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Gardening Australia ep.16 2017

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Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining gardeners around the world. Jerry visits a PNG inspired garden; Jane meets a young couple with the gardening bug; Costa protects some plants with wildlife friendly netting; and a plant collector shows us some of his favourites. 1. My Garden Path - David Fripp We meet plant collector David Fripp who shows us around his nursery filled with interesting and beautiful plants 2. Lime and Gypsum Tino talks us through the differences between lime and gypsum 3. Growing Home Jerry visits a friend and neighbour who grows food plants from her homeland of Papua New Guinea 4. A Colourful Collaboration Jane visits a young couple who have transformed a garden on a sloping block 5. Filling the Gaps Josh demonstrates how you can fill gaps in the garden 6. Nifty Netting Costa uses wildlife-friendly netting to protect a vegie patch 7. Winter Cheer Sophie profiles a

Gardening Australia ep.15 2017

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Costa tries some tasty flowers; guest presenter Indira visits a rooftop hospital garden; John shares some tips for small gardens; Sophie makes a cute planter from a gourd; and Peter Cundall celebrates his 90th birthday. Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining gardeners around the world. 1. Edible Flowers Costa shows us some of his favourite edible flowers 2. Tricks of the Trade John visits a suburban garden and shares hints and tips for designing for small spaces 3. Propagating Cassava Jerry gives some tips on how to propagate cassava 4. Georgeous Gourds Sophie makes a cute succulent planter out of a gourd she has grown in her garden 5. Rooftop Respite Guest presenter Indira Naidoo visits a rooftop garden purpose built for the patients and staff at the Kinghorn Cancer Centre 6. Happy Birthday Peter Tino joins the celebrations for Peter Cundall's 90th birthday in "Pete's Patc

Gardening Australia ep.14 2017

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Jane explores a protea collection; Tino looks at trees with beautiful bark; Millie gets stuck into some winter jobs; Costa visits a Bondi garden verge; and we learn why flies are so important in the garden. 1. My Garden Path - Dr Bryan Lessard CSIRO Entomologist and fly enthusiast Dr. Bryan Lessard explains why flies are so incredibly important not only in the garden but for our global ecosystem 2. A Plethora of Proteas Jane is at the National Rhododendron Garden in Victoria to check out their stunning Protea collection 3. Excess Produce - Preserved Lemons Here's a great way to use up any excess lemons 4. Winter Work Millie gets stuck into some winter gardening jobs 5. Beautiful Bark Tino shows us some tree species that have gorgeous bark, providing beauty all year round 6. A Garden Salon Costa is in Bondi visiting an eclectic garden verge that has been established with nothing more than cuttings and the hard work of a hairdresser and his two sons 7. FAQs - Kitchen S

Gardening Australia ep.13 2017

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Jerry gives tips on picking a palm; Josh shows how to make the most of tight garden spaces; Costa visits a stunning Canberra garden; Sophie gives some horticultural haircuts and Tino grows a green manure crop. 1. Picking a Palm Jerry gives some great advice on how to pick the right palm for your garden 2. Soup and Salad Jane plants some delicious winter treats - a soup pot and a salad bowl - to go by her back door for easy access to ingredients 3. FAQs - Worms in Compost | Best Mulch | Premium Potting Mixes Millie tells us whether we should add worms to the compost, Tino explains what makes the best mulch and Jane tells us whether we should spend money on premium potting mix 4. Tight Spaces Josh gives some clever planting tips on how you can make the most of small, tight spaces in the garden 5. Horticultural Haircuts Sophie gives some of her grassy-leaved plants a bit of a post-summer haircut 6. Green Manure Tino demonstrates a cheap, easy and fun way to improve soil qual

