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Let the flow go
Posted: 25 Apr 12 | DRAINAGE, drainage, drainage- it’s just so important in backyards. | CommentsComments (1)
Inspired by inspiration
Posted: 06 Mar 12 | INSPIRATION comes in many forms for artists. It’s a little known fact that Brett Whitely used to listen to a wide range of music when painting, probably all loaded onto his paint-stained iPod. | CommentsComments (0)
When the indoor moves out
Posted: 28 Oct 11 | MORE and more people are living in backyards. Usually it’s their own backyards but depending on rent and which shady character is chasing them, a neighbour’s or stranger's sometimes will suffice. | CommentsComments (0)
The world of cubby houses
Posted: 02 Sep 11 | CUBBY houses certainly have changed a lot over the years. Back in the day, old wooden packing crates provided our building material of choice. | CommentsComments (0)
The best attack is the fence
Posted: 20 Jul 11 | FarmOnline's resident garden guru Gherkin Jarvis is back with more backyard tips - this time on how to utilise the humble, yet versatile fence - and talks to cutting edge landscape designer Ghoran Shelsburg-Waverly to bring you another report as the ultimate garden correspondent. | CommentsComments (0)
Your barbie-Ps and your barbecues
Posted: 31 May 11 | FarmOnline's resident garden guru Gherkin Jarvis is back with more backyard tips - this time on how to build the perfect barbecue - and travels to New Zealand to bring you his first report as a foreign garden correspondent. | CommentsComments (0)
Don’t be a chicken - get some chooks
Posted: 12 Apr 11 | Keeping chooks can teach children important lessons like responsibility, ownership and where lice come from, writes Gherkin Jarvis. | CommentsComments (0)
A shared space for all
Posted: 09 Mar 11 | In his first FarmOnline column, Gherkin Jarvis shows you how to solve arguments over who gets to use the backyard, and offers valuable tips when getting down and dirty with some common garden machinery. | CommentsComments (0)
Better Backyards with Gherkin Jarvis
Self-proclaimed gardening expert and carpet enthusiast, Gherkin Jarvis, brings you his thoughts on Australia’s great lifestyle tradition, the backyard.

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