Gardening Australia

New Opportunities - 25 Years of Landcare - A Simple Hothouse - Perfect Plants for Pots - The Grassroots - Caterpillar Control - A Spring Delight (25x25)

: 06, 2014

New Opportunities: Josh turns the loss of some plants on his verge into an opportunity to trial some tough natives. 25 Years of Landcare: Costa celebrates the 25th anniversary of Landcare Australia by talking about its founding principles with Bob Hawke, who launched it in 1989. A Simple Hothouse: Sophie shows how to build a self-watering propagation house that's perfect for home-grown seedlings and cuttings. Perfect Plants for Pots: Jerry shows some of his favourite bomb-proof plants for pots and how to care for them. The Grassroots: Costa helps out a local Bushcare group to find out how thousands of others like it are helping to restore local bushland. Caterpillar Control: Sophie shares some strategies on dealing with one of the gardener's greatest adversaries - the cabbage white butterfly. A Spring Delight: Tino visits a delightful garden with a huge collection of rhododendrons as well as rare and colourful surprises around every corner.