Gardening Show

On Sunday 19 April, John Arnott - Horticulturist, was joined by AB Bishop - Horticultural Editor, Gardening Australia magazine; Greg Boldiston - Forest Glade Gardens; and Rita Feldmann - Founder of the Sustainable Floristry Network.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 12 April, Chloe Foster - Horticulture educator and author, was joined by Emmaline Bowman - STEM Landscape Architecture & Design; Tim Sansom - Executive Director Living Collections and Environment, RBGV; and Pia Lefevre - MIFGS award-winning landscape designer & owner of Joyscapes.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 5 April, Virginia Heywood - Guide, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, was joined by Craig Wilson - Gentiana Nursery; and Ben Brooker - Treasured Perennials Nursery.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On 29 March, the 3CR Gardening Show broadcast live from the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show! Hosts Chloe Foster - horticulture educator and author, and John Arnott - horticulturist, were joined by a revolving panel of guests, garden designers, horticulturists and friends of the show.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 22 March, the 3CR Gardening Show celebrated NATIONAL EUCALYPT DAY (Monday 23rd) with a show all about our special Gum Trees! Chloe Foster - horticulture educator and author, was joined by: Rodger Elliot - horticulturist, author and Australian plant expert; Russell Larke - Head Gardener of Test Garden, MAPCo; Adrian Keene - arborist & former landscape architect.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 15 March, John Arnott was joined by Connie Cao, Craig Wilson, and Tim Uebergang. Connie shared the challenges of preparing her Show Garden for the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, where she will also sign copies of her book. Tim highlighted the upcoming International Cycad Conference in Sydney this August. The show also featured conversations with Rodger Elliot about his trip to Gargarro Botanic Garden and Natasha Morgan regarding Gardenstead, a new social media platform for gardeners.

On Sunday 8 March, Emma Herd - Little Green Landscapes, was joined by Kate Archdeacon - My Smart Garden Program Coordinator, and Amy Downie - Horticulturist, Melbourne Gardens RBGV.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On 1 March, Virginia Heywood - Guide, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, was joined by Stephen Ryan - Dicksonia Rare Plants; Merryle Johnson - Seedscape Seeds; and Chris Williams - Lecturer, Urban Horticulture, University of Melbourne.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

This week, John Arnott was joined by edible‑plant expert Penny Woodward and landscape designer Evan Gaulke from Ochre landscapes. Highlights included: how to propagate from seed for nature-strip plantings, smart hedge‑pruning techniques to keep growth strong from top to bottom, key late‑summer gardening tasks plus a garlic masterclass from Penny Woodward.We also celebrated the City of Melbourne’s new floral emblem — the Critically Endangered Swamp Everlasting - Xerochrysum palustre which was chosen from over 25,000 votes! Plus a look at Coolart Homestead in Somers, a beautiful heritage site with thriving gardens and environmental education at its heart.Catch up if you missed it!

On Sunday 15 February, Emma Herd - Little Green Landscapes, was joined by Steven Wells - Gardens Coordinator, Horticultural Therapist & Nurse; Emmaline Bowman - STEM Landscape Architecture & Design; and Greg Boldiston - Longinomus Plants.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 8 February, Chloe Foster - Horticulture educator and author, was joined by Jane Tonkin - Tonkin’s Bulbs; Russell Larke - Head Gardener of Test Garden, MAPCo; and Peter May - Former horticulture lecturer at Burnley & soil expert.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

Happy New Year, listeners! On Sunday 1 February, Chloe Thomson - Bean There Dug That and editor of Organic Gardener magazine, was joined by John Arnott - Horticulturist; Virginia Heywood - Guide, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne; and Emma Herd - Little Green Landscapes.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 21 December, Virginia Heywood - Guide, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, was joined by: Margot McDonald - Garden enthusiast & longest garden show member; Craig Wilson - Gentiana Nursery; Merryle Johnson - Seedscape Seeds.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 14 December, Chloe Thomson - Bean There Dug That, was joined by Greg Boldiston - Longinomus Plants, and Ben Brooker - Treasured Perennials.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday's show the panel had a lovely chat with gardening royalty Jane Edmanson and took the opportunity to thank her from the 3CR Gardening Show team and our listeners for her amazing contribution to Australian gardening. Thanks to all our listeners that texted in messages of appreciation to Jane during the show. We relayed them to Jane after the show!We also chatted with Kylie Soanes about the current campaign to nominate a Floral Emblem for the City of Melbourne. 3CR listeners can cast a vote for their favorite selection by visiting https://participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/floral-emblemThere was the usual plant chat, listener questions and text messages. Here are a few of the plants that were discussed through the show.Tex mentioned an Acacia covenyi, a rare wattle from the Deua National Park in NSW which he has growing in his garden in Monbulk which he planted with his family on Wattle Day 2021. Tex also discussed some of the trigger plants he has flowering.Jane brought in the relatively easy to grow garden orchid Bletilla striata and discussed the amazing Erythronium patch at her property in the Dandenong Ranges. Jane believes it could be the largest colony of this rare North American wildflower anywhere in the world!

On Sunday 30 November, Chloe Foster - Horticulture educator and author, was joined by AB Bishop - Horticultural Editor, Gardening Australia magazine; Fermi de Sousa - Alpine Garden Society member; and Amy Downie - Horticulturist, Melbourne Gardens RBGV.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 23 November, John Arnott - Horticulturist, was joined by Russell Larke - Head Gardener of Test Garden, MAPCo; Emmaline Bowman - STEM Landscape Architecture & Design; and Claire Farrell - A/Prof in Green Infrastructure UniMelb. Director of Burnley campus.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 16 November, Chloe Thomson - Bean There Dug That and editor of Organic Gardener magazine, was joined by Penny Woodward - Author & edible plant expert; and Connie Cao - Author & permaculture gardener.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 9 November, John Arnott - Horticulturist, will be joined by Craig Wilson - Gentiana Nursery; Greg Boldiston - Longinomus Plants and Amy Downie - Horticulturist, Melbourne Gardens RBGV.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 2 November, Emma Herd - Little Green Landscapes, was joined by: Clive Larkman - Yarra Valley Plant Fair; Stephen Ryan - Dicksonia Rare Plants; and Merryle Johnson - Seedscape Seeds.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au