Factsheets

Which Water

Burke's Backyard — Compared to tap water, bottled water is very expensive. The cost of still water bought from a supermarket ranges from 43c to $1.55 a litre. For the same price as one 600ml bottle of water, you could get nine cups of water out of the tap every day ...More…

Tracy Rutherford's sweet potato and cannellini bean mash

Burke's Backyard — Cut the sweet potato into 2cm chunks, then steam over a pan of boiling water for about 10 minutes, until tender. Add the drained cannellini beans to the sweet potato and mash together until smooth. Add in the milk and a knob of butter, plus a ...More…

Rhubarb tips and recipes

Burke's Backyard — Autumn is rhubarb-harvesting time, so it's at its best in the shops. In the May issue of Burke's Backyard magazine, on sale Monday, April 27, Tracy Rutherford has a simple recipe for oven-cooked rhubarb that makes a wonderful dessert. Put ...More…

Harvesting pumpkins

Burke's Backyard — When ripe, pumpkins will have taken on their ripe colour (which varies with the variety you have grown) and the stem which connects the fruit to the plant will have dried and become wrinkly and woody. Use secateurs to cut the ripe pumpkins from ...More…

Easy lemon-roasted chicken

Burke's Backyard — The idea for this is so simple. Just stuff the bird with a whole lemon, and the lemon flavour will go through the chicken as it roasts. However, if you make some fine cuts through the lemon skin it will release more juices, and if you rub ...More…

Saltimbocca

Burke's Backyard — In the February 2009 issue of Burke's Backyard magazine, on sale now nationally, our Kitchen Garden section tells you all about 'Hot Herbs' - those classic herbs from Mediterranean cookery which can handle the intense heat of the Aussie summer ...More…

Chicken with Grapes and Guinness

Burke's Backyard — Grapes are in season now and they're wonderful just as they are, as a healthy, refreshing snack at any time of day. Grapes go really well with chicken, so try this idea which also uses Guinness - just one week too late for St Patrick's Day! Handy ...More…

Grilled figs

Burke's Backyard — The March 2009 issue of Burke's Backyard magazine - on sale Monday, February 23 - includes an informative plant profile on how to grow edible figs in garden beds, or in pots. Figs are one of the best fruit trees for backyards, easy to grow and a ...More…

Water Garden

Burke's Backyard — Landscape Arthitect, Judy van Gelderen was given a very detailed brief by the owners of a small, flat and uninteresting block of land in Canberra. They wanted to incorporate fourteen different 'spaces' or characters, including Japanese, ...More…

Skin Care Giveaway Terms and Conditions

Burke's Backyard — Information on how to enter forms part of these terms and conditions of entry. Participation in this promotion is deemed acceptance of these terms and conditions of entry. To enter the Burke's Backyard Skincare Giveaway tell us in 25 words or ...More…

Yellow Camellia

Burke's Backyard — Don travelled to Kulnura, on the Central Coast of New South Wales, to meet leading camellia hybridist, Bob Cherry. Don asked Bob about his work on the development of new varieties of yellow-flowering camellias. Although camellias are acknowledged ...More…

Yellow Buttons

Burke's Backyard — Don looked at Yellow Buttons, an Australian native plant that thrives on neglect. Botanic name: Chrysocephalum apiculatum (sold as Helichrysum ramosissimum) Description: A variable species, but usually seen as a small, suckering herb. It has ...More…