Colin Campbell explores a garden where the owners have overcome Townsville's challenging dry tropical climate to create a paradise, while Jerry demonstrates some essential autumn maintenance for citrus in the sub-tropics.
Stephen plants the newest part of his garden, the pond, where he has converted a difficult boggy spot into a spectacular feature: Sophie Thomson shows how to identify and treat lime induced chlorosis in plants.
Stephen Ryan visits a local gardener to chat about her amazing collection of rare and unusual native plants.Tino Carnevale is in the Vegie Patch planting a late crop of zucchini
Stephen visits a local gardener to chat about his passion for gardening. Josh Byrne does some autumn maintenance in his small productive garden to tidy up after a long hot summer and prepare for the season ahead.
Stephen gives some tips for protecting the garden in extreme weather. Tino Carnevale demonstrates how to prune an established olive tree and plants a male kiwi fruit to ensure pollination of flowers and fruit production.
Jerry renovates his experimental front garden by removing plants that have not coped with the tough conditions. Leonie explains why insect pests are so prolific in the tropical Wet Season and shows the best way to manage them.
Stephen drops in on a gardener who has created an amazing fernery, mini orchard and vegetable patch and has only been gardening for five years. Fertilising Jerry shows how to fertilise plants that are growing on slopes.
Stephen demonstrates some great tips to get bulbs off to a good start. Jerry is planting a range of cool season crops in his productive Brisbane garden including tomatoes, kale, kohlrabi and peas.
John Patrick discusses how to practice crop rotation in a single small garden bed, plants winter vegies for succussive crops and starts his fruit garden by planting a dwarf pear.
Stephen drops in on a local gardener to talk about a passion for plants and their garden. Jane shows how to make a range of different specialist potting mixes by incorporating ingredients like sand, compost and fertilisers.
Tino explains the different types of garlic and how to grow them, sows a green manure crop and harvests Jerusalem artichokes. Josh Byrne is moving house and wants to take some of his current garden with him.
Stephen is in his cool climate vegie garden harvesting and dividing Yacon and planting crops for the season ahead. Sophie Thomson shows how to repair a tired patch of lawn using a single piece of instant turf.
Stephen drops in on a local gardener to chat about their passion for plants and the garden. Leonie Norrington shows how to build a raised garden bed to grow vegetables away from the competition of surrounding tree roots.
Jerry Coleby-Williams is rejuvenating his herb garden by harvesting what he can, replacing spent plants and putting in some new species, some of which he has never grown before.
Stephen Ryan gets stuck into his perennial border by removing plants that haven't worked, rearranging those that have and pruning others to encourage vigorous spring growth.
Stephe looks at ways to add colour to winter gardens by using plants with variegated foliage. Sophie explains different types of roses and the best ways to use them and what to do at planting to get them off to a flying start.
Stephen visits a passionate local gardener to explore her seasonal garden. John is in his community garden vegie plot planting leafy crops of radicchio, silver beet, kale and strawberries.
Stephen Ryan checks the progress of his new pond, pruning and assessing the new plants, removing spent annuals and explains how to keep the fish healthy throughout the cooler months.
Angus shows how to make and use fertiliser teas made from simple household ingredients. Tino Carnevale is making the most of the Tasmanian winter by planting three different types of cherry.
Josh is creating a new back yard by assessing and rejuvenating the plants he wants to keep, while Angus Stewart explains the difficulties of gardening with Sydney sandstone soil and shows how to make it work effectively.
Stephen visits a couple in a new Melbourne suburb who have created a garden full of natives, lush tropical foliage plants. Tino Carnevale is making the most of the cool winter soil by planting his favourite fruit, cherries.
Josh Byrne builds a simple and portable raised vegetable bed using recycled timber. The Vegie Guide: Stephen Ryan updates The Vegie Guide, a planting calendar for productive gardens right around the country
Tino looks at the six crops growing in The Vegie Patch rotation system, fertilises for their individual needs and explains the trick to growing onions. Jerry is doing some winter maintenance on his fruit trees.
