 This time last week, I had the pleasure of being at the opening of the Horticulture and Garden Pavilion at the Royal Adelaide Show. It was also the official opening of Sophie Thompson’s show garden, and for those of you fortunate enough to have been to the show and seen it (or have seen photos of it), you would know what I mean when I reflect on the incredibly informative and engaging garden she presented called “Cool”. In fact, for anyone in South Australia, you still have tomorrow and Sunday to get along and see the garden and enjoy the show! | | | |
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 Jane and Costa check out Heide Museum gardens, Tammy tours a rare plant nursery, Sophie visits a colourful kitchen garden, Josh meets an expert to take the mystery out of pruning native plants and Hannah shares a tip to help protect crops from local wildlife. | | | |
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 Hannah shares a technique to keep wildlife out of the vegie patch. | | | |
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 Josh meets an expert to gain tips on pruning natives and keep them performing at their best. | | |
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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 False shamrock - Oxalis triangularis cv. |
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 Plants, Projects and Practical Tips |
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 Find out how to keep your kitchen in carrots for longer! | | | |
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 Tired of broken plant tags? These rock markers stay in place, look great and are virtually unbreakable! | | | |
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 If you’ve ever tipped over a pot or damaged a plant with the hose when watering, this handy hint is for you! | | |
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| Gardening Australia Junior | Fridays, 7.05pm | ABC Kids and ABC iView.
Costa, Hannah, Clarence and Tammy have teamed up with ABC Kids to make a gardening series for junior gardeners.
Have you always wanted to make a compost cauldron? A bee hotel? A rainbow vegie patch? Then this is the show for you and your kids!
Across 20 episodes, the team will inspire families around Australia to roll up their sleeves and get out into the beauty and hard work of the garden!
Gardening Australia Junior brings a vital First Nation voice across the series through a collaboration with Aboriginal-led horticultural organisation Wildflower, and Cudgenburra/Bunjalung man Clarence Slockee. Clarence leads the young green thumbs in a Native Garden segment.
Catch new episodes of Gardening Australia Junior every Friday, 7.05pm on ABC Kids – the perfect end of week viewing for the whole family.
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 Fill your vegie patch with colourful crops for spring! | | |
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 It’s the perfect time to be out in the garden, so make a list, grab your gardening gloves and get busy! | | |
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