People and Places
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Famous Australian people and landmarks on Burke’s Backyard
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Viewer’s Letter – Colourful House
Home owner Louise Holly was inspired when she saw the Burke’s Backyard in Spain program. She painted her white... read more -
Portsea House and Garden
Don and the ‘Burke’s Backyard’ team visited Margaret Porritt and Warwick Callander, who were spending the weekend at their spectacular... read more -
Colour Coordinated House
Wonderful effects can be obtained if the paint colours on a house match or contrast with the colours of flowers... read more -
Funky Pink Balcony
Balconies can be real problem areas for people who live in apartments. When space is very limited, it’s often difficult... read more -
Modern Mexican Garden
Don visited a Mexican-style house and garden in Noosaville, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. The front garden uses the structural form... read more -
Moroccan Renovation
Anna Chandler is a designer of decorative home ware. She lived in Morocco and Spain for four years, and this... read more -
Andrew Quixley’s Garden
Whenever Don meets Andrew Quixley, he knows he can expect lots of jokes, fun and sound effects along with excellent... read more -
Overnewton Castle
Don and the Burke’s Backyard team visited the historic home of Dr. Les Norton and his family. Only 15 minutes... read more -
Peter Valder Book
Regular Burke’s Backyard contributor, Peter Valder, has written a wonderful new book titled Gardens of China. In the book Peter... read more -
Sleeping on the Job
According to Burke’s Backyard resident scientist, Graeme Quirk, many an afternoon ‘snoozer’ has been unjustly labelled as lazy. In fact,... read more -
Windyridge
Don and the Burke’s Backyard team travelled north-west of Sydney to Mount Wilson in the Blue Mountains. There they visited... read more
