Famous Australian people and landmarks on Burke’s Backyard
Don visited the Sydney home of Guiseppine and Nicola Fusco. Like many Italians, they grow, process and cook much of their own food. On the day we visited, Guiseppine and Nicola were harvesting tomatoes, eggplants, beans and cucumbers. As well as vegetables, they grow...
You might remember Gardenworld, a wonderful nursery complex in Keysborough, Victoria, which was featured on Burke’s Backyard. This week, Don visited a similar nursery complex in Sydney, where specialist nurseries have grouped together to provide some really classy...
Don visited the Sydney home of artist, David McKay. His work, whether on film, music, video, canvas, T-shirts or surfboards, is enormously popular and has crept into mainstream Australian culture. David lives in a renovated inner-city terrace, with a landscaped rear...
This very colourful house featured in our show this week, also featured some year’s ago on Burke’s Backyard, click here to view previous fact sheet. The house, at 38 Queens Park Road, Queens Park, NSW is now up for sale. For details contact Pauline Goodyer of...
Maltese Mother’s Day Evelyn Manche is a very special mother who has led a remarkable life while raising her large family. Evelyn was married at 14 years old and became a mother to the first of 15 children when she was just 17. She arrived in Australia in 1955 and...
Paronella Park is an historic park and garden complete with a crumbling Spanish castle in the depths of the rainforests of tropical north Queensland. History Paronella Park was built by José Paronella, who was from Catalonia in Spain. He came to Australia in 1911 and...
Pear Tree Cottage Pear Tree Cottage at Dunkeld near Hamilton in Victoria, is a charming garden that has been beautifully designed by its owner Patricia Learmonth. The garden takes full advantage of a natural view towards the Grampians, which is framed with an avenue...
In the nursery industry of Australia, Robbie Engall was one of the good ‘old fashioned’ growers, who apart from growing good quality citrus and roses, stood out as a decent, likeable bloke, with a touch of lovable larrikin thrown in for good measure....
Burke’s Backyard Overseas Ireland Helen Dillon’s Garden, 45 Sandford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin.Telephone: (353) 1 4971308. Helen Dillon’s book, The Flower Garden, published by Conran Octopus, available at good book shops for $24.95. For mail order...
Royal Queensland Show – Qantas Amazing Australia For Queenslanders the Royal Queensland Show, held each August, will always be known as The Exhibition or, affectionately, as the ‘Ekka’. It is run by the Royal National Agricultural and Industrial...