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Better Homes and Gardens (1996) Season 32 Episode 10
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00:00Music
00:08Pete, beautiful Burley, magnificent Miami,
00:11two of Australia's best beaches right near us.
00:13And what a location, not to mention in the distance,
00:16Surfer's Paradise.
00:17You bet. Now talk about a tough decision.
00:19I'm not sure I could choose one beach over another.
00:21It's spectacular.
00:21Well, to be honest, if you lived in this part of the world,
00:24in this location, you'd never have to make that choice
00:26because every day would literally be a sun, surf and sand spectacular.
00:30I'll tell you what, the only thing that possibly could tear me away
00:33from these waves is the house we're about to visit
00:36just a few blocks away.
00:37Well, that is coming up not too far away,
00:39so any ideas that you have of going for a swim has to wait.
00:42Ah!
00:46Tonight, gardeners rejoice
00:48because it's a Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show
00:51and we'll give you everything on one night.
00:54All the colour, all the creativity.
00:56All the excitement.
01:00How about an Easter feast to make you feel less guilty
01:04about all the chocolate you'll be eating?
01:06You can't go past a good Tasmanian salmon.
01:10And you know what you can't go past?
01:13Miss Jo Griggs.
01:16And it's not quite a shelf and it's not quite a drawer.
01:20But whatever you want to call it,
01:22it means there's no hopping on your hands and knees anymore.
01:25So that means you're saving your back.
01:27Win-win for everyone.
01:29Hey!
01:30So much better.
01:32This segment is brought to you by Aldi,
01:35where fresh, award-winning, Aussie-grown produce
01:38is available all year round.
01:42If you're thinking of feeding your family this Easter,
01:44it is a big deal.
01:46If you're looking for fresh and healthy,
01:49then I think you can't go past a good Tasmanian salmon.
01:53And you know what you can't go past?
01:56Miss Jo Griggs.
01:58No, you can definitely go past me,
01:59but what I'm not going past is an opportunity to cook with you again.
02:01Check out this.
02:02I was just at Aldi.
02:03They've actually got all this range of flavoured little hot cross buns.
02:06There's like banoffee flavoured and carrot cake.
02:08Banoffee.
02:09So I thought we actually might feed the crew a little bit later.
02:11Do we really want to share?
02:13Well, I think we kind of have to.
02:14Because otherwise they're like,
02:16why'd you turn up, you random thing?
02:18What are you making?
02:19Well, it's salmon with avocado and some grains.
02:25Yum.
02:26So healthy, delicious and easy to make.
02:35So we're going to do the salmon first
02:37because what we want to do is cool it down while we make the salad.
02:41Okay.
02:41Yep.
02:42So here I've got about four pieces with skin on.
02:46Yep.
02:48Firstly, let's marinate the salmon.
02:51What are you going to do with that?
02:52Very, very quickly.
02:53This is three ingredients.
02:55Yeah.
02:55Salt, pepper and paprika.
02:57All right.
02:59Put your salmon in.
03:03So Jo, you know with doing a crispy skin,
03:07because we've got the skin on here,
03:09the trick is to have your salmon in a cold pan.
03:13Oh, really?
03:14Yeah.
03:14Heat up naturally.
03:15Heat up naturally.
03:16So it doesn't burn then and peel off.
03:18That's right.
03:18Yeah.
03:19Yeah.
03:20So is that the marinade that simple?
03:21Yes, the marinade's that simple.
03:23And you've only got the marinade really on the top of the salmon, I notice.
03:26Yes, just on the top of the salmon,
03:28because I do not want the paprika to burn underneath.
03:32Right.
03:32As it's cooking the skin.
03:35Now I'm going to turn on the gas.
03:39I'm just going to put the tiniest bit of oil, just to get it going.
03:46I'm going to put the tiniest bit of oil, just to get it on the top of the salmon.
03:46Okay, while that's going, let's do the dressing.
03:49Okay.
03:49Right?
03:50Beautiful.
03:50What do you want to miss?
03:51Garlic.
03:51Garlic?
03:52Okay.
03:52Yep, we've got some garlic.
03:53We've got some chopped garlic here.
03:55How much?
03:56About one clove.
03:57Okay.
03:58Don't want it to be too pungent, so...
04:00I'm guessing the mirin?
04:01That's mirin.
04:02Mirin?
04:12Mirin?
04:13Same amount.
04:17One, two, three.
04:19All right, and then...
