In the Garden

  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...

Elevated decks are common in Australian homes but creating a garden underneath the deck can be challenging to the average gardener. Dry and shady conditions limit the range of plants which can be grown and people often make the mistake of trying to incorporate too...

Don visited a suburban back garden which was looking like a dust bowl disaster and was in need of a complete renovation. The main existing problems were: retaining wall without drainage and weep holes which allowed the area behind to become waterlogged during wet...

Australian gardens in the 1950s and 1960s were simple areas of lawn with few interesting plants. These days gardens have become places of fantasy where people create a bit of theatre in the backyard. Australians are amongst the biggest travellers throughout the world...

‘Burke’s Backyard’ has visited many gardens over the years with many different themes. Each garden has reflected the varied interests and fantasies of its owner. Of all the garden styles the one that is almost universally admired is the tropical...

Burke’s Backyard visited an older style house which had been given a new modern look with a Tuscan theme. The outdoor entertaining area had been paved and retaining walls finished in a painted cement render. The original barbecue however looked out of place with...

One of the incredible privileges of living in Australia is being able to watch such a wonderful collection of native birds. The best way to bring them into your backyard is to plant native Australian plants such as grevilleas, banksias or bottlebrush. Another way to...

Small backyards don’t necessarily mean no garden at all. They can be transformed into garden rooms as an extension of the house. One such example of a garden room courtyard was designed by Jim Fogarty. The design The aim was to provide a low maintenance,...