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00:08Pete, beautiful Burley, magnificent Miami, two of Australia's best beaches right near us.
00:13And what a location, not to mention in the distance, surfers paradise.
00:17You bet. Now talk about a tough decision. I'm not sure I could choose one beach over another. It's spectacular.
00:21Well to be honest, if you lived in this part of the world, in this location, you'd never have to
00:25make 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 from these waves is the house we're
00:36about to visit just a few blocks away.
00:37Well that is coming up not too far away, so any ideas that you have of going for a swim
00:41has to wait.
00:42Ah!
00:46Tonight, gardeners rejoice because it's a Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show and 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 about 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, it 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.
01:32This segment is brought to you by Aldi, where fresh, award-winning Aussie-grown produce is available all year round.
01:42If you're thinking of feeding your family this Easter, it is a big deal.
01:46If you're looking for fresh and healthy, then 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.
01:57No, you can definitely go past me, but what I'm not going past is an opportunity to cook with you
02:01again.
02:01Check out this.
02:02Oh, just the outing.
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, why did you turn up, you random thing?
02:18What are you making?
02:19Well, I think it's salmon.
02:22Salmon 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 because what we want to do is cool it down while we
02:40make the salad.
02:41Okay.
02:41Yep.
02:41Yep.
02:42So here I've got about four pieces with skin on.
02:47Yep.
02:49Firstly, 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, because we've got the skin on here, the trick is to
03:10have 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.
03:19So 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 noticed.
03:26Yes, just on the top of the salmon, because I do not want the paprika to burn underneath as it's
03:33cooking 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.
03:46Okay, while that's going, let's do the dressing.
03:49Okay.
03:49Right?
03:50Beautiful.
03:50What do you want in this?
03:51Garlic.
03:51Garlic?
03:52Yep.
03:52We'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?
04:02Yep.
04:03So let's go with about...
04:05That's two...
04:06Three tablespoons here.
04:07Okay.
04:08Of mirin.
04:08And then let's go for the soy sauce.
04:11All right, soy.
04:11Soy sauce.
04:13Same amount.
04:15One, 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, you'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.
04:38Yeah, we'll mix that together.
04:40All right.
04:40Shall we start with the grains?
04:42Yes.
04:42Yes?
04:43What 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.
04:55Now, quinoa, it's not a grain.
04:58Did you know that?
04:59No, I thought it was.
05:00It's a seed.
05:03And then also I've got some brown rice.
05:10Okay, I'm going to just check on this salmon.
05:14Okay, have a look at that.
05:16That's crispy.
05:17Yeah.
05:18It's straight.
05:18It hasn't curled.
05:20And 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, and 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.
05:35As it is ritzing.
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?
05:44Yes.
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 really.
05:54And then while you're doing that, I'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.
06:39Excellent.
06:40Okay, Jo, if I could get you to just prep the avocado.
06:44Yeah.
06:44Just little squares.
06:46Squares.
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.
07:00So 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.
07:21Yum.
07:22Yum.
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.
07:33We do not waste any of that salmon.
07:35And 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.
08:14So much better.
08:17Don't know if it lasts forever, but it's now or never.
08:22You could save me tonight.
08:25Save me tonight.
08:29You could save me tonight.
08:33Save me tonight.
08:35Well, Melissa, Charlie, we're all here.
08:37Same 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
09:04into 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.
09:19Brilliant.
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
09:38that are part sanctuary, part living room,
09:41because this is a garden that really invites you to slow down,
09:45to get outdoors and live in the garden and connect with nature.
09:49Barefoot.
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,
10:11and 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
10:26in 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,
10:32it's all our beautiful, lush, subtropical layers.
10:35But then down the front,
10:36there'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
11:25all the way through up to professionals.
11:26They're all given the same space, though,
11:28a 2.4 by 2.4 block.
11:30And in my opinion,
11:31that 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
11:51is they are all completely different to one another.
11:53Take this, for example.
11:55Who 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
12:04that goes to show, with just a bit of imagination,
12:06you 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
12:22because he's a worldwide traveller.