04:20And then let's go for the tanginess, lemon.
04:24Okay, so you've got the salt, you've got the sweet,
04:27you've got the flavour with the garlic,
04:28and now you've got your citrus tang.
04:30Yep.
04:30Yum.
04:31Okay.
04:33And we are going to put a bit of olive oil, but just at the end.
04:37Okay, all right.
04:37Yeah, we'll mix that together.
04:40All right.
04:41Shall we start with the grains?
04:42Yes.
04:42Yes.
04:42What can I do to help you?
04:44We've got quinoa here.
04:45Can I chop any of this up?
04:47Yes, you can.
04:48Let's do some parsley.
04:50Okay.
04:50Just chop it off rough...
04:52Chop it roughly.
04:54Now, quinoa, it's not a grain.
04:58Did you know that?
04:59No, I thought it was.
05:03And then also I've got some brown rice.
05:10Okay.
05:11Okay, I'm going to just check on this salmon.
05:14Okay, have a look at that.
05:16Wow.
05:16That's crispy.
05:17Yeah.
05:18It's straight.
05:18It hasn't curled.
05:20Love that.
05:21And that's because we put it on a cold pan.
05:23Now, I'm just going to turn it over just to sear the top,
05:29and then we'll take it off.
05:30I do not want to cook it right through.
05:33Okay.
05:33It's going to cook while it sits.
05:36Yeah, that's right.
05:37Is that enough parsley for you?
05:38That's enough parsley.
05:40Shall we put in the beautiful coloured peppers?
05:43Yes.
05:44Yes.
05:45Peppers here.
05:48Can you pass me those toasted cashews?
05:50Yeah.
05:50Okay, just chop that roughly if you don't mind.
05:53No, I don't mind.
05:54And then while you're doing that,
05:55I'm going to put in some toasted sunflower seeds.
05:58Oh, yum.
05:59You can use pepitas if you have them in your pantry.
06:02I always have seeds in my pantry.
06:04So do I.
06:05Do you?
06:05Yeah, always.
06:06Just adds such a nice crunch to a salad.
06:09All right, that goes in.
06:10That goes in.
06:11So really, all in one bowl.
06:14I'm going to switch this off now.
06:16I think that's had enough cooking.
06:18Yep.
06:21Bring onion.
06:23Okay.
06:23Yep, that should be enough.
06:25All right, that goes in.
06:27This is so colourful and pretty.
06:29I love it.
06:30What about, we've got some sultanas here?
06:32Sultanas, yes.
06:33Don't forget the sultanas.
06:37I think that should be enough.
06:38Yep.
06:39Perfect.
06:40Excellent.
06:40Okay, Jo, if I could get you to just prep the avocado.
06:44Yeah.
06:44Just little squares.
06:46Squares.
06:46Yeah.
06:47Okay.
06:47So I'm seasoning it with the dressing that we made earlier.
06:56These are right.
06:57You want to put these in?
06:58Yes, please.
06:59So these are shepherd avocado.
07:02Okay.
07:03And I feel that they actually hold quite well in a salad.
07:08And then they also give that beautiful creaminess.
07:10Yum.
07:11Yep.
07:13We're almost there, Jo.
07:15Almost there.
07:18Oh, look at your beautiful skin.
07:21Yumminess.
07:22Yumm.
07:23So let's put them.
07:25Little chunks in there.
07:26Chunks in there.
07:28Pop that little one in too.
07:30You don't waste any salmon when it looks this good.
07:32Do not waste any of that salmon and a tiny drizzle of honey.
07:38Oh, wow.
07:40And Jo, there you have it.
07:42That is sensational.
07:44Cheers.
07:47Oh, yum.
07:48Mm-hmm.
07:58This is the kind of home where you don't just have one option for entertaining.
08:02Oh, where do you look?
08:02There are multiple options.
08:04The gates are open and the crowds are coming in.
08:07We'll share it all with you.
08:08Of course, it's MIFCUS 2026.
08:29Well, Melissa, Charlie, we're all here.
08:37Mm-hmm, same time, same place.
08:39There must be something happening.
08:40I think it's an early Christmas party, isn't it?
08:42Not quite, but it is the biggest garden party of the year.
08:45We are, of course, at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.
08:48The students have done brilliant work for the balcony gardens,
08:51the achievable gardens.
08:52They're even bigger and more beautiful.
08:54The professionals, well, top of the tree, they're the show gardens.
