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Invasive Bamboo
Don and the Burke’s Backyard team visited a garden that was being invaded by golden bamboo. This vigorous, running bamboo... read more -
Harvesting Fruit
Growing your own fruit is tremendously rewarding, but knowing exactly when to harvest is sometimes difficult. Here are Don’s tips... read more -
Herbs of the World
Australia is a multicultural society and this is reflected in our cooking styles. Don showed that it is both easy... read more -
Magic Maple Moment
Japanese maples are usually grown for their magnificent displays of autumn colour. However, in Australia they also look wonderful in... read more -
New Flowering Cherries
Don looked at a new flowering cherry, Prunus ‘Millennium Sunset’, which has been developed at the University of Western Sydney.... read more -
Pencil Pines
Don looked at Cupressus sempervirens ‘Glauca’, one of the very best pencil pine varieties. Plant details Common name: Pencil pine... read more -
Ponytail Plant
The decorative ponytail plant is native to dry, desert regions of Mexico and the southern United States. Plant details Common... read more -
Beetroot – The French Alternative
Jackie French loves sitting down to a feast of delicious, home-grown beetroot. She grows all different kinds – red, white,... read more -
Upright Western Red Cedar Hedge
Don looked at the upright, narrow-growing form of the western red cedar. Thuja plicata ‘Fastigiata’ is a small tree to... read more -
Giant Tomato Vine
In November 2000, Eileen Grange bought a small tomato plant from a nursery and planted it in a pot. Recently,... read more
