This might seem a little bit left field, but I enjoy going to 21st birthday parties as much now as I did back when I was right in the thick of week-in week-out 21st birthdays. It started with those friends or siblings’ friends that were older than you, then before you knew it, it was your younger friends turn. There was literally a period of three years where there was 21st after 21st! | | |
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We often curse them when they pop up in the garden, but what are weeds and what can gardeners do to help curb their spread? | | |
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Organic strategies for staying on top of winter weeds! | | |
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Sophie takes the challenge out of planting very small seeds and shows how to make your own seed tape at home. | |
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Tammy profiles some weird and wonderful cactus varieties. | | |
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We meet Pungky Nanda Pratama, an inspiring young conservationist working to protect Sumatra’s rainforests through education, collaboration and cultivation of salvaged plants. | | |
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Josh builds a DIY sink station that washes his vegie garden harvest whilst stopping his compost from drying out | |
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Can you name the plant? (Bonus if you know the botanical name too!) |
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The answer will be in next week’s newsletter! |
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How did you go? Last week's plant was Silverbeet - Beta vulgaris cv. |
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This week, we’re heading back to August 2000! In this episode, Jane delves into alpine and rockery plants, Colin Campbell looks at gardening in containers and Neville Passmore explains how to select trees with less invasive root systems. | |
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The ground is warming, it’s the perfect time to start growing your own vegies - or add new crops to your existing patch! | |
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Alan and his team of gardening experts head to Waltham Abbey to create a tropical escape with a yoga deck and home office at its heart for a selfless Leukaemia survivor. After undergoing years of chemotherapy, mother and grandmother Venessa Taylor (52) survived lymphoblastic leukaemia and now campaigns to raise the awareness of blood cancer and the importance of bone marrow donations across all ethnic groups. The restful garden escape that the team create for her features exotic looking palms, beautiful lighting and a restful water feature.
Tonight, 10:00pm | Rpt Sunday, 1:30pm ABC TV and iview | |
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Gardening Australia returns Friday, 30th August | 7:30pm |
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