08:58You're just going to love them.
08:59Inspiration, colour.
09:00It's just fabulous to be here.
09:02The iconic Carlton Gardens have been transformed into a flower and garden paradise.
09:07And over the next five days,
09:08only the best and brightest are showing off their amazing creations.
09:11Yes, all of the big names are here,
09:13competing for the coveted awards and, of course, best in show.
09:16But I tell you what, it's just a taste of what's on offer this year.
09:19Yeah, brilliant.
09:20OK, I can't wait.
09:21Let's get started.
09:31When you walk through Emma Doman's incredible show garden where we gather,
09:36you can see that she creates beautiful landscapes that are part sanctuary,
09:40part living room, because this is a garden that really invites you to slow down,
09:45to get outdoors and live in the garden and connect with nature barefoot.
09:58So, Emma, this is your first show garden.
10:00I mean, talk about starting with a bang.
10:03It is my first show garden.
10:04So, I'm a Brisbane-based landscape architect,
10:06and I was really lucky to team up with the VOCA Landscape Construction,
10:10who are a local crew and did such an amazing job bringing this garden to life with me.
10:15I mean, tell me a little bit about the concept.
10:17I mean, it's a very calming planting palette.
10:20I wanted to give people a point of difference.
10:22So, you know, a resort-style garden is not something you'd normally see in the heart of Melbourne,
10:27but I wanted to bring a little bit of Queensland.
10:29The foliage that we see behind is, you know, it's all our beautiful, lush, subtropical layers.
10:35But then down the front, there's an abundance of movement and texture and colour.
10:40And I look at those magnificent Canary Island date palms,
10:43and I just think, how on earth did you get those in the garden?
10:46It was a big deal.
10:48So, those trees are huge.
10:50They're about six tonne each.
10:51We had an amazing sponsor help us out with that.
10:53Do you like that I've embraced the barefoot philosophy?
10:55It's done its job.
10:56I love it.
10:57It has.
10:58It's really like a holiday resort, Emma.
11:00So, congratulations.
11:01Thank you, Mel.
11:01I've got more to see, so I better put my shoes back on.
11:18The border gardens have been at Mifcus for five years,
11:21and there's 17 different entrants.
11:23They range from everywhere from beginner gardeners all the way through up to professionals.
11:26They're all given the same space, though, a 2.4 by 2.4 block.
11:30And in my opinion, that is one of the trickiest to design,
11:33because trying to get all your big ideas into a small space,
11:35well, that can be quite tricky.
11:49The thing I love about the border gardens is they are all completely different to one another.
11:53Take this, for example.
11:54Who wouldn't want this little piece of paradise in their own garden?
11:57There is so much fruit, all protected in this little space.
12:01The centrepiece is this amazing S-shaped apple that goes to show,
12:05with just a bit of imagination, you can have a pretty special garden.
12:17Our next designer comes from Portland in Oregon in America,
12:20but don't let that confuse you, because he's a worldwide traveller.
12:24The plants are familiar, but the design is something very different,
12:28and I'm sure you'll be inspired as I am.
12:45Ithgahar, this is quite a magical garden,
12:48but you've used plants that are very familiar,
12:50but the design is from your travels.
12:53Yes, correct.
12:54I was in Uzbekistan in April for some project.
12:57The inspiration came from the Silk Road and then all those historical places.
13:03That was the main hub for education and the trade and culture and connecting people.
13:11Your passion for native plants, how has that come about?
13:14So the design purpose is to reconnect us human back with nature.
13:19So creating the garden, we should focus on sustainability and organic.
13:27And then right now, the way I plant it, it shows how you can use deciduous plants,
13:32evergreen plants and perennials, so all year round you can enjoy the garden.
13:36Well, that's what's happened here.
13:38Nature, the bees, the plants, the garden design.
13:41Congratulations.
13:42Thank you very much.
13:42Thank you very much.
13:42I love it.
13:43Thank you very much.
13:44All the best.
13:46If you love all the colour, design and plant ideas,
13:49well, hang around because there's lots more coming up on the show.
13:56Lake side, beach side, pool side, here the choice is entirely yours.
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14:42Could the next winner be you?
14:57So, Jay, we're just back from Burley Beach on one of those beautiful inland waterways.
15:01And look, Pete, I mean, we go on and on on this show about the importance of first impressions.
15:06So, here we are at this gorgeous Marta Price Home.
