Video Clump (Gardening & Cooking Videos)

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

  Tomatoes originated in the South American Andes cultivated as early as 700 AD. They have become one of the central ingredients in many diets on all continents. It is now the most popular plant grown in home and commercial gardens across the world.   There are two basic types of Tomatoes with literally hundreds of hybrids and heirloom varieties.     - Determinate varieties grow as a small bush and set all of their fruit early in the year.     - Indeterminate varieties grow as a vine. They bloom and set fruit as they grow.   Growers living in hot summer temperatures should plan for the fact that indeterminate varieties will stop setting fruit when night temperatures reach approximately 85 degrees f. In warmer climates growers can plan for setting a fall crop by propagating cuttings from from the mature vines in late summer. Then plan for a new vigorous crop of tomatoes in the fall.   Unfortunately fungus, bacteria and virus love tomatoes as much as we do so care must be shown in s

A couple dream of a waterfront home with a resort style garden. They also dream of both jobs finishing at the same time. They've greenlit work on the garden while the house is still under construction. A good idea, in theory. Join leading landscape designer Michael McCoy as he showcases some of Australia’s most lavish and magnificent gardens from the first spade hitting the ground to the incredible end result.  What does it mean to make a garden? What longings do gardens fulfil; what dreams do they satisfy? These are the question at the heart of a new show, Dream Gardens, launching on ABC TV this week. Eschewing how-to tips on growing plants (done so well by ABC's other garden offering, Gardening Australia), this is a show that looks instead at what we want from gardens and how clever garden design can deliver it.  The host is the ebullient Michael McCoy, a garden designer and writer. McCoy has a degree in botany, long experience as a hands-on gardener and sought-after gar

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.

Stewart & Sandra lost their home & garden in the devastating 2009 Black Saturday bushfires. Now it's time to start again with a spectacular new garden designed by one of Australia's most well-known designers, Paul Bangay. Post was moved here: https://hdclump.com/dream-gardens-ep-3/  The host is the ebullient Michael McCoy, a garden designer and writer. McCoy has a degree in botany, long experience as a hands-on gardener and sought-after garden designer, and a passionate curiosity about what makes good garden design work. He's empathetic, enthusiastic and opinionated - the perfect guide to lead viewers around eight gardens-in-the-making. Dream Gardens ep.3 

Cinnamon...Yes the powder we all have in our kitchen has practically universal application for use in our garden to stop the growth of harmful fungus that can kill our plants. When planting seeds sprinkle it lightly on top of the seed tray and it will greatly deter Damping Off Disease caused from fungus attacking our seed or young seedlings. Here an Irish gardener uses Cinnamon to combat fungus in her garden.

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

Is your house making you sick? Costa explores how damp in and around your house can cause health concerns before spending a day with the Worimi Nation in Forster as they transform local bushland back to its former glory. Jill Cockram is an expert chicken fancier and the perfect person who gives us the essential guide to chicken keeping. Costa is a man of the people. A man who can connect with all. His infectious character and passion for his subject puts people at ease and makes them shine. A Landscape Architect with an all-consuming passion for plants and people – Costa knows how to find the best in both of them, and takes great pleasure in bringing them together. Costa’s Garden Odyssey is a groundbreaking magazine style series that allows this unique Greek Garden Guru an opportunity to do what he does best - spread his green wisdom while communicating with people and celebrating cultures and community in a way never seen before on Australian television. Costa will take you to the

Presenter Michael McCoy visits Frank and Mary-Anne D'Aquila from Essendon, Victoria, who are in pursuit of a family garden complete with pool, plants and an entertaining space. Post moved here: https://hdclump.com/dream-gardens-ep-2  The host is the ebullient Michael McCoy, a garden designer and writer. McCoy has a degree in botany, long experience as a hands-on gardener and sought-after garden designer, and a passionate curiosity about what makes good garden design work. He's empathetic, enthusiastic and opinionated - the perfect guide to lead viewers around eight gardens-in-the-making. Dream Gardens ep.2

This new Australian series begins with a rural Queensland couple's journey to transform a rock hard paddock into an ambitious and extensive kitchen garden so that they can live out their "grow it, eat it, live it" dream. Post moved here: https://hdclump.com/ dream-gardens-ep-1  The host is the ebullient Michael McCoy, a garden designer and writer. McCoy has a degree in botany, long experience as a hands-on gardener and sought-after garden designer, and a passionate curiosity about what makes good garden design work. He's empathetic, enthusiastic and opinionated - the perfect guide to lead viewers around eight gardens-in-the-making. Dream Gardens ep.1 

 The best sign of spring is when the Beechgrove Garden returns and Jim McColl, Carole Baxter, George Anderson, Chris Beardshaw and Brian Cunningham are all back in the garden dispensing sage advice to keep growing.  At this time of the year, we are normally bemoaning winter storms - so what do we have to talk about after one of the mildest winters on record? Jim and team look at the signs of spring and see if it really has come early this year. Jim also takes a look at the progress of the overwintered veg, while George has already set himself a challenge to produce a weekly salad. Carole has been in search of early signs of spring as she takes an up close and personal look at the tiny world of snowdrops. She also visits Helen Rushton in Rothienorman to discover why these tiny beauties excite such passions.  Hello and welcome to the first programme of 2017.  The sun was shining on this the first day back to the Beechgrove Garden. First off a quick review of winter weather and c