12:24The plants are familiar,
12:26but the design is something very different,
12:28and I'm sure you'll be inspired, as I am.
12:45Ithkaha, 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
13:00and then all those historical places.
13:03That was the main hub for education
13:06and the trade and culture and connecting people.
13:11Your passion for native plants,
13:12how has that come about?
13:13So the design purpose is to reconnect us human back with nature.
13:19So creating the garden,
13:22we should focus on sustainability and organic.
13:27And then right now, the way I plant it,
13:29it shows how you can use deciduous plants,
13:32evergreen plants and perennials,
13:34so all year round you can enjoy the garden.
13:36Well, that's what's happened here.
13:38Yes.
13:38Nature, the bees, the plants, the garden design.
13:41Congratulations.
13:42Thank you very much.
13:42I love it.
13:44All the best.
13:46If you love all the colour, design and plant ideas,
13:49well, hang around because there's lots more
13:51coming up on the show.
13:55Lake side, beach side, pool side,
13:58here the choice is entirely yours.
14:01In this issue of Better Homes and Gardens magazine,
14:04find out how to save money in your garden.
14:07Learn how to get plants for free
14:08by propagating floral favourites like dahlias and gladioli.
14:11And why buy more plants when one will do?
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14:20Plus, I'll share practical tips on growing pear trees
14:22with delicious recipes to make with your harvest.
14:25Grab this one's magazine for low-cost gardening inspiration.
14:28And don't forget your chance to win a million dollars.
14:38This segment is brought to you by Marta Prizeheim.
14:42Could the next winner be you?
14:57So, Jo, we're just back from Burley Beach
14:59on one of those beautiful inland waterways.
15:01And look, Pete, I mean, we go on and on on this show
15:04about the importance of first impressions.
15:06So here we are at this gorgeous Marta Prize home.
15:09I'm interested to know what design little features
15:11have captured your attention?
15:13Well, the front façade 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 an inspiration from architecture,
15:24probably 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
15:30and also into the carport
15:32because it gives you a tease of the oasis that awaits inside.
15:41Inside and 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
15:58is to have a big open plan with a lot of expansive glass.
16:01But sometimes they can lack intimacy, a sense of cosiness.
16:05Yeah, well, I tell you what, they do it really well here
16:07because you think we're outside and it was just all edges, sharp edges.
16:10You come inside and I know this home all of a sudden
16:13feels 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,
16:22the 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.
16:28And it's the combination of the right angle and the curve,
16:32the idea of order and harmony, that balance.
16:34Yeah.
16:34And here we've got all these arches, including a soft bulkhead
16:38which really softens the shadows where junctions meet.
16:41But this is really impressive, this little internal daybed
16:45right 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.
17:02And here we see some more subtle references,
17:04this time to modernism,
17:05where there's always an emphasis on the horizontal.
17:08And that's illustrated here with this really long benchtop,
17:11echoed with the bulkhead above the kitchen.
17:13And those skylights throw light underneath this ceiling.
17:17It 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
17:34considers the planning and detailing of outdoor space
17:37just 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,
17:44even your own mini private footy field.
17:46Well, helped, obviously, by this enormous 20-metre frontage.
17:49Yeah, it's really wide.
17:50And from there, terraces down,
17:52and each level offering a different experience in outdoor lifestyle.
17:56A sitting area, your own private pool,
17:59climaxing with direct access to that great lake.
18:01Hang on, you haven't even mentioned
18:03this incredible entertaining space that we're standing in.
18:05Oops.
18:05Whoever wins this Marta Prize home,
18:08it's going to be a life-changing moment for them.
18:09But speaking of life-changing,
18:11let'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, Cardo.
18:25Thank you for all the work that you do.
18:27But just to help Pete out, can you explain what that is?
18:30Sure.
18:31Well, my focus is on doing biomedical research
18:34that can have impact on patients.
18:35So, coming up with the better ways to diagnose
18:38and treat a range of really severe types of cancer.
18:42Let me make this point.
18:43When we're looking at a beautiful home,
18:44which will help improve someone's life,
18:46but you're changing 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
18:54to achieve the goals that we need to achieve.
