Gardening Australia

Jane Edmanson goes farming on Lord Howe Island, Millie Ross discovers the secret lives of sunflowers, Tino Carnevale offers solutions for sloping gardens, and Josh Byrne plants semi-tropical edibles on his sunny deck area.

Sophie Thomson meets a city gardener leading the good life, Jane Edmanson visits a floral haven in the hills, Jerry Coleby-Williams is on St Helena island and Costa Georgiadis explores a garden created for kids to go wild.

The Gardening Australia team celebrates the show's 30th birthday in one of Australia's most iconic gardens, on the Mornington Peninsula, to celebrate the colour, characters and compost that make Australian gardening great.

Do you remember what you were doing in 1990? Did you visit a newly unified Berlin? Had you heard about that new thing called ‘the Net'? Maybe you'd just got a newfangled ‘mobile' phone? Were you loving the new Midnight Oil album, Blue Sky Mining?

A lot of things were new in 1990 but none more ground breaking, quite literally, than ABC TV's new national program Gardening Australia. 2019 is Gardening Australia's 30th year and we are ready to party with a 90-minute Gardening Australia birthday special! Join the team as they gather in one of Australia's most iconic gardens, on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula, to celebrate the colour, characters and compost that make Australian gardening great.

Ever wondered what's behind Costa Georgiadis' beard? Watch as we find out what led Costa to host one of Australia's most iconic shows. From his landscaping achievements to his questionable musical talents - we reveal more than you may want to see! We catch up with former host, rare-plant specialist Stephen Ryan, in his incredible Mt. Macedon garden and Tino Carnevale looks back at where it all began, with his friend and mentor, the one and only Peter ‘Kale' Cundall.

We dig-up some treasures from the Gardening Australia vault and discover the history of gardening on ABC TV before GA hit our screens. We laugh along at some of the many parodies of the show over the years and Millie Ross – with the aid of Squid the dog – takes you behind the scenes of the program, showing you how GA is made.

Jane Edmanson meets one of our most influential garden designers to discuss the Aussie backyard, what has shaped them and how they have shaped us, while Josh Byrne investigates our future, visiting a research project looking into species that will cope with a changing climate.

Sophie Thomson explores our location, the historic Heronswood gardens to look at their showcase of edible and experimental species while Clarence Slockee heads to The Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne where he tracks down the very best in Aussie plants. Add in a generous sprinkle of celebrity well wishes, cake, and a garden-inspired band and you have a show for the whole family.

Join us as we celebrate the program that has grown well beyond its roots and dug deep into the hearts, minds and gardens of Australia. In a world filled with bad news, sit back for 90 minutes of joy, nostalgia, laughter and beautiful gardens.

Practical, inspiring, fragrant, fun, delicious and still dirty at 30, this is Gardening Australia.

Costa Georgiadis rescues some sick-looking indoor plants, Jane Edmanson discovers the many benefits of salvias, Millie Ross shows how to keep worms happy, and we meet our new guest presenter, permaculturist Hannah Maloney.

Costa Georgiadis gets an expert's top turf tips, Sophie Thomson visits a garden designed for time-poor gardeners, Paul West cooks up a storm in a school kitchen garden, and we meet a collage artist with a passion for nature.

Sophie Thomson gets a visit from a butterfly expert, Costa Georgiadis and Millie Ross travels to west Arnhem land, Josh Byrne dives into a sea grass re-vegetation project and Jerry Coleby-Williams talks Cat's claw creepers.

Jerry Coleby-Williams visits a bushland botanic gardens, Millie Ross looks at climbing plants, Tino Carnevale shares tool tips, Josh Byrne explores an inspiring revegetation project and we meet a passionate frog expert.

Sophie Thomson creates a lizard friendly habitat, Tino Carnevale plants celery, Josh Byrne meets carnivorous plants native to WA, Costa Georgiadis drops into a kitchen garden in Kakadu and we meet a Eucalypt aficionado.

Clarence Slockee explores a Grevillea garden, Millie Ross shares companion planting tips, Costa Georgiadis visits a creative small garden, Jane Edmanson explores a seaside garden and Tino Carnevale shares his gardening story.

Jane Edmanson pops into a historic homestead garden, Sophie Thompson learns how to build a bandicoot bungalow, Tino Carnevale enjoys the Autumn colour in Tassie and we meet a passionate propagator of Wollemi pines.

Jerry Coleby-Williams meets a champion hibiscus grower, Costa Georgiadis starts his backyard pool to pond conversion, Jane Edmanson shows us how to propagate indoor plants and we explore the wonderful world of fungi.

Costa Georgiadis explores an urban farm giving city kids a country experience, Sophie Thomson and her girls do some crafty flower pressing and Millie Ross drops in on a small suburban garden bursting with plants and quails.

As a part of our 30th Birthday celebrations, we are diving into the archives to revisit our presenters favourite stories from over the years.

We are celebrating our 30th Birthday with another dive into the archives! We are looking back on some of the most popular "My Garden Path" series in an exploration of gardens, gardeners and plant lovers alike.

Tino Carnevale visits a prize-winning Chrysanthemum grower, Costa Georgiadis checks out a rooftop garden oasis, Josh Byrne cracks native seed germination and Jane Edmanson looks at some native plants made for the shade.

Josh Byrne learns about native bees in the suburbs, Jane Edmanson heads to a historic Hydrangea garden, Sophie Thomson visits a garden adapted with accessibility in mind and Tino Carnevale plants a soup bed at The Patch.

