Gardening Show

On Sunday 18 October, Steven Wells - Gardens Coordinator, Horticultural Therapist & Nurse, will be joined by: Adrian Keene - Arborist & former Landscape Architect; Claire Farrell - A/Prof in Green Infrastructure UniMelb. Director of Burnley campus; Evan Gaulke - Ochre Landscape.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 11 October, Virginia Heywood - Guide, RBGV Melbourne, was joined by Craig Wilson - Gentiana Nursery; Greg Boldiston - Longinomus Plants; Karen Sutherland - Edible Eden Design.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.auSunday morning sleep-innerers can catch up on past episodes at 3cr.org.au/gardening or via a podcast app.

Chloe Thomson - Bean There Dug That and editor of Organic Gardener magazinewas joined by Emmaline Bowman - STEM Landscape Architecture & Design; Tim Uebergang - Team Leader Horticulture & Cycad Curator and Jay Iwasaki - Ecologist and Environmental Advocate;

Virginia Heywood - Guide, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, was joined Ben Brooker - Treasured Perennials nursery; Craig Castree - horticulturist; Jane Tonkin - Tonkin’s Bulbs;

On 20 September, John Arnott - Horticulturist, was joined by Julian Blackhirst - Head of Gardens at The Diggers Club; Tim Uebergang - Team Leader Horticulture & Cycad Curator, Melbourne Gardens RBGV; and Lubana Squire - Horticulturist.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.auSunday morning sleep-innerers can catch up on past episodes at 3cr.org.au/gardening or via a podcast app.

On Sunday 13 September, Steven Wells - Gardens Coordinator, Horticultural Therapist & Nurse, was joined by Greg Boldiston - Longinomus Plants; Chloe Foster - Horticulture educator and author; and Craig Wilson - Gentiana Nursery.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.auSunday morning sleep-innerers can catch up on past episodes at 3cr.org.au/gardening or via a podcast app.

On Sunday 6 September, Chloe Foster - Horticulture educator and author, was joined by Emmaline Bowman - STEM Landscape Architecture & Design; and AB Bishop - Horticultural Editor, Gardening Australia magazine.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On 30 August, in a National Wattle Day special, John Arnott - horticulturist, was joined by: Rodger Elliott - Australian native plant authority; Amy Downie - horticulturist at RBG Melbourne; and Adrian Keene - arborist.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 23 August, Virginia Heywood - Guide, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, was joined by: John Arnott - Horticulturist; Stephen Ryan - Dicksonia Rare Plants; Claire Farrell - A/Prof in Green Infrastructure UniMelb. Director of Burnley campus.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 16 August, Chloe Thomson - Bean There Dug That and editor of Organic Gardener magazine, was joined by John Arnott - Horticulturist; Ben Brooker - Treasured Perennials nursery; Buttons Mira - The Mushroomery mushroom farm.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

9 August, Steven Wells - Gardens Coordinator, Horticultural Therapist & Nurse, was joined by Sandra Schwarz - Landscape Architect; Kate Archdeacon - My Smart Garden Program Coordinator; and Greg Boldiston - Longinomus Plants.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 2 August, John Arnott - horticulturist, was joined by: Craig Castree - horticulturist, author, RegenEdible Gardening advocate; Karen Sutherland - Edible Eden Design; and Graeme Morrison - fruit tree expert.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 26 July, Chloe Foster - Horticulture educator and author, was joined by Adrian Keene - Arborist & former Landscape Architect; and Russell Larke - Horticultural botanist & Eucalypt tragic.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 19 July, Virginia Heywood - Guide, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, was joined by Merryle Johnson - Seedscape Seeds; and Stephen Ryan - Dicksonia Rare Plants.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.auSunday morning sleep-innerers can catch up on past episodes at 3cr.org.au/gardening or via a podcast app.

On Sunday 12 July, Chloe Foster and John Arnott, celebrated 50 years of 3CR, and 49 of the Gardening Show, with a Gardening Show retrospective of special guests made up of long standing panellists; Gwen and Rodger Elliot, AB Bishop, Stephen Ryan, Pam Vardy, Penny Woodward, Virginia Heywood, Evan Gaulke and Emma Herd!Listeners joined us live to tell us their favourite Gardening Show memories and how long they've been listening to the show!Listen in via 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 5 July, Steven Wells - Gardens Coordinator, Horticultural Therapist & Nurse, was joined by Craig Wilson - Gentiana Nursery; Sandra Schwarz - Landscape Architect; and John Arnott - Horticulturist.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

What an incredible Radiothon!We are absolutely blown away by the generosity of our listeners, supporters and the wonderful businesses who donated prizes — together, you helped the 3CR Gardening Show raise $15,085 during this year's Radiothon. In 3CR's 50th year, that means the world to us.Thank you. Genuinely. Every phone call, every donation, every kind word on the day reminded us exactly why this show — and this station — matters.A huge thank you also to the local businesses and growers who donated the amazing prizes that made Radiothon so special. Your support of community radio doesn't go unnoticed.The good news? If you missed out on the day, we still have leftover products, vouchers, experiences and books available in the 3CR Shop — and purchasing them is another great way to support the show.

