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 | | Welcome to the Gardening Australia Newsletter: 19/05/2011 | Coming Up This Week | | | Autumn Colour - Pruning Wisteria - 2010 Gardener of the Year - Perennial Vegies - The Vegie Guide - Planting for Pollinators
Read more ABC 1: Saturday 21 May 2011, 6:30pm | Watch a Story | | | Autumn Colour
21/05/2011
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Watch video | Find a Fact Sheet | | Viewer Tip - Plant Ties from Inner Tubes
Presenter: Stephen Ryan, 21/05/2011
Sarah from WA shares her tip on making DIY Plant Ties from recycled bike inner tubes
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 | Gardener of the Year 2010 | | ATTENTION ALL NSW VIEWERS In late March, due to State Elections, New South viewers missed the story on Gardening Australia's Gardener of the Year for 2010.
We received many requests to re-run it and are happy to say that it will be shown on this week's program. (Sat 21st May 2011) | Gardening Australia Magazine | | JUNE ISSUE AVAILABLE NOW 10-PAGE ROSE SPECIAL Stephen Ryan profiles companion plants for roses that encourage biodiversity and create great visual interest. Plus a step-by-step guide to pruning to get the very best out of your roses.
GROWING LEEKS In the cooler months, it's the perfect time of year to plant leek. This vegetable suits slow-cooked comfort foods that are popular now, such as soups and stews. Maggie Beer gives her tips for the how to prepare it and then shares tasty recipes.
COMMUNITY GARDENING A shared desire for home-grown food, peace and friendship brings a group of mostly refugee gardeners together at this thriving community garden in the heart of an inner-city Melbourne suburb.
MEADOW ARGUS BUTTERFLY A profile on the delicate meadow argus butterfly, just in time for its perennial winter appearance in our gardens. Wildlife expert Leonard Cronin explains why it has false eyes on the edge of its wings, how it feeds, and the way in which it transforms from a caterpillar to a butterfly.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE * A selection of the best flowering plants in June * The benefits of serpentine paths and how to achieve the look * Brighten up the gloomy days with outdoor furniture pieces * Australian talent abroad: We follow Dr Tim Entwisle, outgoing director of The Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney to his new post at Kew Gardens, in the UK * Visit Leonie's hidden gem in the Top End | | |
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