Millie Ross revamps a challenging garden bed, Josh Byrne meets composting entrepreneur, Jerry Coleby-Williams visits an Aroid addict and Jane Edmanson celebrates Botanic Gardens Day with a trip to Geelong's Botanic Garden.

Tino Carnevale tinkers with some spicy crops, Jane Edmanson explores an inner city walled garden, Josh Byrne learns about terrestrial orchid propagation and Clarence Slockee shares some native food plants perfect for pots.

Sophie Thomson meets a caper cultivator, Costa Georgiadis learns about a composting critter, Guest Presenter Hannah Maloney helps a young couple blitz their backyard and Tino Carnevale visits a 'sub-tropical' Hobart garden.

Sophie Thomson goes behind the scenes at a rose farm, Jane Edmanson rejuvenates potted plants, Costa Georgiadis visits a plant loving couple and we meet a landscape architect behind some of Australia's most iconic gardens.

Sophie Thomson visits an exotic sunken garden, Jerry-Coleby Williams checks out Queensland's biggest bromeliad show, Costa Georgiadis visits a citrus orchard and Jane Edmanson visits a farm helping to feed new migrants.

Jane Edmanson and Millie Ross help create a garden, Costa Georgiadis visits a knockout flower display, Tino Carnevale shares tips for picking bare rooted plants and Sophie Thomson shares her favourite winter flowers.

Jane Edmanson visits a stunning winter garden, Costa Georgiadis heads to a salon cutting hair but growing plants, Tino Carnevale checks out an organic farm and Millie Ross turns fallen leaves into garden gold.

Clarence Slockee shares some traditional land management techniques, Millie Ross visits the work of a Taungurung artist, Tino Carnevale plants native edibles at The Patch and Costa Georgiadis meets a D'harawal Elder.

Costa Georgiadis visits a thrifty workspace garden, Sophie Thomson explores pint sized conifers, Clarence Slockee visits an urban farm growing food and jobs and Jane Edmanson explores a diverse native bush garden.

Jane Edmanson rids her plants of fungus gnats, Josh Byrne explores bushland in Kalgoorlie, Sophie Thomson visits a farm putting community first and Costa Georgiadis meets a women who changed her life through gardening.

Tino Carnevale goes behind the scenes at The Patch, Jane Edmanson visits a couple's iconic greenhouse, Josh Byrne meets an Australian horticultural legend and we meet two inspirational floral designers.

Jerry Coleby-Williams explores plants with taste for metal, Jane Edmanson visits a garden celebrating Victoria's flora, Costa Georgiadis explores carnivorous plants and Sophie Thomson visits a botanist's dog-friendly garden.

Clarence Slockee visits a state park managed for its cultural value, Tino Carnevale learns some top care tips for Begonia's, Millie Ross meets a man who crafts his own gardening tools and Sophie Thomson makes seed tape.

Millie Ross harnesses the power of a hot compost, Sophie Thomson gets espalier tips from an expert, Jane Edmanson revisits a stunning native garden and we meet a landscape designer with an iconic style.

Costa Georgiadis joins a school's celebration of a 30-year commitment to the local landscape, Millie Ross builds a blooming letterbox, Josh Byrne meets a teenage bee keeper and we visit a tulip farm bursting with blooms.

Sophie Thomson shares tips for maximising spring colour, Tino Carnevale visits a garden with a bright future, Costa Georgiadis visits an inner-city balcony garden and Josh Byrne improves sandy soil.

Costa Georgiadis visits a traditional Italian family farm, Millie Ross builds a strawberry tower, Sophie Thomson shares tips for seedling care and Clarence Slockee visits a school with gardening on the curriculum.

We remember Peter Cundall's emotional trip to a memorial garden, Jane Edmanson visits an urban meadow, Josh Byrne explores WA's wildflowers, and Sophie Thomson frames pictures of succulents.

Sophie Thomson revisits an innovative house and creative garden, Jane Edmanson calls in on musician Rusty Berther, Josh Byrne builds a garden seat, and Tino Carnevale shares tips for keeping rainwater on a steep block.

Tino Carnevale starts a patch at his new home, Jane Edmanson reveals the secrets of planting a floral clock, Sophie Thomson shares her favourite vertical veggies and we meet a conservationist growing plants for cassowaries.

Costa Georgiadis and Sophie Thomson visit neighbours who grow food together, Tino Carnevale shares tips on fern care, Jane Edmanson visits the Kevin Heinze community garden and Millie Ross tastes some edible succulents.

Costa Georgiadis visits a young couples rooftop garden, Sophie Thomson explores wild roses, Jane Edmanson visits a family's hobby farm, Millie Ross goes bird watching and Tino Carnevale is planting his favourite tomatoes.

Jane Edmanson shares her top tips for beginners at the nursery, Josh Byrne does some essential maintenance on his climbing plants and we visit host of ABC TV's Dream Gardens, Michael McCoy.

Millie Ross is at a sprawling garden bursting with spring colour, Josh Byrne visits a winery living the paddock to plate dream, Tino Carnevale plants pulses and grains at The Patch and Sophie Thomson makes natural confetti.

Clarence Slockee meets a local gardening legend in Kiama, Costa Georgiadis drops into the trial garden at the Sydney Botanic Gardens, Jane Edmanson plants out three productive pots and Millie Ross explores sub-alpine flora.

Josh Byrne visits a nature-play group uniting young and old, Jerry Coleby-Williams investigates critically endangered wild macadamia trees and Millie Ross meets the canine star of an important weed eradication program.