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Welcome to the Gardening Australia Newsletter: 17/07/09

Coming Up This Week

Coming Up This Week

The Vegie Patch - Rare Trees - In Conversation: Stephen Ryan and Angus Stewart - A Spanish Style Garden
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ABC 1: Saturday 18 July 2009, 6:30pm and Sunday 19 July 2009, 1:00pm

ABC 2: Monday 20 July 2009, 4:30pm

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Rare Trees

Rare Trees
18/07/2009
John Patrick finds a collection of rare trees at 'Glen Harrow' in Melbourne's Dandenong Ranges
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A Spanish Style Garden

A Spanish Style Garden
Presenter: Josh Byrne, 18/07/2009
Josh visits a Perth garden that draws inspiration from the Mediterranean
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DISCOVERING LADYBIRDSTake a look into the fascinating microcosm of ladybirds with ABC Catalyst presenter DR PAUL WILLIS. He explains how to tell the goodies from the baddies and debunks common myths about these important garden allies.

THRIFTY GARDENINGLearn how to give your seedlings a headstart on spring using this easy-to-make greenhouse by MILLIE ROSS. Follow her step-by-step guide on construction and handy growing advice.

SECRETS OF CITRUSJERRY COLEBY-WILLIAMS' presents his top tips on choosing the best fruiting plants. Plus, how to provide good growing conditions and improve ongoing care for a healthy and abundant crop of citrus.

PETE'S SCHOOLDon't miss Part Three of PETER CUNDALL's back-to-basics garden school. This month, he shows us how to create a vegie patch from scratch; from site selection and soil preparation to advice on fertilisers and crop rotation.

DAY IN THE LIFEKnown as black gold, truffles are a delicacy found worldwide on fine-dining menus. DR PHIL TUCAK meets six hard-working truffle dogs from Australia's largest mainland truffle farm to find out how this culinary delight is sniffed out from underground.

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
* Home-made bug sprays * Growing heirloom carrots * Stephen Ryan introduces three golden beauties that flower in late winter * Meet the musical gray butcherbird * Explore the International Arboretum in Canberra * Recipes with fennel by Maggie Beer * Enter now to be our ABC Gardener of the Year 2009

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