Costa takes us inside the Sydney Flower market to meet Domenico Mezzacuva, a flower grower and merchant who provides us with an insiders take on this unique community. Every house in Australia should recycle their organic matter, and so Costa meets Alley Rutherford to find the recipe for the perfect compost. Costa is a man of the people. A man who can connect with all. His infectious character and passion for his subject puts people at ease and makes them shine. A Landscape Architect with an all-consuming passion for plants and people – Costa knows how to find the best in both of them, and takes great pleasure in bringing them together. Costa’s Garden Odyssey is a groundbreaking magazine style series that allows this unique Greek Garden Guru an opportunity to do what he does best - spread his green wisdom while communicating with people and celebrating cultures and community in a way never seen before on Australian television. Costa will take you to the joyous, harmonious heart of t

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

 Costa visits The Mamre Project in Sydney's West; a fantastic community initiative that teaches sustainability and nutrition as well as providing employment programs to African Refugees. Costa gives us the 5 essential maintenance tips for water tanks; we examine the crucial roles of bees in the eco system and we learn explore the relationship between the ancient books of Judaism and the cycles and seasons of nature.   Costa is a man of the people. A man who can connect with all. His infectious character and passion for his subject puts people at ease and makes them shine. A Landscape Architect with an all-consuming passion for plants and people – Costa knows how to find the best in both of them, and takes great pleasure in bringing them together. Costa’s Garden Odyssey is a groundbreaking magazine style series that allows this unique Greek Garden Guru an opportunity to do what he does best - spread his green wisdom while communicating with people and celebrating cultures and com

Costa heads to the culturally diverse suburb of Cabramatta in Sydney's Southwest to meet the students of a local public school to provide them with a little help with their gardening endeavours. A road trip to the New South Wales town of Rylestone sees South Wales town of Rylestone sees Costa learn first hand how Biodynamics have helped produce olives in an area they said it could never be done. Costa's Garden Odyssey is an Australian television gardening program hosted by landscape architect Costa Georgiadis. Costa takes a holistic approach to gardening and horticulture, emphasising the importance of water and its management and the benefits of sustainable living. Costa spreads his green wisdom while communicating with people and celebrating cultures and community. Costa's Garden Odyssey ep.18 ( Series 1 ep.6)

Costa heads to Melbourne suburb of Collingwood to take a look at the Collingwood Children's Farm and amongst other things, the wonders of "worm juice". While in Melbourne he helps a Preston family save thousands of litres of water before a trip up to the Blue Mountains west of Sydney where Costa joins over 3000 plant enthusiasts at the Bilpin Collectors Plant Fair. Costa is a man of the people. A man who can connect with all. His infectious character and passion for his subject puts people at ease and makes them shine. A Landscape Architect with an all-consuming passion for plants and people – Costa knows how to find the best in both of them, and takes great pleasure in bringing them together. Costa’s Garden Odyssey is a groundbreaking magazine style series that allows this unique Greek Garden Guru an opportunity to do what he does best - spread his green wisdom while communicating with people and celebrating cultures and community in a way never seen before on Austr

Costa explores the 'united nations' of community gardens at Riverwood in Sydney's west and then uses a groundbreaking drainage cell to build a new garden on a concrete block. Down on the Morning Peninsula in in Victoria, and Costa visits Diggers Seeds, a specialist heritage seed supplier. Costa is a man of the people. A man who can connect with all. His infectious character and passion for his subject puts people at ease and makes them shine. A Landscape Architect with an all-consuming passion for plants and people – Costa knows how to find the best in both of them, and takes great pleasure in bringing them together. Costa’s Garden Odyssey is a groundbreaking magazine style series that allows this unique Greek Garden Guru an opportunity to do what he does best - spread his green wisdom while communicating with people and celebrating cultures and community in a way never seen before on Australian television. Costa will take you to the joyous, harmonious heart of the g

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

Costa explores the sustainable backyard makeover revolution that is Permablitz, and visionary Humberto Urriola explains his dream for greening our cities. Costa also travels to Woolgoolga to understand the shift to Blueberry production and learns the ancient art of Ikebana. Costa is a man of the people. A man who can connect with all. His infectious character and passion for his subject puts people at ease and makes them shine. A Landscape Architect with an all-consuming passion for plants and people - Costa knows how to find the best in both of them, and takes great pleasure in bringing them together. Costa’s Garden Odyssey is a groundbreaking magazine style series that allows this unique Greek Garden Guru an opportunity to do what he does best - spread his green wisdom while communicating with people and celebrating cultures and community in a way never seen before on Australian television. Costa's Garden Odyssey ep.16 ( Series 1 ep.3)

Costa visits a garden that has brought healing to a fractured community in Sydney's Macquarie Fields. He completes his drainage solution for a family with major water issues, as well as visiting the Heritage Apple Festival to taste 200-year-old apple varieties. Costa is a man of the people. A man who can connect with all. His infectious character and passion for his subject puts people at ease and makes them shine. A Landscape Architect with an all-consuming passion for plants and people - Costa knows how to find the best in both of them, and takes great pleasure in bringing them together. Costa’s Garden Odyssey is a groundbreaking magazine style series that allows this unique Greek Garden Guru an opportunity to do what he does best - spread his green wisdom while communicating with people and celebrating cultures and community in a way never seen before on Australian television. Costa's Garden Odyssey ep.15 ( Series 1 ep.2)