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Better Homes and Gardens - Season 32 - Episode 03
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00:00:00Pete, we are so fortunate to live in this glorious country of ours.
00:00:03It's surrounded by so much beautiful water and waterways.
00:00:07Yeah.
00:00:07Such a massive percentage of Australians live on the coast.
00:00:10It calms, inspires and energises us, doesn't it?
00:00:12Which is why we are so excited to show you through tonight's amazing home
00:00:16because literally all those ideas, it's part of this home's DNA.
00:00:20It has a roofline inspired by a wave which floats above the living areas.
00:00:25Honestly, it's one of many things that will whet your appetite
00:00:27on tonight's Better Homes and Gardens.
00:00:31Tonight, even our tiniest turtles need rescuing from time to time.
00:00:36I think the little creatures are so important.
00:00:38We always talk about the big ones.
00:00:40Find out what all the fuzz is about.
00:00:43Try our peachy dessert.
00:00:44I'm about to make this day a whole lot better
00:00:47by making the best peach tart you're going to see.
00:00:51Have you noticed how our streets are cluttered with parked cars?
00:00:55It's because our garages are full too.
00:00:58I can already see one big problem.
00:00:59Yeah, well, the car doesn't fit, mate.
00:01:03Plus, got a tree that's totally rooted?
00:01:06Charlie's on the case.
00:01:07This is a family show.
00:01:09I'm using a technical term, of course.
00:01:11And Valentine's Day might be long gone,
00:01:14but roses can live on.
00:01:16Today, it's a rose lover's paradise.
00:01:33Well, I'm standing on the bank of a farm dam,
00:01:35and there's a couple of blokes in front of me
00:01:37waiting around in the water,
00:01:38using their hands to look for something.
00:01:41What is it they're looking for?
00:01:45There we go.
00:01:46Got one.
00:01:47Oh, how's that for timing?
00:01:49Beautiful.
00:01:50Looking good.
00:01:52Aha!
00:01:54Well, Shane and Cain,
00:01:56what sort of turtles have we got, boys?
00:01:57This is the eastern long-necked turtle.
00:01:59And are they fully grown at that stage?
00:02:01Yeah, pretty well.
00:02:02Yeah, they can get a little bit bigger than this,
00:02:04but basically these are adult females.
00:02:06So, obviously, you rescue turtles.
00:02:08Do you rescue anything else as well?
00:02:10Oh, look, we don't discriminate.
00:02:11We work with a whole range of wildlife.
00:02:14Come on, such as?
00:02:15Well, including fish and frogs and lizards and snakes
00:02:20and all things that live around wetlands.
00:02:22We started it about a decade ago.
00:02:25Shane and I and our good turtle mate,
00:02:27we all got together,
00:02:29and basically we saw a requirement
00:02:31and a necessity for these animals to be saved,
00:02:33especially in Sydney growth areas
00:02:35where they're doing a lot of new infrastructure,
00:02:37road upgrades, housing estates.
00:02:39It's a wonderful thing to be able to do what you love
00:02:42and get paid for it.
00:02:43So where do you go to release the turtles?
00:02:47Well, we try to find a body of water
00:02:48if it's not going to be impacted in the future,
00:02:50if it's not too far away from where we rescued them from.
00:02:53We've got ourselves a couple of turtles.
00:02:55What happens now?
00:02:56If these guys were injured or unhealthy in any way,
00:02:58we would take them to the vet,
00:02:59and then they'd usually go back to Shane's
00:03:01or a carer's for rehabilitation.
00:03:03Don't tell me you... I'm interrupting you.
00:03:05Don't tell me you've got a turtle hospital at your joint.
00:03:08Yes, I have.
00:03:09He's got a turtle hospital at his joint.
00:03:11That's something I've got to say.
00:03:36I open my mouth and it's all in my throat.
00:03:43It must take a lot of time, mate, looking after all of this.
00:03:46It's a full-time job.
00:03:47You were, what, a fitter and turner, weren't you, wasn't you?
00:03:49Yeah, by trade.
00:03:50OK.
00:03:50Yep.
00:03:51So this is totally different to fitting and turning.
00:03:53It's a completely different thing altogether.
00:03:55Can you give me a random figure
00:03:56as to how many do you estimate are in this backyard?
00:03:58There's 200 to 300 in this backyard.
00:04:02We mainly breed the eastern long-necked turtles
00:04:05and I also breed the Murray short-necked necks.
00:04:07Yeah.
00:04:07What happens to them all?
00:04:09Where are they going to go?
00:04:10Well, I do rehome turtles.
00:04:13Yeah.
00:04:13The baby ones, I'm really fussy where they go to.
00:04:17Yeah.
00:04:17People got to have the correct tank set-ups.
00:04:20Yeah, that's important.
00:04:20And licences and everything else like that.
00:04:23OK, important point.
00:04:24Let's talk about licences.
00:04:25So you've got a licence to cover you
00:04:27from doing all this sort of stuff,
00:04:29you know, along with cone, right?
00:04:31You also would have to have a licence
00:04:32to be selling what are Australian native fauna,
00:04:34am I right?
00:04:35Yes.
00:04:35OK, so you have that too?
00:04:37That's a separate thing, yep.
00:04:38Yeah, agreed.
00:04:39That's a totally different thing.
00:04:40Yep.
00:04:40But you have to have that as well.
00:04:41Do those people who take one on board
00:04:43have to have a licence themselves
00:04:45or a permit to keep that animal?
00:04:47Yes.
00:04:48OK.
00:04:48So it's all well-controlled.
00:04:50Both of you, you know,
00:04:52I think what you're doing in the world today
00:04:55is saving the little creatures
00:04:56and I think the little creatures are so important.
00:04:57We always talk about the big ones.
00:04:59I would like to have a look at some rehabilitation.
00:05:02Of course, yeah.
00:05:03Can we have a squiz?
00:05:04Sure, Ken.
00:05:05Lead the way, Macduff.
00:05:14So this obviously had an injury to the shell just here, mate.
00:05:18Where did this turtle come from?
00:05:19This turtle was crossing a road and was hit by a vehicle.
00:05:23Somebody pulled over and collected the turtle.
00:05:25Yeah.
00:05:25And they took it to a vet and the vet has repaired its shell.
00:05:31Yeah.
00:05:31And they've brought it here just for rehab for a period of time.
00:05:35What's your general advice to people who see an injured turtle on the side of the road?
00:05:40We encourage people to just stop the car if it's safe to do so.
00:05:43Get that turtle into a box, some sort of containment,
00:05:46and just get it to the nearest vet.
00:05:47That's the best thing to do because the vet will know exactly who to refer it to
00:05:51or be able to care for that turtle themselves.
00:05:54This one in there looks like it's been on steroids.
