Gardening Australia

Margie's Garden - Building a Raised Vegie Garden - Josh's New Front Garden - Propagating Cassava - Designing a Courtyard Garden - Shirley's Native Garden (21x15)

: 29, 2010

Margie's Garden: Stephen Ryan drops in on a local gardener to chat about their passion for plants and the garden. Building a Raised Vegie Garden: Leonie Norrington shows how to build a raised garden bed to grow vegetables away from the competition of surrounding tree roots. Josh's New Front Garden: Josh Byrne has moved into a new rented house with an old rundown garden so to get started for very little cost he is working out what plants are worth retaining and how to rejuvenate them. Propagating Cassava: Jerry Coleby-Williams demonstrates how to propagate the Cassava plant which provides the third largest source of carbohydrates to people around the world. Designing a Courtyard Garden: John Patrick visits three courtyard gardens and explains some of the simple design tricks used to create practical and beautiful gardens in a small space. Shirley's Native Garden: Jane Edmanson visits an Australian plant lover in the Dandenong Ranges to see her extensive collection of native species and a garden full of colour and character.