Gardening Australia ep.12 2017

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Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining gardeners around the world. Millie shows how renters can quickly grow an established garden; John visits a garden with striking formal design; Indira explores a constructed wetland in Sydney; and Costa visits a community compost group. 1. Clean and Green Jerry demonstrates why lifting, dividing and propagating a ginger in his garden helps to keep his hair shiny and manageable! 2. Excess Produce - No-wilt Leafy Greens! We show you a great tip on how to keep greens like spring onions fresher for longer 3. Compact Formality John visits a low maintenance garden in Melbourne that is striking for its formal, minimalistic, design 4. Wasteland to Wetland Indira explores Sydney Park Wetlands, which has been transformed from a disused industrial site into an ecological heartland 5. Renters Rule! Millie gives some tips on how renters can quickly grow a gorgeou

Gardening Australia ep.11 2017

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Josh meets some volunteer gardeners who help the elderly; Tino makes a chilli pesticide; Costa explores native plants that are edible; Jerry Coleby-Williams talks about how his life revolves around plants. 1. My Garden Path - Jerry Coleby-Williams Discover how plants have influenced every part of Jerry's life 2. Autumn Alliums Sophie plants a variety of autumn alliums and gives some great tips on how to prolonging your harvest 3. Native Nibbles Costa visits the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens to explore the surprising diversity of native plants that are edible 4. Helping Hands Josh meets a group of volunteers in Perth who do gardening maintenance for the elderly and physically disabled, allowing them to stay in their homes and continue to enjoy their gardens 5. Plant Profile - Tree Echium We profile a gorgeous plant that towers four metres high and is a great magnet for bees 6. Chilli Spray Tino shows how easy it is to make a chilli pesticide using chillies and some ever

Gardening Australia ep.10 2017

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Indira checks out an urban green wall garden; Costa explores the vibrant native plants of Mt Penang; Tino uses leftover garden waste to create hot compost & John visits an elegant garden filled with pockets of green spaces. 1. Going Up Indira visits journalist, Quentin Dempster, to check out how he's making the most of his tiny backyard by gardening in the only space available - up the walls! 2. Urban Elegance John visits a sloping block that, with clever design, has been turned into a garden filled with pockets of private green spaces 3. Plant Profile - Kiwi Fruit Tino gives some tips on growing kiwi fruit 4. Hot Compost Got lots of garden waste leftover at the end of the growing season? Instead of putting it into landfill, Tino shows how it can be used to create soil-improving hot compost 5. Plant Profile - Chilean Jasmine Sophie profiles a sweet-smelling, climbing flower that withstands the frosty Adelaide weather 6. Mt Penang Costa heads to the NSW Centra

Gardening Australia ep.9 2017

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Sophie visits an historic garden property in the Adelaide Hills, Costa and Jane help build a garden that is accessible to everyone, Angus explores Sydney's Barangaroo reserve, and Millie makes a cubby out of plants. Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining Australian gardeners around the world. 1. Barangaroo Angus visits a former industrial site in Sydney that's been transformed into a naturalistic foreshore reserve 2. Planty Shanty Millie shows how plants can be used to build a cubby house 3. Carrick Hill Sophie visits one of Adelaide's favourite historic garden properties, Carrick Hill 4. Strawberry Patch Update Tino gives an update on his strawberry patch experiment 5. A Garden for Everyone Costa and Jane visit a group home and help create a garden that is accessible to everyone 6. Multiplying Plants Josh shows how to divide grasses and clumping perennials. Gardening A

Gardening Australia ep.8 2017

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Costa explores the gardens of Parliament House; Sophie visits a stunning garden in the Coonawarra region; Tino plants autumn root vegetables & guest presenter Indira Naidoo sees a carpark transformed into a botanical paradise. Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining gardeners around the world. Gardening Australia ep.8 2017

Gardening Australia - Easter Special ep.7 2017

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In a one hour Easter special Costa dyes eggs & learns the horticultural history of chocolate; Sophie makes "egghead" seed pots; Tino visits a wildlife sanctuary in Tasmania & Millie makes a holiday herb basket. Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic, and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining all gardeners around the world. Gardening Australia - Easter Special ep.7 2017