18:57Well, we'd like to say thank you to you and all of your peers.
18:59Thank you, mate.
19:00Because the work you do is 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
19:19knowing that if you do buy a ticket,
19:20that you're actually helping a great cause
19:22on so many different levels, as he explained.
19:25But seriously, Pete, imagine if you actually won this.
19:27Someone's going to, for just $2 a ticket,
19:30you're in the draw for a $5.6 million prize package.
19:34That includes the home.
19:36It includes $100,000 in gold bullion,
19:38a Land Rover Defender, one tenner sitting in the garage.
19:42Hang on, not to mention all of the furniture,
19:44which is so beautifully styled throughout the home.
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,
19:55you also go into a bonus draw
19:56to win an additional $10,000 in gold bullion
19:59and 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
20:05between Miami and Burley Beach,
20:07where are you going to go?
20:08Well, I think I'm just going to sit here
20:09on my own waterway and think about it.
20:12Your waterway, hey?
20:13I'll share it.
20:18This segment was brought to you by Marta Price Home.
20:21Buy a ticket today to be entered into the bonus draw
20:24to win $10,000 in gold bullion.
20:27Me, I'm at the top.
20:29Coming up, more from this year's incredible
20:33Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.
20:56Now, the show gardens are top level,
20:58but don't forget the boutique gardens.
21:01Lots of inspiration there as well.
21:03Yeah, in fact, boutique contestants often go on
21:06to 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,
21:14but just because they're smaller
21:15doesn't mean that they're not packed full of inspiration
21:17because they certainly are.
21:27Now, to be honest,
21:28this is my favourite of the boutique gardens.
21:30It's by Emily Rubira.
21:32It's called Native Whispers.
21:33The greenhouse she made herself, which is fantastic.
21:35There's a wine rack in there holding seedlings,
21:37which I think is really nice.
21:38But actually, it's this tiny pocket of planting here
21:41that really gets me excited.
21:43I can imagine coming home to this
21:44and it putting a smile on my face every single day.
21:47There's texture, it's layered,
21:49there's colour, there's flowers.
21:50It has so much to offer.
21:51But I absolutely love it.
21:58Call you up on the telephone.
22:01Hello.
22:01I wonder what you're doing if you're home.
22:03Small spaces really challenge you to think outside the box.
22:07And this boutique garden called Reverie,
22:09designed by Timeless Outdoors,
22:11really highlights the versatility of different materials.
22:13So, for example,
22:15the innovative use of roof tiles as walling,
22:17which works really well and it's so unexpected.
22:20And the layout also plays
22:22with lots of different circular elements,
22:24from the spa at the centre,
22:25which introduces that relaxing element
22:28and the soothing sound of water,
22:29to the circular lawn area surrounded by lush garden.
22:33It's no wonder that this boutique garden
22:35took out first place.
22:42And this boutique garden
22:43is looking at personal health and wellbeing.
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,
22:54but somewhere where your health
22:56and your wellbeing is 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,
23:21by Joel Barnett,
23:22is steeped in nostalgia.
23:23Everywhere you look,
23:24there's a little thing
23:25that's telling you about his past
23:27at the Geelong Cement Cricket Club.
23:29But so much more than telling a tale,
23:31this is just a really pretty garden.
23:43Joel, a mammoth effort
23:44to put something together like this.
23:45And it tells a great story,
23:47but can you tell us a bit
23:48about a few of the details?
23:49Yeah, there's quite a few real unique details
23:52that are special to me in there.
23:53So, like my grandfather's spirit level,
23:56I used that as much as I could
23:57while I was building it.
23:58So that's probably about seven years old,
24:00that spirit level.
24:00Is that why it's all like this?
24:01Yeah.
24:02It's not my fault,
24:03it's the spirit level's fault.
24:04Yeah, okay.
24:04But it's still pretty cool.
24:07I've got my old cricket bat up there
24:10and my old club hat as well.
24:12Oh, yeah?
24:13Yeah, because I played at the club
24:14when I was between 13 and 21.
