Plants Grow Here - Horticulture, Landscape Gardening & Ecology

Compost is a gardener's best friend. It feeds your plants, amends your soil, and it's made of so-called "waste". Mark Valencia from Self Sufficient me is back for this episode, because he's the compost king, and the best person to explain this important topic.

EPISODE LINKS
The Self Sufficient Me YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJZTjBlrnDHYmf0F-eYXA3Q
The Self Sufficient Me website: https://selfsufficientme.com/
About Self Sufficient Me: https://selfsufficientme.com/about-us/
The Self Sufficient Me podcast: https://selfsufficientme.com/podcast/
The Self Sufficient Me Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SelfSufficientMe-260782203958500/

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You’ll find heaps of educational blog articles, including What Is Healthy Soil, And How Can We Build It?, How To Encourage Soil Biodiversity In The Garden & 8 Types Of Soil-Dwelling Organisms, and Organic vs Artificial Fertilisers & The Best Options To Keep Your Plants Satisfied.

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I've got a good news story for you! In this episode, Tim Park, manager at  Ōtari Native Botanic Gardens, speaking about how reintroducing the kaka beak plant into gardens in Wellington has brought the native kaka bird back from the brink of extinction.

This is a story of the mutualistic relationship between a bird and a plant, and it demonstrates a number of principles that can be widely applied within ex situ and in situ conservation. Listen to the episode to learn what those terms mean!

EPISODE LINKS
Tim's Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkecology
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parkecology
Ōtari Native Botanic Gardens: https://wellingtongardens.nz/our-gardens/otari-wiltons-bush/
iNaturalist NZ: https://inaturalist.nz/
Read more about this topic:
-https://www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-releases/2020-media-releases/hope-blooms-for-rare-kakabeak/
-https://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-news/20211026/replanting-history/
-https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-plants/kakabeak/
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swainsona_formosa (Sturt's desert pea)

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You’ll find heaps of educational blog articles, including How To Prune For Natural Shape, What Relationships Do Plants Have With Other Organisms?, and What Is Healthy Soil, And How Can We Build It?.

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Part 2 of the 2 part MIFGS series is even bigger than the first part. Join me as I make my way through a fair chunk of the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show.

EPISODE LINKS
MIFGS: https://melbflowershow.com.au/
Travellers Aid: https://www.travellersaid.org.au/
Beyond Blue: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/
Garden City Plastics: https://www.gardencityplastics.com/
Denis Crawford's One Minute Bugs: https://oneminutebugs.com.au/
Kevin Heinz GROW: https://kevinheinzegrow.org.au/
Christian Jenkins Landscape Design: https://christianjenkins.com.au/
Maze: https://mazeproducts.com.au/product-category/composting/
Vegepod: https://vegepod.com.au/
Husqvarna: https://www.facebook.com/HusqvarnaAustralia/
The Sustainable Landscape Company: https://www.theslc.com.au/
Biofilta Food Cubes: https://www.biofilta.com.au/product/foodcube/
Landscaping Victoria Master Landscapers: https://www.landscapingvictoria.com.au/
Australian Garden Council: https://gardencouncil.org/
MEGT Apprenticeships & Traineeships: https://www.megt.com.au/
Melbourne Polytechnic: https://www.melbournepolytechnic.edu.au/
Stihl: https://www.stihl.com.au/
Lawn Solutions Australia: https://lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au/
FELCO: https://felco.com/
Open Gardens Victoria: https://opengardensvictoria.org.au/
Scotts Osmocote: https://www.lovethegarden.com/au-en/scotts-osmocote
Botanica World Discoveries: https://www.botanica.travel/destinations/australia
Peninsula Wildflowers: https://peninsulawildflower.com.au/
WFI: https://www.wfi.com.au/
Tiger Turf: https://tigerturf.com/au/landscape/
The Printable Shop by Kirstie Fuller: https://theprintableshop.com/

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MIFGS, a.k.a. the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show, is back in 2022 after  a 2 year hiatus. I was lucky enough to attend for each of the 5 days, where I networked, volunteered, and interviewed people doing interesting things in the gardening space.

This is part 1 of the 2 part MIFGS series.

EPISODE LINKS
MIFGS website: https://melbflowershow.com.au/
Hort Journal Australia: https://hortjournal.com.au/
Ball Australia: https://ballaustralia.com/
Zepeti rose: https://ballaustralia.com/product/rose-zepeti/
Australian Institute of Horticulture: https://www.aih.org.au/
Hortiman: https://www.facebook.com/hortiman
Australian Garden Council: https://gardencouncil.org/
Dunkeld Farm: https://www.dunkeldfarm.com.au/
Julia Rose: https://www.facebook.com/flowersbyjuliarose
Van Schaik's Bio Gro: https://biogro.com.au/
FormBoss: https://www.formboss.com.au/
Wheen Bee Foundation: https://www.wheenbeefoundation.org.au/

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You’ll find heaps of educational blog articles, including How To Prune For Natural Shape, What Relationships Do Plants Have With Other Organisms?, and What Is Healthy Soil, And How Can We Build It?.

