About this season
Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining Australian gardeners around the nation.
Episodes (38)
1. Episode 1 Botanic Garden Victoria, Dragon Fruit & Orchid
Aired 10 February 2023 • 58 min
Costa learns about plant adaptions to climate; Sophie visits a designer's home; Millie gets stuck into summer jobs; Clarence & Hannah get a garden history lesson; Tammy grows potted dragon fruit; we meet an orchid hybridiser.
2. Episode 2 Frog, Ties, Heatwave, Incline & Solar Panels
Aired 17 February 2023 • 58 min
Costa meets a frog fanatic; Sophie talks garden ties; Jerry whacks weeds; Jane tours an inclined garden; Hannah harnesses chook power; Clarence discovers the power of plants; we meet an artist inspired by plants and play.
3. Episode 3 Rust, Shade, Dementia & Sarracenia
Aired 3 March 2023 • 57 min
Costa tours an expert's vegie patch; Jane cultivates autumn colour; Josh learns about a plant pathogen; Tammy suggests plants for shade; Millie tours a bushwalk for those with dementia; Sophie meets a carnivorous collector.
4. Episode 4 Women, Garlic, Begonia, Arrernte & Groundcover
Aired 10 March 2023 • 57 min
Jane visits a florist at home; Hannah grows garlic; Tammy tours a Begonia collection; Costa sees plants remediate soil; Sophie explores native groundcovers; Millie plants a rock wall; we meet an Elder, linguist, and botanist.
5. Episode 5 Mango, Grass Tree, Herbs, Indoor Plant & Light
Aired 17 March 2023 • 57 min
Jane plants unusual herbs; Clarence cares for grass trees; Josh visits a productive home garden; Jerry prunes a mango; Tammy talks indoor light; Costa tours Hannah's home garden; we meet an internationally celebrated florist.
6. Episode 6 Perennial Border, Botanical Art, Jewish & Maple
Aired 24 March 2023 • 57 min
Costa visits a cultural food garden; Jane views stunning botanical art; Clarence warns of a common weed; Josh creates habitat; Sophie meets maple collectors; Jerry plants a perennial border; we meet a wonderful waste warrior.
7. Episode 7 Hoverfly, Indoor Plant, Trellising & Larapinta
Aired 31 March 2023 • 57 min
Tammy pots up stunning indoor plant combos; Sophie meets a team rescuing plants for charity; Jane visits a quirky home garden; Hannah learns all about a garden pollinator; we meet the Rangers caring for the Larapinta Trail.
8. Episode 8 Easter Special
Aired 7 April 2023 • 58 min
Costa is bowled over by terrific turf; Clarence traces a green web of gardens; Hannah tours a downsized productive patch; Jerry shares bulbs for the subtropics; Millie renovates a wheelbarrow; we meet bird-loving ecologist.
9. Episode 9 Wellness, Topiary, Propagate, Wetland & Design
Aired 14 April 2023 • 57 min
Costa visits a Landcare legacy school; Millie tours a designer home haven; Jane finds wonders in a wellness garden; Clarence builds a mini native wetland; Sophie gets active on autumn jobs; and we meet a tenacious topiarist.
10. Episode 10 Watermelon, Native, Collector, Beginner & Moss
Aired 21 April 2023 • 58 min
Costa goes to melon heaven; Jane strolls through a diverse native garden; Jerry visits keen collectors; Guest presenter, Jude, builds a vegetable patch from scratch; and we meet a scientist motivated by microscopic moss.
11. Episode 11 Urban, Design, Culture, Peace, Hedge & Dance
Aired 28 April 2023 • 58 min
Tammy meets a gardener cultivating culture; Hannah plants with her dad; Costa tours a micro-forest; Jerry visits a peaceful planting; Sophie highlights hedge benefits; and we meet a dancer weaving creativity into his garden.
12. Episode 12 Soil, Salad, Native, Rose, Diversity & Design
Aired 5 May 2023 • 58 min
Costa meets a team cultivating inclusion; Hannah visits a sustainable slope; Josh views efficient design; Jerry picks native plants; Sophie talks suitable soil; Jude plants salad success; and we meet a rose specialist.
13. Episode 13 Seeds, Shade, Habitat, Family, Meditate & Bulb
Aired 12 May 2023 • 58 min
Millie visits seed farmers; Costa meditates on gardening; Josh meets lake enliveners; Clarence rejuvenates a shady spot; Jane tours a family legacy; and we meet a landscape architect adding wilderness to her work.