24:16Right.
24:16And yeah, just those years,
24:17I just loved hanging out there all the time.
24:19Uh-huh.
24:19So, yeah, there's so many,
24:20it was really cool to think back
24:22like when I was designing and building it
24:24about all the awesome times
24:25I had there as well.
24:26Yeah, nice.
24:27It must have been quite a nice
24:28process to go through.
24:29Yeah.
24:29To put it all together.
24:30Yeah, like I just had the idea
24:31to design it,
24:32but then when I was actually thinking
24:34about all the things to put in it,
24:35it was just, yeah,
24:36bringing back really cool memories.
24:38I've got a birthday card on there
24:39from my grandmother as well
24:41that I used to keep in my cricket bag.
24:42Oh, yeah?
24:42Because it says just happy birthday
24:44and good luck with the cricket
24:45because she was a big supporter of me
24:46with 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,
24:53but, you know, you've gone foliage heavy.
24:55What are some of your favourite plants?
24:56Probably the asparagus fern is my favourite.
24:58And also, yeah,
25:00it was so much fun doing the design
25:01with all the different coloured foliage as well.
25:03Yeah.
25:03So much colour without flowers.
25:05Yeah, well, it's a fantastic garden.
25:06It looks spectacular.
25:07And it's also the welcome garden
25:08at the show as well,
25:09so it's the first thing
25:10that people are going to see.
25:11We're doing talks on here
25:12throughout the whole weekend, aren't we?
25:13So, I mean, a great effort
25:14to do a show garden
25:15and the welcome garden all in one.
25:17Yeah, it feels like a great effort too.
25:18Exactly. Thank you very much.
25:35As you know,
25:36I've got a great inspiration
25:37for encouraging young people
25:38into our industry.
25:40Well, this is the end result
25:41of some young people
25:42that are working their way up.
25:44These are the achievable gardens
25:46because they're full
25:47of achievable ideas
25:49that you can borrow.
25:50So make sure you bring your phone
25:52and take plenty of photographs
25:53because you're going to love it.
25:54I think the word
25:55for a couple of the gardens here today
25:57is certainly relaxed
25:59and maybe rustic.
26:00I just love this one.
26:02There's a back fence
26:02and a little quiet courtyard.
26:04And this one's got lots of colour.
26:06Interestingly,
26:07everything on this garden
26:08is edible,
26:09from the olive
26:10to the citrus
26:11to the apples
26:12and even the herbs
26:13are all edible garden,
26:14which is a big message today.
26:17Drink the water,
26:18drink it down.
26:19This time I know I'm going to...
26:20This one here
26:21is a real standout
26:22because it's really telling a story
26:24of the location
26:26and the environment
26:27that the designer,
26:28Ebony,
26:29it's where she lives.
26:30You've got the sunset,
26:31you've got the foliage,
26:32which is really sparse.
26:34You've got a few
26:35of the wattles coming up,
26:36but the plant selection
26:37is exquisite
26:38and every plant
26:39is just beautifully placed.
26:41So this is really
26:42the beginnings
26:43of a show garden
26:44for this young lady.
26:45She is going to head off
26:47into really top quality
26:49show garden design.
26:51Interestingly,
26:52the pond,
26:52the paving
26:53and these beautiful logs
26:54were all put together
26:56and created
26:56by Ebony
26:58and her dad.
26:59So it's a family combination.
27:01Yep,
27:02there's some top gardens
27:03here in the achievable section.
27:15With a wide,
27:16inviting,
27:17bluestone staircase
27:18like this,
27:19you can tell
27:19that something very special
27:20is about to take place here.
27:25This impressive show garden
27:27called Love Blooms here
27:28was designed
27:29by the very talented
27:30Jason Hodges
27:31and it was created
27:32to host
27:33a real-life wedding.
27:35This integrate
27:40and who wouldn't
27:42want to be married
27:42in a space like this?
27:44I mean,
27:44the whole garden
27:45has a fairytale vibe.
