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Had the pleasure of chatting to Vic Park local, Jo Bussell.
Jo is committed to a sustainable lifestyle and runs a retail store called Urban revolution Australia, selling items such as natural/eco cosmetics products, worm farming kits, composting accessories, just to name a few.
As always, we covered a lot of ground and got immersed in our favourite subjects.

Enjoy the pod and stay herby!
Sammy.

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NEW PODCAST! 

Have a listen to this one!

Had Daniel O’Callaghan, owner of Naturebuild Australia.

Dan and his talented team specialise in the design and construction of ponds, wetlands and waterscapes.  We cover a lot in our chat and go into decent depth about things such as the fundamentals of waterscape design and using waterscapes to bring native fauna into your property.

To say that his work is mind-blowing is an understatement. 

Head to his Instagram page: @naturebuild.insta and check it out for yourself.

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Very enjoyable and informative chat with the awesome Diago of Thefunguywa.

Diago cultivates choice mushroom varieties on his business premises in Morley, pumping out grow-boxes of predominantly Lions mane and oyster mushrooms, just to name a few. 
Diago's wonder and enthusiasm for all things fungi is contagious and in addition to the edible varieties, we found ourselves talking about many other wondrous facets of fungi, including the cancer-fighting power of Turkeytails and the cognitive benefits of consuming lion's mane fungus.

Enjoy herbers.

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Had a brilliant and nerdy pod with Botanist Laun and horticulturalist Bella. 
Both work at Dawsons garden world.
This one was VERY loosely themed about their experience going through tafe/uni and their respective experiences working at one of Perth's oldest garden centres together.

Strap in for the nerdy plant bants (plants)
Sammy.

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Have a listen to this cracker of a pod with Trent Baljeu - MD of DSATCO mulch - One of WA's best known family-owned garden businesses.
Lupin is the most well-known of their 5-product range. It is 100% organic and so rich in nitrogen that it can virtually replace a synthetic nitrogen feed for your kitchen gardens.
We also spoke for a while about the agricultural history of Wongan hills, where dsatco HQ is located- might be a good listen for all the farmers and ex-farmers that listen to HYE.

Don't forget to rate and review this podcast and tell your garden-mad friends.
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DSATCO WEBSITE
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HAPPY 40TH PODCAST!
Enjoy a forgotten pod from mid-may, where Sam is feeling worse for wear after a night of drunken birthday karaoke and Casey is sleep deprived/overworked and grumpy.  We were consummate professionals however and limped, I mean powered through another juicy pod.
This one is (very) loosely themed around winter food foresty/urban farming.

Enjoy squad.

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Sammy and Case (case on the call-in) had a ball chatting to Kalamunda locals and creators of the Kalamunda Garden festival.
What utter Legends these two are!
Have a listen to the lengths that Andrew and Mandy go to, to make one of Perth's favourite gardening events a reality, it's not easy and it's a testament to their commitment to their cause.
These two are on a mission to foster local community and infect everyone they meet with their vibrant passion for all things gardening.
Nothing much more to be said other than enjoy hearing the story of two spectacular Perth locals turning their business and garden dreams into reality!
Peas!

Kalamunda garden festival:
Kalamunda Garden Festival

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KC schooled Sam about the Koppen climate classification system on this one.
Keen gardeners everywhere should take the time to learn the nuances of climate classification with the Koppen system.
Why you might ask?
Well, by understanding climate classification, you can build out the main bedrock of your garden designs with superbly well-adapted species of plants; saving yourself a tonne of time, money and resources in the process.
For example, once you understand that Perth experiences a CLASSIC Mediterranean climate, with long dry summers and short wet winters (such as greece and portugal)
You may be inclined to plant hedges such as dwarf olives and caper bushes, rather than rhododendrons and azaleas. Great to think about!

Enjoy gardeners.

KOPPEN CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
Köppen climate classification - Wikipedia

ROBERT FINNIE - Amazing designer who bases his designs on the Koppen classification system.
Robert Finnie Design

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Enjoy this one from the studio with Sam, Casey and the Cheeky gardener, 
aka- Paul :D (he didn't bring Walter in)

Paul is a Mt Lawley local and regular Sunday times columnist.
Check out his IG account, where he is posting links to his articles, documenting his seasonal garden activities, including fruit tree pruning, building pizza ovens, paving projects and backyard renos.

We actually figured our tech stuff out and got Casey on the call-in on this one, so enjoy the sound of Caseys voice for no longer than about 20 mins, before her baby foiled her pod plans.

Stay Herby!
Sammy.

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Sam and Case are back with a new episode about a very specific beetle - Polyphagous shot-hole borer; A chewing "pest" species of beetle that has been very selfishly depriving Casey of sleep lately.
This inconspicuous little insect is causing all sorts of havoc around Perth at the moment, burrowing into every species of tree it can get it chewing mouthparts into, including heritage trees around the metro. 

Have a listen to this one to familiarise yourself with this new and unwelcome arrival that has already caused 8+ 100 year old trees to be removed by the council around Lake Claremont recently.

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