14. Episode 14 Eucalypt; Herbs; Restore: Mosaic: Winter: Bee
Aired 19 May 2023 • 58 min
Tammy builds a herb tower, Clarence welcomes a new eucalypt, Sophie marvels mosaic art, Jerry tours a restored waterway, Millie preps for winter, Jude makes a hot compost bed, and we meet a scientist nurturing native bees.
15. Episode 15 Language, Food, Fig; Creek, Transplant & Land
Aired 26 May 2023 • 58 min
Clarence and Millie tour a transformed landscape, Costa visits a food rescue centre, Josh meets a productive duo, Tammy cares for fussy figs, Sophie has transplant tips, plus we meet a team keeping Indigenous languages alive.
16. Episode 16 Flower Show, Tomato, Cumquat, Frost & Women
Aired 2 June 2023 • 57 min
Costa meets flower show designers, Hannah protects the garden from frost, Jerry savours sub-tropical tomatoes, Millie plants up a shady corridor, Josh rescues a cumquat & we meet a photographer who is wild about wildflowers.
17. Episode 17 Habitat, Camellia, Seedling, Herbs & Collector
Aired 9 June 2023 • 58 min
Sophie meets habitat heroes, Hannah grafts plums, Clarence profiles native mint, Costa visits camellia carers, Tammy divides roots, Jane explores herb flavours, Jude grows seedlings, and we meet an extreme plant collector.
18. Episode 18 Orchid, Landscaping, Bacteria, Edible & Bonsai
Aired 16 June 2023 • 57 min
Costa gives a lesson on landscaping, Tammy visits an orchid wonderland, Josh learns about legumes and nitrogen; Jane tours an edible forest, and we meet a gardener growing a fulfilling career in Canberra.
19. Episode 19 Repurpose, Farmer, Rescue, Night & Fuchsia
Aired 23 June 2023 • 57 min
Hannah visits a dreamy design; Millie meets the next generation of farmers; Jerry rescues plants from a redevelopment; Sophie spotlights flowers that are fragrant at night; and we meet a fuchsia fancier.
20. Episode 20 Perennial, Violet, Strappy, Raised, Arid & 100
Aired 30 June 2023 • 57 min
Sophie covers perennial principles; Jane visits a centenarian gardener; Tammy cares for African violets; Costa features strappy-leaved plants; Jerry refreshes a raised bed; and we meet a garden guru in arid Alice Springs.
21. Episode 21 Shade, Stump, Loft, Seed, Bollywood & History
Aired 18 August 2023 • 57 min
Josh visits a leafy loft, Tammy grows food in the shade, Clarence plants up a tree stump, Costa tours a Bollywood backyard, Millie preps for spring, and we meet a paleoecologist who sees the natural world as a history book.
22. Episode 22 Thai, Grevillea, Pots, Hibiscus, Lawn & Coast
Aired 25 August 2023 • 58 min
Clarence gets into grevillea care, Sophie visits a Thai chef's gourmet garden, Costa explores lawn-lookalikes, Jerry highlights versatile hibiscus, Tammy covers pot care, and we meet a wildflower woman on the Sunshine Coast.
23. Episode 23 Fruit, Bonsai, Weed, Vertical, LECA & Allergy
Aired 1 September 2023 • 58 min
Sophie explains how flowers fruit, Jerry tours a bonsai collection, Millie visits a quarry restoration, Tammy builds a vertical garden, Clarence tackles tough weeds, and we meet an indoor plant expert using no soil.
24. Episode 24 Prune, Heide, Ikebana, Food, Nursery & Possum
Aired 8 September 2023 • 57 min
Jane and Costa check out Heide Museum gardens, Tammy tours a rare plant nursery, Sophie visits a colourful kitchen garden, Josh prunes native plants, and we meet a floral designer skilled in the Japanese art of ikebana.
25. Episode 25 Succulent, Botanic, Radio, Overgrown & Native
Aired 15 September 2023 • 58 min
Costa tours a mini botanic garden, Clarence spring cleans an overgrown bed, Josh visits a gardening radio icon, Millie tours a succulent collection, and we meet a scientist who led the National Botanic Gardens in Canberra.
