Famous Australian people and landmarks on Burke’s Backyard
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...
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...
A visit to National Trust English gardens can change a gardener’s ideals forever as Don discovered when he met Gwen Davey, owner of ‘Forest Hall’ garden at Castlemaine, Victoria. When Gwen and her husband Don travelled to England in 1990 they saw...
The garden of St Erth at Blackwood, an hours drive from Melbourne, was until recently, owned by the well-known horticultural writer Tommy Garnett, and has since become part of Digger’s Seeds. Digger’s Seeds, which is based at ‘Heronswood’,...
GardenWay Home & Garden Centre in Darra, a suburb of Brisbane, was featured recently on Burke’s Backyard. Some of the plants shown were ornamental gingers, herbs and colourful annuals. Some of the plants featured in this segment included the following...
In the Dandenongs near Melbourne is a magical garden in which you almost expect to see the fairies appear. The garden is over 100 years old. Garden history This garden was established in the 1870s by Thomas and John Cole, pioneering nurserymen who are reported to have...
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...