From managing scrub turkeys to laying new lawns! - don't miss the final episode of Gardening Australia for 2015!

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Welcome to the Gardening Australia Newsletter: 13/11/2015 Coming Up This Week Salad Days - Our Say - Bringing the Outdoors In - Spice It Up - The Turkey Whisperer - Get Ready for Summer! Read more ABC TV: Saturday 14 November 2015, 6:30pm and Sunday 15 November 2015, 1:00pm Watch a Story Get Ready for Summer! 14/11/2015 Preview a Story from the Upcoming Show Watch video Find a Fact Sheet The Turkey Whisperer Presenter: Jerry Coleby-Williams, 14/11/2015 Jerry meets an expert to find some strategies to enable scrub turkeys and subtropical gardeners to be friends rather than foes 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. Catch Up on iView GARDENING AUSTRALIA ON IVIEW Never miss a gardening moment! Gardening Australia on iView Weekly Gardening Action Plan For our final Weekly Action Plan for 2015, we thought we'd give you some inspiration for larger summer projects. These are good for all climates - do one or do them all! Tropical Zone Want to attract pest-catchers and singers to your garden? A frog pond suits any climate - but please also see the following tips for foiling cane toads: Hop Into It! Fact Sheet and QLD Gov. Cane Toads Fact Sheet Subtropical Zone An 'edible table' can be planted out with herbs, greens or even strawberries: Summer at Home Fact Sheet Temperate Zone What's the buzz? You might already plant bee-attracting flowers, but why not step up your game with a bee hive?: Buzz on Bees Article Arid Zone One of the most soothing sounds in an arid climate - or anywhere - is the splash of water. A raised, child-safe water garden will do the trick - and provide food as well: Water Plants Fact Sheet Cool Zone And, of course, build your own vegie patch! Our online Edible Garden section has details on crop rotation, companion and grid planting, making raised beds, no-dig gardening, soil management, troubleshooting and much more: The Edible Garden And if you want some ideas of what to plant in the vegie patch, don't forget to visit The Vegie Guide or Download the App Plant Picks LAWN Tino's getting his garden ready for summer by laying a lawn to create a space for family and friends to enjoy. If you're considering a new lawn in your garden or want to replace parts of your existing one, don't miss Tino's tips on how to get a great result laying turf. And for more information on lawns, take a look at the article from the September Issue of Gardening Australia Magazine, 'Laying Down the Lawn' Gardening Australia Magazine DECEMBER ISSUE AVAILABLE NOW Share the love from your garden this Christmas! DECK THE HALLS ... and everything else with plants from your own garden. Don't spend a fortune on decorating this Christmas - use whatever flowers and foliage you have. We show you elegant but achievable ways to wrap, bend, tie and bunch your garden bounty into arrangements sure to impress. PLANT OF THE MONTH: HYDRANGEAS What is summer without these handsome blooms, so big and billowy? This care guide touches on the different species available, how to select the perfect position, how to adjust their colour, and how to multiply your stock through tip cuttings. LIFE ON THE EDGE Which types of plants enjoy living on the outer perimeter? Find out how to give your borders a little class, using grasses, succulents, edibles, climbers, and more. Make it crisp, make it relaxed, but make it interesting! We include a list of suggested plants for five different growing zones. POTTED HERBS Sophie Thomson explains how easy it is to grow your favourites in pots, so you can move them around to capture the best growing conditions. Try theming your pots according to cuisine, or copy what she does with her kids, growing different mints in old washing machine drums. THE TAMING OF THE YEW Topiary is fun, eye-catching and very do-able with these step-by-step instructions from a skilled topiarist. Learn all about the old horticultural craft of pruning plants into shapes, ranging from the geometric to the whimsical, from a full hedge to a single specimen. THINGS THAT GO MUNCH IN THE NIGHT Living in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains, Trisha Dixon has learnt a few tricks to deal with local fauna grazing on her plants. But she has also learnt to live with it - sometimes those chomping jaws do just as good a job as a paid gardener! ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Take a tour around a pretty Queensland garden, with flowers of every kind Welcome cicadas to your garden and learn how to banish whitefly Have a very cherry Christmas, and eat up with these yummy recipes Jackie French reveals how she makes the festive feast special What not to feed your pet this Christmas - hold the turkey Also available - the 2016 Gardening Australia Diary and Calendar. 2016 Diaries and Calendars ORGANIC GARDENER 2016 DIARY AND CALENDAR Get set for a new year of productive gardening with the Organic Gardener 2016 Calendar and Diary. Featuring a rich mix of beautiful images and practical information, with luscious colour photographs of plants and produce, along with planting guides to help you enjoy the benefits of good, chemical-free gardening, working in harmony with nature. You can order your copies from the Organic Gardener Website. Season's Greetings This Saturday/Sunday will be the last episode of Gardening Australia for 2015 - but fear not; we'll be back again in 2016! This year's series will be repeated weekdays on ABC TV at 9:55am commencing Monday 30th November and you can download programs from the website to watch on your mobile or tablet devices - anywhere, anytime. And don't forget to test your gardening knowledge over the break with the new Gardening Australia Quiz. We'd like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and we'll be back with a brand new series on March 12th, 2016 - packed with more great stories, advice and gardening know-how. Season's Greetings from the Gardening Australia Team! Join us on Facebook Follow @gardeningaus Follow gardeningaus © 2012 ABC | Privacy Policy | Homepage | Manage newsletter subscription

