Gardening Australia Season 35, Episode 8: Episode 8 Autumn: Ponds, Bushfoods and Chook Run Upgrade

Episode 1 Summer: Berries and designer plants

Jane picks perfect blueberries; Costa dips into Woodford; Tammy lets out landscape designer secrets; Clarence explores a new herbarium; Jerry shows off his latest plant haul; and we meet a photographer taking bird portraits.

58 min

Episode 2 Summer: Codling moth and social media sensation

Hannah stops codling moth; Costa plans to landscape; Millie sees how flowers change lives; Josh discovers an unusual plant parasite; Sophie explores plant lore; and we meet a soldier who has become a social media star.

57 min

Episode 3 Summer: Contaminated soil and coastal habitats

Costa visits a harmonious garden; Millie investigates soil safety; Josh fortifies his summer supply; Tammy marvels at wondrous Haworthia; Clarence explores shoreline rejuvenation; and we meet a resilient plant shop owner.

57 min

Episode 4 Summer: Green walls and a GA crew's garden

Sophie visits a philanthropic propagator; Hannah delves into cold frames; Jerry rises to greener heights; Jane peers behind the camera; Tammy crafts a leafy piece of art; and we meet a family who garden and grow together.

57 min

Episode 5 Autumn: Beaut balcony and community garden

Tammy visits a collector's colourful balcony; Costa meets multicultural community gardeners; Clarence profiles autumn flowering natives; Millie savours summer; plus we meet a florist creating sculptures with fruit and veg.

57 min

Episode 6 Autumn: Waterwise pots and bee-inspired art

Hannah visits a permaculture garden; Costa gets waterwise with wicking pots; Jerry celebrates the subtropics; Josh talks to an inspired gardener; plus we meet a collective of beekeepers whose creativity is the bee's knees.

58 min

Episode 7 Autumn: Herb Rejuvenation and Seedbed Success

Sophie visits a welcoming bower-come-garden; Josh rejuvenates declining potted herbs; Jane investigates novel crops; Millie tours a collaborative garden; Jerry perfects seed bed preparation; Tammy explores ancient cycads.

58 min

Episode 9 Autumn: Visit Australia Zoo and smell the roses

Costa makes some furry friends at Australia Zoo; Jane tours a tiny garden with big character; Hannah augments her autumn crop supply; Sophie hammers flower colours into buntings; and Clarence revels in a rosy delight.

58 min

Episode 10 Autumn: Beginner gardeners and old hands alike

Costa tours heritage gardens at Retford Park; Jane shares gardening wisdom with a beginner; Clarence talks to refugees growing food; Millie propagates new plants; plus we meet a nature-inspired author and illustrator.

58 min

Episode 11 Autumn: Feathered friends and carnivorous plants

Costa demonstrates essential gardening skills; Jane visits a welcoming communal garden; Jerry makes some feathered friends; Millie marvels at picturesque perennials; plus we meet a carnivorous plant collector.

58 min

Episode 12 Autumn: Wonderful wildlife and fiery foliage

Sophie explores a wildlife garden oasis, Jerry visits a charitable urban farm, Tammy saves a discarded succulent, Jane delights in autumn colour, Josh tours a designer garden, plus we meet a garden-inspired woodblock artist.

58 min

Episode 13 Autumn: Tropical oasis & reseeding wildflowers

Costa visits a tropical oasis, Hannah tours a mushroom tunnel, Millie explores a wildflower reseeding project; Jerry reflects on his 20-year-old garden, and we meet Lachie Weller, a footy player turned prolific gardener.

57 min

Episode 14 Autumn: Eco-vineyards and no-dig goodness

Costa tackles his essential autumn checklist, Jane tours a renter's prolific edible garden, Millie builds a new no-dig raised bed, Sophie visits an innovative eco-vineyard, and we meet a duo of straw marquetry artists.

57 min

Episode 15 Autumn: Frog ponds and chrysanthemums

Sophie visits a glorious autumn garden, Hannah installs a frog pond, Josh gives crop rotation tips, Jerry tours a sustainable designer garden, Tammy delves into grow lights, and we meet a remarkable chrysanthemum grower.

57 min

Episode 16 Autumn: Fantastic ferns & rooftop farming

Jerry meets a staghorn and elkhorn fern collector, Jane shows how to grow fruits in small spaces, Costa visits an urban farm training deaf and hard of hearing students, and Sophie tours a spectacular dryland garden.

58 min

Episode 17 Autumn: Healing country & creative gardening

Costa visits a stunning garden in Goulburn, Millie fortifies her autumn plot, Clarence meets a team healing country, Hannah explores iconic Tasmanian plants, and we meet a pair of creative gardening sculptors.

58 min

Episode 18 Autumn: Tranquil trails & fantastic fungi

Sophie visits a pawsome garden, Costa walks a tranquil nature trail, Josh plants edible perennials, Millie explores the Garden of St Erth, Jane shares her lovely courtyard garden, and we meet a passionate fungi photographer.

57 min

Episode 19 Winter: Designer gardens & strawberry baskets

Millie and Tammy meet award winning garden designers, Hannah replaces apricot trees, Costa crafts a strawberry hamper, Josh plants unusual alliums, Jane showcases compact shrubs, and we meet a couple with a bountiful garden.

