Costa Georgiadis

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Show Gardens - Gardening Australia

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Costa Georgiadis |Millie Ross

The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show is the biggest garden event in the southern hemisphere, and Costa, Sophie and Millie went along to be your virtual tour guides. There are lots of show gardens, big and small, as well as floral art and hanging basket displays. In the larger show garden contest, there were seven entries. Teams have just a week to assemble and plant their display – while taking care to leave no impact on the heritage-listed garden site.
Balcony and Border Gardens

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Costa Georgiadis

Costa checks out the smallest display gardens at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (MIFGS): the balcony and border sections. If the only garden space you have is a balcony, then you know it’s prime real estate. At MIFGS, five entries showed their concepts for maximising a typical balcony space of 4.8m x 2.4m.
Jobs for the Weekend | 13th June

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Costa Georgiadis

4 of 11Wurundjeri Biik BaanMillie talks to the team behind a display garden created to tell the story of the Wurundjeri connection to water in its many forms across their country, and the flora and fauna that live there.
Site to Behold - Gardening Australia

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Costa Georgiadis

We’re at Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building, a site of many major milestones in Australia’s relatively short national history. However the site has been significant for millennia before that; local Wurundjeri Elders say the area was an important meeting place for clans long before it was chosen as the location for the exhibition building in 1879.
Hot for Frogs - DIY Frog Spa

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Costa Georgiadis

Costa is visiting Sydney’s Macquarie University to check out some new research that is helping save frogs from a life-threatening disease – and to hear how home gardeners can help, too. Conservation biologist Dr Anthony Waddle set up a research project to tackle a fungus that is killing off frogs – the chytrid fungus.
Playful Plants - Gardening Australia

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Costa Georgiadis

Costa visits the Children’s Garden in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, to take a look at how plants can be used for play. The garden, opened 21 years ago, set revolutionary new standards in nature-based play. Costa looks at some of the elements that make this space such a favourite with kids. It has been scaled for children and includes some fascinating foliage, as well as places to hide away, roll down grassy knolls, run through water, or just sit and enjoy a picnic.
Jobs for the Weekend | 23rd May

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Costa Georgiadis

5 of 11Pest in the WestJosh gets the latest advice on dealing with Queensland Fruit Fly outbreaks, sharing simple tips to help your community contain and eliminate the persistent pest.
Go Troppo - Gardening Australia

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Costa Georgiadis

Costa paddles up a creek from Gymea Bay, in South Sydney, to visit the tropical paradise created by a pair of keen plant collectors. Designer/Owner:Edwina and Steve WainLocation:Dharawal Country in Gymea Bay, NSW. Climate Zone:Warm temperateGarden Established:2006Style:Classic quarter-acre block transformed into a sub-tropical jungle. In a sea of neat lawns and rectangular house blocks, the Wains’ garden is an effervescence of tropical colour in its own microclimate.
Yearn to Learn - Gardening Australia

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Costa Georgiadis

We visit 11-year-old Noah, who has loved gardening since he was seven! Noah says he was inspired by walking in the neighbourhood and seeing so many verge gardens. At home, he has taken over the family’s front garden. He has even named the four olive trees in the front garden after four Gardening Australia presenters! With his parents, Rebecca and Steven, he has removed all the grass from the front garden and replaced it with raised garden beds growing fruit, flowers and vegetables.
Burbs'alicious - Gardening Australia

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Costa Georgiadis

Costa visits a suburban home in north-west Melbourne that has a super-productive garden hidden behind. Designer/Owner:Architect/gardener Ben Strong and partner Madeleine MuscatLocation:Niddrie, Vic, on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung CountryClimate Zone:Cool temperateGarden Established:2021Style:Productive garden on steep slopeThis quarter-acre block runs down a steep slope; Ben has created flat growing spaces by building terraced vegie beds.