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| Welcome to the Gardening Australia Newsletter: 16/09/2010 | Coming Up This Week | | Sue's Garden - Mobile Vegie Gardens - Fig Trees - An Inner City Garden - Planting Passionfruit - The Vegie Patch Read more ABC 1: Saturday 18 September 2010, 6:30pm and Sunday 19 September 2010, 1:00pm | Watch a Story | | Planting Passionfruit 18/09/2010 Preview a story from the Upcoming Show Watch video | Find a Fact Sheet | | Fig Trees Presenter: Clarence Slockee, 18/09/2010 Clarence Slockee profiles fig trees in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens Read more | Browse the Video Archive | | There are three ways you can access Gardening Australia video: Streaming: Watch short clips of various segments online. Download: Manually download the complete episodes to your computer. Vodcast: Subscribe and have the complete episodes automatically downloaded to your computer. | Gardening Australia Forum | | Got a gardening question? Got an idea or tip? Why not go to our forum where you can talk to other keen gardeners, share ideas, help others or just share your passion for plants. And don't forget — members of the Gardening Australia team, including our presenters are Forum members too! So join the team to talk all things botanical. Join the conversation | Gardening Australia Magazine | | OCTOBER 2010 ISSUE OUT NOW GARDENS WITH DESIGN FLAIR Visit three different gardens which show the scope of today's design approaches and the impact on our backyards.
PROTECT YOUR SEEDLINGS When your seedlings are young, they are vulnerable to attack from pests and garden creatures such as birds and possums. However, Tino Carnevale has easy and effective ways to protect your plants.
GROWING VANILLA Vanilla is one of the most expensive spices there are, second only to saffron, but with a little dedication you can harvest your very own plant. Leonie Norrington explains how to grow this unique spice in your backyard.
COOKING WITH HONEY Maggie Beer talks about how to make your garden irresistible for bees so that they pollinate your crops for a prollific harvest then enjoy this glorious golden liquid in Maggie's recipes for pancakes and chicken drummettes that aren't just for the kids.
LAWN CARE 101 Follow this step-by-step guide to getting your lawn in shape for the summer months ahead. ALSO IN THIS ISSUE - How to use low-growing hedges in the garden
- Stephen Ryan talks about his passion for peonies
- Millie Ross shows you how to rejuvenate a stressed plant
- Debbie McDonald reveals the power of indoor plants
- Learn about the resilient Roth's tree frog from Leonard Cronin
- Discover the story of guide dogs in Australia
- Plus, your last chance to enter 2010 Gardener of the Year
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