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The ‘Dunrath’ Garden at 139 Castle Hill Road, Castle Hill, NSW, will be open on Sunday, 20 September 1998, 9.30-4pm. Entry fee is $2. For further information phone: The Hills Shire Garden Club (02) 9680 1953 or (02) 9651 4448. See the Spring display at...
The paths which lead visitors through the Garden of St Erth blend beautifully into the surrounding landscape. They are a generous width and accommodate many visitors comfortably. When making a path, consideration should be given to the style, where it should lead...
Planter boxes are a great way to display spring plants, flowers or herbs – outdoors and indoors. Tracy Marsh shows how to make a simple wooden planter box and how to decorate it with two easy finishes. Wooden planter box The basic planter box can then be...
What do you do when you’ve got a pool you don’t want? One Sydney couple’s solution, has been to transform it into a low maintenance pond system which looks terrific. The swimming pool was not being used and the owners found it a chore to maintain....
There are a number of ways colour can be used in the garden to create special effects. This can be achieved in a number of different methods using both foliage colour and flowers in a creative way. Another element is the use of glazed ceramics in the garden....
Bonsai is the art of illusion. The aim is to recreate nature on a small scale, that is growing and training a small tree in relatively few years to give the impression of a full-sized tree hundreds of years old. Pruning a bonsai On ‘Burke’s Backyard’...
Running water in a garden can help to create the feeling of having your own little retreat, a place for contemplating and an escape from the everyday pressures of life. If well designed, fish ponds can also provide an interesting focal point and the kids will love...
During their visit to Spain, the Burke’s Backyard team was impressed by hanging pots adorning the courtyard walls in even the smallest gardens. One of the drawbacks to using wall plantings to create a Spanish look in an Australian garden is the weight of a...
Garden lighting really is one of the great inventions of recent times. Apart from adding charm and magic to the garden it means that you can enjoy the garden at night as well as during the day, especially during the warmer months. Garden lighting can also enhance the...
Stone is a strong yet rustic material to include in the garden. ‘Burke’s Backyard’ recently visited a stone sculptor who bases his designs on historical and cross cultural themes. The sculptor Jock Langslow is a stone sculptor who is now making...