On Sunday 21 June, John Arnott - Horticulturist, was joined by Jay Iwasaki - Ecologist and Environmental Advocate; Emmaline Bowman - STEM Landscape Architecture & Design; and Greg Boldiston - Longinomus Plants.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 14 June, Chloe Thomson - Bean There Dug That and editor of Organic Gardener magazine, was joined by Amy Downie - Horticulturist, Melbourne Gardens RBGV; Fermi de Sousa - Alpine Garden Society member; and Merryle Johnson - Seedscape Seeds;Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 7 June, Chloe Foster - Horticulture educator and author, was joined by Karen Sutherland - Edible Eden Design; Julian Blackhirst - Head of Gardens at The Diggers Club; and Jane Tonkin - Tonkin's Bulbs.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 31 May, Chloe Thomson - Bean There Dug That and editor of Organic Gardener magazine, was joined by Cass Dowding - The Sentimental Gardener Podcast & Substack, and Adrian Keene - Arborist & former Landscape Architect.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 17 May, Steven Wells - Gardens Coordinator, Horticultural Therapist & Nurse, was joined by Greg Boldiston - Longinomus Plants; Jeremy Francis - Cloudehill Gardens and Nursery; and Chloe Foster - Horticulture educator and author.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air. Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 24 May, Chloe Foster - Horticulture educator and author, was joined by John Arnott - Horticulturist; Tex Moon - Director of Horticulture, Cranbourne Gardens RBGV; and Amy Downie - Horticulturist, Melbourne Gardens RBGV.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 10 May, Steven Wells - Gardens Coordinator, Horticultural Therapist & Nurse, was joined by Kate Archdeacon - My Smart Garden Program Coordinator; Stephen Ryan - Dicksonia Rare Plants; and John Arnott - Horticulturist.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 3 May, Virginia Heywood - Guide, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, was joined by Ben Brooker - Treasured Perennials nursery and Craig Castree - Horticulturist, author, RegenEdible Gardening advocate.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 26 April, Chloe Thomson - Bean There Dug That and editor of Organic Gardener magazine, was joined by Tex Moon - Director of Horticulture, Cranbourne Gardens RBGV; and Cass Dowding - The Sentimental Gardener Podcast & Substack.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 19 April, John Arnott - Horticulturist, was joined by AB Bishop - Horticultural Editor, Gardening Australia magazine; Greg Boldiston - Forest Glade Gardens; and Rita Feldmann - Founder of the Sustainable Floristry Network.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 12 April, Chloe Foster - Horticulture educator and author, was joined by Emmaline Bowman - STEM Landscape Architecture & Design; Tim Sansom - Executive Director Living Collections and Environment, RBGV; and Pia Lefevre - MIFGS award-winning landscape designer & owner of Joyscapes.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 5 April, Virginia Heywood - Guide, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, was joined by Craig Wilson - Gentiana Nursery; and Ben Brooker - Treasured Perennials Nursery.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On 29 March, the 3CR Gardening Show broadcast live from the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show! Hosts Chloe Foster - horticulture educator and author, and John Arnott - horticulturist, were joined by a revolving panel of guests, garden designers, horticulturists and friends of the show.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 22 March, the 3CR Gardening Show celebrated NATIONAL EUCALYPT DAY (Monday 23rd) with a show all about our special Gum Trees! Chloe Foster - horticulture educator and author, was joined by: Rodger Elliot - horticulturist, author and Australian plant expert; Russell Larke - Head Gardener of Test Garden, MAPCo; Adrian Keene - arborist & former landscape architect.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 15 March, John Arnott was joined by Connie Cao, Craig Wilson, and Tim Uebergang. Connie shared the challenges of preparing her Show Garden for the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, where she will also sign copies of her book. Tim highlighted the upcoming International Cycad Conference in Sydney this August. The show also featured conversations with Rodger Elliot about his trip to Gargarro Botanic Garden and Natasha Morgan regarding Gardenstead, a new social media platform for gardeners.

On Sunday 8 March, Emma Herd - Little Green Landscapes, was joined by Kate Archdeacon - My Smart Garden Program Coordinator, and Amy Downie - Horticulturist, Melbourne Gardens RBGV.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On 1 March, Virginia Heywood - Guide, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, was joined by Stephen Ryan - Dicksonia Rare Plants; Merryle Johnson - Seedscape Seeds; and Chris Williams - Lecturer, Urban Horticulture, University of Melbourne.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

This week, John Arnott was joined by edible‑plant expert Penny Woodward and landscape designer Evan Gaulke from Ochre landscapes. Highlights included: how to propagate from seed for nature-strip plantings, smart hedge‑pruning techniques to keep growth strong from top to bottom, key late‑summer gardening tasks plus a garlic masterclass from Penny Woodward.We also celebrated the City of Melbourne’s new floral emblem — the Critically Endangered Swamp Everlasting - Xerochrysum palustre which was chosen from over 25,000 votes! Plus a look at Coolart Homestead in Somers, a beautiful heritage site with thriving gardens and environmental education at its heart.Catch up if you missed it!