15:09I'm interested to know, what design little features have captured your attention?
15:13Well, the front facade combines three principal materials,
15:16giving the appearance of stone, timber and solid render.
15:20I mean, this is a little solid castle on the coast.
15:22And if you had to say inspiration from architecture, probably the closest would be Brutalist.
15:26Yeah, yeah, yeah.
15:27Sensitive version of.
15:28But I like the fact they've left, like, slats in the front gate and also into the carport
15:32because it gives you a tease of the oasis that awaits inside.
15:41Inside, an instant calm.
15:43Hey, Jo, the first thing to note, this place is enormous.
15:46It's almost 500 square metres and the block is over 800.
15:50It's enormous.
15:50Our current home in Sydney is on a block of 340 square metres.
15:54So, you're right, this is massive.
15:55Now, look, the temptation in designing a coastal home is to have a big open plan
16:00with a lot of expansive glass, but sometimes they can lack intimacy, a sense of cosiness.
16:05Yeah, well, I tell you what, they do it really well here because you think we're outside
16:08and it was just all edges, sharp edges.
16:10You come inside and I know this home all of a sudden feels incredibly soft and calming.
16:16I mean, all the furniture, you realise, is rounded.
16:20You know, the arches that you've got in the mirrors, the lights that they've selected.
16:23I don't know, it just softens all that hardness of the place.
16:27It's like the inside of a shell, right?
16:28Yes.
16:29And it's the combination of the right angle and the curve, the idea of order and harmony,
16:33that balance.
16:34Yeah.
16:34And here, we've got all these arches, including a soft bulkhead, which really softens the
16:40shadows where junctions meet.
16:42But this is really impressive, this little internal daybed right in the centre of the plan.
16:47I mean, you can cosy up.
16:48It's like a cloister.
16:49It's a little look.
16:49You can cosy up here with a little book, couldn't you?
17:00Into the kitchen and living area, and here we see some more subtle references, this time
17:04to modernism, where there's always an emphasis on the horizontal, and that's illustrated here
17:09with this really long benchtop, echoed with the bulkhead above the kitchen.
17:13And those skylights throw light underneath this ceiling.
17:16It then becomes a hovering plane.
17:18All that does is direct the eye from the inside out to the view.
17:28Jo, as we know, good architecture and design considers the planning and detailing of outdoor
17:37space just as important as the internals.
17:39And here, that's taken to the next level.
17:41Everywhere you look, a different experience in outdoor living, even your own mini private
17:45footy field.
17:46Well, helped, obviously, by this enormous 20-metre frontage.
17:50Yeah, it's really wide.
17:50And from there, terraces down, and each level offering a different experience in outdoor
17:55lifestyle.
17:56A sitting area, your own private pool, climaxing with direct access to that great lake.
18:01Hang on, you haven't even mentioned this incredible entertaining space that we're standing in.
18:05Oops.
18:05Whoever wins this Marta Prize home, it's going to be a life-changing moment for them.
18:09But speaking of life-changing, let's focus for a moment on Marta Research.
18:13And to help us out, there's a man I would love you to meet.
18:16This is Professor John Hooper.
18:17He's a Senior Research Fellow at Marta Research.
18:20And also, I believe you also lead the Cancer Biology Research Group.
18:24Now, seriously impressive, Cardinal.
18:25Thank you for all the work that you do.
18:27But just to help Pete out, can you explain what that is?
18:31Well, my focus is on doing biomedical research that can have impact on patients.
18:36So, coming up with the better ways to diagnose and treat a range of really severe types of cancer.
18:42Let me make this point.
18:43When we're looking at a beautiful home, which will help improve someone's life, but you're
18:46changing and saving lives, mate.
18:48Well, that's our goal.
18:49That's our goal.
18:50And we're working hard towards that.
18:52Every day, we try to do the best that we can to achieve the goals that we need to achieve.
18:56Well, we'd like to say thank you to you and all of your peers, because the work you do
19:00is amazing.
19:01Real pleasure.
19:13Jo, Professor Hooper, what an impressive guy.
19:15Oh, seriously, mind-blowing the work that he's doing.
19:18And I'll tell you what, it's such a great feeling knowing that if you do buy a ticket,
19:20that you're actually helping a great cause on so many different levels, as he explained.
19:25But seriously, Peter, imagine if you actually won this.
19:27Someone's going to.
19:28For just $2 a ticket, you're in the draw for a $5.6 million prize package.