00:05:56It's enormous.
00:05:57What's that one?
00:05:58That is a northern long neck.
00:06:00I guess for the people at home, they don't bite, do they?
00:06:02You take it?
00:06:03No, they don't.
00:06:04They might mistake your finger as food.
00:06:06Yeah.
00:06:07That's probably the only thing, but they're not aggressive or anything.
00:06:10This is a beautiful animal, isn't it?
00:06:12Look at the webbing on the feet.
00:06:13Look at that.
00:06:13They're so well-equipped to be able to swim.
00:06:17Little tiny nostrils right up here on the very top of the nose.
00:06:19They come right to the surface of the water, breathe so easily.
00:06:23Tiny little eyes.
00:06:26They're such amazing animals.
00:06:28But what happens to these wild turtles when they've finished their rehabilitation?
00:06:35Let's grab these turtles.
00:06:37Yep.
00:06:38Whoa.
00:06:40Is it technical what you're going to do
00:06:41or are you simply going to pop them in the water?
00:06:43Oh, look, we just place them on the bank and let them wander off into the water.
00:06:46Oh, you put them on the bank.
00:06:47Yeah, we do.
00:06:47Right, oh, well, go for your lives.
00:06:48They know what they're doing.
00:06:49So what do you do, just sort of put them on the edge or put them in the water or
00:06:52what do you do?
00:06:53Just sit them right here on the edge of the water and let them do their thing.
00:07:00Now, that's a bit cleaner water than they've come out of.
00:07:02It's beautiful.
00:07:02Yeah.
00:07:03I love it here.
00:07:03Look at that.
00:07:04Look at that go.
00:07:04How do you feel when you release one into the wild?
00:07:08Oh, look, it feels good knowing that those turtles have come out of a bit of a sticky situation
00:07:12and now they can go off and live their life happily in a picturesque location like this.
00:07:17So hats off to the ferrier.
00:07:19It's a great job.
00:07:20I don't know that I'd have to be stuck in the mud for four hours at a time,
00:07:23but they seem to enjoy it and the rewards speak for themselves.
00:07:43Honestly, it doesn't matter which way you look.
00:07:46Combining right angles, curves and creativity.
00:07:49And master craftsmanship.
00:07:50To a level we've really seen.
00:07:53Lana, look one is ready for you to see.
00:07:55Oh, my gosh, this is incredible.
00:08:06Living in a busy urban area certainly has its perks.
00:08:10But when it's time to switch off and recharge, you want your bedroom to be your sanctuary.
00:08:15The vibe in that space really does matter,
00:08:18which is why I've designed two DIY bed heads that will instantly elevate your sleep zone.
00:08:23And the best part is they're totally rent-a-friendly.
00:08:36Knock, knock. Hello.
00:08:38Hey, hey.
00:08:40Hi, Lana.
00:08:40Hi. How are you?
00:08:42Oh, my goodness.
00:08:43I'm so sorry.
00:08:44I just have to.
00:08:45That's okay.
00:08:45I'll give you a hand.
00:08:47I hear that you're struggling with the design of this room a little bit.
00:08:50Yeah, it's like I love the space, but I want to add personality and I can't nail anything to the
00:08:56wall.
00:08:57It all has to be temporary.
00:08:58I really like to have a sort of neutral base, but I want something to pop, whether it's like the
00:09:04doona, the pillow, the bed head, just to draw your attention to it.
00:09:09Sure.
00:09:09I can work with that brief.
00:09:10The first thing I need to do, though, is just measure the bed so we get the right size for
00:09:14the bed head.
00:09:17Thanks, Lana.
00:09:18So we want it to just overhang the bed a little bit.
00:09:22I think if we go to about $1,400, so it sits about there.
00:09:26That's great.
00:09:29I've had some MDF cut to suit my measurements and it's been under-coded and I want this bed head
00:09:34to have the look of an upholstered padded one, but they can be quite pricey.
00:09:38So I'm using this very cool pool noodle hack.
00:09:41The first thing I'm going to do is just take a bread knife and cut down the center.
00:10:02Now, as much as I love the look of pool noodles, they're not quite the height of fashion, so I've
00:10:07chosen this gorgeous block printed fabric to go over the top of them.
00:10:11The key here is to mark out the center point of your backboard and also iron in a crease in
00:10:20the center of your fabric, and that way the fabric will stay the right way with the pattern and it
00:10:26won't distort.
00:10:32Once you've stapled that center point at the base, you take one of your pool noodle halves and place it
00:10:39over that center point.
00:10:40And just for the first one, I'm going to use some hot glue to hold it in place.
00:10:57Okay, now you take the fabric and you want to pull it up fairly tight over the pool noodle and
00:11:03make sure that that center crease in your fabric is over the middle of the pool noodle.
00:11:10Then hold it tight, grab your staple gun, start on one side and put a staple in somewhere near the
00:11:18top, fairly close to the noodle.
00:11:25Right, now the first one is in, so then you put the fabric back over the pool noodle, press it
00:11:34fairly tight against the noodle and grab your second one on one side.
00:11:40Place it up firmly against the first noodle, pull your first noodle, pull your fabric back over, and then make
00:11:48sure it's straight and lined up.
00:11:51Take your staple gun again and do the exact same thing.
00:11:55Just make sure that you're holding the fabric really firmly so that it's nice and tight.
00:12:09I'm going to continue adding pool noodles just like this, and I'll secure the fabric at the bottom of the
00:12:14board as I go.
00:12:15Folding the excess fabric into pleats to keep it neat and out of the way.
00:12:20On the home stretch now, just this end and the other one, and then I'll fold the fabric over and
00:12:27secure it at the back, and then I'll be done.
00:12:52Oh my gosh, this is incredible.
00:12:55You did ask for a pop of colour, so that's exactly what I gave you on this bare white wall.
00:12:59Honestly, I would have never picked blue for this room, but it works perfectly, and it's like, and the green,
00:13:06I love the green.
00:13:08It's a very classic look, it's timeless, it'll sort of last forever.
00:13:12Yeah, it's incredible, and it feels really calm, like it feels, yeah, I love it.
00:13:17Well, this is the first look. I do have another idea for you. Should I go start working on that?
00:13:23Yeah. Let's go.
00:13:25Okay.
00:13:26This pool noodle headboard looks absolutely stunning, but next week I'm making a headboard that's just as easy, but in
00:13:33a totally different style.
00:13:47One of the most frequent things I get asked about when it comes to our makeovers is, why do we
00:13:51use so many plants and think about how much it costs?
00:13:53Well, yes, we do put a lot of plants in the ground, but the whole idea is to inspire you
00:13:59and get you out in the garden.
00:14:00But what are my favourite three things to do to save a bit of cash?
