Most people are inspired when they travel overseas and visit some of the great gardens of the world. We all come home filled with enthusiasm and ideas, ready to start transforming the backyard into our own little piece of Asia, Africa, Mexico or Europe! Whatever style...
Don teamed up with builder, Scott Cam, to put together essential starter kits for both the gardener and the home handyman. Don and Scott agreed that quality tools were a good investment in the long run, as they will last for years. Don recommended buying top of the...
This very colourful house featured in our show this week, also featured some year’s ago on Burke’s Backyard, click here to view previous fact sheet. The house, at 38 Queens Park Road, Queens Park, NSW is now up for sale. For details contact Pauline Goodyer of...
Moths There have been a number of large moths in the Sydney region over spring which are Bogong moths (Agrostis infusa) that are migrating south to the Snowy Mountains for the summer. Bogong moths will come inside the house during the day to shelter but are...
What is a sport? A sport is a term used in horticulture to describe the way some plants grow just one branch or segment which is different from the original plant. Usually the sport has flowers which are differently coloured from those of the original plant. Some...
Due to the fact that viewers have been sending in some very strange (as well as large) entries, Don has decided to divide the ‘Mine’s Bigger Than Yours’ competition into two categories. There will be one prize for ‘weird’ and one for ‘big’. Huge vegies Robyn Klaus...
Focal Point Chris and Beatie Parsons bought their house in desperation having missed out on so many others in their search for a new home. The house was not what they had in mind but several years of hard work have transformed it into the home they now love. Another...
Grant and Lisa Wilkinson have two young children, Rochelle aged 6 and Aaron aged 4. They had just finished rebuilding their house from a rundown, two bedroom brick bungalow to a very stylish four bedroom, double storey home. Grant then started work in...
Hawaiian Paradise Janice and David Carroll’s small triangular backyard has seen little change in the 30 years they’ve lived there. Times have been hard of late with David suffering a crippling stroke two years ago and Janice, despite having a major...
In 1997, Helen Brooks visited Australia from England and loved the place so much she decided to stay. It was then she met David the man of her dreams. David and Helen got married in England and then again in Australia. They have settled into their first home in...