Gardening Australia features its annual Winter Special this Friday on ABC.
Costa visits a prolific native nursery, Hannah heads out on a bush food walk, Clarence explores a well-designed native garden, Jane meets a 91-year-old still gardening daily, and we meet a couple crafting native bee hotels.
Cuisine Culture (Risdon, Tas)
Hannah Moloney Hannah takes a walk with a palawa bush food educator to learn about delicious native ingredients and the importance of preserving a connection to land and culture.
FAQs – Cuttings in the mail | Over-fertilising | Pioneer plants Tammy, Jerry and Sophie Tammy discusses sending cuttings in the mail, Jerry talks about over-fertilising plants in the garden and Sophie explains ‘pioneer’ plants.
Sense of Place (Cammeraygal Country; Castlecrag, NSW) Clarence Slockee
Clarence explores a contemporary native garden that beautifully complements iconic architecture.
Top Tip | Tree Protection Zones
Sophie Thomson
Sophie explains how to measure tree protection zones.
Bellarine Growing (Wadawurrung Country; Drysdale, Vic) Costa Georgiadis
Costa visits an impressive native nursery that connects multi-generational volunteers and grows thousands of local plants.
Garden Benefits (Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country; Ivanhoe East, Vic) Jane Edmanson
Jane meets a tenacious 91-year-old who credits her good health to getting in the garden every day.
Plant Profile | Horseradish Millie Ross Millie harvests and divides horseradish.
Leaf Prints Tammy Hunyh Tammy deonstrates a simple craft technique for making prints from leaves.
My Garden Path (Whadjuk Country; Marangaroo, WA) Willem van Dijk and Greg Fisher We meet Willem van Dijk and Greg Fisher – a gardening couple who make native bee hotels from repurposed materials.
Jobs for the Weekend Costa Georgiadis Seasonal suggestions for jobs to do in the garden this weekend.
Tips & Tricks
Sophie Thomson explains how to measure tree protection zones, Millie Ross harvests and divides horseradish, and Tammy Huynh has a simple craft technique for making prints from leaves.
7:30pm Friday on ABC.