27:47The planting palette
27:48is soft and romantic
27:49with big,
27:50blousy hydrangeas,
27:52Dichondra silver falls
27:53in hanging baskets
27:54that look like
27:54a wedding veil
27:55and then the whole garden
27:57is framed
27:57by beautiful
27:58white crepe myrtles.
28:10And look at that
28:11majestic backdrop.
28:12I mean,
28:13talk about
28:13an incredible
28:14borrowed landscape
28:15with the mature trees
28:16and the historic
28:17royal exhibition buildings
28:18rising up
28:19in the background.
28:20Do I love this garden?
28:22I do.
28:23And there's plenty
28:23more to come.
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29:02We all have
29:03storage like this
29:03and it doesn't even
29:04have to be
29:05in the kitchen.
29:06The cupboards are so deep
29:07and these shelves
29:07are so close
29:08you can't even see
29:09what's at the back.
29:10I mean,
29:11the solution,
29:11it's actually
29:12quite simple.
29:13It's not really
29:15drawers
29:15and it's not really
29:16a shelf.
29:16You have to stick
29:17with me to find out
29:18but it's a lot easier
29:19than trying to get
29:23this.
29:24It didn't have to be
29:25that hard.
29:26And like all good
29:27makeovers,
29:28it starts
29:28with the clear out.
29:29So this cupboard
29:30needs to be empty.
29:49That's amazing how much
29:50can be in one cupboard.
29:51Now I'm going to be
29:52keeping these
29:53because they will be
29:54part of my solution.
29:58Now the reason
29:59we need to use
29:59these battens
30:00on the hinge side
30:01is that is what's
30:02going to give us
30:02the clearance
30:03for this drawer
30:04or shelf,
30:05I haven't decided
30:06what I want to call it yet,
30:07to open.
30:08So now
30:08I can attach these
30:10to the side
30:10of the carcass.
30:25Alright,
30:25now we are ready
30:26to turn these shelves
30:27into drawers
30:28and how are we going
30:28to do that?
30:29Well it's pretty simple,
30:30we're just going to use
30:31some drawer runners.
30:32Now basically
30:33the way that these work
30:34is this side here
30:35will get connected
30:36to the carcass
30:37and then this side
30:38which is the L shape,
30:39the shelf will sit
30:40in here
30:40and we can fix
30:41from underneath.
30:43Now you'll see
30:43for the spacings
30:44that I've got
30:44a shorter shelf here
30:45that's for stuff
30:46like your cups
30:47and your mugs
30:48and then the other two
30:49I've just spaced out
30:50evenly.
30:51Now I can simply
30:51just screw these in place.
31:15and with the runners
31:16in place
31:16I'm just sliding
31:17the old shelves
31:18back in
31:19and look at that
31:20it's not quite a shelf
31:21it's not quite a drawer
31:22it's a shelf
31:23or a dwarf.
31:24Does that make sense?
31:26I don't know
31:26but whatever you want
31:27to call it
31:27it means there's no
31:28hopping on your hands
31:29and knees anymore
31:30so that means
31:31you're saving your back.
31:32Win-win for everyone.
31:34Dwarf?
31:34Dwarf?
31:36I don't know.
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32:12that will have
32:12everyone going back
32:13for seconds.
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32:15and apricot chicken
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32:17almond couscous.
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32:31So much better
32:43A visit to the
32:44Melbourne International
32:45Flower and Garden
32:46Show is not complete
32:47until you've come
32:48into the Royal
32:49Exhibition Building
32:49to see the Flower
32:51Hall.
32:51And this year
32:52they've gone sky high.
32:53We never miss it
32:54do we Graham?
32:55It's always so
32:56magnificent.
32:57And this year
32:58it's not just
32:58the beautiful
32:59floral displays
33:00that you can see.
33:00You can also
33:01meet the farmers
33:02and find out
33:03how your flowers
33:04are growing.