00:14:04Well, you can plant plants a lot smaller.
00:14:06That sounds obvious, but something like this peace lily, if you bought it in a small 140ml pot, 12 to
00:14:1118 months' time, you'll have something like this.
00:14:14You can plant things that are really easy to propagate. Hydrangeas, for example, they propagate really easily, as do ground
00:14:21cupboards.
00:14:22You can split this up into maybe four plants, spread it around the garden. It's a super easy way to
00:14:26save some cash.
00:14:27The last thing I like to do is think about spacing when it comes to planting.
00:14:37So, when you're planting a garden out, think about how big something's going to be when it's about 75%
00:14:41of its mature height, and plant it at that height.
00:14:44This fat here, for example, I give that about a metre to a metre and a half.
00:14:47So, if you follow those tips, you can have a pretty garden, but it won't cost you a pretty penny.
00:14:58We're turning Mike's untouched single-car garage into a multifunctional space with heaps of storage, and yes, we'll even fit
00:15:05his shiny new car.
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00:16:01Pete, there's something so magical about watching waves just kind of lap onto a shoreline.
00:16:07Yeah, right.
00:16:07It's quite mesmerising, the patterns that it makes.
00:16:09Well, I'll tell you what.
00:16:10The next house that we're about to show you, the owner and the architect took that simple idea
00:16:14and said, let's turn it into a house.
00:16:23Oh, and Joe, what an architectural and engineering feat they've created.
00:16:27Confident and curvy.
00:16:29A ceiling that floats amongst the trees.
00:16:31That is magnificent.
00:16:39This is even more beautiful inside.
00:16:41It's amazing.
00:16:42Look, most amazing homes we walk into, we're usually looking down and around.
00:16:46Or at the view.
00:16:47Yeah.
00:16:47But here, the real wow moment is not by looking down, but by looking up at this incredible
00:16:52curving ceiling, which is the real hero of this home.
00:16:55And kind of ironic because the owners in their original brief didn't want concrete news.
00:16:59Can you believe it?
00:16:59I think this would have changed their mind.
00:17:01Well, concrete had a bad name in the 50s and 60s, but here it's light and it's delicate.
00:17:06Yeah.
00:17:07And it's all formed concrete, which means it had to be all formed up in timber.
00:17:10But when you peel that off, you're left with this beautiful patterned patina.
00:17:14You use the word delicate, and I think it's perfect.
00:17:17I think it's that top bank of windows that leaves you with a feeling that this roof is
00:17:20just kind of floating above the entire home.
00:17:23It's a really important point, Joe.
00:17:24It's not only delicate, but elegant.
00:17:26The definition of elegance being something heavy held up by something light, like a stiletto
00:17:31shoe, right?
00:17:32Here we have those poles holding up the concrete roof.
00:17:35Yeah.
00:17:35And then, Pete, you've got the most magnificent lighting, the uplighting, which just highlights
00:17:40everything that you want to appreciate about this ceiling.
00:17:43And then these amazing cloud pendant lights that, honestly, they're very organic shape,
00:17:48but again, they just complement the curves.
00:17:50This house, very much inspired by nature.
00:18:00So it's a two-storey home, but the owners wanted everything that they wanted on one single
00:18:05level.
00:18:06And one of the owners is a sensational cook.
00:18:08So the kitchen was always going to be something pretty spectacular.
00:18:11The bench top, zinc metal, which plays into that minimalist architectural aesthetics.
00:18:16Now, that coolness is offset by the warmth of the Patagonian marble and the beautiful
00:18:21warm timber joinery.
00:18:22But there's always a friendly wrestle between the interior designer and the architecture.
00:18:27Here, the hero's ceiling didn't want to be interrupted by range hoods and piping.
00:18:31So what do they do?
00:18:31So what do they do?
00:18:32They've got this sensational induction cooktop, and it has a pop-up range hood.
00:18:37So that way, all your smoke gets drawn down.
00:18:40But you do have to have some projections through it, like downpipes, and they're inserted through
00:18:44the valley of the roof, and they become design features.
00:18:47You've got all of your appliances here.
00:18:49You've got your wine cellar, your major fridge.
00:18:54One of the silent features, but most important parts of this composition is this horizontal
00:18:59transom, which runs around the edge of the room.
00:19:02Now, it's set at 2.1 metres above the floor, the height of a standard door.
00:19:06It's a modernist technique, which keeps everything at a human scale.
00:19:10Below it, you have all the furnishings and these deep, embracing nooks.
00:19:19Pete, you just walked past this.
00:19:21This is what a wine cellar looks like when it's actually got bottles in it.
00:19:28This has got to be one of the most gorgeous and dramatic powder rooms I think I've ever
00:19:33been in.
00:19:34I'm loving these dark tiles, so your eyes can rest a little, the contrasting light, the
00:19:39toilet that's hidden away back here, and then these arches are just the perfect finishing
00:19:44touch.
00:19:55Wow.
00:19:56Look in here.
00:19:58This is extraordinary.
00:20:00I mean, the walk-in robe, that is something else.
00:20:03And this entouille, it goes for days either way.
00:20:07Beautiful deep bath at that end.
00:20:09I mentioned in the powder room how they'd chosen dramatic dark tiles and how it was about
00:20:13resting your eyes.
00:20:13I mean, look how light-filled this house is with so much glass.
00:20:17They've done it quite deliberately in all of the bathrooms and also with the colour paint
00:20:22choice here is to make those intimate areas feel a little bit more cave-like.
00:20:26Yeah, the dark colour helps embrace and makes it more intimate.
00:20:29Jo, I cannot get over this roof.
00:20:32I know.
00:20:32I mean, we've got to salute the builders and the traders that put this together.
00:20:36I mean, these dips and curves aren't random.
00:20:39They're carefully choreographed to allow the neighbours to see through the dips out to
00:20:44the view.
00:20:45Now, the glass is a story in itself.
00:20:47Yeah.
00:20:47It went in last.
00:20:48They had to cut out one-to-one plywood shapes, then hand that to the glazier, who then laser
00:20:55cut it, and then he inserted it.
00:20:56I mean, this is surgeon-like precision.
00:20:59I mean, but the result is, I mean, it'd be like sleeping underneath a wave.
00:21:11Wow, this home just continues to deliver, Pete.
00:21:14Now that we've stepped outside, I honestly feel like we've gone into some kind of, I
00:21:17don't know, high-end resort or spa.
00:21:20Well, speaking of resorts, the original brief was to create a private sanctuary, which was
00:21:25experimental and immersive.
00:21:27We'll have done that.
00:21:28I mean, look at this pool.
00:21:30Look at this little separation.
00:21:31These tiles almost look like it's its own separate pontoon, and accessible by both the
00:21:36master bedroom and the main home.
