Plus travel back in time as we open the archives!!!
| Gee this week has absolutely flown by! It’s hard to believe that this time last Friday, I was with our Gardening Australia crew filming at the Queensland Garden Expo. What a filming day it was, and a big thank you to everyone who took a minute and came up to say hello and let us know how much they love watching the show and to tell us that they are missing their weekly fix already - after only a week! | | |
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It’s easy to be dazzled by the array of plants when you visit the nursery and come home with some less-than-ideal choices. Here are some ways to avoid plant-regret! | | |
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Tips to give your new plants the perfect start! | | |
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Jane explores some less-well-known native plants that are in top form over winter and pots up a container blooming with glorious colour | |
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Catch up with Jerry and find out how plants and gardening have enriched his life. | | |
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Sophie profiles night-fragrant plants and proves that gardens can also be enjoyed by night-owls and early-birds! | | |
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We meet Leila Jeffreys, a photographer who creates super-sized portraits of birds that show off their beauty and personalities to help us connect to iconic Australian birds. | | |
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Costa builds a solar dehydrator from repurposed materials, to make the most of his fruit and vegetable harvest. | |
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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 Frangipani - Plumeria cv. |
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It’s time to open the archive vaults again! This episode of Gardening Australia is from Series 2 and was broadcast on 5th July, 1991. It’s jam-packed with winter gardening goodness from pruning stone fruit trees to a tour around the gardens of Como House. So grab a cuppa, sit back and enjoy! | |
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Nothing beats the taste of homegrown vegies! | |
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| We've been nominated for a Logie! |
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Gardening Australia is excited to be nominated for a Logie and we would love your support! Voting is easy and free, so please help celebrate Costa and the whole crew by voting for Gardening Australia as the 'Best Lifestyle Program.' And that's not all! Gardening Australia Junior is also up for a Logie for 'Best Children's Program!' Vote now and show how much Gardening Australia and Gardening Australia Junior mean to you and your family! | |
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"The Bradley" is an ABC Radio art competition which invites submissions from members of the public and this year, Costa will be the subject for "The Bradley" - ABC Radio's Portrait Prize! So, grab your paintbrushes or crayons and have a crack at painting a portrait of Costa! The winning entry will hang in the ABC Brisbane Lobby and then be part of the Brisbane Portrait Prize at the State Library of Queensland from August. Everyone is welcome: first time painters to long time doodlers, amateur and professional. Submissions should be emailed to: [email protected]. Visit our Instagram post and go to 'The Bradley' competition page for more information. But hurry! Entries close Friday, 19 July 2024 | |
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