Gardening Australia Junior Season 2, Episode 3: Wicking Wonder Pots

1

Flower Frenzy

Costa visits a native flower farm with the kids, and they learn all about flowers and their roles in nature. They collect their faves, create flower fashion and hit the runway.

12 min

2

Succulent City

Tammy and the kids create mini succulent cities from succulents and cacti complete with lights, little cars, dinosaurs and waterslides.

12 min

3

Wicking Wonder Pots

Millie and the kids learn about wicking gardens and how veggies love them. They create their own wicking gardens with herbs.

12 min

4

Poo, Glorious Poo

A whole episode dedicated to poo and what it does for the garden. Costa and the kids compare chicken and cow poo and set up an experiment to see what grows best in different poos.

12 min

5

Mission: Banksia

Clarence and the kids explore the area of La Perouse, next to Botany Bay, looking for the endangered Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub. Our team will extract the seeds from Banksia cones with fire and plant the seeds.

12 min

6

Garbage Garden

Hannah takes the kids to Kimbriki Tip to find some items suitable for making a garden out of refuse. They make a flower bed from an old pram, some oars and a wheelbarrow.

12 min

7

Frog Bog

Costa and the kids build a frog bog from an upcycled sink with hidey holes for the frogs and surround it with plants. We check back to see if the frogs come.

12 min

8

Growing Up

Tammy and the kids embark on a project to build a vertical garden on a wall to add colour and green to a space. They learn about the different plants that will thrive there.

12 min

9

Butterfly Bonanza

There are so many different kinds of butterflies and we want to meet them all! From eggs to caterpillars to cocoons to wings, Clarence and the kids learn about all things butterfly and get to make their own butterfly attracting exhibit, right in the sanctuary!

11 min

10

Cubby Construction Site

Millie and the kids search for tree branches and build a cubby from the branches and string and then plant a simple, beautiful garden around it. They have a picnic out front.

12 min

11

Mindful Garden

Costa and the kids are inspired by nature to create a green space that is for relaxation, reflection and mindfulness. It's a place to breathe in nature and forget about your worries.

12 min

12

Bathroom Green-ovation

You can still have a green thumb if you don't have a garden. Tammy and Pia build their very own rainforest for the bathroom, which will thrive off all the moisture and steam to grow beautiful, oxygen rich ferns.

12 min

13

Tropical Fruitopia

Clarence and the kids explore a tropical fruit farm and learn about how they grow, how to pick them and then feast on fruits they've never tried before.

12 min

14

Art-scaping

Hannah and the kids are inspired by a mural in a community garden by a local French artist, Hugues Sineux. They paint pots and add plants to complement the artwork and make the green space even more beautiful.

12 min

15

Rainforest Bingo

Clarence and the Green Team have a scavenger hunt in a rainforest, stopping along the way to learn about the amazing eco system and the animals and plants that live there.

12 min

16

Garden Explorer

You need only your imagination to have fun in a garden. The kids are assigned a list of garden tasks to receive clues and riddles to get to the next stage. From identifying plants to making compost tea, this is a magical exploration with Hannah.

12 min

17

Ocean Gardens

Tammy meets the kids at the beach to explore rock pools and see the plants and animals that live in them. The team use jars to collect water and bits of seaweed from the ocean and observe the plankton and micro organisms.

12 min

18

Soil Day Spa

Clarence and the kids learn all about regenerative farming and treat the soil to a pampering session. Then they create their own day spa to treat themselves.

12 min

19

Weeding School

Costa and the kids visit a school who have reclaimed a block of land and regenerating it with local, native plants and trees. They need some help weeding and planting.

12 min

20

Sensory Garden

Hannah works with two brothers to create a garden that delights all of the senses. Alfie is vision impaired and loves being active and playing, so they create a garden of games he can enjoy with his brother, William.

12 min