58 min

Episode 20 Winter: Colourful clivias & pretty proteas

Costa meets the clivia king, Hannah visits a shady garden defying the odds, Sophie profiles flowers of the protea family, Clarence visits a First Nations owned and run nursery, and Millie gets started with winter jobs.

57 min

Episode 21 Winter: Exotic fruits & cool conifers

Jerry visits a tropical fruit tree nursery, Millie grows flowers under gum trees, Tammy meets an aroids expert, Jane showcases cool conifers, and we meet a jeweller who takes inspiration from her native garden.

57 min

Episode 22 Winter: Endangered birds & artful bonsai

Hannah meets conservationists and children saving endangered birds, Costa visits a stunning ornamental garden, Tammy crafts a bay leaf wreath, Jane visits an innovative small garden, and we meet a prolific bonsai artist.

57 min

Episode 23 Winter: Bedazzling blooms & dreamy daffodils

Costa visits a community recovering from floods, Jane looks at new plant varieties, Tammy explores lush green walls, Millie plants long season crops, Sophie profiles fragrant flowers, and we meet a duo of daffodil lovers.

57 min

Episode 24 Spring: Fabulous foliage & wildlife wonders

Tammy meets a foliage fashionista, Sophie refreshes wicking beds, Josh visits a buzzing wildlife garden, Hannah grafts a grapevine, Millie explores a farm growing rare vegetables, and we meet an artist with a meadow garden.

57 min

Episode 25 Spring: Succulent success & pristine ponds

Jerry tours a thriving succulent garden, Costa revives a derelict pond, Sophie gives a masterclass on hanging baskets, Clarence helps save rainforest seeds, and we meet a plantswoman with a flair for naturalistic design.

57 min

Episode 26 Spring: Rare Orchids & Bushfood Delights

Jane tours a colourful rose garden, Costa visits a sustainable community hub, Jerry grows aromatic curry spices, Hannah looks at native orchids, Josh profiles beautiful banksias, and we meet an expert bushfoods educator.

58 min

Episode 27 Spring: Diverse Plantings & Botanical Arts

Jane tours a stunning country garden, Jerry curbs useful but vigorous plants, Clarence showcases potted features, Guest Presenter Jac combines plant colours and forms, and we meet a photographic artist who loves native flora.

57 min

Episode 28 Spring: Garden artistry & alpine rarities

Costa visits a garden classroom, Josh tours an artistic garden, Millie gets stuck into spring jobs, Jerry looks at a new cane toad control method, Tammy crafts a succulent table piece, and Jane relishes rare alpine flowers.

57 min

Episode 29 Spring: Tropical treasures & joyful gardens

Jane visits vibrant laneway gardens, Costa meets a psychiatrist who studies gardening, Sophie delves into blueberry varieties, Tammy tours a tropical garden, Josh plants summer Solanaceae crops, and we meet a hibiscus grower.

57 min

Episode 30 Spring: Collector plants & designer palettes

Millie meets a passionate plantsman, Clarence profiles clay-loving natives, Hannah explains manure benefits, Jane tours an urban bush garden, guest presenter Jac plays with flower forms, and we visit a rooftop garden co-op.

58 min

Episode 31 Spring: Rhododendrons & surprising natives

Costa tours a rhododendron garden, Jerry surprises us with natives, Josh investigates a new pest beetle, Clarence visits a garden embracing local ecology, and we meet the designer of a breath-taking, world-famous garden.

57 min

Episode 32 Spring: Vegies in pots, leeks & bamboo

Jerry goes to a bamboo nursery, Jane looks at flowering native shrubs, Costa grows crops in pots, Clarence prunes native shrubs, our guest presenter multiplies perennials, and we look at plants under the microscope.

57 min

Episode 33 Spring: Pretty perennials & awesome orchids

57 min

Episode 34 1500th Episode Celebration

Costa looks back at gardening on the ABC, Jane visits a garden village, Clarence sees an Aboriginal-owned botanic garden, Sophie learns about maizes, Josh re-visits his own gardens and Millie walks a dementia-friendly trail.

59 min

Episode 35 Spring: Classic French design and grevilleas

Jane re-visits a garden designed in a classic French-style, Costa meets a funnel-web expert, Tammy refreshes pot plants, Jerry takes a closer look at grevilleas and we meet an artist using plants to create art.

58 min

Episode 36 Spring: Native plant design and rental tips

Clarence visits a garden transformed with native plants, Sophie gives us her best rental garden tips, Millie visits a community doing great things with silverbeet, and we meet a mosquito researcher.

58 min

Episode 37 Summer: Country garden and tropical treats

Sophie takes a look at a country garden, Jane visits a program for gardeners with autism, Josh goes to a Verticordia garden, Jerry shares his pineapple knowledge and we meet a gardener advocating for her community.

57 min

Episode 38 Christmas Special

In a Christmas Special Millie explores a hedge maze, Clarence goes to a koala hospital, Sophie makes Christmas gifts for growing, Hannah tours a farm with a holistic approach plus an elder shares knowledge of a special plant.

59 min