Easy Lay Brick Key Burke’s Backyard viewers Veronica and Anthony Rowley sent us a picture of their new brick letterbox. They laid all the bricks themselves using a product called the Easy Lay Brick Key. This is a plastic device which is placed into the mortar to...
Garthowen – Castle Hill Garden Many young home buyers start off with project homes surrounded by newly landscaped gardens, so Karlene and Peter Dimbrowsky couldn’t believe their luck when they were able to purchase a classic Victorian house complete with...
Glenorie Garden Rolf and Elisabeth’s garden is filled with fun and romance. They lovingly created it over the past twenty-one years, with Rolf clearing the bush, shifting rocks by hand and doing all the planting. Many of the garden features are made by hand,...
Graham’s Place Peter and Claire Graham describe themselves as water people. They love to swim, walk barefoot on the beach and paddle at the water’s edge, and keep an eye on the ever changing moods of the ocean. Every day is like a holiday to Peter and...
Trompe l’oeil is a French phrase meaning “to fool the eye”, and it’s the name of an art-form which is all about illusion, subterfuge and fun. The technique involves using the laws of perspective to create an impression of depth on flat walls,...
Tap Timers Watering is more complex than many people think. Standing out in the garden with a hose is really a very inefficient way of watering your plants. You’d cut down on garden maintenance, save time and waste less water if you installed an irrigation...
Recently, Don asked viewers to send in photographs of any large or unusual vegetables and fruit they
If you don’t have the money to spend on a fully plumbed, luxury outdoor shower, there is an inexpensive alternative. Tara Dennis showed how easy it is to set up a temporary shower, suitable for a quick rinse off on a hot day. Getting started Locate your shower in a...
Scott Cam showed how to stop ‘water hammer’, or pipes that bang, clang and vibrate when you turn off your taps. As well as being extremely noisy, water hammer can cause water heaters, joints, seals and connections to fail, and taps to leak. What causes it? Water...
Louise and Barry Brooks have 9 children under the age of 12, and another child on the way. To accommodate their growing family they bought a huge, ugly brick house built on a double block. Although the Brooks describe the house itself as unattractive, they say it has...