strong winds. But Burke's Backyard recently visited a young seaside...

Secret ValleyIn 1991 artist Elizabeth Fisher and her husband bought a house at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in the Sydney suburb of Gordon. At the time the garden was an overgrown mass of bamboo and privet. Although they...

Burke's Backyard treasures finding some of Australia's unique homes. Rita and Carmillo Russo's house in Northcote, Melbourne, is one of these. It is completely covered with shells. The columns holding up the front veranda, window frames,...

Sign Collector Geelong antique dealer, Mark Ward, travels throughout Victoria and NSW looking for unique collectors' items. His obsession began as a hobby but he now has a serious collection. His most interesting collection is of old advertising signs...