Cymbidium orchids A member of the audience brought in a cymbidium orchid to show Don. She explained that the orchid gets lots of care and attention, but rarely flowers. Don said that the plant looked fairly healthy. However, the leaves were very green, indicating that...
Hebel sculpture Crellyn Collison, of Waratah in New South Wales, wrote to tell Don that her partner, Peter Simmons, has carved a wall from Hebel in their backyard. The wall is based on Peter’s sculpture, ‘Snowgums’, which is located in the Thredbo...
Sick pittosporum Rae asked Don if he knew why her pittosporums are dying. She said they are in large pots with one drainage hole in the base of each pot. Don said that the damage has probably been caused by a watering problem. Either the plants are drying out, or the...
Dead lawn Sue McCaull, of Raymond Terrace in New South Wales, wrote to say that her husband had accidentally sprayed the front lawn with Roundup instead of grub killer. The letter goes on to say that the moral of the story is to label everything in the shed in...
Mina lobata An audience member asked about the availability of a creeper called Mina lobata. Seeds are available from Kings Seeds, PO Box 975, Penrith 2751. They can be contacted on (02) 4776 1493. Mina lobata, also known as Ipomoea lobata, is a perennial twining...
Water meters Anthony McEntee, from Box Hill South in Victoria, saw the segment in which Don talked about a water meter and ball cover. Anthony works for a company that reads water meters. He said that some gardeners make access very difficult for the meter readers by...
Like daddy Francine Duncanson, from Bentleigh East in Victoria, congratulated Don and the team on the return of Burke’s Backyard to TV. She said that her two young children, Jack and Mollie, call the show ‘Like Daddy’ because there’s a striking...
Thank you to all the people who wrote in with thoughts about last week’s program. Spiders Lauren Blommestein, from Langwarrin in Victoria, emailed to say that she will have nightmares for the rest of her life after seeing our spider footage repeatedly played....
Viewers’ Letters – Spiders, Power Lawn Aerator, Blue-tongue Lizards Thank you to everyone who sent letters and emails in response to last week’s show. Spiders Self-confessed arachnophobe Julie Barbetti, from Heidelberg in Victoria, emailed to...
Marty and Mitch’s love is contagious. They have the extraordinary ability to make everyone around them feel welcome, special and completely loved. They have 2 sons, James who is 10 years old and Saxon who is 4 years old. They have been married for 15 years and...