Up, Up and Away! How new technology is helping to care for trees!

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Welcome to the Gardening Australia Newsletter: 6/11/2015 Coming Up This Week Propagating Perennials - FAQs - My Garden Path - Feeding Roses - Up, Up and Away - Fabulous Foliage - A Botanic Beauty Read more ABC TV: Saturday 7 November 2015, 6:30pm and Sunday 8 November 2015, 1:00pm Watch a Story Up, Up and Away 07/11/2015 Preview a Story from the Upcoming Show Watch video Find a Fact Sheet My Garden Path - Dr Ken Walker Presenter: Gardening Australia, 07/11/2015 We meet Dr. Ken Walker, the Senior Curator of Entomology at Museum Victoria, to explore the museum collection of over 3 million insect species and discover which Aussie bee is the gardener's best friend 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. Catch Up on iView GARDENING AUSTRALIA ON IVIEW Never miss a gardening moment! Gardening Australia on iView Weekly Gardening Action Plan Fill your garden with fragrance! Whatever your climate, there's a fragrant flower - or two - for you. Tropical Zone Few scents conjure up the tropics as much as the Frangipani or Temple Tree. Whilst you can grow them in much of the country, don't give them too much love, or they won't flower - just put on lush leaves: A Touch of the Tropics Fact Sheet Subtropical Zone The frost-tender Night-scented Jessamine or Cestrum nocturnum - not to be confused with the weedy Cestrum parqui - will add an extra element to your garden on warm nights: Fragrant Delights Fact Sheet Temperate Zone The Native Frangipani, Hymenosporum flavum, doesn't flower for long - but when it does, its stunning fragrance will knock your socks off!: A Shady Paradise Fact Sheet Arid Zone Boronias are a popular choice for scented natives, but Boronia crenulata or Aniseed Boronia will grow well in a pot - great for arid-climate gardeners. Here are some more ideas: Growing Natives in Pots Fact Sheet Cool Zone Are you good at growing cabbages? Then this sweet member of the family might appeal to you - old-fashioned stocks: Matthiola Fact Sheet And if you want some ideas of what to plant in the vegie patch, don't forget to visit The Vegie Guide or Download the App Plant Picks FOLIAGE PLANTS On the show this week, John takes a look at some new release foliage plants. Foliage plants are great in the garden as they provide year round interest. A few years back, John gave some tips on how to get the best from foliage plants. Have a look at the factsheet and video here for ideas on using these striking plants in your garden. Gardening Australia - gardening for you, gardening for the planet Join us on Facebook Follow @gardeningaus Follow gardeningaus © 2012 ABC | Privacy Policy | Homepage | Manage newsletter subscription

Preparing and planting for summer!