33:05I woke up
33:06Got another day
33:07I woke up
33:10Let's celebrate
33:12Do you ever been
33:14the stars
33:14If you're happy
33:15you're alive
33:16I woke up
33:17Got another day
33:20The sun is shining
33:22Let's get a
33:24matcha latte
33:24I keep on smiling
33:26Oh yeah
33:27I'm cheesing
33:29There is one site
33:30on the Mifka
33:31Showground
33:31that is feared
33:32by most designers
33:33and tackled
33:34only by the brave
33:35and it is this one
33:36It's a triangular shape
33:37which actually drops
33:38by at least a meter
33:40and a half
33:40across its length
33:41And when you've got
33:42a tricky site like that
33:43you need to have
33:44an epic garden
33:45and that is exactly
33:46what Matt York
33:46has done
33:47with his garden
33:48We the Wild
33:49It's these fantastic
33:50big boulders
33:51offset by 200 year old
33:53grass trees
33:53and a planting scheme
33:54and water feature
33:55that is absolutely
33:56to die for
34:06Matt, I absolutely
34:08love your garden
34:08It looks sensational
34:09but there's a story
34:10behind it, isn't there?
34:11There is, yeah
34:11So We the Wild
34:12is a garden
34:14about the restorative
34:15power of nature
34:16and drawing off
34:17the landscape character
34:18of the Southern Ocean
34:19of Victoria
34:20and seeing how we can
34:21bring those qualities
34:23and restorative powers
34:24into small garden design
34:25Absolutely fantastic
34:26And this site
34:27is super tricky, isn't it?
34:28It slopes right down
34:29But you've managed
34:30to use that to your advantage
34:31and make your planting
34:32look like it's all
34:32on different layers
34:33and levels
34:34How have you made that work?
34:35Yeah, so we exaggerated
34:37the level by a meter
34:38There's naturally
34:39about a meter
34:40or 50 of crossfall
34:41on the site
34:42to really exaggerate
34:44that level change
34:45and play with that topography
34:47much like that
34:48you would see in the coast
34:49but also to bring
34:51quite an immersive space
34:52just here where
34:53the sitting area
34:54next to the main
34:56living areas will be
34:56Right
34:57Tell me about the fireplace
34:58I love the design of that
35:00Yes
35:00We were so fortunate
35:01to have incredible
35:02grass trees
35:03I suppose a main driver
35:04for our design
35:05and colour palette
35:06We wanted to have
35:08a fireplace that picked up
35:09on the black trunk
35:10but also the angle
35:12to highlight and exaggerate
35:14the topography
35:14that we were playing with
35:15Right
35:15So there's a directional cue
35:17there that starts
35:18to draw the eye
35:19back up to the hill
35:20and that was
35:21a design decision
35:23we made
35:23I think
35:24I need
35:25to let you go
35:27to let you go
35:32I think
35:34The quarter acre block
35:35has always been
35:36the Aussie dream
35:36but these gardens
35:37prove that you can
35:38still have a dream garden
35:39even when space
35:41is limited
35:41and this garden
35:42in particular
35:43which was designed
35:44by Emma Sadie Thompson
35:45shows that on a balcony
35:47a small space
35:48you can still think
35:49environmentally
35:50so it includes
35:51things like
35:51a recycled brick
35:52gabion wall
35:53we've got tabletops
35:55and benchtops
35:55made from recycled
35:56building aggregate
35:57even the pavers
35:58are made from
35:59crushed oyster shells
36:00and I'm loving
36:02these wicking beds
36:03here
36:03which are both
36:04decorative
36:04but also allow
36:05the plants
36:06to water themselves
36:20this is a really
36:21great example
36:22of how you can
36:23make the most
36:23of a balcony space
36:24with clever design
36:25so this day bed
36:27which converts
36:27into a couch
36:28combines with
36:29the pizza oven
36:30the kitchen area
36:31and the soothing
36:32sound of water
36:33to create a really
36:34inviting place
36:35that you want
36:35to unwind in
36:36and the designer
36:37has really made
