Famous Australian people and landmarks on Burke’s Backyard
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...
Greg Chappell and his wife Judy are both vegan so live on a pure vegetarian diet with no animal product whatsoever, not even milk. Greg has written a book on the subject of healthy living called Greg Chappell’s Health and Fitness Repair Manual – A...
Many people regard Melbourne as having the best architecture, the best street trees and the best restaurants of any capital city in Australia. However there are some local residents who are saying that inner city Melbourne is just a bit grey and drab. Don Burke...
Since its opening in 8 May 1997, Melbourne’s Crown Entertainment Centre, better known as the Crown Casino, has received a lot of publicity yet one of its most interesting features is a well kept secret. Lawns, massed plantings and pools adorn the roof of...
Denis Walter, singer and popular Melbourne radio announcer and his wife Annette, are opening their garden for the third year in a row for charity. This year the money raised is for Multiple Sclerosis. The large garden features a swimming pool in the backyard...
The cliff top garden belonging to Reg and Elaine Smith overlooks the bay at Mount Eliza. The history of Earimil began when a Welsh sea captain, Edward Lintot bought the land on the peninsula in the mid-1800s. Design The Smiths acquired the 2.5 acre property in...
‘Eryldene’ was the home of the late Professor E. G. (Eben Gowrie) Waterhouse (1881-1977), who was a world authority on camellias. His house, designed by leading architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, William Hardy Wilson, was built in 1913....
Rod Pattison has collected native ferns for the past 16 years. He now has an enviable collection of ferns and variegated plants in which two botanic gardens have shown great interest. Rod is a licensed plant collector who has collected ferns and other plants from...