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Easy Lay Brick KeyBurke's Backyard viewers Veronica and Anthony Rowley sent us a picture of their new brick letterbox. They laid all the bricks themselves using a product called the Easy Lay Brick Key. This is a plastic device...
Eccentric Art HouseArtist and teacher, Andrew Hayim De Vries, has completely rebuilt a small, 1920s timber worker's cottage using what he calls 'urban rubble'. Andrew purchased the house in 1986, and over a period of...
Eco Concepts Don visited Eco Concepts in Melbourne, and spoke to Rick Eckersley and Ben Kerr about the latest trends in landscaping materials and how to use them. Innovative products ...
Eco Pebbles Eco Pebbles resemble river stones but are manufactured from off cuts of quarried stone. They come in a wide range of colours and sizes. They can be used to create decorative surfaces, interesting textures and colours....
Scott Cam showed how easy it is to install a shade sail in the garden. You can have your sails custom-made, or buy them ready-made. Most shade sails are...
Erosion of Pathways Don looked at a classic problem facing many people who have decomposed granite or gravel pathways in their gardens. If the path is built across a slope, run-off from rainwater or even an irrigation system...
Rita Hill gave some cheap, plastic pots an authentic, rusted iron look. The finished fakes have a soft, weathered patina reminiscent of ancient Mediterranean urns. You...
Many people would love to have a beautiful limestone or sandstone wall, but they think it would cost too much money to build. Don showed how to create an inexpensive Hebel wall that looks exactly like natural stone...
Family TreeA shoe box in the bottom of the cupboard is no place for your precious family photographs - why not use them to put together your own family tree? It's fun, and it's really easy if you use...
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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