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Famous Australian people and landmarks on Burke’s Backyard
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Names of the Burke’s Backyard team
On this week’s program Don and the film crew had a bit of fun playing ‘the name game’. As promised,... 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 -
Olivia Newton-John
Our celebrity gardener this week is Olivia Newton-John. Olivia, who is deeply concerned about the environment, showed Don around her... read more -
Ross Wilson Celebrity Gardener
Singer, songwriter and producer Ross Wilson has been a major force in Australian rock music for more than 30 years.... read more -
Eccentric Art House
Eccentric Art House Artist and teacher, Andrew Hayim De Vries, has completely rebuilt a small, 1920s timber worker’s cottage using... read more -
Seaside Gardens – Phillip Noyce Celebrity Gardener
Don and the Burke’s Backyard team visited film director, Phillip Noyce, at his home near Sydney’s Palm Beach. Phillip... read more -
Dennis Hundscheidt’s Garden
Don visited the beautiful, tropical-style garden of Dennis Hundscheidt. Situated at Sunnybank in Brisbane, this is one of the... read more
