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Bullo River Burke's Backyard recently visited Sara Henderson, author of the best selling book From Strength to Strength, on her property at Bullo River Station in the Kimberley region of the Northern Territory. ...
Recently, the BBY magazine team decided to have our first-ever Staff Bakeoff. Everyone baked something on the weekend and brought it into work on Monday. There were two sections – sweet and savoury. Our cookery editor, Tracy Rutherford...
Can Art Jim Pike recently visited a retired artist, Lyn Pascalls who uses amongst other things aluminium cans as his canvas. He started his artwork after he retired as a structural engineer about 30 years ago. Technique...
Car Part Art Don visited sculptor James Corbett at his studio in Caboolture, near Brisbane. Unlike traditional sculptors, who work in stone or bronze, James makes his...
Celebrity Gardener – Maggie BeerThis week’s celebrity gardener is chef and food writer, Maggie Beer. Maggie moved from Sydney to South Australia’s Barossa Valley 28 years ago and established a small vineyard with her husband,...
Celebrity Gardener – Garry LyonThis week’s celebrity gardener is AFL legend, Garry Lyon. Garry appears on the Nine Network as host of The Sunday Footy Show. He’s also a regular on The AFL Footy Show,...
Don met with animator, Adam Elliot, who won an Academy Award for his claymation film, Harvie Krumpet. Claymation involves making plasticine figures and moving them slightly for each frame, with each second of film...
Alannah Hill has a chain of stores and an internationally renowned fashion label. Don visited Alannah at her Victorian-style home in Melbourne. Like her work, the home is romantic and warm, yet very functional....
Allan Border retired as the longest serving Australian Test cricketer of all time. He played 156 Test matches, scored a record 11,174 runs and took 156 Test catches. Allan has recently become an Australian selector...
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Crepe myrtle
At their best in the peak of summer, crepe myrtles are flwering deciduous trees and shrubs that put on a great show when the going is hot Click here for more