Costa visits an historic homestead where locals have turned a vacant vegie garden into a beautiful community hub and Hannah visits a family-run blueberry farm using regenerative practices to look after the land while producing delicious berries.
Jerry gives us an easy, cost-effective way to grow lots of ferns, and Millie meets a young ecologist and gardener helping restore bushland in her local community.
Sophie meets a couple who have spent 50 years turning their backyard into a botanical paradise full of hydrangeas, and Tammy shows us how to grow dazzling compact frangipani in a pot.
Costa and the kids explore a huge mangrove forest that was brought back from the brink of destruction. Now it’s teeming with life. Sure, it’s a bit smelly, but mangroves are mang-nificent!
Clarence drops by a little country school with a dream of planting a native! It’s time to dig, plant and grow. The grand finale? A community celebration bursting with proud junior gardeners!
Costa gets expert snake safety advice, Sophie finds a subtropical oasis, Clarence revamps a rain-soaked patch, Josh visits a wetland restoration project, and we meet a horticulturalist running a beautiful restaurant garden.
Episode 3 : Summer: Arid Botanic Garden & Home Orchard
27 February
Sophie visits a home orchard with unfamiliar fruits, Hannah meets an expert in pretty perennials, Jerry grows seeds for spice and sprouts, Millie taste tests tomatoes, and we explore a stunning botanic garden in the desert.
Episode 4: Autumn: Wildlife Havens & A Slice of Malta
6 March
Costa meets a nursery owner devoted to planting trees, Tammy visits a colourful slice of Malta, Josh discovers the benefits of natural swimming pools, and we head to an urban haven for native wildlife and their carers.
Episode 5 Autumn: Sophie’s New Digs & Leo Sayer’s Oasis
13 March
Costa visits pop legend Leo Sayer in his rose-filled country garden, Sophie reveals her new outback patch, Guest Presenter Thanh the Fruit Nerd joins a feijoa fanatic, and we meet an ecologist growing tiny urban forests.
Costa meets a scientist growing organic vegies, Clarence propagates ornamental ginger, Josh finds a creative coastal design, Jerry explores an education centre celebrating natives, and Millie visits an urban grassland garden.
Costa, Yeshi and Owen visit a community nursery and an idea starts to grow!
They build a community seed library, so everyone can share and replant local species for years to come.
GARDENING AUSTRALIA
FRIDAY 27 MARCH 7.30 PM
Autumn: Cottage Gardening & Custard Apples
Sophie explores a cooling cottage garden, Josh visits a bushfood expert’s accessible backyard, Guest Presenter Thanh the Fruit Nerd delves into custard apples, and we meet a plant scientist creating beautiful city landscapes.
Costa looks at shrubs for autumn colour, Hannah tours her dad’s garden transformation, Jerry checks in with a tropical plant legend, Sophie sets up wicking beds for vegie success, and Millie meets a family of quince growers.
Clarence visits the remote community of Jilkminggan, Nothern Territory, and gets to work in the
edible garden with the kids. The reward? A tasty snack made with goodies picked straight from the
veggie patch.
FRIDAY 10 APRIL 7.30 PM
Autumn: Tastes of Fiji & Pitcher Plants
Costa visits a garden full of tasty Fijian crops, Tammy meets a pitcher plant devotee, Clarence celebrates decades of Hunter Wetlands conservation, and we meet an artist exploring plants and health through bold textiles.
Timmy, Maeve and Yeshi explore a watery wonderland and create their own mini ponds with soil, rocks, sticks and different plants that thrive in fresh water.
Costa explores a vibrant autumn garden, Guest Presenter Thanh gets stuck into lychees, Sophie has natives for formal styles, Jerry finds a huge cacti collection, and we meet radio presenter and veggie gardener Phil Dudman.
Traditional Owners Connie and her granddaughter, Gleesyanna, take Clarence on a journey through Kakadu’s incredible plant life and introduce him to the six seasons of Kakadu.
Clarence creates a rustic native display, Guest Presenter Thanh bites into delectable dragon fruit, Josh meets a team of smart sniffer dogs that can detect plant disease, and Tammy finds clever plantings on a coastal terrace.
Costa explores native plants for urban gardens, Josh uncovers a rare fruit collection, Hannah visits a colourful cottage garden, Millie celebrates the humble spud, and we meet drag queen and balcony gardener Beverly Kills.
In Kakadu, Traditional Owners welcome Clarence and invite him to join them as they weave pandanus.
They carefully harvest the leaves, then they get busy dyeing, drying and finally weaving them into beautiful creations.
Costa gets down and dirty with sand and gravel, Clarence explores diverse foliage plants, Hannah goes for a swim to discover an underwater forest, Sophie starts a new orchard, and we meet botanic gardens expert Tim Entwisle.
Sophie meets a horticulturalist in her Mediterranean-style garden in the Barossa Valley, Millie visits a creative couple in their country garden, Josh learns about growing plants in space, and we meet a devotee of lyrebirds.
