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 | | Welcome to the Gardening Australia Newsletter: 17/08/2012 | Coming Up This Week | | | Taking a Tour - Streetsmarts - A Soothing Garden - The Hunter Gatherer - The Good Life
Read more ABC 1: Saturday 18 August 2012, 6:30pm and Sunday 19 August 2012, 1:00pm | Watch a Story | | | The Good Life
18/08/2012
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Presenter: Costa and Jerry, 18/08/2012
Jerry shows Costa around his garden to talk about the ways he uses plants
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 | | SEPTEMBER ISSUE AVAILABLE NOW CHELSEA MAGIC Jennifer Stackhouse reports on the winning gardens at this year's Chelsea Flower Show and reveals new trends in garden design.
CHERRY COUNTRY Take a trip to the Adelaide Hills to meet a cherry grower whose farm has been in the family for generations.
MAKE CALENDULA BALM Pick up tips on growing calendula in your garden. Then, use your home-grown harvest to make your own calendula balm by following the recipe from naturopath Jayne Tancred.
HEAD FOR THE HILLS Just east of Perth, the area of Roleystone offers visitors a mix of nature, history, community and the arts. Kathy Bafile takes a tour of the region to find the best places to visit and meets the owners of this month's open gardens.
COOKING WITH ASPARAGUS Melbourne chef Matt Wilkinson talks about how to grow your own delicious green spears and shares a couple of his favourite recipes.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE - Jerry Coleby-Williams explains how to grow colourful annuals from seed
- Marcelle Nankervis profiles ornamental plants bred for disease resistance
- Sophie Thomson meets an eco-designer using natural dyes to colour fabric
- Leonard Cronin reveals the plight of the native mountain pygmy possum
- Jackie French tells the tale of Radar, the sexiest billygoat she's ever met
- Denis Crawford explains how to protect lettuces from pests and diseases
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