Famous Australian people and landmarks on Burke’s Backyard
This week, Don had some very sad news. Much-loved gardening personality Allan Seale passed away on February 16, 2001. Allan was one of the pioneers of television and radio gardening programs in Australia. His career as a TV star began in 1957 when TV was still in its...
Twenty years ago, sheep grazed within 10 metres of Ruth and Alan Irving’s small cottage. They planted a few trees, but there was little topsoil for a garden along the stony clay ridge. The soil was improved using mulch and cow manure, and serious planting began...
Give your stamps the personal touch by having a photograph of your choice printed on the tab of each stamp. These stamps are great for special occasions, such as weddings, birthdays and anniversaries. If you’d like to use personalised stamps for your Christmas...
Don and the ‘Burke’s Backyard’ team visited Margaret Porritt and Warwick Callander, who were spending the weekend at their spectacular beach house at Portsea, on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. The 80 square house was completed at the end of...
Laurie Seaman is a retired civil engineer who spent most of his life designing bridges all over the world. He lives in a sandstone house built by his grandfather in 1918, when there were only four other houses on the hill overlooking Palm Beach and Pittwater. Today...
Julie Harvey was once a Sydney businesswoman, but had to take time off work due to illness. During her convalescence she became interested in painting, and then enrolled in art school to learn how to sculpt figures. Julie never returned to her job – instead she...
Don looked at a beachside house in Victoria, which was not what it seemed. What appeared to be a spacious, modern house had been created by converting and linking two farm machinery sheds. The result was a beautifully appointed, six-bedroom, 60-square home at...
Home owner Louise Holly was inspired when she saw the Burke’s Backyard in Spain program. She painted her white Spanish-style house with Dulux ‘Tuscan Gold’.
Wonderful effects can be obtained if the paint colours on a house match or contrast with the colours of flowers and foliage in the garden. The house Don looked at in our segment is a good example of clever and tasteful colour coordination. The front of the house opens...
Balconies can be real problem areas for people who live in apartments. When space is very limited, it’s often difficult to come up with a design that is both functional and attractive. Jamie Loft’s innovative design for a tiny balcony includes a fountain,...