The Garden Party

The Garden Party

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The Garden Party episodes

  • Fictional gardens we love: The Garden Party Soirée
    From the “slaughterous red, luscious and fantastic” rhododendrons of Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca to Beatrix Potter’s perilous kitchen garden to George Eliot’s hot house flowers to the festooned Deep South of Laura Child’s Tea Shop Mysteries, we explore some of our favourite fictional gardens.
    1 hr 4 min
  • Indoor Plants Part 2: How to grow indoor plants
    Where should you put your indoor plants? How much light do they need? How much water? When should you fertilise them? We answer all the common questions about how to grow beautiful, healthy indoor plants. We recommend plants that you pretty much cannot kill, Instagram ready favourites and the plants that we love to grow.
    46 min
  • Plant special: roses
    There is no other flower on our planet that is as evocative and as celebrated as the rose. Join us for a brief but perfumed history of the genus Rosa (war, romance, royalty!) or skip straight to 28 mins to learn how to grow roses.
    54 min
  • When and how to prune your plants
    There is nothing more satisfying than getting in the garden with a pair of
    secateurs (well, we think so!). Here’s our tips on when to prune, the four
    golden rules of how to prune, and advice for pruning roses, hydrangeas and
    hedges.
    29 min
  • How to grow plants from seeds and cuttings
    Let’s propagate! There is nothing like watching a seedling push through the soil or popping a cutting in the ground and seeing it grow. It takes some preparation and practice, but once you know how you’ll be thrilled with the results. Here is everything you need to know about the art and science of propagation.
    58 min
  • The Garden Party Mini-Pod: Growing winter vegetables
    Wondering about winter vegetables? Here’s our best tips from our radio show
    to keep your vegetable garden thriving over the colder months. Because who
    doesn’t need a hearty vegetable soup or a zesty stir-fry to lift the
    spirits? Join us each Sunday streaming live from noon (Australian Eastern
    Standard Time) on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1 FM.
    11 min
  • Plant special: poppies

    Colourful, emotive and sometimes illegal, poppies have long been an inspiration for artists and poets. We unearth the facts behind the folklore and discuss how to bring a little poppy panache to your garden.

    59 min
  • Plants, place and memory: The Garden Party Soirée

    Music may conjure up great memories of a time and a place, but so can plants. From the bougainvillea and wisteria-festooned patios of Clare’s childhood to the begonias and roses of Colan’s past and present, we remember the plants that have marked a time and place in our lives. Co-starring chainsaw-wielding dads, very bad neighbours and drunken kangaroos.

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    58 min

About The Garden Party

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Clare and Colan transformed a barren patch of ground into a gorgeous garden. Here are our gardening tips and everything we learned along the way.