People and Places

  Situated at Mt Macedon, Victoria, is an 11 hectare (26 acre) garden belonging to Paula and Lindsay Fox. Hascombe is an historic property, dating from about 1870, which Don visited recently to discover the magic of its spectacular mountain plantings. Hascombe was...

  Formal gardens are not common within Australia but Don Burke recently visited this award winning formal garden situated in Sydney. ‘Hillcrest Park’ is a 14.4 hectare (six acre) garden at Middle Dural, which belongs to Charles and Cheryl Hanna. The garden...

  ‘Burke’s Backyard’ recently visited Kings Park Botanic Gardens in Perth which is full of Australian native plants including a large collection of Banksias. The park also has some interesting monuments including a double spiral staircase which...

The one guarantee in life is that everyone will need a coffin. Susie Croll and Kim Eastman run a coffin making business at Scottsdale, near Launceston in Tasmania, making cheap, environmentally friendly ecocoffins and coffins which can be custom built to almost any...

  Norm Mitchell loves building miniatures including trains, trucks and ships. Included in his collection is a replica Kenworth, 18 wheeler truck. It took Norm two years to build the replica and he borrowed a real Kenworth and measured it so he could make the...

  In the Southern Highlands of NSW lies a garden hidden behind tall stone walls. Faces watch your every move as you walk through this monastery garden at Sutton Forest. This 25 x 8m (82.5 x 26′) walled garden is a part of a larger garden belonging to Red...

Plantusforsalus is one of St Kilda’s best known icons and definitely not your average nursery. For over four years and under direction of owners Adam Wright and Greg Turner this inner city plant nursery is popular for more than just plants, featuring a gallery...

  Geelong antique dealer, Mark Ward, travels throughout Victoria and NSW looking for unique collectors’ items. His obsession began as a hobby but he now has a serious collection. His most interesting collection is of old advertising signs and artwork. The...

  Ted Secombe – Master Potter Self-taught potter, Ted Secombe is one of Australia’s most interesting artists, creating fantastic pots that decorate numerous houses and commercial properties including Melbourne’s Crown Casino and other large...

Tintagel – Sculpture Park Tintagel in the UK is a dramatic hillside town, claimed to be the place of King Arthur’s Castle. Its namesake in Australia is a hillside property perched on Mt Gibraltar in the NSW Southern Highlands, owned by Geoff and Gayle...