On Sunday 15 February, Emma Herd - Little Green Landscapes, was joined by Steven Wells - Gardens Coordinator, Horticultural Therapist & Nurse; Emmaline Bowman - STEM Landscape Architecture & Design; and Greg Boldiston - Longinomus Plants.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 8 February, Chloe Foster - Horticulture educator and author, was joined by Jane Tonkin - Tonkin’s Bulbs; Russell Larke - Head Gardener of Test Garden, MAPCo; and Peter May - Former horticulture lecturer at Burnley & soil expert.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

Happy New Year, listeners! On Sunday 1 February, Chloe Thomson - Bean There Dug That and editor of Organic Gardener magazine, was joined by John Arnott - Horticulturist; Virginia Heywood - Guide, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne; and Emma Herd - Little Green Landscapes.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 21 December, Virginia Heywood - Guide, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, was joined by: Margot McDonald - Garden enthusiast & longest garden show member; Craig Wilson - Gentiana Nursery; Merryle Johnson - Seedscape Seeds.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 14 December, Chloe Thomson - Bean There Dug That, was joined by Greg Boldiston - Longinomus Plants, and Ben Brooker - Treasured Perennials.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 7 December, John Arnott - horticulturist, was joined by: Jane Tonkin - Tonkin’s Bulbs and Perennials; Loretta Childs - Loretta Childs Landscape Design; and Tex Moon - Director of Horticulture, Cranbourne Gardens RBGV. The panel had a lovely chat with gardening royalty Jane Edmanson and took the opportunity to thank her from the 3CR Gardening Show team and our listeners for her amazing contribution to Australian gardening. Thanks to all our listeners that texted in messages of appreciation to Jane during the show. We relayed them to Jane after the show! We also chatted with Kylie Soanes about the current campaign to nominate a Floral Emblem for the City of Melbourne. 3CR listeners can cast a vote for their favorite selection by visiting https://participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/floral-emblemThere was the usual plant chat, listener questions and text messages. Here are a few of the plants that were discussed through the show. Tex mentioned an Acacia covenyi, a rare wattle from the Deua National Park…

On Sunday 30 November, Chloe Foster - Horticulture educator and author, was joined by AB Bishop - Horticultural Editor, Gardening Australia magazine; Fermi de Sousa - Alpine Garden Society member; and Amy Downie - Horticulturist, Melbourne Gardens RBGV.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 23 November, John Arnott - Horticulturist, was joined by Russell Larke - Head Gardener of Test Garden, MAPCo; Emmaline Bowman - STEM Landscape Architecture & Design; and Claire Farrell - A/Prof in Green Infrastructure UniMelb. Director of Burnley campus.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 16 November, Chloe Thomson - Bean There Dug That and editor of Organic Gardener magazine, was joined by Penny Woodward - Author & edible plant expert; and Connie Cao - Author & permaculture gardener.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 9 November, John Arnott - Horticulturist, will be joined by Craig Wilson - Gentiana Nursery; Greg Boldiston - Longinomus Plants and Amy Downie - Horticulturist, Melbourne Gardens RBGV.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 19 October, Emma Herd - Little Green Landscapes, was joined by: Craig Wilson - Gentiana Nursery; Jeremy Francis - Cloudehill Garden and Nursery; and Tex Moon - Director of Horticulture, Cranbourne Gardens RBGV.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 12 October, John Arnott - Horticulturist, was joined by: Jane Tonkin - Tonkins Bulbs; Merryle Johnson - Seedscape; and Steven Wells - Gardens Coordinator, Horticultural Therapist & Nurse.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 5 October, Virginia Heywood - guide, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, was joined by John Arnott - Horticulturist; Emmaline Bowman - STEM Landscape Architecture; and Jay Iwasaki - bee scientist and Merri-bek City councillor.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 28 September, Virginia Heywood - Guide, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, was joined by Stephen Ryan - Dicksonia Rare Plants; Ben Brooker - Treasured Perennials nursery; and Steven Wells - Gardens Coordinator, Horticultural Therapist & Nurse.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

On Sunday 21 September, Chloe Thomson - Bean There Dug That, was joined by Cass Dowding - The Sentimental Gardener podcast & Substack; Chloe Foster - Horticulture educator and author; and Connie Cao - Author & permaculture gardener.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au