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Mosaic Tray
...(see the template in the September issue of the Burke’s Backyard magazine, page 104), from a source book or from your imagination. It’s a good idea to tackle a simple design for your first project, and as you gain confidence and experience, work with more complex designs. Materials wooden craft frame, ours measured 35cm (14″) x 55cm (22″) ceramic tiles – assorted colours and sizes, but preferably the same thickness. Ask for cheap or free damaged o...
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Don’s Tips: Backyard Farms – Vegie Gardens
...paving around each section to make planting and harvesting really easy. On page 190 of my book Organic** we look at potager gardens which are a very attractive way of growing vegies in gridded garden beds. You could also choose to grow a vertical vegie garden. These are grown against sunny walls and the kits are available at nurseries or hardware stores. And don’t forget that you can grow fruit trees flat against a wall by a process called ‘espali...
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Herbaceous Peonies
...th buds. Further reading The Gardener’s Guide to Growing Peonies by Martin Page (Florilegium, $39.95). ISBN 0-9586498-7-1. Availability Peonies are planted in autumn and winter and are available from many nurseries at this time in the cooler parts of the country. Plants are also sold as potted specimens throughout the year. Try the following nurseries for a range of peonies. ACT: The Heritage Nursery Banks St, Weston Park, Yarralumla, 2600 Phone:...
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Painted Cushions
...book or magazine, or click here for our hibiscus print template). Turn the page over and cover the back with lead pencil. Remove the cushion cover. (Tip: Rita popped an old chopping board inside the cushion cover to make the design transfer easier.) Place the pattern on top of the cushion cover and trace around the edges of the picture with a blunt pencil. Remove the paper. Using fabric paint, follow the outline left by the pencil on the cushion c...
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Don’s Expert Answers: Finches safe trees and plants
...t all. Finches love dense bushes to hide and nest in: dwarf bottlebrushes and paperbarks are great. Some people cut off branches of shrubs and poke them into or behind meshing. This Q&A page isn’t capable of handling my PowerPoint presentations etc, so I will put them up on our website under “Finch Aviaries” by Friday 9th Feb. Don...
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Fireweed
...s: CSIRO Publishing PO Box 1139 Collingwood Vic 3066 Phone: (03) 9662 7666 Fax: (03) 9662 7555 Email: [email protected] Home page: http://www.publish.csiro.au...
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Don’s French Provincial Garden
...Navajo Bright Red’, angel daisy, seaside daisy and pineapple sage (and see page 46 for more details on the cottage plants used in this makeover). The bed on the right side of the garden was planted out with a row of Viburnum odoratissimum, a mandarin tree, and a selection of fragrant David Austin roses. A small garden bed about 400mm wide surrounds the circular part of the pathway, and this was planted with the silvery-grey hedging plant, bush ger...
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Peanuts & Hazelnuts
...hocolatey sweets, also called truffles, a recipe for which appears on this page. Tracy’ s hazelnut praline truffles Prep time: 30 minutes Cooking time: about 20 minutes + 4 hours chilling Makes: about 45 2 cups (270g) hazelnuts 1/2 cup (125mL) cream 400g dark chocolate, chopped 1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Spread the hazelnuts onto a tray and roast for 8 minutes, until lightly golden. Cool slightly, then tip onto a tea...
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Cichlids and Aquariums
...2) 9743 5978 There is an excellent website on cichlids, The Sydney Cichlid Page, at: www.ozemail.au/~jurupari Illawarra Branch (Wollongong Cichlid Group) 22 Mary Street Macquarie Fields, 2564 Contact: Anita Reismann Phone: (02) 9618 1720 Website: members.ozemail.com.au/~parkersm/index.html QLD Queensland Cichlid Group Inc PO Box 510 Clayfield, 4011 Contact: Greg Ure Phone: (07) 3341 4239 Website: members.ozemail.com.au/~gregure/ VIC Victorian Cich...
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Clown Fish: Nemo Roadtest
...hinwalla, President of the Marine Aquarium Society of Australia. For more information on Clown fish, log onto the Society’s web page at; www.masa.asn.au/nemo....
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Pruned V’s Unpruned Grevilleas
...while still keeping your distance from the plant. Further reading For information about buying, planting and caring for native plants, refer to ‘Don’s Guide to Native Plants’, a 20-page segment in the April edition of the Burke’s Backyard Magazine. The magazine is available at newsagents and supermarkets for $4.95....
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Pseudo Arthritis
Health and fitness expert, Dr Garry Egger, looked at the link between obesity and pain in the knees, hips and ankles. Garry says it’s no coincidence that as Australians get fatter, complaints about arthritis increase. There are genuine cases of arthritis that need special medical attention, but for many people, putting on extra weight could be the real cause of the problem. Garry placed an apple, then a melon on two matchsticks, to show what happ...
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