Famous Australian people and landmarks on Burke’s Backyard
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...
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...