If you saw Don and Marea Burke on A Current Affair, you may have heard mention of their long standing support for the charity Retina Australia NSW. Retinitis Pigmentosa is the leading cause of youth blindness. One in 3,000 babies are born with Retinitis Pigmentosa...
Our friend Stuart Wagstaff passed away on 10th of March. We knew him as a most generous and professional gentleman with a sparkling & witty sense of humour. We would like to share part of our very special time with Stuart some years ago with one of the most fun...
We show you, step-by-step, how to give your mower a tune-up just in time for spring. Some simple pre-season maintenance can ensure that turning grass into lawn is more pleasure than pain. Your local hardware store can supply any tools you need, and your mower shop...
If you’re using E10 fuel in your mower, brush-cutter or other petrol-powered garden gear, the winter lay-off is a danger period for your engine. Winter time generally means your mower, brush-cutter and trimmer have a rest. But just because you’re not using your...
Don Burke shows how he built a raised garden bed so his two-year-old Grandson Joshua could launch his vegie-gardening career. Growing vegies in raised garden beds is probably the easiest and best way to grow them. We purchased some organic garden soil and used an...
Don Burke says the best thing you can do for the environment, as a gardener, is not abuse fertilisers. Don’t overdo it, don’t use the wrong ones and if you’re close to bushland, think about the water running off your property. Modern fertilisers have...
Don Burke says he makes compost in his chook pen. Just toss in the scraps and the chooks get to work making batches of fertilizer! At our place weeds are growing like they never have before, due to the incessant rains. We filled all of our compost bins long ago. What...
Designed by Jim Fogarty in consultation with Don Burke at the Australian Garden Show, this is the garden of the future. It is a FUSION garden where the best Asian ideas are mixed with the best Western culture ideas. It is both an organic food producing garden as well...
Did you know that Don is the Patron of Retina Australia NSW? Don has supported this charity for over 10 years. Retina Australia support, raise money for & create awareness of Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP). RP is an inherited retinal eye disease that is the leading...