00:21:38We've certainly dived into high-end design tonight.
00:21:55And then the downstairs level is all about the guests.
00:22:00There's three guest bedrooms, very well proportioned, each with their own en-suite and landscape
00:22:05courtyard.
00:22:05Yeah, there's also a laundry, another powder room, and then there's something else that
00:22:10you just have to see and believe.
00:22:14Well, Pete, if you're going to create the perfect sanctuary, I don't think things get
00:22:18more luxurious than this.
00:22:19Yeah, a car on its own lazy susan.
00:22:21A little turntable.
00:22:23So put it this way, you never have to worry about reversing out your driveway.
00:22:26Would you be full comfortable driving that?
00:22:28Of course I would.
00:22:29No, I wouldn't, really.
00:22:39This has been such a treat.
00:22:41It's so easy to see why this home has been making waves in architectural circles.
00:22:45It's already been shortlisted for a number of awards, and I'm certain it is going to win
00:22:49many more going into the future.
00:22:51Yeah, and well done to architect Nick Kent, who, by the way, worked in the office of the
00:22:55great Australian architect Bruce Rickard, who himself was a disciple of the great American
00:22:59architect Frank Lloyd Wright, who very much is the inspiration to 20th century modernism.
00:23:04And I think both of those masters would be proud of this effort.
00:23:07Well, you can definitely see those touches all throughout this design.
00:23:09It is an absolute triumph.
00:23:11I'm sure the wave house will continue to create a few more ripples.
00:23:14I see what you did there.
00:23:17Coming up, life's not always peaches and cream.
00:23:21Sometimes the little custard's good too.
00:23:23Well, I'll definitely be making it again.
00:23:27And so will you.
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00:23:55Now here's something most of us can relate to.
00:23:57We've got a 1960s home that's recently been updated with a single car garage that hasn't
00:24:02been touched.
00:24:03And now the owner, here he comes now, has decided to go all 21st century and buy himself
00:24:08a beautiful new shiny EV.
00:24:11That's two worlds colliding.
00:24:13What could possibly go wrong?
00:24:19Oh, look at this.
00:24:22Wow-wee.
00:24:24Mike, how are you?
00:24:26G'day, Adam.
00:24:27How's it going?
00:24:28Loving the wheels, mate.
00:24:30Yeah.
00:24:30No, she's a great car.
00:24:32Absolutely beautiful.
00:24:33Definitely a car you'd want to lock up at night.
00:24:35Absolutely.
00:24:36You know, with all the bush around here, we're lucky to have it, but that also means a lot
00:24:39of dust.
00:24:39Yeah, well, let's talk about the garage.
00:24:41I can already see one big problem.
00:24:43Yeah.
00:24:44Well, the car doesn't fit, mate.
00:24:46Yeah.
00:24:48I think there's a wall in the way.
00:24:50Yeah, it's a bit of a problem.
00:24:51Yeah, yeah.
00:24:52And what about, you know, obviously you've got clutter like everyone does in the garage.
00:24:56I've got to say it's not too bad, but you need storage in your garage as well, don't
00:24:59you?
00:24:59Yeah, that'd be super helpful.
00:25:01We just bring stuff down, don't have time to think about it too much with three kids,
00:25:05so anything that doesn't fit upstairs, come straight down here.
00:25:08Come straight down here.
00:25:08But now you've got a new baby, so we need to make room for that, yeah?
00:25:13Absolutely.
00:25:13But also, we need to make storage, because we need somewhere to put all this stuff, yeah?
00:25:17Yeah, that'd be ideal.
00:25:19And what about, how are you charging the car?
00:25:21Well, at the moment, I'm just running it up to the public EV charger at the shops.
00:25:24Okay.
00:25:25So maybe we think about getting a fast charger in here or something?
00:25:28If you can make it happen.
00:25:29Well, only if you get those guns to work, mate, and start moving those weights.
00:25:33Have you seen how dusty they are?
00:25:34I've seen the size of your arms.
00:25:41What?
00:25:42Jesus, what's in here?
00:25:47With everything cleared out, it is already looking better.
00:25:50Now, one thing you want to look out for when you're working on a garage of this age is to
00:25:54check for asbestos.
00:25:56If you think you've got it, get the professionals in.
00:25:58Now, in our case, we're lucky.
00:26:00We've got some masonry walls here and this timber wall.
00:26:03And lucky for me, this is non-structural, which means I can simply just clear it out.
00:26:10How easy is that?
00:26:17Woo-hoo!
00:26:18Too easy.
00:26:18Now, obviously, this wall did serve a purpose, making a storage room back here.
00:26:23But now, we need all the room we can get.
00:26:25So, it's got to go.
00:26:41I have to say, this garage feels huge with this dividing wall taken out, but just a little bit mismatched.
00:26:48Now, we all know that one of the key things to a safe workspace is making sure you have good
00:26:53lighting.
00:26:54And it's fair to say, this garage does not have that.
00:26:56So, some new lights will help fix that up.
00:26:59But you know what else brightens an area?
00:27:01Well, a fresh coat of paint.
00:27:16It is amazing what a little bit of paint can do.
00:27:19How much better does this look?
00:27:21Now, while this dries, I'm going to head up to the hardware store to deck this garage out.
00:27:25Ooh-hoo!
00:27:29Ooh-hoo!
00:27:33Ooh-hoo!
00:27:34Ooh-hoo!
00:27:35Ooh-hoo!
00:27:35Looks like everything I need is upstairs.
00:27:37Ooh-hoo-hoo!
00:27:39Now, maybe someday...
00:27:42The secret to a successful garage is really all about maximising space and storage.
00:27:48And here at Bunnings, they have a huge range of heavy-duty modular systems with flexible floor plans to help
00:27:54you to create the perfect multi-purpose hub and make the most out of every square metre.
00:28:08And one really efficient way to do that is with these ceiling mount systems, which allow you to put tubs
00:28:14up on the ceiling.
00:28:16Absolutely fantastic.
00:28:17Get everything off the ground.
00:28:30The thing that I love about this aisle is they have all the displays set up so you can see
00:28:35what you need.
00:28:36I think to start off, I'm going to get these wire shelves here.
00:28:39We need extra storage.
00:28:40And then that workbench is looking at me.
00:28:43Every garage needs a good workbench.
00:28:45And while I'm at it, I'll grab a couple of those cabinets.
00:28:48Oh, this is what I'm looking for.
00:28:50Now, did you know that Bunnings has a large range of EV chargers and batteries for the home?
00:28:56And I did promise Mike if he helped me out with the clear-out, I'll get him a little surprise.
00:29:00And I don't think I can go past this.
00:29:02He's going to absolutely love it, and it'll finish off the garage perfectly.
00:29:12The spark has been and hooked up some new lights.
