Loads of practical tips for the garden!

I thought I'd start Costa 's Corner today by giving a shout out to our production crew who we filmed with yesterday. We arrived at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney, and the light was simply perfect coming through the canopy. Our producer on the day, Simon, had been walking around choosing some locations for the links that we were filming. So, we have a little bit of a banter as we helped cinematographer Rob unload all the gear and then we carry it through the gate and down the stairs to put it on his trolley. We move a couple of hundred metres to the first location and get things set up. It's the opening piece to camera for the show where I welcome you all and give a little bit of a tease about what's coming up.

Costa visits a cultural food garden, Clarence warns of a common weed, Josh creates habitat in his garden, Sophie meets maple collectors, Jerry plants a subtropical perennial border, Millie shares a great tip to help reduce soil compaction and Jane explores the amazing world of botanical art.

Jane explores an exhibition of botanical art to learn about how talented artists create highly detailed works while representing botanically accurate specimens.

Millie shares a simple tip to help prevent compacting the soil when working in the garden.

Fall in love with leeks! This versatile member of the onion family is perfect to plant right now!

Make your own air freshener from fragrant plants in the garden!

Feeling creative? Topiary and cloud pruning can transform plants into living works of art!

Here are some suggestions for things you can plant in the vegie patch – no matter where you live!

There’s plenty to do in the garden this weekend!