Tino is doing some winter fruit tree maintenance. Clarence looks at the most iconic of all Australian trees and explains how they were used by aboriginal people.
Josh is planting his new front garden with local native species to create habitat for local wildlife. Stephen drops in on a gardener in inner city Melbourne to see how she produces food from every inch of her small garden.
John is in his Vegie Plot clearing weeds and spent crops and plants rosemary, coriander, parsley, chives and carrots. Angus shows how to propagate Kangaroo Grass from seed and divide a large clump of Lomandra.
John discusses the basics of designing a vegie garden including where to put it and how to divide a space into individual beds for easy access and crop rotation. Sophie shows how to divide and revive a tired pot of succulent plants.
Stephen drops in for a chat with a gardener who has created a sustainable and relaxed suburban hideaway. Josh is planting fruit and vegies in a range of pots and containers to make the most of his small rented garden
Jane shows what to plant in the dry and shaded conditions found under the eaves of the house. Tino is planting spring crops including kale grown from seed, an early crop of tomatoes and a new cool climate experiment, ginger.
John is in his small community vegie plot planting broccoli, bush beans, corn, potato and Swede. Sophie Thomson profiles some tough and versatile native climbing plants and shows how to use them.
Colin shows the range of flowering annuals suitable for a warmer climate and explains how to combine them with a lush tropical look. Sophie Thomson demonstrates how to divide and re-pot Orchids.
Stephen drops in on a gardener whose ten year old garden is filled with inspiring plants and design. Bare Patches: John shows some simple design tips to prevent wear and tear on the garden.
Clarence Slockee looks at different tropical ecosystems and shows how plants have adapted to the conditions. Treating Paw Paw Virus: Jerry shows how to identify and manage a destructive problem in Paw Paws.
Tino Carnevale is planting sweet basil, broccoli, carrots and a late crop of peas. Easy Propagation: Angus Stewart demonstrates some simple and unusual techniques to propagate natives.
Tino plants another batch of broccoli seedlings to keep up a continuous supply and explains which mulch to use on vegies. Stephen updates the Vegie Guide - looking at what's good to plant in vegie gardens, around the country.
Stephen drops in on a local gardener to explore her romantic cottage-style garden in the Dandenong Ranges. Colin looks at the soil and climatic conditions in Toowoomba that have led to the region being named, 'The Garden City.'
Jerry shows how to shelter and insulate a small raised garden bed by surrounding it with plants. Clarence looks at Australian plants that produce lots of nectar.
Jerry plants chillies, eggplant and basil, and deals with an invasion of native snails. John visits a historic garden and explains how the principles of the 140 year old design are still relevant today.
Clarence visits a couple who have crammed a huge variety of plants into their suburban garden to indulge their individual passions. Jane shows what to do to get your garden ready for the hot weather.
Sophie Thomson shows how to identify and treat lime induced chlorosis in plants. Colin Campbell visits Byron Bay to profile an important pioneer plant for coastal regions and discuss how to use it in a garden.
Tino Carnevale is in The Vegie Patch pruning tomatoes, tending to corn and pumpkins to encourage bigger fruit, and prepares the strawberries for the season ahead.
John explains what to consider when planning a garden from scratch. Jerry drops in on his neighbours to see their wildlife friendly and productive garden created through their different, and sometimes opposing, theories of gardening.
Jerry Coleby-Williams is doing some maintenance on his fruit trees, pruning out citrus gall wasp, cleaning and spraying to prevent fungal attack and controlling the roots of the bananas.
Colin explains some of the best practical gardening tips he's picked up over his long career. Angus Stewart visits a pre-school garden in Sydney designed to connect the kids with their local plants and animals.
Leonie Norrington chats to Stephanie Alexander at the launch of The Kitchen Garden Foundation in The Top End to discuss how they are growing a new generation of gardeners