00:29:15It looks fantastic.
00:29:17And now, the first thing I'm putting together is this new heavy-duty shelving unit that I picked up.
00:29:22And the best thing about them is they're super easy to put together.
00:29:25There's no screws or bolts.
00:29:27Everything just taps in place.
00:29:29And this matte black finish, well, it's going to look great against our nice new white walls.
00:29:50And I've got to say, that has to be the quickest shelving unit I've ever put together.
00:29:55Probably took all the five minutes.
00:30:02And look at that.
00:30:03One down, a few more to go.
00:30:08One down, a few more.
00:30:17Nice.
00:30:18The best thing about these locked-up cabinets is anything you want to keep away from the kids that's not
00:30:23safe for them.
00:30:24You can simply be put in here, locked up, and you'll take the keys with you.
00:30:27Come on.
00:30:40Look at that.
00:30:41And it's the perfect weekend workstation.
00:30:44Just grab what you want, cut up a few things.
00:30:47Beautiful.
00:30:48A little later, a few more bits and pieces to fit out in Mike's garage.
00:30:52Then the big question, will his car now fit?
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00:31:13Today I'm utilising the peach on the beach.
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00:31:40It's an absolute peach of a day,
00:31:43but I'm about to make this day a whole lot better
00:31:45by making the best peach tart you're going to see.
00:31:53So this recipe will use about six peaches.
00:31:56So you don't want them too soft,
00:31:58you want a little bit of firmness in there,
00:32:00because we're going to cook them,
00:32:01twist it.
00:32:04Do that six times.
00:32:15We're going to slice our peaches.
00:32:17It's not too thin.
00:32:17You want a little bit of thickness.
00:32:21Get them into a bowl.
00:32:28That's enough peaches.
00:32:29Now we're going to add a little bit of flavouring.
00:32:32I've got some nutmeg.
00:32:34About a teaspoon of nutmeg.
00:32:37And this wins will be interesting.
00:32:41There you go.
00:32:42Teaspoon of nutmeg.
00:32:46Any condition,
00:32:47I'm here for Better Homes and Gardens.
00:32:48Doesn't matter.
00:32:48I'm here for you.
00:32:54All right,
00:32:55got my nutmeg,
00:32:56got my cinnamon,
00:32:57a little bit of lemon zest.
00:33:03I've got some thyme,
00:33:04a little bit of lemon thyme.
00:33:05Thyme or lemon thyme.
00:33:07Now,
00:33:07a lot of people don't associate a herb like this
00:33:10with sweet cookery,
00:33:11but it really emphasises the peach.
00:33:14So add a little bit of our thyme in there,
00:33:16pick it in.
00:33:19A little pinch of salt
00:33:21helps bring everything out.
00:33:26And about a teaspoon of vanilla paste.
00:33:30Look at the wind.
00:33:31Go.
00:33:33And now what you do is
00:33:34just mix it.
00:33:39So let the peaches get covered
00:33:40in all that flavour.
00:33:43All right,
00:33:44so that's our peaches.
00:33:45Nutmeg,
00:33:46cinnamon,
00:33:46salt,
00:33:47lemon zest.
00:33:48That goes there.
00:33:49I need something to go under the peaches.
00:33:51So I thought,
00:33:52why not apricots
00:33:53and nuts?
00:33:54Because it's going to be soft,
00:33:55it's going to be sweet.
00:33:56So I soaked some apricots.
00:33:59So about a handful,
00:34:00just drain them off.
00:34:01It would be like
00:34:01a little soft bed
00:34:03for it to sit on.
00:34:04Give them a quick chop.
00:34:10The next we've got macadamia nuts.
00:34:12Great for roasting,
00:34:13great texture.
00:34:14It's about the same nuts.
00:34:15A little bit of my thyme,
00:34:17just roughly chopped that as well.
00:34:26All right,
00:34:27get that into a bowl.
00:34:38All we need now is the pastry
00:34:39and a little secret ingredient
00:34:41that's going to sweeten this dish up.
00:34:43I love to use puff pastry for this
00:34:45just because it swells up around
00:34:47whatever you're going to use it in.
00:34:48I roll it out.
00:34:51Great from the fridge.
00:34:52Work with it when it's cold.
00:34:54All right.
00:34:55I was thinking,
00:34:56something under the peaches,
00:34:57because the peaches are going to be quite sweet.
00:34:59So marmalade.
00:35:00Because the marmalade's a little bit bitter,
00:35:02so that with the sweetness.
00:35:04And it's going to add a nice stickiness
00:35:06when you roast it.
00:35:07So you've got your marmalade.
00:35:12So I reckon a generous helping,
00:35:14and we're just going to spread it
00:35:15like you would on bread.
00:35:20Look at that.
00:35:24We've got our nut and apricot mix.
00:35:26We're going to spread that on.
00:35:30So we don't want to go right to the edge.
00:35:32So leave a little barrier
00:35:33and spread that out.
00:35:37So we've still got a little sort of picture frame
00:35:40around the actual pastry.
00:35:43So you get your peaches.
00:35:46And basically,
00:35:47you're just going to overlap
00:35:49the whole way along the tart.
00:35:51Fitting as many as you can in.
00:35:54Be generous.
00:36:07All right.
00:36:07You've basically covered all your apricot and your nuts.
00:36:10And now what you want to do
00:36:11is just lock everything in
00:36:12and just sort of roll the pastry
00:36:14so it forms a little guard.
00:36:17And this, what happens is
00:36:17this will blow up around the pastry
00:36:19when we cook it.
00:36:21All right.
00:36:21Beautiful.
00:36:22So that encloses in all your tart
00:36:25and that will puff up when we roast it
00:36:26onto a roasting tray.
00:36:33So that goes in the oven.
00:36:34200 degrees for about 25 minutes
00:36:37until the pastry is crisp underneath.
00:36:45I hope you find what you're looking for.
00:36:48All right.
00:36:48What goes well with a tart?
00:36:50A custard.
00:36:51So I'm going to use
00:36:52about 250 mils of cream.
00:36:55250 mils of milk.
00:36:57Bring it to the boil.
00:37:03I'm going to flavor that
00:37:04with two tablespoons of white sugar
00:37:07just to sweeten it.
00:37:12A little bit of nutmeg.
00:37:14Just a little bit.
00:37:17A little pinch of vanilla.
00:37:28About six to eight egg yolks
00:37:29depending on the size of the egg.
00:37:31So separate your eggs.
00:37:33You just want the yolks.
00:37:34So the yolk is what thickens it.
00:37:37You just had a bad night.
00:37:39Freeze your egg whites
00:37:40for later on.
00:37:42Just whisk them.
00:37:47All right.