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Welcome to the Gardening Australia Newsletter: 30/10/2015 Coming Up This Week A Fruitful Year - Crop Rotation - A Rambling Country Garden - Summer Vegies - Velvet Rush - Summer's Coming Read more ABC TV: Saturday 31 October 2015, 6:30pm and Sunday 1 November 2015, 1:00pm Watch a Story Summer Vegies 31/10/2015 Preview a Story from the Upcoming Show Watch video Find a Fact Sheet Summer's Coming Presenter: Josh Byrne, 31/10/2015 Josh shows how to prepare the garden for Perth's hot, harsh summer, looking after his lawn, tackling pests and planting a range of colourful summer flowers 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. Catch Up on iView GARDENING AUSTRALIA ON IVIEW Never miss a gardening moment! Gardening Australia on iView Weekly Gardening Action Plan Water is on every gardener's mind at this time of year - whether you have too little, too much or it's falling too hard and damaging your plants! Tropical Zone Make the most of the wet by trapping as much rainwater as possible - but how big should your tank be? Here's how to work it out: Rainwater Tanks Fact Sheet Subtropical Zone Are you getting sick of dealing with the constant maintenance of a traditional swimming pool? You might want to consider turning it into a pond instead: A Suburban Oasis Fact Sheet Temperate Zone Why not consider growing plants in water itself? You can make your own hydroponic system in a weekend: Simple Hydroponics Fact Sheet Arid Zone Wicking beds are always a great option, especially in low-rainfall areas, but if you don't want to build a whole bed, try some self-watering pots instead: Self-watering Pots Fact Sheet Cool Zone Shadecloth can protect your plants from more than just the sun - it can also be used to prevent damage from late-spring hail and storms: Give Them Shelter Fact Sheet And if you want some ideas of what to plant in the vegie patch, don't forget to visit The Vegie Guide or Download the App Plant Picks TOMATOES It's hard to go past the tomato for an all-time summer favourite in the garden. Last year, Costa went to the Sydney Tomato Festival where he picked up some tips on different varieties to grow, saving seed for future crops and even some tips on preserving tomatoes! Take a look at the factsheet and video here for inspiration for your next tomato crop! Gardening Australia - gardening for you, gardening for the planet Join us on Facebook Follow @gardeningaus Follow gardeningaus © 2012 ABC | Privacy Policy | Homepage | Manage newsletter subscription

Gardening on steep blocks, caring for mail-order plants + loads more gardening tips and advice!

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Welcome to the Gardening Australia Newsletter: 23/10/2015 Coming Up This Week A Steep Learning Curve - You've Got Mail - A Kaleidoscope of Colour - FAQs - Bringing Your Work Home - Chinese Flowering Plum - Kale Storm - Productive Pots Read more ABC TV: Saturday 24 October 2015, 6:30pm and Sunday 25 October 2015, 1:00pm Watch a Story A Steep Learning Curve 24/10/2015 Preview a Story from the Upcoming Show Watch video Find a Fact Sheet You've Got Mail Presenter: Tino Carnevale, 24/10/2015 Tino shows how to keep mail-order plants healthy and thriving once they arrive on the doorstep 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. Catch Up on iView GARDENING AUSTRALIA ON IVIEW Never miss a gardening moment! Gardening Australia on iView Weekly Gardening Action Plan We've been inundated with questions about strawberries, so we're answering your requests! Tropical Zone Whilst you can grow strawberries in the tropics, it's best to wait until April or May to plant them, but this time of year you'll also need to be very careful of fungal diseases, especially powdery mildew: Organic Fungicides Fact Sheet Subtropical Zone Yes, you can grow strawberries from seed! Here's how: Strawberries From Seeds and Runners Fact Sheet Temperate Zone The very best climate for growing strawberries! Here are a few tips to get the best out of your berries: Growing Strawberries Arid Zone Why limit yourself to the common strawberry varieties that you buy at the shops? Many cultivars bred in Japan over the last ten years have excellent flavour, so try some of these instead: Sumptuous Strawberries Fact Sheet Cool Zone Growing strawberries in raised containers is a great option because it keeps the fruit off the ground, lessening the chance it rotting. Here's a terrific weekend project - a strawberry table to add to your garden: Strawberry Table Fact Sheet And if you want some ideas of what to plant in the vegie patch, don't forget to visit The Vegie Guide or Download the App Plant Picks NATIVE GRASSES On the show this week, Jane visits a garden on a very challenging steep block. Some plants can be really useful to help avoid erosion in hilly locations - including the Aussie native grasses! Here are some you might like to try in your garden: Lomandra 'Nyalla' has has a slightly blue tone compared to other Lomandras. It looks just like a large grass tree - in fact they used to be part of the same family. The plants add an upright texture to the garden. Lomandra longifolia is commonly known as the spiny-headed mat-rush because of the little spikes on the flowers. There is also a fine-leaf form called Lomandra 'Tanika'. Dianella 'Cassa Blue' has a blue foliage and produces baby blue coloured flowers. It's a tough plant, can handle 45 degree days and is great in subdivisions and around houses. Poa labillardieri 'Eskdale' is a blue Poa. ItÂ's drought tolerant and can handle more humidity than other Poas. It's a lot tougher. It originated from the Cumberland Plain of Sydney and can cope with the northern areas of Australia. Dianella 'Little Jess' and 'Breeze', cope well with poor drainage and are planted on roadsides. There is an almost endless array of strappy-leafed native plants available. Not only do they look good in an informal bush garden but use them to create a more formal look. ItÂ's hard to underestimate the potential of this versatile group of Australian plants! Gardening Australia - gardening for you, gardening for the planet Join us on Facebook Follow @gardeningaus Follow gardeningaus © 2012 ABC | Privacy Policy | Homepage | Manage newsletter subscription