Daryl Nichols and Paul West, co-founders of Grow It Local, are on a mission to get more Australian’s growing and eating locally grown foods. Deryn chats to them about their work, seeds and visits to community gardens. @growitocal.
Connie Cao, author of Your Asian Veggie Patch talks with Deryn about some of her favourite edibles, her feature garden at the Melbourne Flower and Garden Show and the joys of growing up with a Mum who cooked delicious Asian food.
Steve Wells is an enthusiastic gardener who combines the skills of a nurse and gardener in therapeutic horticulture. Two of his home gardens have featured on Gardening Australia and Deryn chats with him about his career, gardens and love of all things green.
Jolanda Keeble is passionate about the flora in our bushland and has written and published 3 Field Guides to help people fully appreciate the biodiversity of special areas in the WA Wheatbelt.
Andrew and Mandy Osenton are a force of nature. Together with an outstanding group of volunteers they run the Kalamunda Garden Festival. Held four times a year at the beginning of each season, this is a horticultural event not to be missed.
Darren shares his life long passion for horticulture chatting to Deryn about his career as a radio garden talk back host, television presenter, landscape gardener and nurseryman.
Angela is a Landscape Architect with over 30 years experience in garden design. Her passion is connecting home owners with the right landscape professionals to achieve the best possible results.
Ambre Whatley and her mother Adele own and run Eden Seeds set in Queensland's Gold Coast Hinterland. They specialise in supplying traditional tried and trusted vegetable seed varieties for the home gardener to save, regrow and share.
Iconic third generation garden centre Zanthorrea Nursery is in a class of its own. Deryn chats with Jackie & Ross Hooper about the history, dedication and passion that makes Zanthorrea such a joy to visit.
Plant breeder Angus Stewart talks with Deryn about Australian flowers and foliage which make excellent cut flowers. He also chats about breeding work and life on the Tasman Peninsular.
Chloe started her horticultural career in retail and wholesale nurseries before moving into high profile positions with Melbourne Zoo and Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. A passionate educator, Chloe is on a mission to help novice gardeners transition from horticultural zero to green thumbed hero. Her book is joyful, irreverent, inspirational and fun.
Dr Bede Mickan is a passionate industry based scientist specialising in nutrient and value recovery from food waste. A lecturer at UWA's School of Agriculture Bede is also the Research and Development Manager for Richgo garden products.
Steve and Deryn chat about creating a tropical garden and catch up on what they have been up to in their own gardens. Our thoughts go out to the Balinese community after recent devastating floods.
John has dedicated years of his life to the eradication of horticultural pests and diseases. He has now turned his attention to one of the most destructive pests to have ever entered Australia.
Chelsea Hunter, Care for Hedland Community Garden Coordinator and Carolyn Mann, Containers for Change Coordinator, chat to Deryn about working for the Port Hedland Community.
Kelly has a Bachelor of Science (Environment) and was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia for her outstanding services to the community of Port Hedland.
Deryn chats with Amanda Shade Manager of Living Collections at Kings Park and Botanic Garden. Amanda is responsible for the nursery, seed bank, herbarium and collections management database. She also works with Kings Park Horticulturists to select plants for the WA Botanic Garden's in-ground collections.
Planting seeds flagship program, the B&B Highway, is an urban educational and regeneration initiative. Its Bed and Breakfast for Birds, Bees and Biodiversity and is now located in over 210 schools, communities and corporate sites.
Joe Richardson a Horticulturalist at Kings Park and Botanic Gardens talks with Deryn about his favourite and most practical small Eucalyptus for the home garden.
The Forever Project is dedicated to Environmental education. Founder and managing director Chris Ferreira's innovative new program focuses on creating Fire wise homes, gardens, landscapes and communities.