00:37:48The reason that you don't put
00:37:50the egg yolks straight
00:37:51into the boiling hot cream
00:37:53is you'll have scrambled eggs
00:37:54straight away.
00:37:55So what you do is
00:37:56you pour the boiling hot cream
00:37:57into the cold egg yolks
00:37:59and cold bowl.
00:38:01So a little bit at a time.
00:38:03So pour a little bit in.
00:38:07Give it a mix
00:38:08just to incorporate.
00:38:08just to incorporate.
00:38:09Give it a mix
00:38:11Give it a mix
00:38:17just to incorporate.
00:38:22Now what we do is
00:38:23mixture back into our pot
00:38:28and onto the flame.
00:38:30Now this is where you do not
00:38:32walk away.
00:38:33You just stir it
00:38:34and it will thicken
00:38:36but as it heats
00:38:37the egg yolks are going to cook.
00:38:39So what happens is
00:38:41it should coat the back
00:38:43of the spoon
00:38:43and you're left with a mark.
00:38:45That tells you it's thick enough.
00:38:46So it's not overly thick
00:38:47it's a very light custard.
00:38:50Get it off into a cold bowl.
00:39:05So what you do now is
00:39:07off the tray.
00:39:09So you just want to get
00:39:10a nice slice.
00:39:20Look at that.
00:39:21So you've got the soft fruit,
00:39:23the crunchy nuts,
00:39:24you've got those peaches melting,
00:39:25you've got the marmalade
00:39:27that's making it sticky sauce.
00:39:32That.
00:39:34Drizzle some custard.
00:39:43Oh yeah.
00:39:44The marmalade is standard.
00:39:46I'll definitely be making it again.
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00:40:56If you ask me,
00:40:58the ideal garage
00:40:59should be one
00:41:00that's match fit
00:41:01for weekend sports,
00:41:02DIY projects
00:41:04and all that seasonal storage.
00:41:06So I'm helping
00:41:07my mate Mike
00:41:08reimagine his single car garage.
00:41:11And we don't want to forget
00:41:12about that unused space
00:41:13sitting right above our heads.
00:41:15So now I'm ready
00:41:16to put the ceiling mounts on.
00:41:18Like I say,
00:41:18you can never have
00:41:19too many containers.
00:41:32Now it's ready
00:41:33for a test run.
00:41:37Look at that.
00:41:38They're fantastic.
00:41:40I can even walk
00:41:41underneath it.
00:41:42There's a room
00:41:42and I'm enjoying.
00:41:57Well this garage
00:41:58is definitely
00:41:58coming together
00:41:59but now I want to add
00:42:00a little bit
00:42:01of a personal touch
00:42:02and I've got a great idea
00:42:03for this spot right here.
00:42:07So the plan
00:42:08is to make
00:42:08a wall unit.
00:42:09It's basically
00:42:10like a spice rack
00:42:11for all your bits
00:42:12and pieces
00:42:12like your spray cans,
00:42:14your glues
00:42:14and your gap filler.
00:42:16The material I'm using
00:42:17is some 140 by 19
00:42:19dressed pine.
00:42:20Easy to get your hands on
00:42:21from the hardware saw.
00:42:22The only thing
00:42:22I have done
00:42:23is given it a coat
00:42:24of undercoat.
00:42:25And also
00:42:26I've got this 42 by 19
00:42:28which I'm going to use
00:42:29as my mounting block.
00:42:30So first thing
00:42:30I need to do
00:42:31is cut everything to size.
00:42:49All right.
00:42:50So the way
00:42:51this works
00:42:52is we've got
00:42:52two sides
00:42:53they're 600 mil long
00:42:55then I've got
00:42:56five shelves
00:42:57they're 400 mil long
00:42:58and those mounting blocks
00:42:59which are also
00:43:00400 mil.
00:43:02Now I'm just going
00:43:03to start
00:43:03by making
00:43:04the perimeter
00:43:05of the frame.
00:43:06Counting on
00:43:06different ideas
00:43:08drifting away
00:43:11Past and present
00:43:13and not
00:43:13and not
00:43:14the future
00:43:14sort it out
00:43:18What you're moving
00:43:19in elliptical
00:43:20about a thing
00:43:21it's not
00:43:22what you say
00:43:23what you say
00:43:23is way too complicated
00:43:25For a minute
00:43:26thought I couldn't tell
00:43:27how to fall out
00:43:30Alright so that is
00:43:31the main frame
00:43:31together
00:43:32but you can see
00:43:32you're not going
00:43:33to be storing
00:43:33much in here
00:43:34with just a rectangle
00:43:36so to fix that up
00:43:36I'm going to be
00:43:37adding these shelves
00:43:38Now here's a handy
00:43:39little tip
00:43:39If you don't have
00:43:40a protractor
00:43:41you can simply
00:43:42print one off
00:43:42like I have here
00:43:43and then I'm going
00:43:44to be using my bevel
00:43:45to set the angle
00:43:46which for me
00:43:47is 25 degrees
00:43:48Now the reason
00:43:49why I'm doing that
00:43:50is if I set
00:43:51these shelves in square
00:43:52this would have to be
00:43:53a lot taller
00:43:54to fit all the bits
00:43:55and pieces in
00:43:56so by putting it
00:43:57on the angle
00:43:58that allows you
00:43:59to keep it compact
00:43:59slide all your stuff in
00:44:01and it is a great
00:44:02little space saver
00:44:03Alright so when it
00:44:04comes to using
00:44:05this protractor
00:44:06you want to start
00:44:07on the 90
00:44:08that's basically
00:44:09that is our zero
00:44:10and then we want
00:44:11to subtract 25
00:44:12from that
00:44:12to get our 25
00:44:13degree angle
00:44:14so that means
00:44:15I'll pull this across
00:44:17to the 65
00:44:18make sure we're lined
00:44:19up in the centre
00:44:20down here
00:44:20at our pivot point
00:44:23and then you know
00:44:23that you've got
00:44:24the correct angle
00:44:25and you can lock
00:44:26it in place
00:44:44I'm going to get
00:44:44some matte black
00:44:45spray paint
00:44:46go over the whole lot
00:44:47which will tie
00:44:47everything together
00:45:04how good does that
00:45:05look
00:45:05absolutely works
00:45:06a treat
00:45:06and if you like
00:45:07this project
00:45:07and want to give it
00:45:08a go yourself
00:45:09and you need
00:45:09the worksheet
00:45:10make sure you drop
00:45:11us an email
00:45:26oh hi and the EV charger
00:45:28Mike is going to
00:45:30absolutely love that
00:45:31would be perfect
00:45:32for his car
00:45:33and this store
00:45:34ease starter kit
00:45:35is great
00:45:36for getting
00:45:36everything off
00:45:36the ground
00:45:52there's only one thing
00:45:53left to do
00:45:54let's see what Mike
00:45:55thinks of it
