This week Roanna and Sabrina investigate the best times to prune, which creepers are best for fences and why catmint could be the perfect mammal deterrant.

Roots and Shoots: When's the best time to prune

Hilarious gardening expert Sabrina Hahn answers all your gardening questions big and small. Roots and Shoots is the gardening program for green thumbs and non-gardeners. Join the program live on ABC Radio Perth twice a week.

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Donning strategically placed fig leaves, Sab and Amber celebrate World Naked Gardening Day!

21:30 - What's the best way to propagate my fig trees? 

23:18 - How to fill a small verge with trees that attract birds and bees. 

37:48 - Tips for fertilising and repotting orchids. 

Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720

Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.

Happy World Naked Gardening Day, and a guide to propagating your fig trees

On today's show:

00:33 How to rejuvenate your potting mix

10:14 Thinking about planting some carrots in your garden? Here's a tip on how to make sure they grow. 

14:53 Dreaded chilli thrips and your roses.

18:10 If your frangipani tree isn't thriving, it might be your soil. Is transplanting them into a pot the best way? 

Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 10:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720

Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.

Rejuvenate your old potting mix with this simple recipe

Sab and Amber are very excited to learn of a rare type of mulberry tree near Mount Magnet. 

23:30 - Why has stress made my nectarine tree flower? 

30:38 - What plants are best for my small balcony? 

36:19 - How to take cuttings of a rare Pakistani Mulberry tree.

Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720

Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.

How to take cuttings from a rare Pakistan Mulberry tree

On today's show:

07:16 Everlastings have a knack of popping up in most conditions, but will they grow in yellow sand? 

08:39 How to take cuttings from your pomegranate tree.

12:27 Pomegranates: best time to prune your tree, and tips on why it might not be bearing fruit.

19:35 Do you live somewhere windy? Sab's tips on plants that can be used as windbreak hedges.

Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 10:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720

Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.

Windproof your garden with a handy hedge

A special Saturday Breakfast broadcast from the banks of the Swan River as part of the inaugural River Guardians Festival:

12:49 Suggestions on what to use for a non invasive small tree or shrub to grow next to paving. 

28:52 Guest interview with Dr Kerry Trayler from the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attraction.

40:45 Is your lime tree leaves going brown at the tips? 

Gardening Australia's Josh Byrne filling in for Sabrina Hahn.

Listen to the program live on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth and ask your questions by calling in on 1300 222 720 or text 0437 922 720

Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.

Roots and Shoots: When's the best time to prune

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