36:38the most
36:39of every inch
36:39of space
36:40while still allowing
36:41the garden to breathe
36:42from the pots
36:43and planter boxes
36:44filled with textured
36:45plants like euphorbias
36:46and grasses
36:47to the green pergola
36:48which is dripping
36:49with sedums
36:50and trailing plants
36:51I'm a wild garden
36:53Oh
36:53Oh
36:54Oh
36:54Oh
36:57Oh
36:58Oh
36:58Oh
36:59Oh
37:02Oh
37:02Oh
37:04This balcony garden
37:05has a much more
37:06contemporary feel
37:07so it makes great use
37:08of curved lines
37:10everywhere
37:10and beautiful symmetry
37:11It's also a kaleidoscope
37:13of colour
37:14from the bright furniture
37:15to all of these
37:16beautiful native plants
37:17and not only
37:18do those natives
37:19like our grevilleas
37:20and banksias
37:21provide that beautiful
37:22pop of colour
37:23but they also invite
37:24the birds
37:24and the friendly pollinators
37:25It's water
37:27under the breeze
37:29It's just water
37:31It is what it is
37:33Every year
37:34at Mifcus
37:35there is a standout garden
37:36for several reasons
37:38One
37:38its location
37:39facing into
37:41that incredible heritage building
37:42behind me
37:43This one
37:44by Andrew Stark
37:45is a standout
37:46for lots of other reasons
37:48not only
37:48the classical design
37:50but the planting
37:51that's been chosen
37:52There are plants here
37:53that you have not seen before
37:54and some new plants
37:56or maybe old plants
37:57new varieties
37:58treated in a completely
38:00different way
38:06Well, are you happy?
38:07I'm absolutely
38:08absolutely
38:09100%
38:10so happy
38:11The boys have done
38:11a great job
38:12the team's really
38:13put it together for you
38:14Yeah, everyone's done
38:15about 150%
38:16or more
38:17We've worked 10
38:1812 hour days
38:18every day
38:19so everyone's done
38:20a great job
38:20When I had a look
38:21yesterday
38:22already
38:23it was very
38:24structurally sound
38:25Yes
38:25and it did have
38:26those particular avenues
38:28and vistas
38:29through the garden
38:30I'm at this key spot
38:31here in front of
38:31the Hurt Gotchal fountain
38:32so I had to have
38:33a sight line
38:34from there
38:34into the garden
38:36and obviously
38:36the longer side
38:37here is the main
38:38viewing point
38:38but I've added
38:39three main viewing points
38:40and there's two
38:41on this side as well
38:42Andrew, it's a classic design
38:44but there's a bit
38:44of a contemporary
38:46feel to it
38:46Can you take us
38:47through that?
38:48Yeah, so
38:48it's my take
38:50on a modern
38:50Italian garden
38:51so I've fused
38:52together contemporary
38:53so I've got
38:55new limestone
38:56paving
38:57newly styled
38:58trees
38:59and new
39:00released perennials
39:01but I've done
39:01the traditional
39:03look of the
39:04old pots
39:04and the way
39:06it's set out
39:06so I've got
39:07a lot of
39:07reproduction pots
39:08I've got a lot
39:08of handmade pots
39:09as well
39:09from France
39:10so I've mixed
39:11the two together
39:12and fused it together
39:13You've got
39:14a water house
39:15here
39:15it's almost
39:16replacing the
39:17lily pillies now
39:18because it doesn't
39:18get psyllids
39:19and all sorts
39:19of other drama
39:20it's a great
39:21backdrop for any
39:22garden isn't it
39:23small or large
39:24Yeah and it's
39:25a nice soft
39:25backdrop
39:26you can either
39:26clip it hard
39:27or have it
39:27soft like this
39:28It's certainly
39:28being used
39:29a lot today
39:30by home gardeners
39:31and by
39:31landscape designers
39:33but you've got
39:34plants here
39:34that we haven't
39:35seen in such
39:36a formal
39:37classical design
39:38before
39:39Yeah that's right
39:39I've got a lot
39:40of interesting
39:41and different
39:41perennials
39:42and I was
39:42really conscious
39:43not to do
39:44the same
39:44perennials
39:44as every
39:45other year
39:45One of my
39:46favourite plants
39:46is over there
