Gardening Australia episode 18 2022

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Gardening Australia episode 18 2022: Jane and Millie tour the biggest garden show in the Southern Hemisphere; Costa meets with bonsai curators; Jerry learns about Camellia cultivation; Clarence visits a biodiverse property; Tino grows the perfect cup of tea.
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Transcript
00:01(THEME MUSIC)
00:04(GIRL GIGGLES)
00:07(BIRDSONG)
00:12(CAT MEOWS)
00:16(INSECTS BUZZ)
00:24(DOG BARKS) (ROOSTER CROWS)
00:27(BIRDSONG)
00:29Hello, and welcome
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undefined:undefinedwhatever you want.
00:46Here's some of the gardeners
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01:09I'm visiting
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undefined:undefinedof a rainforest
01:24has created a beautiful space
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undefined:undefinedand Garden Show.
01:46It's a five-day event
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undefined:undefinedgarden designs and advice
02:01and every product you could think
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undefined:undefinedright here and now.
02:20Alright. Instructions?
02:22You go that way, I'll go that way
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undefined:undefinedI was knee-high to a grasshopper.
02:38(LAUGHS) Which is only yesterday.
02:40And we love you and admire you.
02:41Very good!
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undefined:undefinedthe latest garden trends and plants
02:55and offer inspiration
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undefined:undefinedIt's pretty
03:12I wasn't talking about the garden.
03:13I was talking about
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undefined:undefinedI know!
03:20It's just amazing
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03:31which is called 'Tramlines',
03:33so it's a fully accessible
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03:42Of course!
03:43So, it's a bit of
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undefined:undefinedlike me,
03:51but the things I'm most proud of are
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04:02You might see that
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undefined:undefinedabsolutely everybody.
04:12There's an accessible fire pit.
04:13I love that, that the fire pit
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04:24but when your foot hits a different
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undefined:undefinedauctioning off this garden...
04:32Yeah.
04:33So 100% of the proceeds goes to
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04:44And so this could be
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undefined:undefineda few things that get people talking,
05:03and this year,
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undefined:undefinedthis could be coming soon.
05:18It was a comment
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05:29Tell me about the figure on there,
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undefined:undefinedthey do look quite beautiful.
05:54I think it's, like, moving away
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undefined:undefinedthat's critically important.
06:12I think introducing things
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06:31with its avenue of silver birches
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06:57is looking at some of
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07:09but they certainly have a crack.
07:11Tell me about your garden.
07:13So, it's a contemporary edge
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undefined:undefinedThank you so much. Cheers.
07:24Great effort. See you, mate.
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07:42It's got a bit of an inspiration,
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08:03and this year, the title went
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08:21Yeah, so, I love to play in
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08:37of the nurseries from Melbourne.
08:39But the inner peace, that's really
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undefined:undefinedwith the entrance way
08:53with those elephants, though.
08:54The elephants? Oh, I love
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09:08and the beautiful
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And because there's so much :undefinedto see and experience
09:28at a Garden Show...
09:29(WOMEN LAUGH)
09:30Jane and Millie will be back later
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09:48Well, don't be alarmed, because
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10:08give it a good turn and that'll
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10:21and then when it's wintertime
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10:34As a matter of fact,
10:35you can make sure
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10:46they're almost half the price
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11:07so by removing it,
11:09you're removing the production
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11:34Created in the aftermath
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undefined:undefined10 years later in 2013.
11:54It's an undeniably beautiful site,
11:56showcasing more than 44,000 trees
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undefined:undefinedon a slightly smaller scale.
12:20Over 1,000 years ago,
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undefined:undefinedacquire the ability to move one."
12:39The writer was referring to bonsai,
12:42and in this part of the arboretum,
12:44curator Leigh Taafe is in charge
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undefined:undefinedthat bonsai actually began in China
13:07and predates bonsai in Japan
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undefined:undefinedcreating the illusion of a big tree
13:25just in miniature.
13:29Penjing, on the other hand,
13:30would encompass the whole scenery,
13:33so it could include rocks
13:34that depict mountains,
13:36water that depicts
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13:50and weather or elements -
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undefined:undefinedthe deadwood here
14:07and we refer to that as the 'shari'.
14:10As we move over to the next one,
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undefined:undefinedthe oldest bonsai here.
14:26Dates back to 1937.
14:28Wow! Yeah.
14:32What sort of soil mix are you using
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14:45over the growth of the trees.
14:48Leigh's colleague in bonsai,
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15:11and as the akadama breaks down,
15:12those roots begin to divide
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undefined:undefinedaeration for the tree,
15:35we'll use some scoria.
15:36And this little soil here
15:39you can barely even notice it
15:41this is for our smaller trees,
15:42our shohin trees.
15:44My suggestion
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16:01Bonsai will take a lot more care
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16:14What we see Sam doing here
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16:27Definitely time-consuming, isn't it?
