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French Bulldog | Frenchie Road Test

Black French Bulldog
French Bulldog French Bulldog “Frenchie”- Pet Road Test Breed: French Bulldog Temperament: fun loving, affectionate Lifespan: 10-12 years Recommended for: apartment living and families Maintenance: low Appearance French Bulldogs are a small, stocky dog with a roach (arched) back and compact appearance. Standing around 30 cm (12 inches) in height and weighing 10-15kg (23-33lb), they are similar in size to a Corgi. The face of the ‘Frenchie’ is fla... read more

British Bulldog

British Bulldog
...or: families, home workers, those with deep pockets History of the British Bulldog Today’s British Bulldog looks quite different to that of the type bred during the 1700 to 1800s for the vicious sport of bull-baiting. Developed from ancient Mastiff breeds, which may have travelled to Britain with the Roman conquerors, these founding bulldogs looked more like the modern Boxer, or perhaps the American Pit Bull, rather than the wombat-like breed we s... read more

Aussie Bulldog

Aussie Bulldog
...Queenslander, Pip Nobes, and fellow enthusiasts have set out to develop a Bulldog for Australian conditions, an “Aussie Bulldog”. This is first and foremost a pet breed, Pip doesn’t want to compete against British Bulldogs in the show ring and doesn’t even expect her “Aussies” to be a registered breed. Appearance: Compared to the British Bulldog, the Aussie has a smaller head and chest, broader hips and a longer nose. At this stage, Aussie Bulldo... read more

Don’s French Provincial Garden

...Each one provides endless ideas.”   great result When you look out of the french doors at the back of the house, you really do see a picture of the French countryside. Inside the house and outside are one. Nothing looks contrived, you just see effortless harmony. This is the perfect garden to relax in. It features superb areas for the kids to play: lawns, soft paths and the potting area. Children love to visit the chook yard and the old-fashioned... read more

Country Classic

...m. Each one provides endless ideas.” Great result When you look out of the french doors at the back of the house, you really do see a picture of the French countryside. Inside the house and outside are one. Nothing looks contrived, you just see effortless harmony. This is the perfect garden to relax in. It features superb areas for the kids to play: lawns, soft paths and the potting area. Children love to visit the chook yard and the old-fashioned... read more

Dog Dumpage

...Black & Tan) Eurasier Field Spaniel Finnish Lapphund Flat Coated Retriever French Bulldog German Wirehaired Pointer Gordon Setter Griffon Bruxellois (Standard, Rough) Hamiltonstovare Harrier Havanese Irish Red and White Setter Irish Terrier Irish Water Spaniel Italian Greyhound Japanese Spitz Kangal Kerry Blue Terrier King Charles Spaniel Lagotto Lakeland Terrier Large Munsterlander Leonberger Lowchen Manchester Terrier Norwegian Elkhound Norwich... read more

Lemon Gunge: The French Alternative

...ckie suggests to mix strained marmalade jam with the detergent and sorbolene cream. Or perhaps, for a home grown alternative, add aloe vera gel to the lemon mixture instead of sorbolene. Further reading For the full story of Gorgeous Lemon Gunge and the recipe turn to The French Alternative by Jackie French on pages 90 and 93 in our Burke’s Backyard Magazine – July 1998 issue. Further information For more of Jackie French’s ideas consult her new b... read more

Queen Victoria’s Eglantine Sauce: The French Alternative

...onto a pavlova or serving it over ice-cream for a special treat. As Jackie French says: “Queen Victoria would have been most amused”. Recipe Ingredients: 1 cup of rosehips 1 cup of water caster sugar lemon juice Method: Place the rosehips into a saucepan with the water and stew them until they’re soft and thick. The time for this will vary from as little as 10 minutes up to two hours depending on the hips. Most need about 20 minutes of cooking. Wh... read more

Don’s Expert Answers: We plan to build a French provincial home at an irregular block with narrow front inside a court place. The challenge is to provide space for play (4-14), nice relax back yard for a garden addicted, full time working mum with 4 energized kids. Limited back yard for mum (big fan of rose up to 50 species), need to organized front drive way, pathway for kids playing, I had a cubby house for young one but not in this home. Any suggestion. I need to have a low maintenance garden to release her.

...to the Burkes Backyard website <www.burkesbackyard.com.au> and search for “French Provincial makeover” you will get all you need to know. This design was our most popular one ever. Note that the rustic chook shed was designed to be a cubby house, a garden shed OR a chook shed. #3 on the plan is a sitting area or a potting area or it is suitable as an outdoor dining area.  #1 on the plan is a French Potager Garden labelled as a “vegie garden”. Anyw... read more

Get the French Look

...s Rita attached strips of timber moulding to the shed windows to match the French doors in the house. The strips were glued on using Liquid Nails. (Tip: make sure the moulding is thin enough so that you can still open the window.) She then painted the shed walls with two coats of Limeproof Undercoat Sealer, followed by one coat of sandstone coloured limewash over the top. (Tip: wash the walls down with sugar soap before painting.) Garage wall Bess... read more

Homemade Mustard – The French Alternative

...s of mustard. The seeds of black mustard (Brassica nigra) are used to make French mustard. Seeds from white mustard (B. hirta) are used to make yellow mustards, such as English mustard. Jackie French was growing a variety of brown mustard (B. juncea) called ‘Red Giant’. This is used as a salad green but will also provide seeds for continental or seeded mustard. However, mustard plants only go to seed once a year after they have flowered, so instea... read more

Water Chestnuts – The French Alternative

  Water Chestnuts – The French Alternative Jackie French loves the crunchy texture and flavour of water chestnuts. However, they are high maintenance plants, which need at least eight months of frost-free growing. Duck potatoes are a great alternative for colder areas. They are easy to grow and they can be used in the same recipes as water chestnuts. Growing water chestnuts Water chestnuts (Eleocharis dulcis) can be grown in a pond, an old bathtu... read more