39:47it's sanguasorva
39:48lilac squirrel
39:50Yeah
39:50So it's an
39:50absolute standout
39:51plant
39:52You've also got
39:52some standout
39:53ginkos
39:54which are my
39:54absolute favourite
39:55tree of all time
39:56Yeah
39:56These are the
39:57new spires
39:58they're vertical
39:59and they'll go
40:00that beautiful
40:01buttery yellow
40:01in autumn
40:02It's called
40:03lemon lime spire
40:04Yeah
40:04And I said
40:05are they going
40:05to be yellow
40:06Yeah
40:06And we sort of
40:07hummed it hard
40:08but they're green
40:08and they're just
40:09super lush
40:09adding a lot of
40:10verticality to the
40:11gardens
40:11And of course
40:12we can't not
40:12mention the
40:13hydrangeas
40:14which are going off
40:15That's a new
40:16recent release
40:17called Mojito
40:19So we've got
40:19about 15 in each
40:21pot just en masse
40:22Yeah
40:22Congratulations
40:23It's an absolute
40:24standout
40:25Thank you
40:25Good on you
40:26Thanks very much
40:30It's been stiff
40:31competition
40:32but the judges
40:32have picked a winner
40:33Congratulations to
40:34Matt York
40:35whose garden
40:36We the Wild
40:36has won
40:37Best in Show
40:39Well there you go
40:40another bit of
40:41Homes and Gardens
40:42blockbuster for you
40:43from the Melbourne
40:44International Flower
40:45and Garden Show
40:46Hope you've enjoyed
40:47it
40:47We have
40:48I mean the theme
40:48this year really
40:49has been
40:49kaleidoscope of colour
40:50and we're seeing
40:51that indoors and out
40:52I have loved seeing
40:53the flower farmers
40:55combining with the
40:56florists to create
40:57that amazing
40:58flower hole display
40:59Well the boutique
41:00gardens they were
41:00absolutely sensational
41:02weren't they
41:02The achievables
41:03were amazing
41:03but the show gardens
41:04we've got to take
41:05our hat off to
41:06Matt York behind us
41:07We the Wild
41:07what a sensational
41:08garden
41:09perfect in every way
41:10It's just brilliant
41:11I hope you've
41:12enjoyed the show
41:12don't forget it
41:13open right through
41:14the weekend
41:15thanks for your
41:16company
41:16Bye
41:22Jo I'm thinking
41:24this Marta Price
41:25home can be summed
41:26up in three little
41:27words
41:28Yeah
41:28Layering
41:29lifestyle
41:30and luxury
41:31right
41:31now stay with me
41:32layering in terms
41:33of the materials
41:34and geometries used
41:35lifestyle
41:36all the beautiful
41:37relaxing living zones
41:38both external
41:39internal and internal
41:40and luxury
41:41all the fittings
41:42and finishes
41:43beautifully curated
41:44to compliment the
41:45design
41:45Do you know
41:45I almost agree
41:47with you 100%
41:47I reckon there's
41:48just one little
41:49L word that you've
41:50forgotten
41:50What's that?
41:51No not that one
41:52It is literally
41:53life changing
41:54for the lucky
41:54bugger that wins
41:55all of this
41:56We hope you've
41:57enjoyed taking a
41:58look around
41:58We'll see you next
41:58week with more
41:59Better Homes and
41:59Gardens
42:00You've got to be
42:00in it to win it
42:01to love it
42:02See ya
42:07Next time
42:08we're serving up
42:09the ultimate
42:10flavour fusion
42:11Shishuka
42:12said in an Irish
42:13accent so you
42:14can work out
42:15what it is
42:18Honey
42:19I shrunk
42:19the house
42:20Well Juliet
42:21did
42:21Now tell me
42:22this isn't
42:23the cutest
42:23little bath
42:24you have
42:25ever seen
42:28Plus
42:28why not
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42:31If a bunch
42:32of flowers
42:33can brighten
42:34up a room
42:34imagine what
42:35a flower farm
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42:47And scratch
42:48that itch
42:48that's got you
42:49by the whiskers
42:50Cats are very
42:51different to dogs
42:52You've got to
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42:54That's next time
42:56on Better Homes
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