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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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Daintree Discovery Centre
...m (except Christmas Day) Entry Fees: Adults, $20 Children 5-16, $7.50 Children 0-4, Free Concession, $16 Family, $45 Student, $16 Audio Guide Hire, $5 45 page Interpretive Guide Book, $9.95 (included with Adult and Concession entry fee)...
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Chilli Glut Tips & Recipes
...ng new to try, in the February 2009 issue of Burke’s Backyard magazine, on page 101 you’ll find Tracy Rutherford’s easy recipe for a prawn and watermelon salad with a lime and chilli dressing. It’s a fantastic seafood barbecue side dish, perfect for summer. 2. Make chilli paste The classic Indonesian chilli paste is called ‘Sambal Ulek’, and you make it in a blender. Remove the stems from the chillies, then put them into a blender and whizz until...
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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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Pruned V’s Unpruned Grevilleas
...prune 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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Drills
...k in unaccessible places such as on a roof. When they have to put in around 200 screws a day a cordless drill saves a lot of wrist ache. If you do buy a cordless drill, choose one with two quick charge batteries and keep them fully charged at all times. Ask for a tradesman’s brand such as Makita, DeWalt or Panasonic. Remember: Buy the best quality power tools that you can afford. They can last a lifetime and save you money in the long run. Safety...
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Planter Boxes
...rdening or protective leather gloves construction adhesive such as Max Bond 20×2.8mm galvanised nails hammer masking tape tracing paper and plain paper 1.5mm nail punch Method Using the ruler and marker, measure and cut out two rectangles 490x130mm (19×5″) and two smaller rectangles 170x130mm (7×5″) from the sheet of aluminium. Neatly cut out all of the pieces with the tin snips, and curve each of the edges for safety purposes. Position the pieces...
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Philadelphus
...mania: Woodbank Nursery, Longley, phone: (03) 6239 6452. Victoria: Digger’s Seeds, Dromana, phone: (03) 5987 1877. Costs: A rough price guide only, small pots, 14cm (6″), are from $6-$8, and larger 20cm pots are from $15-$18. Further reading For more information on philadelphus see the article in the October 1998 issue of the Burke’s Backyard magazine on page 44....
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Talking Budgie
...with an amazing vocabulary. In fact, attached to Bill’s letter was a three page list of all the things Freddie can say, including words, phrases and some very long sentences. When we visited Bill and Freddie, Freddie introduced himself and welcomed us to the house, told us what he likes to eat and even asked Don if he liked the garden! In all Freddie has learnt about 85 phrases over the 4-year period, including: “Hello, how are you today?” “What’s...
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Headers and Huntaways
...breeds including the Irish Setter, English Hound, Old English Sheepdog and Labrador. Dogs found on New Zealand stations today are considered purebreds by farmers. Appearance Bigger than the traditional Border Collie working dog, the Huntaway and Header stands an estimated 15 cm (6′) taller. They’re not particularly attractive dogs, being bred purely for work rather than show. The dogs are usually black/tan or black/brindle and can have either a ro...
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