Gardening Australia ep.06 2017

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Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic, and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining all Australian gardeners around the world. Be Our Guest:  Costa drops into the balcony garden of Gardening Australia's new guest presenter - Indira Naidoo! Training Trees:  Tino gives us some great tips on how to train trees using espaliering. Excess Produce  Chilli Powder: A great solution for preserving excess chillies from the vegie patch. Stunning in Spring:  Sophie explores a gorgeous English-style garden in the Clare Valley filled with stunning roses - and gets some great tips on caring for them too! Three Years On: Josh shows us how his garden has evolved over three years and gets stuck into some jobs to help reinvent and rejuvenate the space. Worlds within Worlds: Jane heads to a Melbourne nursery specialising in native plants and shows us how these species can be used to create beautiful terrariums.

Gardening Australia ep.33 2016

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Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic, and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining all Australian gardeners around the world. Native Beauties Jane visits an expert temperate orchid grower and gets the lowdown on the best way to grow them Garden Gang Find out what to do in your garden this weekend from the Garden Gang Come in Spinner To make his own seed-raising mix, Costa gets creative and builds a compost sieve with a difference Reverting Variegation Sophie shows how you can rectify plants that have reverted from a variegated form to a non-variegated due to stress or poor light A Gardener's Journey Jerry travels up the coast from Brisbane to explore a garden brimming with old-fashioned favourites combined in interesting ways Wild at Heart Angus checks out a breeding program at Perth's Kings Park and Botanic Garden to find out how 'wild' Western Australia plants are cultivated to thrive in the home garden. Ga

Gardening Australia ep.5 2017

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Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining Australian gardeners around the world. Costa visits a Sydney harbourside garden; Sophie gets stuck into some autumn jobs; Jerry explores a Japanese garden; and Jane shows us the benefits of inorganic mulch. Autumn Means Action Sophie gets stuck into some autumn jobs Harbourside Perfection Costa visits a gorgeous waterfront garden in Darling Harbour that's utilised clever planting to embrace its steep sloping block FAQs - Non Leaf-Dropping Trees | Fertilising Lawns | Dead-heading Sophie profiles some trees that don't drop their leaves, Tino explains how often we should fertilize our lawn and Josh gives some tips on deadheading plants Excess Produce - Herb Cubes In our series on what to do with excess produce, we look at a great solution for using excess herbs Spirit of Japan Jerry explores one of Australia's largest traditional Japanese G

Gardening Australia ep.32 2016

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Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic, and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining all Australian gardeners around the world. Josh explores an inspiring bush-style garden; Tino plants spring greens; Jane demonstrates planting seed; Costa checks out colourful spring plants; and we visit a landscape designer's suburban oasis. Plant Profile: Honeywort Sophie profiles an old-fashioned favourite - Honeywort A Spring Walk Costa delights in the popping displays of spring colour at Sydney's Royal Botanic Garden FAQs - Edible Flowers | Soil for Potting Mix | Elephant Foot Yams Jane shares ideas about edible flowers, Angus explains the pitfalls of using soil in containers and Jerry reveals where to source elephant foot yam Spring Greens Tino's in The Patch planting up one of the highest-return crops for any time of the year - greens, greens and more greens! Seed Raising 101 Jane shows how to get the garden brimming by raising y

Gardening Australia ep.4 2017

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Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic, and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining all Australian gardeners around the nation. Splitting the Hive We return to Costa's old primary school to split the native beehive that he placed in the grounds a few years back The Leafy Lounge Millie shows us how we can grow a luscious leafy lounge using upcycled materials and, of course, plants Outside In Jane visits a house that's packed to the brim with magnificent indoor plants and gets some tips on how to keep them in tip-top condition What To Do This Weekend - Temp | Cool | Arid (March) Sophie gives us tips on planting our first batch of winter vegies, Tino prunes his pome fruit and Josh shows us how to control citrus leafminer The Caretaker Angus explores the stunning garden of late journalist Richard Carleton, and meets his widow Sharon who is now the its caretaker Plant Profile - Marlborough Rock Daisy Tino profiles a drought to

