That's How We Grow

Charlie is back for season 2 of That’s How We Grow! With an amazing line-up of guests, Charlie will be chatting with some incredible gardening experts throughout the season so you can grow and cultivate your best garden yet!

Opening the new season, Charlie is joined by the former queen of breakfast television, Samantha Armytage. Listen to Sam talk about her own lifestyle treeseachange - from the beaches of Bondi to her tranquil country garden and animals. From kangaroos to hares, she’s experienced everything in between.

For Charlie, a country garden can be a thing of wild beauty – the space and opportunities available are a designer's dream and the possibilities endless. Charlie shows you how you can embrace the best of both worlds; the joy of native plants, and the structure of English traditional gardens.

On this episode, we discuss:

• Sam’s passion for her native garden
• How to combine a formal garden with native and drought resistant plants
• The lifestyle change of living in a rural area
• Advice for making a tree change
• The joys and challenges of native animals in your garden

About Samantha Armytage

Considered the ‘Queen of Morning Television’, Samantha Armytage is an Australian journalist, television presenter and podcast host. Best known for her previous role as the co-host of Network Seven’s Sunrise, Samantha is now a columnist in lifestyle magazine Stellar. In 2021, she launched her podcast Something to Talk About with Samantha Armytage in collaboration with Stellar, discussing a range of topics with experts, influential friends and everyday Australians. In 2014, she authored her autobiography ‘Shine’, taking readers through lessons about life, career and relationships. She is an ambassador for Soldier On and the Sony Foundation.

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Host Charlie Albone is joined by the incredible Maggie Beer to discuss her passion for gardening. Maggie loves to create incredible dishes from her own produce. A renowned vegetable grower, Charlie and Maggie share their knowledge to help everyone have a brilliant vegetable patch.
On today’s episode:

• Will Maggie Beer share her burnt fig ice cream recipe with Charlie?
• Maggie’s gardening passion
• Preparing vegetable garden beds
• Planning for crop rotation across vegetable beds
• The great work Maggie is doing with her foundation
• The importance of maintaining, feeding and watering systems for your garden
• Planning the location of your vegetable garden

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On today’s show, host Charlie Albone is joined by lawn expert Joe Rogers. Joe is the commercial and research development manager at Lawn Solutions Australia, home to Sir Walter Buffalo turf. Charlie and Joe cover everything you need to know to spring your lawn back into shape, the best ways to establish, maintain and rejuvenate what is often the heart of a garden.
On today’s episode:

• Charlie & Joe discuss their approach to lawn maintenance - what to do and when
• What are the common issues with lawns and how to overcome them
• What’s the best way to prepare an area for new lawn
• How to choose the best variety of turf for your garden
• The keys to rejuvenating a tired looking lawn
• Tips for how to best mow and maintain your lawn

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We all battle with garden maintenance at times, so Charlie catches up with David Laughlin from The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney to learn how the professionals approach this dilemma. If you love to get into the garden, or prefer to sit back and enjoy its aura, Charlie and David provide advice around just how best to plan and manage your garden. So, to help you spend more time enjoying and savouring your garden, rather than being intimidated and slaving away, Charlie and David provide their knowledge and expertise for you.
On today’s episode:- How to prioritise your garden maintenance- How do professional gardeners plan their maintenance program- The focus on organic garden practices to manage pests and weeds- The tools every good gardener needs- The importance of analysing your soil and area before planting- Low maintenance plants for high impact- What you can learn from killing a plant
About David LaughlinDavid Laughlin has been with the Botanic Gardens for over ten years working in the horticulture team. He is the Curator Manager at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney and has a keen interest in perennial borders, annual colour displays and Australian Asteraceae.
We’d love to hear from you, please email any questions you have about your garden to: [email protected]
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Host Charlie Albone is joined by self confessed plant nerd, Jimmy Turner. Australia’s size and the variety in weather conditions brings unique challenges. From the dry heat down south, to the high humidity up north, the different types of heat bring different challenges to Australian gardeners. Charlie and Jimmy discuss how to manage your garden in these hot conditions and the best ways to look after plants in extreme heat.
On today’s episode:

• How to manage your plants in hot weather
• When and how much to fertilise your gardens in warmer weather
• How to prepare your garden beds for hot weather
• How much and when to water your gardens
• What plants thrive in hot weather
• The importance of compost and mulch for your garden

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