00:45:57hey
00:45:57mate this is
00:46:01unbelievable
00:46:02a little bit
00:46:03different
00:46:05overhead storage
00:46:06yeah
00:46:06I mean straight away
00:46:07you can see
00:46:08how much of a difference
00:46:09the paint work makes
00:46:10doesn't it
00:46:11it just brightens
00:46:12the whole area
00:46:12and then these lights
00:46:13as well
00:46:14I mean you can actually
00:46:15see what's going on
00:46:16in here
00:46:16it's really just
00:46:17opened the whole thing
00:46:17up
00:46:18I'd never have thought
00:46:19we'd have this much
00:46:20room in here
00:46:21yeah
00:46:21it was amazing actually
00:46:22because as soon as we
00:46:23took this dividing wall
00:46:24out
00:46:25just blew the whole area
00:46:26wide open
00:46:27and it's allowed us
00:46:28to get these smart
00:46:28storage systems in
00:46:30I mean each one of
00:46:31these shelves
00:46:31can take 600 kilos
00:46:33sounds like I'm going
00:46:34to need to buy more
00:46:35weights
00:46:35might have that
00:46:36home gym finally
00:46:37yeah definitely
00:46:38definitely
00:46:38and you've even got
00:46:39some locked up
00:46:40cabinets over here
00:46:41so if you want to
00:46:41keep stuff out the way
00:46:42of the kids
00:46:43you can put it in there
00:46:43but most importantly
00:46:45obviously I like my DIY
00:46:47so I did get you
00:46:48a little workstation
00:46:48here
00:46:49you're inspiring me
00:46:51Adam
00:46:51might have to get
00:46:52a little bit more
00:46:52handy myself
00:46:53yeah definitely mate
00:46:54if you need some tips
00:46:55mate
00:46:557 o'clock
00:46:56channel 7
00:46:57now I did say
00:46:58at the start
00:46:59if you help me
00:46:59clear out
00:47:00and move those
00:47:00heavy weights
00:47:01I might get you
00:47:01a surprise
00:47:02how about this
00:47:03little EV charger
00:47:04here mate
00:47:05mate
00:47:05hey
00:47:06that's fantastic
00:47:07that's going to
00:47:08help you out
00:47:09isn't it
00:47:09no absolutely
00:47:10it's going to
00:47:11definitely save me
00:47:11a lot of time
00:47:12can do this
00:47:12overnight
00:47:13while the car's
00:47:14parked in here
00:47:15hopefully
00:47:15well that is the
00:47:17big question
00:47:17does the car
00:47:18fit in the garage
00:47:19let's find out
00:47:20let's go
00:47:26bring it in mate
00:47:31fingers crossed
00:47:39look at this
00:47:40you can even
00:47:41swing the door
00:47:42open
00:47:46you know what I say
00:47:47that is
00:47:47mate
00:47:48that is a job
00:47:48well done
00:47:49absolutely
00:47:49know
00:48:07coming up
00:48:08Melissa's visiting
00:48:09a flower farm
00:48:10that'll sweep you
00:48:11off your feet
00:48:11it really is hard
00:48:13not to fall in love
00:48:14with roses
00:48:15and if your
00:48:16pot of trees
00:48:17are struggling
00:48:17there's only
00:48:18one man
00:48:19for the job
00:48:20I've got an olive
00:48:20to save
00:48:24so much better
00:48:35roses bring so much
00:48:36joy to our lives
00:48:37it's no wonder
00:48:38they're called
00:48:38the queen of flowers
00:48:39so they symbolise
00:48:41love and beauty
00:48:42and they're
00:48:43appreciated the world
00:48:44over for their
00:48:44spectacular colour
00:48:46and fragrance
00:48:46just magnificent
00:48:48so if you're looking
00:48:49for some top
00:48:50performing varieties
00:48:50for your home garden
00:48:51well this amazing
00:48:53place may just have
00:48:54you coming up roses
00:48:55I was living my life
00:48:57until you came along
00:49:00a person that could
00:49:02do no wrong
00:49:03I'm in Sylvan Victoria
00:49:04in the stunning
00:49:05Dandenong Ranges
00:49:06at the Anthony Tesler
00:49:08International Trial Gardens
00:49:09which aren't open
00:49:10to the public
00:49:11so we're really lucky
00:49:11to be here
00:49:12it's like a living
00:49:13showroom of plants
00:49:15spread over two and a half
00:49:16acres
00:49:17and it's not just roses
00:49:18that they trial here
00:49:19it's a whole bunch
00:49:20of different plants
00:49:21but today
00:49:21it's a rose lover's
00:49:22paradise
00:49:31so Justin
00:49:32you guys are
00:49:32expert plant breeders
00:49:34and selectors
00:49:34what is it that you're
00:49:35looking for out of
00:49:36the trial gardens here
00:49:37well basically Melissa
00:49:39with these trial gardens
00:49:40we're looking to bring
00:49:41new plant varieties
00:49:42into Australia
00:49:42so we need to make sure
00:49:43they perform in
00:49:44our climate
00:49:45environment
00:49:46and what is it
00:49:47that you are looking
00:49:48for in a top
00:49:49performing plant
00:49:50basically we need
00:49:51to know that it's
00:49:52going to perform
00:49:53and be easy maintenance
00:49:56lots of flowers
00:49:57if it's flowering
00:49:58but just easy care
00:50:00is the main thing
00:50:01we want
00:50:01we want the gardener
00:50:02to put it in the ground
00:50:03and it be no fuss
00:50:05so in a way
00:50:06you're doing all the hard work
00:50:07for the home gardener
00:50:08that's right
00:50:08so we'll trial these plants
00:50:10for up to seven years
00:50:12to make sure
00:50:12that they perform
00:50:14as expected
00:50:14and I can't go without
00:50:16talking about the colour
00:50:16of this rose
00:50:17yeah this was an old variety
00:50:19that we trialled
00:50:20a number of years ago
00:50:21we loved the colour
00:50:22but unfortunately
00:50:23there were other aspects
00:50:24to it that didn't
00:50:25didn't suit
00:50:26what we were looking for
00:50:27for the home gardener
00:50:28and I guess that does happen
00:50:30does it
00:50:30you spend all this time
00:50:31on something
00:50:32and then it doesn't
00:50:32necessarily
00:50:33you know play out
00:50:34exactly
00:50:34and unfortunately
00:50:36this is one of those
00:50:37for us
00:50:37so we still keep it here
00:50:39because we love
00:50:40we love the form of it
00:50:41but yeah
00:50:42there's aspects of it
00:50:43that just don't suit
00:50:44I love that you're looking
00:50:45for that
00:50:45and that's what a trial
00:50:46garden's for right
00:50:47yeah exactly
00:50:48so yeah
00:50:49we kiss many frogs here
00:50:51and end up with a prince
00:51:04taking centre stage