LET'S WORK TOGETHER
Are you in the industry or an enthusiast with something of value to share? We're always on the hunt for interesting people, doing interesting things. If you'd like to work with us send a message via our online form or a direct email to [email protected].

Have you ever looked at your pruning and wondered, "did I do that right?"

If you're uncertain of your pruning skills, you're probably getting it wrong, which causes damage to your precious trees and causes unsightly epicormic growth.

Luckily, Gary Moran is back! And in this episode, he's going to teach us how to prune trees correctly. Much of what he has to say applies to pruning all plants, and some aspects are specific to trees.

Check out the Plant Amnesty video tutorial playlist in the links below after listening to this podcast episode, and study their diagrams.

EPISODE LINKS
Gary's Twitter: https://twitter.com/arborsmarty
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-moran-786240164
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tree_side_arboriculture/
Treeside Arboricultural Consultancy Services: https://treeside.com.au/
Plant Amnesty YouTube tree pruning playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtKmsyb70UY&list=PLIx1kUNmJkp5BGGSh6K4HDjOE0MmkrzIW

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You’ll find heaps of educational blog articles, including How To Prune For Natural Shape, What Relationships Do Plants Have With Other Organisms?, and What Is Healthy Soil, And How Can We Build It?.

LET'S WORK TOGETHER
Are you in the industry or an enthusiast with something of value to share? We're always on the hunt for interesting people, doing interesting things. If you'd like to work with us send a message via our online form or a direct email to [email protected].

Shout out to Eucalyptus regnans! The Eucalypt of the Year for 2022, and also the tallest flowering plant in the world.

There's been a technical issue that's prevented us from releasing the fourth part in our eucalypt series, but don't worry! It'll be ready for you to listen to in a few weeks.

EPISODE LINKS
Visit the Eucalypt Australia website: https://www.eucalyptaustralia.org.au/
National Eucalypt Day events: https://www.eucalyptaustralia.org.au/national-eucalypt-day/national-eucalypt-day/
Follow Eucalypt Australia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EucalyptAustralia/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eucalyptaus/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EucalyptAus


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Come hang out at the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show (a.k.a. MIFGS) this week!

I'll be there every day between Wednesday 30th March and Sunday 3rd April, so message me on Twitter or LinkedIn when you get there.

EPISODE LINKS
MIFGS: https://melbflowershow.com.au/

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Are eucalypts widow makers? Do they poison the soil? Do they destroy buildings? We're celebrating #NationalEucalyptDay by busting some eucalypt myths with Dean Nicolle, a botanist, arborist and gum nut that manages the largest collection of eucalypt species in the world, at Currency Creek Arboretum.

This is the third episode in our four-part eucalypt series - look forward to next week's episode with a special mystery guest!

Make sure you read the article Dean wrote about this subject for Remember The Wild after listening to this episode to help you retain the information you've just learnt.

EPISODE LINKS
Visit the Eucalypt Australia website: https://www.eucalyptaustralia.org.au/
National Eucalypt Day events: https://www.eucalyptaustralia.org.au/national-eucalypt-day/national-eucalypt-day/
Follow Eucalypt Australia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EucalyptAustralia/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eucalyptaus/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EucalyptAus
Dean's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeanNicolle1
Dean's eucalypt mythbusting article via Remember The World: https://www.rememberthewild.org.au/eucalypt-mythbusting-a-comprehensive-guide/

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What if we mixed exercise with plant appreciation? 

That's exactly what we're talking about in this episode with Dr Meg Hirst and Georgia Warren, who are running an exciting program at the Royal Botanic Gardens of Victoria (RBGV) with participants from the public.

Make sure you subscribe to Hort Journal Australia so you receive a physical copy of the magazine every month to read in the smoko room, while you're having your morning coffee, or on the dunny.

EPISODE LINKS
Read the Botany Bootcamp article: https://hortjournal.com.au/2021/12/botany-bootcamp-a-public-program-to-combat-plant-blindness/
Botany Bootcamp: https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/melbourne-gardens/what-s-on-melbourne/botany-bootcamp/
Visit Hort Journal Australia: https://hortjournal.com.au/
Contact Hort Journal Australia: https://hortjournal.com.au/contact/
Subscribe to Hort Journal Australia: https://hortjournal.com.au/plans/hort-journal-subscriptions/
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria: https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BotanicGardensVictoria

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We're celebrating #NationalEucalyptDay by discussing the chemistry of eucalypts and their oils with Professor Ros Gleadow, a board member for Eucalypt Australia and Professor of Plant Sciences at Monash University.

This is the second episode in our four-part eucalypt series - look forward to next week's episode with Dean Nicolle about eucalypt mythbusting.

EPISODE LINKS
Visit the Eucalypt Australia website: https://www.eucalyptaustralia.org.au/
National Eucalypt Day events: https://www.eucalyptaustralia.org.au/national-eucalypt-day/national-eucalypt-day/
Follow Eucalypt Australia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EucalyptAustralia/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eucalyptaus/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EucalyptAus
Ros's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RosGleadow

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