26. Episode 26 Fern; Indoor; Tomato; Native; Food; Thailand
Aired 22 September 2023 • 58 min
Hannah visits a stunning small garden, Costa explores ferns, Tammy profiles indoor blooms, Jerry tours a backyard laboratory, Josh's tomato trivia, Millie tours a native nursery, plus we meet a chef growing Thai ingredients.
27. Episode 27 Stone; Thread; Gnat; School; Balcony; Build
Aired 29 September 2023 • 58 min
Costa tours a high-rise haven, Jane fights fungus gnats, Clarence visits a school in love with gardening, Tino tours a grand garden built by a talented family, plus we meet a textile artist threading floral masterpieces.
28. Episode 28 Habitat; Paver; Heal; Clay; Africa; Floristry
Aired 6 October 2023 • 58 min
Josh learns how gardens heal us, Costa gets paving, Sophie creates home floristry, Clarence tours a habitat corridor, Hannah gardens on clay soil, plus we meet African communities uniting through growing food.
29. Episode 29 Heritage; Bromeliad; Storm; Critters; Food
Aired 13 October 2023 • 58 min
Jane visits a community restoring storm affected plots, Costa tours a heritage-listed garden, Tammy plants up a bromeliad basket, Jerry lifts the lid on compost critters, plus we meet a home gardener producing food for chefs.
30. Episode 30 Magpie; School; Colour; Ceramic; Island; Sea
Aired 20 October 2023 • 58 min
Jerry tours a tropical garden, Josh learns about magpies, Millie visits a school farm, Jane explores ways to add colour in the garden, Clarence creates a seating circle, plus we meet a ceramicist inspired by native seedpods.
31. Episode 31 Farm; Spring; Gesneriad; Haskap; Indoor; Cost
Aired 27 October 2023 • 58 min
Costa meets farmers fighting food waste, Josh tours a garden built on a spring, Tammy profiles Gesneriad plants, Hannah visits a haskap berry farm, Jerry has frugal garden tips, and we meet a student with a botanical bedroom.
32. Episode 32 Evergreen; Aquatic; Pots; Legacy; Reo
Aired 3 November 2023 • 57 min
Costa tours a potted paradise, Hannah builds a reo mesh arch, Jane visits a legacy garden, Jerry fights pests, Sophie meets a creative couple, Millie features underrated evergreens, and Tammy dives into aquatic plants.
33. Episode 33 Natives; Slope; Hydro; Fauna; Aster; Therapy
Aired 10 November 2023 • 58 min
Clarence creates a native bouquet, Tammy visits a creative sloped garden, Jerry tours a hydroponic nursery, Costa meets a team growing food for wildlife, Sophie attacks aster overgrowth, plus we meet a forest therapy guide.
34. Episode 34 Natives; Pruning; Aquatic; Spring; Bee Hotel
Aired 17 November 2023 • 58 min
Jane explores a native garden; Costa meets horticulture educators; Tammy prunes potted plants; Clarence plants out a pond; Millie starts up her spring patch; Sophie tidies insect hotels; plus we meet a potato-growing prodigy.
35. Episode 35 Indonesia; heat; perennial; Apocynaceae; pots
Aired 24 November 2023 • 57 min
Costa visits a communal garden; Sophie beats the heat; Josh tours a productive perennial patch; Millie pampers pot plants; Jane celebrates cypress; Jerry meets the frangipani family; and we meet a nursery grower in Indonesia.
36. Episode 36 Indonesia Special
Aired 1 December 2023 • 63 min
Costa and Tammy explore the plants and gardens of Indonesia, one of Australia's nearest neighbours. This incredible island nation is one of the most biodiverse places on earth, filled with unique species found nowhere else.
37. Episode 37 compost; tree leaves; watermelon; desert pea
Aired 8 December 2023 • 58 min
Costa makes a spinning compost bin; Jerry talks edible tree leaves; Hannah propagates hedges; Clarence sows desert peas; Millie meets a pair of foodie gardeners; Josh plants watermelon; and we visit a botanist's dream garden.
38. Episode 38 Christmas; holiday; wreaths; beetle; berries
Aired 15 December 2023 • 57 min
Costa gives garden bed gifts; Jane explores a florist's paradise; Millie sets up for summer success; Tammy creates beautiful living wreaths; Clarence learns about Christmas beetles; and Hannah meets a family of berry farmers.