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 | | Welcome to the Gardening Australia Newsletter: 25/05/2012 | Coming Up This Week | | | On the Verge: First Harvest - A Helping Hand - Good Companions - Growing Community - Sharing the Load - Frank and Fred
Read more ABC 1: Saturday 26 May 2012, 6:30pm and Sunday 27 May 2012, 1:00pm | Watch a Story | | | Good Companions
26/05/2012
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Presenter: Colin Campbell, 26/05/2012
Colin visits a neighbourhood in the Brisbane hinterland where two families have bonded over their love of gardening
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? 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. Join the conversation | Gardening Australia Magazine | | JUNE ISSUE AVAILABLE NOW FORMAL BEAUTY: John Patrick visits an impressive walled vegetable garden at Flinders, on Western Port Bay in Victoria.
SENSATIONAL SALVIAS: Right now is a good time to plant salvias for year-round colour. There are even varieties that flower in winter.
GARDENS ON THE ROAD: Karen Shaw takes to the road in the beautiful Otway Ranges and discovers a wealth of things for nature lovers to see and do.
GROWING AVOCADO WITH MAGGIE: Avocado trees are surprisingly easy to care for and Maggie Beer believes every backyard should have one. She gives her tips on planting, making sure it fruits and then picking at the right moment.
HOW TO PLANT A TREE: Tony Kirkham from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, explains how to plant a tree so that it has the best chance of success. There are tips on selection, maintenance and a step-by-step guide.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE - What's blooming in your June garden
- Visit a family-run flower farm on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria
- 12-page action diary
- Leonard Cronin reveals how the powerful owl catches its prey
- Denis Crawford reports how green tree ants have a collective memory
- Jackie French provides a guide on how to act cool when faced with a not-so-lovable pet
- Our chook expert, Megg Miller, starts a new column
- Find out what Costa Georgiadis is up to on the verge
- Remedies for pests and diseases that attack wattle
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