After a long hiatus, I am back. There is plenty of gardening news, so I’ve compiled into one list. Once a week. What do you think about it? Scroll all the way down to the bottom and share your thoughts.
📰 In the News
- The CFA has been helping keen gardeners have valuable conversations about how to enhance bushfire resilience around their homes, while also providing enjoyable landscapes and habitat for wildlife. 🔗 CFA
- The Camperdown Botanic Gardens and the work of its volunteers will be in the limelight at the Friends of the Melton Botanic Garden’s (FMBG) final meeting of the year. 🔗 Star Weekly Melton and Moorabool
- Lucknow Kindergarten has earned national recognition for its creative and sustainable approach to gardening, winning a prestigious award from the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation. 🔗 Bairnsdale Advertiser
- Authorities are urging those in regional areas to ensure they’re fire-ready, including by pruning tree branches so they are not overhanging the roof or touching walls. 🔗 CFA
- With the sun finally starting to emerge in its spring glory, the Berwick Orchid Show wowed with a gathering of the most elaborate plants from across the world. 🔗 Berwick Star News
📍 From around the country
- Tree advocates and council election candidates are calling for a WA council to increase its penalties for damaging or removing trees. 🔗 PerthNow
- Twenty coconut trees in Darwin will be removed and mulched, with the council saying they have reached their safe life expectancy. 🔗 City of Darwin
- Detector dogs have been deployed to fight plant disease in WA. 🔗 Pet Industry News
- Costa Georgiadis has been unveiled as the subject of the National Portrait Gallery’s latest major commission. 🔗 Region Canberra
- The Australian fruit and vegetable industry has announced it will back The Wiggles celebrating the wildly popular character The Tree of Wisdom. 🔗 Dairy News Australia
🎥 Video of the week
- Winemaker Madeleine Marson and her father Mario believe that healthy soil is the foundation of great wine. Their philosophy is simple: what you put into the soil is what you get back in the glass. 🔗 Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
📅 Coming up
- Finch’s Nest Finch’s in Drouin, a tranquil garden nestled at the end of a quiet court, will open its doors this weekend. | Open Gardens Victoria
- Also, the Bolobek Garden Fair is on this weekend.🔗 Midland Express
- Learn how composting at home can save you money, help your garden thrive, and reduce food waste going to landfill with this free workshop on Tuesday, October 7, at Ferntree Gully Library. 🔗 Knox City Council
- See the full list of open gardens, shows and expos in Victoria.🔗 Matt’s Plants & Co
✍️ Gardening columns
- Secrets to stronger summer lawns: Larry Smith and the Riverside Gardens team talk all things pots, plants and pruning in their weekly gardening column. 🔗 Shepparton News
📖 Weekend read
- Bold hardscaping and durable native plants have turned a NSW Central Coast headland into a blissful bushland hideaway. 🔗Australian House & Garden
📺 What to watch
- Four members of a suburban garden club find their lives intertwined by scandal, mischief and a shared secret – a murder no one wants to talk about. Grosse Pointe Garden Society | 7Plus
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