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16:43Some of the native flowers
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16:58and that's the time
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17:14There's been quite a push
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17:48it's way beyond what you're going
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18:03It's a real pleasure to share
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18:27than you might realise?
18:29Here's a couple of great ideas
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18:51just for a few hours.
18:53If you don't have
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19:08but if you don't actually need
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19:27This is one I made a couple of weeks
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19:54I don't ever have to buy
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20:15but us gardeners know
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20:35visiting a collector
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20:56these cultivars can thrive as well
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21:16that have been in existence
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21:31Sasanquas start flowering for us
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21:49you get this sort of balling effect.
21:51The plant just gets sunburnt
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22:04so that's when we get
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22:17This one, 'Emperor of Russia',
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22:41Early flowering for us -
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22:57as they do actually on the bush.
22:58They're rather like jacarandas.
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23:12so you see what you're getting.
23:14They like
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23:28but it also gives the plant
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23:42because that's when the plant
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24:03It's just a beautiful...
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undefined:undefinedthe little forest here, Jerry,
24:21you'll find one of
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24:34Likes to be in a shaded area
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24:50and, that way,
24:51the new plants are exactly the same
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25:07I use a specifically designed stick
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25:29The roots will come down first
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25:43There are fragrant ones
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undefined:undefinedone of my favourites, 'Nicky Crisp'.
25:56It's absolutely covered with flower.
25:59It's hybridised with
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undefined:undefineda southern state's winter,
26:12it's great to know
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26:39and that's certainly the case with
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27:08and I will just leave
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27:19and you don't want to
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27:48Well, there we go.
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undefined:undefinedthe year after that.
28:04The trick is, if you can,
28:06do a light prune
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28:25Lastly, a layer of mulch
28:27and this pomegranate
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undefined:undefinedInternational Flower and Garden Show.
28:48And we meet a family cultivating
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undefined:undefined30-million-year-old formation
29:17rising out of the land
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29:31that create
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undefined:undefinedwasn't always so picture-perfect.
29:46In fact, it didn't even have
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undefined:undefinedwe're both wildlife biologists
30:07and this property is just...
30:10It was just something
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undefined:undefinedbring it back to something pristine
30:25for all the wildlife
30:26and for the local environment
30:28was just something
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undefined:undefinedof pleasure to hear the frogs,
30:41all the different species of frogs
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30:57There's so much
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31:19As you wander around this property,
31:21you're constantly surprised
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31:40This is one of the natives
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31:53They absolutely love it.
31:57The range of foods
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undefined:undefinedinteresting things about the site,
32:10is that even though it's on
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32:23and that's actually
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undefined:undefineda lot more than
32:37some of the traditional Australian
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undefined:undefinedand the king parrots.
32:52You've given such a lot to this land.
32:56What has the land given back to you
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33:14and it's been...
33:18It's been quite the journey
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undefined:undefinedand to have the garden to retreat to
33:35was just something I can't put
33:38I can't put it into words
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undefined:undefinedin healing
33:59and just getting through,
34:00not just to my mental health,
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undefined:undefinedhelped her to heal
34:18and so did
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undefined:undefineda lot more.
34:34I mean, that was one
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undefined:undefinedwe just let 'em run all day.
34:46It's beautiful.
34:47Along with the lifestyle change,
34:49have you seen benefits
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undefined:undefineda lower-stress life.
35:02All the gardening's
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undefined:undefinedconnection to nature.
35:15What more could you want?
35:20What do you feel the future holds for
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undefined:undefinedthe lyrebirds were here before me
35:34and they'll be here after me.
35:36I do feel like I'm just one small
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undefined:undefinedand her family an incredible gift.
35:59This is a beautiful space you've got
36:00and I love what you've done with
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undefined:undefinedwith camellias.
36:21They're a garden favourite
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undefined:undefinedthe tea plant.
36:35This is Camellia sinensis 'Yabukita'
36:38and it's growing right here
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undefined:undefinedto cooler climates,
36:53vigorous spring growth
36:55and the flavour of the tea produced
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37:16which are perfect
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undefined:undefinedfrom the plants at the same time.
37:32Once you've harvested
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undefined:undefinedand loads of fun.
37:45If you've got water on the leaves,
37:47just give them a shake
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undefined:undefinedfor one minute.
38:24Knead and roll out your leaves
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undefined:undefinedand allow them to dry for a week.
38:47Once dry, the leaves can be stored
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undefined:undefinedsome more passionate plant people
39:39at the Melbourne International
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40:06and flowering perennials.
40:07Yeah,
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undefined:undefinedabout people understanding
40:16what's inside
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undefined:undefinedwhen it grew last time.
40:29The bulb digests the foliage,
40:31basically makes next year's flower
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40:44and we're damaging a bulb
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undefined:undefinedis our energy source.
40:56That's our food
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undefined:undefinedeach individual petal
41:06and if you look very carefully,
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undefined:undefinedthe edge of my knife right there.
41:18Oh, wow.
41:19It's an urban myth,
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undefined:undefinedjust as they're coming into flower,
41:28basically they're going to
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undefined:undefinedthe bigger the flowers.