19:34That includes the home.
19:35It includes $100,000 in gold bullion, a Land Rover Defender, one tenner sitting in the garage.
19:42Hang on, not to mention all of the furniture, which is so beautifully styled throughout the
19:46home.
19:46That adds about $200,000 in that prize pool.
19:48Yeah, right.
19:49Now, someone is going to win this on the 23rd of April.
19:53And if you buy tickets today, you're also going to a bonus draw to win an additional
19:57$10,000 in gold bullion and the chance to win all of this.
20:01Win it, live it.
20:02And love it.
20:03Love it.
20:04Now, tell me, before you were trying to toss up between Miami and Burley Beach, where are
20:07you going to go?
20:08Well, I think I'm just going to sit here on my own waterway and think about it.
20:12Your waterway, hey?
20:13I'll share it.
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20:29Coming up, more from this year's incredible Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.
20:56Now, the show gardens are top level, but don't forget the boutique gardens.
21:01Lots of inspiration there as well.
21:03Yeah, in fact, boutique contestants often go on to compete in the show garden competition
21:07the following year.
21:08So it's a must visit to see the top talent coming through.
21:12Yeah, the spaces are only five by five metres, but just because they're smaller doesn't mean
21:16that they're not packed full of inspiration, because they certainly are.
21:27Now, to be honest, this is my favourite of the boutique gardens.
21:30It's by Emily Rubira.
21:32It's called Native Whispers, the greenhouse she made herself, which is fantastic.
21:35There's a wine rack in there holding seedlings, which I think is really nice.
21:38But actually, it's this tiny pocket of planting here that really gets me excited.
21:43I can imagine coming home to this and it putting a smile on my face every single day.
21:47There's texture.
21:48It's layered.
21:49There's colour.
21:49There's flowers.
21:50It has so much to offer.
21:51I absolutely love it.
22:03Small spaces really challenge you to think outside the box.
22:07And this boutique garden called Reverie, designed by Timeless Outdoors, really highlights the
22:12versatility of different materials.
22:14So, for example, the innovative use of roof tiles as walling, which works really well
22:19and it's so unexpected.
22:20And the layout also plays with lots of different circular elements, from the spa at the centre,
22:25which introduces that relaxing element and the soothing sound of water, to the circular
22:30lawn area surrounded by lush garden.
22:33It's no wonder that this boutique garden took out first place.
22:42This boutique garden is looking at personal health and well-being.
22:46Yes, you can't beat a sauna for that.
22:48And a bit of exercise and just to relax.
22:51Plants, environment, not only privacy, but somewhere where your health and your well-being
22:58is really enhanced.
22:59And this garden does it in spades.
23:16Now, I really love a garden with a good story.
23:19And this garden, Je ne sais quoi, by Joel Barnett, is steeped in nostalgia.
23:23Everywhere you look, there's a little thing that's telling you about his past at the Geelong Cement
23:28cricket club. But so much more than telling a tale, this is just a really pretty garden.
23:43Joel, a mammoth effort to put something together like this and it tells a great story.
23:47But can you tell us a bit about a few of the details?
23:49Yeah, there's quite a few real unique details that are special to me in there.
23:53So like my grandfather's spirit level, I used that as much as I could while I was building
23:58it. So that's probably about seven years old, that spirit level.
24:00Is that why it's all like this?
24:01Yeah. I can play it. It's not my fault.
24:03It's a spirit level style.
24:04Yeah, okay.
24:04But yeah, no, it's still pretty cool.
24:07I've got my old cricket bat up there and my old club hat as well.
24:12Oh, yeah?
24:13Yeah, because I played at the club when I was between 13 and 21.
24:15Right.
24:16And yeah, just those years, I just loved hanging out there all the time.
24:19Uh-huh.
24:19So yeah, there's so many. It was really cool to think back, like when I was designing and
24:24building it, about all the awesome times I had there as well.
24:26Yeah, nice. It must have been quite a nice process to go through.
24:29Yeah.
24:29To put it all together.
24:30Yeah, like I just had the idea to design it, but then when I was actually thinking
24:34about all the things to put in it, it was just, yeah, bringing back really cool memories.
24:37I've got a birthday card on there from my grandmother as well that I used to keep in
24:41my cricket bag.
24:42Oh, yeah?
24:42Because it says just happy birthday and good luck with the cricket, because she was a
24:45big supporter of me with my cricket as well.
