Famous Australian people and landmarks on Burke’s Backyard
The 2nd most quoted book in the western world was written in a room above the quadrangle at Christ Church College, Oxford University. The author was the Mathematics Lecturer, Rev Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, but this wasn’t a learned treatise on mathematics. Alice...
Don visited Portsmouth Naval Base and went aboard HMS Victory, the oldest commissioned warship in the world. Victory was Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson’s flagship, in fact, he was fatally wounded on her deck during the Battle of Trafalgar, roughly 200 years ago....
The 82nd Annual Chelsea Flower Show was held from Tuesday, May 25 to Sunday, May 28, 2004. The show is built on 11 acres in the grounds of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, and attracts approximately 160,000 visitors annually. During the week of the show, 6,500 bottles of...
Leeds Castle, near Maidstone in Kent, is said to be the most romantic and beautiful castle in England. It is built on two adjacent islands on the River Len, and is set in 500 acres (200 hectares) of wonderful gardens. History In 857AD the Saxon royal family built the...
Don visited a beautiful country garden belonging to Fiona and Andrew McIntosh. The 8 ha (20 acre) cattle property has about 1 ha (2.5 acres) of gardens surrounding the homestead. The house itself was built in 1870. Known as ‘Brandon’, it was once owned by...
Wigandia is an 8 hectare (2 acre) property on the side of Mt. Noorat in the western district of Victoria. The garden has been described by visitors as dramatic, challenging and exciting in its design, the way it addresses the exposed and windy site, and the careful...
Harris-Hobbs Garden The history of gardening is currently at a high point with improved plant materials, products and design concepts. In line with this trend, landscape architects Neil Hobbs and Karina Harris have created a garden with strong colour and...
Don visited a private home in the hutongs. In the urban district of Beijing, hutongs still occupy one third of the total area and they provide housing for half the city’s population. Hutongs are actually passageways formed by many closely arranged siheyuans, or...
There is usually a Sacred Way or Divine Road leading to the mausoleums of China’s emperors. Each emperor was known as the ‘Son of Heaven’. The emperors came from heaven to earth through the Sacred Way and they would also deservedly return to heaven...
Shanghai City Shanghai (pron: Shung high), which means the ‘City on the Sea’, is called ‘Hu’ (pron: Who) for short. It is one of the largest cities in China, covering a total area of 6,341 square kilometres with an urban area of 2,643 square...