Gardening Australia: Sept 2

Gardening Australia features a Spring Special this week as Costa learns about horticulture at the Zoo, Jane meets a flower-loving doctor and more.

Welcome to Spring! This is an exciting season for gardeners, as we focus on flowers, fragrance, food, and fun! This week, we are sharing stories of inspiring gardeners, beloved plants, and iconic landscapes.

Costa Georgiadis visits Taronga Zoo to meet the team of volunteers who care for the historic foreshore site; and learn how removing unwanted weeds can provide feed for the animals.

Jane Edmanson meets a doctor who has transformed her front garden into a thriving flower farm, growing beautiful blooms for her own floral arranging practice.

Guest Presenter Tammy Huynh looks at some of the most challenging foliage plants to grow indoors and offers some tips on cultivating them to perfection.

Josh Byrne learns about showy West Australian flowers with a horticulturalist at Kings Park who is brilliant at breeding them.

We head down the garden path with Millie Ross, to learn how a lifetime connecting with the natural landscape has inspired a career in horticulture, and creative approach to gardening.

7:30pm Friday on ABC.