Gardening Australia ep.31 2016

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 Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic, and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining all Australian gardeners around the world.  Tino demonstrates layering; Sophie explores a garden inspired by world travels; Angus sees just what can be achieved in a garden in two years; and John visits a geological garden. In Two Short Years Angus discovers it's possible to transform a barren garden into a horticultural delight in only two years Pick 'n' Plant Josh gives some useful tips on keeping quick growing crops in constant supply Potting Up Costa explains the basics of potting up plants Native Climbers Jane profiles a pretty climber - the Native Sarsaparilla FAQs - Sowing Corn | Flowering Bulbs | Composting Jerry explains why he sows corn thickly, Jane discusses when to cut back foliage on flowering bulbs and Tino offers ways to speed up the compost Taking Root Tino shows what must be one of the easiest and cheapest ways of

Gardening Australia ep.3 2017

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Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic, and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining all Australian gardeners around the world. A Smashing Garden Josh visits a garden featuring hardy plants and dazzling mosaic displays Autumn Veg Tino gives us tips for planting autumn vegetables Amazing Anthuriums Jerry shows us the glorious variety of anthuriums and gives us tips on how to keep them looking their best My Garden Path - Dr Greg Moore The University of Melbourne's "Tree Mechanic", Dr. Greg Moore, explains why trees are so beneficial in urban environments FAQs - Box Hedge | Tomato Canker | Olives Jane shows us how to deal with discoloured English Box leaves, Tino explains why an olive tree isn't fruiting and Jerry tells us what to do about tomato canker Living Mulch Sophie shows us how we can create living mulch using dense, groundcover plants A Planted Paradise Costa visits Melbourne Zoo to find out how they'

Gardening Australia ep.30 2016

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Guerrilla Gardeners Costa is in Cremorne Point on Sydney's North Shore exploring a lush, public garden with a romantic history Triumph Amongst the Trees Jerry meets a plant collector who has been packing exotic treasures into her incredible garden for over 35 years The Humble Spud With the weather warming up it's time to get stuck into planting spuds Magical Mushrooms Josh meets a couple of young innovators who have combined waste management with urban farming to grow nutritious and healthy fungi FAQs - Expired Seed | Earthworms | Pruning Frost Damage Jane explains what to do with seed that's out of date; Angus gives the lowdown on using earthworms in a worm farm and Sophie tells when to prune frost damaged plants Handsome Hedges Jane explains the good reasons why camellias are one of Australia's favourite hedging plants Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic, and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining all Austra

Gardening Australia ep.29 2016

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Thriller, Filler, Spiller John creates a different take on the container garden, using mixed native perennials Ant-house Plant Jerry profiles the unique ant-house plant that's indigenous to the mangrove swamps and forests of Far North Queensland A City Oasis Costa visits a tiny inner city garden that's a thriving example of how much can be achieved in a small space My Garden Path We follow a botanical sculptor as she creates stunning art pieces from living and dead plants Colouring In Sophie fills in the gaps in her garden beds A Productive Paradise Josh explores a Margaret River property with a sustainable house and garden that have been designed to blend into the surrounding landscape Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic, and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining all Australian gardeners around the world. Gardening Australia ep.29 2016

Gardening Australia ep.2 2017

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Pumpkin Pickin' Tino gives us some tips on how to tell when your pumpkin is ready to pick New Digs - Meet Millie (and Squid)! Costa meets Gardening Australia's newest presenter, Millie Ross, and helps her build a garden pathway at her new house Growing Goodness Jane visits a charity that creates meals for the needy using rescued surplus food and vegetables grown in their own rail side garden Beauty in the Bush Jerry travels to a lush, beautifully designed garden nestled amongst the Sunshine Coast hinterland Plant Profile - Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland' This hardy plant is tough enough to handle both heat and frost! Wicking Works Sophie shows us how to make a wicking bed out of a recycled food container Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic, and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining all Australian gardeners around the world. Presented by Australia's leading horticultural experts, Gardening Australia is a va