Famous Australian people and landmarks on Burke’s Backyard
Giuseppe Bianchi has been making models of cars, buildings and people for years. Now at the age of 78 years he has opened a museum of his art called the Abruzzo Museum of Art. From the front garden to the back fence his home is a collection of models depicting every...
One of the most enduring forms of art is sculpture. From ancient wooden totems to the glory of Michelangelo’s David, artists through the ages have worked in wood, stone, bronze, clay and glass. However, an exciting development just sixty years ago changed all...
Years ago nurseries only sold plants, and on the whole they were pretty boring places. Modern garden centres are much more interesting, particularly ones in the Melbourne area where you’ll find some of the best garden artworks available in Australia today. A...
Currency Creek Garden About ten years ago, Chris Norris bought an1850s sandstone house on four hectares (10 acres) at Currency Creek in South Australia. Chris began to renovate, trying to create the illusion of a Italian farmhouse that might have evolved for...
Designer Garden Perri Cutten grew up among plants at her father’s nursery; in fact, a rhododendron is named after her, Rhododendron ‘Perri Cutten’. Her property, Panteg (meaning ‘happy’ in Welsh) in Victoria’s Dandenong Ranges,...
In an Adelaide suburban backyard only about 18x49m (60×160′), Bosko Sladic grows enough vegetables for his family, his friends and all the neighbours as well. Don visited Bosko, his wife Radmila and their daughter Deana, and was amazed to see their...
Arthurs Seat Maze is set on the hillside in the middle of Arthurs Seat National Park on the Mornington Peninsula near Dromana, Victoria. It has been created by Michael and Sally Savage and opened to the public in November 1997. There are three permanent mazes, a...
Morpeth Teapots The historic town of Morpeth is on the edge of the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, a few hours north of Sydney. In it’s heyday through the 1800s it was a busy river port and the birthplace of famous companies including Arnott’s Biscuits,...
Trompe l’oeil Trompe l’oeil is a French phrase meaning “to fool the eye”, and it’s the name of an art-form which is all about illusion, subterfuge and fun. The technique involves using the laws of perspective to create an impression of...
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