Burke's Backyard Information Guide

by Don Burke

Genres: Gardening

303 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Donald William "Don" Burke OAM (born 16 July 1947) is an Australian television personality and author. He is best known as the long time host of Burke's Backyard, a lifestyle program which ran for 17 years from 1987 to late 2004 on the Nine Network. It has returned several times over recent years with a number of Burke's Backyard Specials. The show has now returned again with several segments on Nine's A Current Affair. There is an ongoing monthly magazine titled Burke's Backyard also.

Burke was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2010 for service to conservation and the environment through advisory roles, to the horticultural industry, and to the media as a television presenter.

Reviews

[Margaret Sharp]

An eminently readable guide for homemakers and others, written in a style that encourages one to keep searching for more and more topics. Highly recommended.