Famous Australian people and landmarks on Burke’s Backyard
Jumbunna Garden Don spoke to Paul Blackman about the garden he designed around an old house in the Jumbunna area of southeast Victoria. Paul’s brief was to create a pleasure garden, and so he set about filling the space with tranquil ‘micro worlds’,...
Junk Collector Kotton Patterson makes original pieces from recycled materials. He is the owner and manager of Thunderbird Construction and Procurement, a junkyard at the bottom of Johnston Street in Annandale, Sydney. The yard is an amazing mix of marine parts –...
Midway Garden ‘Midway’ in the Adelaide suburb of Fitzroy is a formal garden designed around a fully restored nineteenth century house. Surprisingly this elegant formality is the work of landscape designer Andrew Quixley, whose lighthearted modern water...
Margaret and Bob Eggins began work on their dream garden ten years ago. They started with what Margaret describes as ‘a big ugly space’ – a large open paddock with only one tree, a gigantic old teak. Today the area has been transformed: lawns...
Martino Bruno first came to Australia as a prisoner of war in January 1944, after being captured at Tobruk. He worked on a sheep farm for two years, before being repatriated to Italy. Martino kept in touch with his former boss, who sponsored his return to Australia in...
Peter Valder gave us a guided tour of ‘Fragrant Space’, an exhibition of Chinese flower and bird paintings currently on display at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. The paintings are on loan from the Guandong Provincial Museum, and are by major artists...
Elefantus Elefantus was formed over three years ago when glass artist Fraser McCulloch went into partnership with a Cairns blacksmith. Fraser brought his design flair and glass slumping skills to the business. (Slumping is the controlled bending or downward sinking of...
Fernbrook Garden Les Musgrave designed Fernbrook garden and gallery in Sydney’s lower Blue Mountains as an early spring garden, so that he can enjoy an extended flowering period during this wonderful time of the year. Visitors can’t help being inspired...
Colour House Don visited a house that was so bright and colourful he almost needed to wear sunglasses! The owners, Paul and Helen Dickson, bought their home nine years ago. At that time all the walls were painted a bland, off-white colour. Paul and Helen set about...
Breed: English Springer Spaniel Temperament: affectionate/excitable Cost: from $600 (more for show dogs) Lifespan: 12 – 14 years Recommended for: active people, teenagers Maintenance: medium – regular brushing and exercise required Appearance The English...