Famous Australian people and landmarks on Burke’s Backyard
On this week’s program Don and the film crew had a bit of fun playing ‘the name game’. As promised, here is a list of all the presenters who regularly appear on Burke’s Backyard: Don Burke – Host. Don Burke is a horticulturist and animal...
Don and the Burke’s Backyard team visited the historic home of Dr. Les Norton and his family. Only 15 minutes from the centre of Melbourne, the house is an amazing blend of Scottish baronial and Australian colonial architecture. History William Taylor was born...
Regular Burke’s Backyard contributor, Peter Valder, has written a wonderful new book titled Gardens of China. In the book Peter describes over 200 of the gardens he has visited in China. They include surviving imperial gardens and those of retired officials,...
Our celebrity gardener this week is Olivia Newton-John. Olivia, who is deeply concerned about the environment, showed Don around her property in northern NSW. She and horticulturist, Michael Waite, have planted thousands of native rainforest trees on the property to...
Singer, songwriter and producer Ross Wilson has been a major force in Australian rock music for more than 30 years. Ross was front man for rock bands Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock. His most memorable songs include ‘Daddy Cool’, ‘Come Back Again’...
Eccentric Art House Artist and teacher, Andrew Hayim De Vries, has completely rebuilt a small, 1920s timber worker’s cottage using what he calls ‘urban rubble’. Andrew purchased the house in 1986, and over a period of 12 years he transformed it into...
Don and the Burke’s Backyard team visited film director, Phillip Noyce, at his home near Sydney’s Palm Beach. Phillip talked to Don about the difficulties of gardening so close to the ocean, and how hard it is to select plants that will withstand harsh,...
Don visited the beautiful, tropical-style garden of Dennis Hundscheidt. Situated at Sunnybank in Brisbane, this is one of the best private gardens in Australia. Clever design Although the garden is only the size of a normal suburban block (around 1000...