Returning: Gardening Australia

Gardening Australia is back on ABC, just in time to get ready for spring.

From practical know-how to inspiring community projects, the freshest home-grown produce and the most beautiful of all Australian gardens, this episode sees Costa in the very green Hayden Lane (Gadigal Country & Darlinghurst, NSW).

Costa Georgiadis
Costa meets a couple who have transformed a once disused urban laneway into a green oasis brightening the doorsteps of their neighbours, and connections with the wider community. House of Hydro/Painting with Pollen (Bidjigal Country & Rockdale, NSW)

Guest Presenter Tammy Huynh
Tammy meets a couple who have turned their home into a high-tech hydroponic jungle, where they combine their horticultural passions to create stunning new Anthurium hybrids. Spring into Spring (Muwinina Country & Hobart, Tas)

Tino Carnevale
Tino shares his tips to prepare the vegie patch for a bumper spring and summer; with some simple tasks that will prevent pests, minimise weeds, and enrich the soil for harvests ahead. Home Soil Science (Kaurna Country & Adelaide, SA)

Sophie Thomson
Sophie heads to the home of a soil scientist who advocates for understanding this critical foundation of any garden; and brings some of her own garden soil to put it to the test! Timber Tones (Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country & Bayswater, Vic)

Millie Ross
Millie gets a behind-the-scenes tour of a guitar factory that turns salvaged urban trees into to beautiful high-end instruments, ensuring this unique timber gets another chance to sing.

Tips & Tricks
Josh Byrne covers the best time to mulch your garden; Jane Edmanson prunes flowering shrubs and shows a native bulb that will show off in spring; Jerry shows how you can grow your own vitamins, and Clarence Slockee shares plants to encourage wildlife in your backyard.

7:30pm Friday on ABC.