Famous Australian people and landmarks on Burke’s Backyard
Friesia Garden ‘Friesia’ is a Victorian Italianate villa and garden which has been restored to reflect the character of the house and the time in which it was built. ‘Friesia’, which is owned by Warwick and Sue Forge, is in the Melbourne...
Tangled Maze – Qantas Amazing Australia The Tangled Maze at Creswick near Ballarat in Victoria is unlike most mazes throughout the world, which are constructed of evergreen cypress or other hedging. The walls of the Tangled Maze are made out of flowering...
Goulburn Roses Goulburn in New South Wales is two and half hours’ drive south of Sydney on the Hume Highway. Until recently it has been best known for the tourist attraction, the Big Merino. More recently it is becoming known as the City of Roses. The concept of...
Colin and Liana Joyce built their new brick house on a steep clay slope during a long, hot, dry spell. When it rained, the land began to erode, and water gushed out of the slope around and under the house, collecting in a distant quagmire at the bottom of the hill. To...
‘Burke’s Backyard’ recently visited Kings Park Botanic Gardens in Perth, to look at Australian native plants in flower. Here massed plantings of wildflowers are used to demonstrate the versatility of our native flora in ornamental plantings. Featured...
The Grampians – Qantas Amazing Australia The Grampians National Park is situated in Central Western Victoria, 260km from Melbourne, and is one of the largest national parks in Victoria covering 167,000 hectares (412,661 acres). The national park is named after...
Chris Johnson has used her little corner of Peakhurst, NSW, as a celebration of her outlook on life, and her ambitions. Chrisâ garden began with one lonely gnome, and quickly took over the surrounds of her house as neighbours and friends added plant cuttings and...
Tipperary Church is set on a 2.5 hectare property 11 kilometres from York, Western Australia. It was originally a place of worship that has since been converted to a private home, gallery and magnificent garden. The area consists of open farming country, with massive...
Kuranga Native Nursery ‘Burke’s Backyard’ recently visited Kuranga Native Nursery, a specialist native plant nursery at Ringwood in Victoria. While at the nursery Don discovered many interesting plants, clear signage and helpful staff, factors...
Don and the Burke’s Backyard team visited the 2003 Sydney Royal Easter Show. Highlights include the District Exhibits, fine food and wine displays, woodchopping, horses, cattle, dogs, cats, horticulture and arts and crafts. New things to see this year include...