People and Places

Don and the Burke’s Backyard team visited Sydney Markets at Flemington. Markets are wonderful places to shop if you’re looking... read more

  Burke’s Backyard recently visited the Sydney home of Isabella and Jack Klompé. When the Klompés purchased the site it... read more

Don visited ‘Ern’s Frog Heaven’ in Brisbane, Queensland. Ern Paddick has been collecting frog memorabilia for over 15 years. The... read more

Giuseppe Bianchi has been making models of cars, buildings and people for years. Now at the age of 78 years... read more

One of the most enduring forms of art is sculpture. From ancient wooden totems to the glory of Michelangelo’s David,... read more

Years ago nurseries only sold plants, and on the whole they were pretty boring places. Modern garden centres are much... read more

Currency Creek Garden About ten years ago, Chris Norris bought an1850s sandstone house on four hectares (10 acres) at Currency... read more

Designer Garden Perri Cutten grew up among plants at her father’s nursery; in fact, a rhododendron is named after her,... read more

In an Adelaide suburban backyard only about 18x49m (60×160′), Bosko Sladic grows enough vegetables for his family, his friends and... read more

Arthurs Seat Maze is set on the hillside in the middle of Arthurs Seat National Park on the Mornington Peninsula... read more

For the last 45 years, Nelson Wilson has been running a tree nursery at Yering, near Yarra Glen in Victoria.... read more

Morpeth Teapots The historic town of Morpeth is on the edge of the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, a... read more