24:47Oh, that's awesome.
24:47So there's no flowers in this garden at all?
24:51There is the occasional one that snuck in there.
24:53The occasional one, but you've gone foliage heavy. What are some of your favourite plants?
24:56Probably the asparagus fern is my favourite.
24:58Great. And also, yeah, it was so much fun doing the design with all the different colour
25:02foliage as well.
25:03Yeah.
25:03So much colour without flowers.
25:05Yeah. Well, it's a fantastic garden. It looks spectacular. And it's also the welcome
25:08garden at the show as well, so it's the first thing that people are going to see. We're
25:11doing talks on here throughout the whole weekend, aren't we? So, I mean, a great effort
25:14to do a show garden and the welcome garden all in one.
25:16Yeah. It feels like a great effort, too.
25:18Exactly. Thank you very much.
25:35As you know, I've got great inspiration for encouraging young people into our industry.
25:39Well, this is the end result of some young people that are working their way up. These
25:45are the achievable gardens because they're full of achievable ideas that you can borrow.
25:50So make sure you bring your phone and take plenty of photographs because you're going
25:53to love it.
25:54I think the word for a couple of the gardens here today is certainly relaxed and maybe
25:59rustic. I just love this one. There's a back fence and a little quiet courtyard. And
26:04this one's got lots of colour. Interestingly, everything on this garden is edible.
26:09From the olive to the citrus to the apples and even the herbs are all edible garden, which
26:14is a big message today.
26:20This one here is a real standout because it's really telling a story of the location and the
26:26environment that the designer, Ebony, it's where she lives. You've got the sunset. You've
26:32got the foliage, which is really sparse. You've got a few of the wattles coming up, but the
26:36plant selection is exquisite and every plant is just beautifully placed. So this is really
26:42the beginnings of a show garden for this young lady. She is going to head off into really
26:48top quality show garden design. Interestingly, the pond, the paving and these beautiful logs
26:54were all put together and created by Ebony and her dad. So it's a family combination. Yep,
27:02there's some top gardens here in the achievable section.
27:15With a wide, inviting bluestone staircase like this, you can tell that something very special
27:20is about to take place here.
27:26This impressive show garden called Love Blooms here was designed by the very talented Jason
27:30Hodges, and it was created to host a real-life wedding.
27:40And who wouldn't want to be married in a space like this? I mean, the whole garden has a fairytale
27:46vibe. The planting palette is soft and romantic with big blousy hydrangeas, Dicondra silver
27:52falls in hanging baskets that look like a wedding veil. And then the whole garden is framed by
27:58beautiful white crepe myrtles.
28:10And look at that majestic backdrop. I mean, talk about an incredible borrowed landscape
28:15with the mature trees and the historic Royal Exhibition buildings rising up in the background.
28:20Do I love this garden? I do. And there's plenty more to come.
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29:02We all have storage like this and it doesn't even have to be in the kitchen. The cupboards
29:06are so deep and these shelves are so close. You can't even see what's at the back. I mean,
29:11the solution, it's actually quite simple. It's not really, it's not really drawers and it's not
29:16really a shelf. You have to stick with me to find out, but a lot easier than trying to get
29:20out. This, it didn't have to be that hard. And like all good makeovers, it starts with
29:28the clear out. So this cupboard needs to be empty.
29:49That's amazing how much can be in one cupboard. Now I'm going to be keeping these because they
29:54will be part of my solution. Now, the reason we need to use these battens on the hinge side is
30:01that is what's going to give us the clearance for this drawer or shelf, I haven't decided what I want
30:06to call it yet, to open. So now I can attach these to the side of the carcass.
30:24All right, now we are ready to turn these shelves into drawers. And how are we going to do that?
30:29Well, it's pretty simple. We're just going to use some drawer runners. Now, basically the way that
30:33these work is this side here will get connected to the carcass. And then this side, which is the L
30:39shape, the shelf will sit in here and we can fix from underneath. Now you'll see for the spacings
30:44that I've got a shorter shelf here. That's for stuff like your cups and your mugs. And then the other
30:49two I've just spaced out evenly. Now I can simply just screw these in place.
31:15With the runners in place, I'm just sliding the old shelves back in. And look at that. It's not
31:20quite a shelf. It's not quite a drawer. It's a shelf or a dwarf. Does that make sense? I don't
31:26know.