41:40Those bulbs are
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undefined:undefinedplants as window displays
41:55and plants just being plants.
41:57I love it!
41:58Have a look at that!
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undefined:undefinedevery Friday night?
42:18There's no doubting
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undefined:undefinedgarden is just full of these trees.
42:36What's the record?
42:38Well, when my husband started,
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42:59But we can graft the same fruits
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undefined:undefinedover there.
43:10So, there's three different citrus.
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undefined:undefineddon't they, and habits?
43:22Yep.
43:23How do you control that
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undefined:undefinedthat's what we do,
43:34and then we balance them,
43:35so if the lemon starts to grow
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43:51Fantastic.
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undefined:undefinedI can help you, yeah. No worries.
44:00Where is it?
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undefined:undefinedI've managed to catch my breath
44:16and sit down with a friend,
44:18former TV presenter
44:20and medal-winner at both the
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undefined:undefinedthank God it's back.
44:39It was technically three years.
44:41Two years ago, I was in
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undefined:undefined
undefined:undefined'cause you've got sponsors
44:51and materials and a team ready.
44:53So, how is the show for you?
44:55This is such an asset for
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undefined:undefinedare starting to get sore.
45:07So are the legs
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undefined:undefined
undefined:undefinedof the people here have been happy.
45:25Not one grumpy person to be seen
45:27and they've all been wanting to
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undefined:undefined
undefined:undefinedstanding there looking at something
45:41and then having their own ideas
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undefined:undefinedmost amazing plant species.
46:06They're so unique, diverse
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undefined:undefinedI propagate and grow quandongs.
46:42Quandongery. It just... I don't know.
46:45It just appeared in my brain one day
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undefined:undefinedEsther and Emily Jane.
47:09So, here in the city of Joondalup,
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undefined:undefinedbiodiversity,
47:24conserving our unique
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undefined:undefinedof insects and birds that are here,
47:46the quantity of them is phenomenal.
47:48The birds find this place a haven.
47:49But the big diversity that you find
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undefined:undefinednew trees from the roots
48:19and that's actually what's happened
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48:48and form what's called a haustori
48:51and will take some of the water
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undefined:undefinedAustralia's very own superfood.
49:27This fruit can be used
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undefined:undefinedwith ice cream and a bit of cream.
49:43Beautiful.
49:49Propagating quandongs from seed
49:52has been an area of much urban myth
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50:06And, essentially,
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undefined:undefinedin the middle of the year,
50:25so May, June, July.
50:33I grew up in
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undefined:undefinedin the Irish countryside
50:48and, of course, I was only
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undefined:undefinedthe fields and the lanes
51:01of the town Ballyclare,
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undefined:undefinedthe West Australian natives
51:16developed gradually over time.
51:18Certainly Lola was the one that
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undefined:undefinedEmily Jane, were younger,
51:35we used to go
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undefined:undefinedout that way.
51:48Esther has taken very strongly
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undefined:undefinedin her artwork.
52:02ESTHER: A lot of the work that I've
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undefined:undefinedand my country, Ballardong country,
52:18is Central Wheatbelt,
52:19so a lot of the work that I've made
52:21has been about being homesick
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undefined:undefinedwe utilise quite a lot.
52:36A lot of my family uses it a lot.
52:38Dad grows it.
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undefined:undefinedBallardong country all the time
53:01and collect Scaevola spinescens,
53:02so now, with it being grafted
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undefined:undefineda pretty important plant.
53:20The verge and the garden
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undefined:undefined10 things done, then ask a gardener.
53:50Here's your list of jobs
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undefined:undefinedspring months kick in.
54:34In warm temperate areas,
54:36calendulas are winter winners.
54:38Excellent at
54:39attracting beneficial insects,
54:40the showy orange flowers
54:42are also edible
54:43and add gorgeous tasty colour
54:45to a salad.
54:46In pots or plots,
54:48sow some fast-growing fenugreek.
54:50As a sprout or planted out,
54:51this annual herb has
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55:17Why not make contact
55:18with your local rose society
55:20for their recommendations?
55:22Grab a hard-bristled broom,
55:24some white vinegar and water
55:25and clean grubby pavers.
55:27Dilute the vinegar 1 part to 10
55:29in a spray bottle,
55:30apply to pavers
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55:50that are sure to make you smile
55:52sunflowers.
55:53From dwarf varieties
55:54to plants over two metres tall,
55:56these happy Helianthus
55:58are fast, floriferous and fun.
56:01Looks like lettuce,
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undefined:undefinedand beautiful blooms.
56:50Upgrade your chooks'
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57:08any time.
57:14Well, that's it for this week,
57:16but before I go,
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57:34and help us show Australia
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undefined:undefinedand put back in the fun.
57:53You can do it.
57:54The loss of natural habitat means
57:56that sometimes zoos become the last
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58:14And I'm visiting a couple
58:15who've dedicated their retirement
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