Gardening Australia Newsletter

COMING UP ON GARDENING AUSTRALIA - 2nd/3rd/4th May 2009

ABC 1 Saturday 6:30pm/Sunday 1:00pm
ABC 2 Monday 4:30pm

Bamboo Maintenance: Stephen Ryan gets to work cleaning up his bamboo
grove and demonstrates how to establish, maintain and control it.

Hardy Grevilleas: Angus Stewart shows us his favourite cold-tolerant
grevilleas, those resistant to frosts and snow, and demonstrates how
cold climate gardeners can grow this iconic plant.

Hedge Shaping: John Patrick demonstrates how to correctly prune a variety
of hedges.

Easy Compost Bin: Sophie Thompson builds a no fuss compost bin, that almost
anyone can make for little cost.

Dryland Verge: Josh reinvigorates his dryland native verge garden by doing
some critical autumn maintenance and planting.
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ORGANIC GARDENER MAGAZINE – May/June 2009 Issue Out Now Celebrate Organic living with the latest issue of ABC's Organic Gardener Magazine.

* Be rewarded with quality fruit and stronger plants with Peter Cundall's
expert pruning advice.

* Learn how to grow avocados and native food plants such as lemon myrtle,
while Linda Cockburn gives an update on her family's self-reliant life
in Tasmania.

* Plus don't miss the quick fix and long term organic remedies to control
those garden pests.