31:26But whatever you want to call it, it means there's no hopping on your hands and knees anymore.
31:30So that means you're saving your back. Win-win for everyone. Dwarf? Dwarf?
31:35I don't know.
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32:42A visit to the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show is not complete until you've come into
32:48the Royal Exhibition Building to see the Flower Hall. And this year they've gone sky high.
32:53We never miss it, do we Graham? It's always so magnificent. And this year it's not just the
32:58beautiful floral displays that you can see. You can also meet the farmers and find out how your
33:03flowers are growing.
33:04I woke up, got another day. I woke up, let's celebrate.
33:12If you're happy, you're alive. I woke up, got another day.
33:20The sun is shining. Let's get a matcha latte. I keep on smiling. Oh yeah, I'm cheesing.
33:29There is one site on the Mifka Showground that is feared by most designers and tackled
33:34only by the brave. And it is this one. It's a triangular shape which actually drops by at least
33:39a meter and a half across its length. And when you've got a tricky site like that, you need to
33:44have an epic garden. And that is exactly what Matt York has done with his garden, We The Wild. It's
33:49these fantastic big boulders offset by 200 year old grass trees and a planting scheme and water feature
33:55that is absolutely to die for.
34:06Matt, I absolutely love your garden. Looks sensational, but there's a story behind it, isn't there?
34:11There is, yeah. So We The Wild is a garden about the restorative power of nature and drawing off the
34:17landscape character of the Southern Ocean of Victoria and seeing how we can bring those qualities and
34:23restorative powers into small garden design. Absolutely fantastic. And this site is super
34:27tricky, isn't it? It slopes right down. But you've managed to use that to your advantage and make your
34:31planting look like it's all on different layers and levels. How have you made that work?
34:35Yeah, so we exaggerated the level by a meter. There's naturally about a meter or 50 of crossfall on the
34:42site
34:42to really exaggerate that level change and play with that topography much like that you would see in the
34:49coast, but also to bring quite an immersive space just here where the sitting area next to the main
34:56living areas will be. Tell me about the fireplace. I love the design of that. Yes, we were so fortunate
35:01to have incredible grass trees. Bo's a main driver for our design and colour palette. We wanted to have a
35:08fireplace that picked up on the on the black trunk, but also the angle to highlight and exaggerate the
35:14topography that we were playing with. Right. So there's a directional cue there that starts to draw
35:18the eye back up to the hill and and that was a design decision we made.
35:33The quarter acre block has always been the Aussie dream, but these gardens prove that you can still
35:38have a dream garden, even when space is limited. And this garden in particular, which was designed by
35:44Emma Sadie Thompson, shows that on a balcony, a small space, you can still think environmentally.
35:50So it includes things like a recycled brick gabion wall. We've got table tops and bench tops made from
35:56recycled building aggregate. Even the pavers are made from crushed oyster shells. And I'm loving these
36:02wicking beds here, which are both decorative, but also allow the plants to water themselves.
36:20This is a really great example of how you can make the most of a balcony space with clever design.
36:26So this day bed, which converts into a couch, combines with the pizza oven, the kitchen area,
36:31and the soothing sound of water to create a really inviting place that you want to unwind in.
36:37And the designer has really made the most of every inch of space while still allowing the garden to
36:41breathe from the pots and planter boxes filled with textured plants like euphorbias and grasses
36:47to the green pergola, which is dripping with sedums and trailing plants.
37:04This balcony garden has a much more contemporary feel, so it makes great use of curved lines
37:10everywhere and beautiful symmetry. It's also a kaleidoscope of colour from the bright furniture to
37:15all of these beautiful native plants. And not only do those natives like our Grevilleas and Banksias
37:21provide that beautiful pop of colour, but they also invite the birds and the friendly pollinators.
37:33Every year at Mifcus there is a standout garden for several reasons. One, its location facing into
37:41that incredible heritage building behind me. This one by Andrew Stark is a standout for lots of other
37:47reasons. Not only the classical design, but the planting that's been chosen. There are plants here that
37:53you have not seen before and some new plants or maybe old plants, new varieties treated in a
37:59completely different way.
38:06Will, are you happy? I'm absolutely, absolutely 100% so happy.
38:11Yeah, the boys have done a great job. The team's really put it together for you.
