| |  Last Sunday and Monday, I had the pleasure of being able to spend my time at Sophie‘s Patch surrounded by her amazing garden, her incredible volunteers, all the wonderful community groups that work with her, and the hundreds and hundreds of visitors who turned up, some for the first time, others who had been before. And what a fantastically colourful atmosphere there was from the moments the gates opened each day until sunset. | | | |
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 Clarence creates a native bouquet, Tammy visits a sensational sloped garden, Jerry tours a hydroponic nursery, Costa meets a team growing food for wildlife, Sophie attacks aster overgrowth, Hannah shows how to train fruit trees and Josh shows how to unblock a clogged hose nozzle. | | | |
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 Josh shares an easy maintenance tip to clear blocked hose sprayer nozzles. | | | |
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 Hannah shows how to train and stake young fruit trees. | | |
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| Can you name the plant? (Bonus if you know the botanical name too!) |
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Watch the show tonight to find out if you got it right!
The answer will also be in next week’s newsletter! |
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How did you go?
Last week's plant was Wollemi Pine - Wollemia nobilis |
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 Plants, Projects and Practical Tips |
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 Give your succulents some TLC and prepare them for the summer ahead. | | | |
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 If you enjoy woodwork, you’ll love this homemade timber rake project! | | | |
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 Now you’ve fixed your hose nozzle, here are some tips on preparing your irrigation system ahead of the warmer weather. | | |
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2024 Gardening Australia Diaries and Calendars |
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| Enjoy a year full of inspiration and tips for your garden with the 2024 ABC Gardening Australia Calendar and Diary and get to work in a pair of Gardening Australia gardening gloves!
The calendars and diaries are bursting with beautiful photographs, seasonal tips from our magazine horticulturists, planting suggestions and jobs to do from Australia’s favourite and most trusted gardening magazine.
Both feature easy-to-read dates, public holidays and school terms, plenty of space to record reminders and important anniversaries, plus a 2025 Annual Planner and handy garden notes space.
But there’s more!
Each set will also contain a pair of Gardening Australia gardening gloves!
Submit your favourite garden photo for your chance to win one of five Gardening Australia Calendar, Diary and gardening glove sets!
Can’t wait for the competition? You can get your copies of the 2024 Gardening Australia Diary and Calendar from ABC Magazines. | | |
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If you've been watching the newly launched series Gardening Australia Junior, you'll have seen all the fantastic activities they have on the show to encourage young green thumbs.
And if you'd like to try some of these activities with your junior gardener, make sure to take a look at all the project sheets to help get you started! | | |
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 Weekend Gardening |
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 Not sure what to plant in the patch? Help is at hand! | | |
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 Keep busy this weekend and spend time in the garden! | | |
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