Don Burke

For other uses, see Don Burke (disambiguation).

Don Burke
OAM
Born
Donald William Burke

(1947-07-16) 16 July 1947 (age 77)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • producer
  • author
  • landscaper
Years active1987–2004
Known forBurke's Backyard host
SpouseMarea Burke

Donald William Burke OAM (born 16 July 1947[citation needed]) is an Australian television presenter, television producer, author and horticulturist. He is best known as the longtime host of Burke's Backyard, a lifestyle program produced by his wife's company CTC Productions, which ran for 17 years from 1987 to late 2004 on the Nine Network. He was also responsible for the creation of garden makeover program Backyard Blitz, starring former colleague Jamie Durie.