38:14Yeah, everyone's done about 150% or more. We've worked 10, 12 hour days every day, so everyone's
38:20done a great job. When I had a look yesterday, already it was very structurally sound and it did
38:26have those particular avenues and vistas through the garden. I'm at this key spot here in front of
38:31the Hurt Gottschall fountain, so I had to have a sight line from there into the garden and obviously
38:36the longer side here is the main viewing point, but I've added three main viewing points and there's
38:41two on this side as well. Andrew, it's a classic design, but there's a bit of a contemporary feel to
38:46it. Can you take us through that? Yeah, so it's my take on a modern Italian garden. So I've fused
38:52together contemporary. So I've got, you know, new limestone paving, sort of newly styled trees and
38:59sort of newly sort of perennials, but I've done the sort of the traditional look of the old pots
39:05and the way it's set out. So I've got a lot of reproduction pots. I've got a lot of handmade
39:09pots
39:09as well from France. So I've mixed the two together and fused it together.
39:13You've got a water house here. It's almost replacing the lily pillies now because it doesn't get
39:18psyllids and all sorts of other drama. It's a great backdrop for any garden, isn't it? Small or large.
39:24Yeah, and it's a nice soft backdrop. You can either clip it hard or have it soft like this.
39:28It's certainly being used a lot today by home gardeners and by landscape designers,
39:32but you've got plants here that we haven't seen in such a formal classical design before.
39:39Yeah, that's right. I've got a lot of interesting and different perennials and I was really conscious
39:43not to do the same perennials as every other year. One of my favourite plants is over there. It's
39:48Sanguasorva lilac squirrel. Yeah. So it's an absolute standout plant.
39:52You've also got some standout ginkgos, which are my absolute favourite tree of all time. Yeah.
39:56These are the new spires. They're vertical and they'll go that beautiful buttery yellow in autumn.
40:02It's called lemon-lime spire. Yeah.
40:04And I said, are they going to be yellow? Yeah. And we sort of hummed it hard, but they're green
40:08and they're just super lush, adding a lot of verticality to the gardens. And of course,
40:12we can't not mention the hydrangeas, which are going off. That's a new recent release called
40:18Mojito. So we've got about 15 in each pot just en masse. Yeah. Congratulations. It's an absolute standout.
40:25Thank you. Good on you, buddy. Thanks very much.
40:30It's been stiff competition, but the judges have picked a winner. Congratulations to Matt
40:35York, whose garden, We the Wild, has won Best in Show. Well, there you go. Another bit of Homes
40:41and Gardens blockbuster for you from the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. Hope you've
40:46enjoyed it. We have. I mean, the theme this year really has been Kaleidoscope of Colour, and we're
40:51seeing that indoors and out. I have loved seeing the flower farmers combining with the florists,
40:56to create that amazing plough hole display. Well, the boutique gardens, they were absolutely
41:01sensational, weren't they? The achievables were amazing, but the show gardens, we've got to take
41:05our hat off to Matt York behind us. We the Wild, what a sensational garden, perfect in every way.
41:10It's just brilliant. I hope you've enjoyed the show. Don't forget, it opened right through the
41:14weekend. Thanks for your company. Bye.
41:23Jo, I'm thinking this Marta Price home can be summed up in three little words.
41:28Yeah. Layering, lifestyle and luxury, right? Now stay with me. Layering in terms of the materials and
41:34geometry is used. Lifestyle, all the beautiful relaxing living zones, both external and internal.
41:40And luxury, all the fittings and finishes beautifully curated to complement the design.
41:45Do you know, I almost agree with you 100%. I reckon there's just one little L word that you've forgotten.
41:50What's that? No, not that one. It is literally life changing for the lucky bugger that wins all of
41:56this. We hope you've enjoyed taking a look around. We'll see you next week with more Better Homes and Gardens.
42:00You've got to be in it, to win it, to love it. See ya. Bye.
42:07Next time, we're serving up the ultimate flavour fusion.
42:12Shashuka. It's added in an Irish accent so you can work out what it is.
42:18Honey, I shrunk the house. Well, Juliet did.
42:22Now tell me this isn't the cutest little bath you have ever seen.
42:26This is so la, la, la, la, la, la. Plus, why not supercharge your happiness?
42:31If a bunch of flowers can brighten up a room, imagine what a flower farm can do.
42:39Swap your wi-fi connection for real connection. This is going to be one mighty board game.
42:47And scratch that itch that's got you by the whiskers. Cats are very different to dogs. You've got to take
42:53care of this.
42:54That's next time on Better Homes and Gardens.
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