Famous Australian people and landmarks on Burke’s Backyard
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...
Tom Bass Tom Bass is one of Australia’s leading sculptors who has created many of Australia’s most significant and familiar public works in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. He has been sculpting since the age of 16 and is now 81 years old and a...
Toora West is a glorious Victorian country garden. Just 15 years ago it was a bare, windswept paddock. Don Burke visited this garden last spring, which is the home of Cass and Charles Kimpton and their two daughters Oopy and Ingrid. With the Grampians as a backdrop,...
Tully River Gorge The Tully River Gorge is a World Heritage area situated about 160km south of Cairns in far north Queensland. The headwaters of the river begin on the Atherton Tablelands and the deep gorge has been carved out by the river. The gorge has been carved...
Van der Haar Garden: Ansett Australia’s, Come and See my Garden The 25 year old garden belonging to Ben and Judith Van der Haar could be described as the United Nations of gardens with ornaments from Portugal, Spain, England and Holland, Greek pillars and...
At Lower Portland, ninety minutes from Sydney’s CBD, is a grand 1860s villa with wide verandahs which overlook the Colo river. Peter Valder recently visited this tranquil country home, which is currently up for auction. Country retreat Situated on 20 ha (48...
Waldecks Nursery ‘Burke’s Backyard’ recently visited Waldecks Kingsley Nursery in Perth, WA. Some of the innovations and plants available included: Pansies in Plant-A-Pots – These are a six pack of plants growing in biodegradable pots of peat...
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...