00:51:05are the showpiece roses
00:51:06now these are a great example
00:51:08of how good things
00:51:09come with time
00:51:10because these roses
00:51:11have been 20 years
00:51:12in the making
00:51:13and you can see why
00:51:14they're just stunning
00:51:15so they've got
00:51:16full
00:51:17double
00:51:17large flowers
00:51:19and they're highly fragrant
00:51:20so they have a touch
00:51:21of old world charm
00:51:22but they also have
00:51:23everything that we love
00:51:24about the modern roses
00:51:25so for example
00:51:26they're long flowering
00:51:27you get blooms
00:51:28on these plants
00:51:29from late spring
00:51:30all the way through
00:51:31to winter
00:51:31and they have excellent
00:51:33disease resistance
00:51:33and you can see
00:51:34they're nice and compact
00:51:36so they have a great shape
00:51:37and they only grow
00:51:38to about a metre tall
00:51:39which makes them perfect
00:51:40for small gardens
00:51:41and patios
00:51:42this beautiful one here
00:51:44is called champagne
00:51:45you can see it has
00:51:46beautiful apricot tones
00:51:48through the flower
00:51:49here's another stunner
00:51:50this is lipstick
00:51:51and you can see
00:51:52that the buds
00:51:53start out bright red
00:51:54but then they turn
00:51:55to this gorgeous
00:51:56sort of hot pink colour
00:51:58and then another
00:51:58of my favourites
00:51:59blush over here
00:52:00which has a blush
00:52:02coloured flower
00:52:02but the foliage
00:52:03is really beautiful
00:52:04and glossy
00:52:05and it's perfect
00:52:05in pots and containers
00:52:15it's been around
00:52:15for 30 plus years
00:52:16but the flower carpet rose
00:52:18is still the world's
00:52:19number one
00:52:19ground covering rose
00:52:20and it's easy
00:52:22to see why
00:52:22so this is a collection
00:52:24that was released
00:52:25in 1992
00:52:26and when it was released
00:52:27it really did change
00:52:28the face
00:52:29of what we think
00:52:30a rose should be
00:52:31because it was
00:52:32a no fuss plant
00:52:33and as a result
00:52:34it introduced the world
00:52:36of roses
00:52:36to a whole new generation
00:52:37of amateur
00:52:38and novice gardeners
00:52:40and it's a plant
00:52:41that's got a lot
00:52:41going for it
00:52:42so for a start
00:52:43the sheer number
00:52:43of flowers
00:52:44you get masses
00:52:45of flowers
00:52:45on this plant
00:52:46for up to 10 months
00:52:47of the year
00:52:48and the flowers
00:52:49are self-cleaning
00:52:50so there's no need
00:52:51to deadhead
00:52:51and even pruning
00:52:53is optional
00:52:53now every year
00:52:54the collection
00:52:55keeps getting bigger
00:52:56and better
00:52:56and this is the latest
00:52:57star in the range
00:52:58so this one is called
00:53:00flower carpet mini cherry
00:53:01so you can see
00:53:02it's got a smaller flower
00:53:03than a lot of the other
00:53:04varieties in the range
00:53:05but look at the sheer
00:53:06number of flowers
00:53:07on this plant
00:53:08it's also nice
00:53:09and compact
00:53:09but still sprawling
00:53:11so it's perfect
00:53:11for mass covering
00:53:12the ground
00:53:13using it in borders
00:53:14or of course pots
00:53:30the flower carpet roses
00:53:32are so low maintenance
00:53:33that even if you decide
00:53:34not to prune
00:53:35they'll still flower
00:53:35on a slightly larger bush
00:53:37but if you do decide
00:53:38to prune
00:53:38it's super easy
00:53:39super easy
00:53:40as simple as a hedge trim
00:53:41we've all got one now
00:53:42there's no fancy pruning
00:53:43and they really are
00:53:44the best rose
00:53:45for a novice
00:53:46or amateur gardener
00:53:47that's looking
00:53:48to get into roses
00:53:49yeah so we're talking
00:53:50like two thirds
00:53:51back in the winter
00:53:52two thirds back
00:53:53in the winter
00:53:53they'll flower in the spring
00:53:54right through
00:53:55the following winter
00:53:55honestly
00:53:56super simple
00:53:57there's no reason
00:53:57not to grow roses
00:53:58at home
00:53:59that's right
00:54:00they're perfect
00:54:09it really is hard
00:54:11not to fall in love
00:54:12with roses
00:54:13and thanks to expert
00:54:14breeding and selection
00:54:15and rigorous testing
00:54:16in trial gardens
00:54:17like this
00:54:18as home gardeners
00:54:19we really do have access
00:54:20to the pick of the best
00:54:21so next time you're out
00:54:23at your local garden centre
00:54:24make sure you check out
00:54:25some of these gorgeous varieties
00:54:26and you know
00:54:27I'm going to say it
00:54:28this weekend
00:54:28take some time out
00:54:30to smell the roses
00:54:31some people
00:54:37get too big
00:54:38for their boots
00:54:38this olive
00:54:39much too big
00:54:40for its pot
00:54:41if you're after
00:54:45international inspiration
00:54:46or you just want
00:54:47to try something new
00:54:48this month's
00:54:49Better Homes and Gardens
00:54:50magazine
00:54:50is all about exploration
00:54:52how would you explore
00:54:54if you won
00:54:55a million dollars
00:54:56discover how you can win
00:54:57within the issue
00:54:58then test your taste buds
00:55:00by cooking up
00:55:01spicy favourites
00:55:02with chilli
00:55:02including a chilli jam
00:55:04that you'll want to put
00:55:05on absolutely everything
00:55:07and Matt Moran
00:55:08makes a slow cooked
00:55:09lamb tagine
00:55:10and a one pan
00:55:11Tuscan roast chicken
00:55:13so grab your issue
00:55:14of Better Homes and Gardens
00:55:15magazine right now
00:55:16for a whole world
00:55:17of cooking to explore
00:55:26if I was to say to you
00:55:27that this olive tree
00:55:28here was rooted
00:55:29you might say to me
00:55:30looks pretty healthy
00:55:31Charles
00:55:31and I would reply
00:55:32stop that filthy language
00:55:33this is a family show
00:55:34I'm using a technical term
00:55:35of course
00:55:36the plant's so healthy
00:55:37it's bust through
00:55:38the bottom of the pot
00:55:39and it is completely stuck
00:55:40now it could stay like this
00:55:42and live a healthy life
00:55:43but it's not really
00:55:44in the right spot
00:55:44and it's going to be
00:55:45much happier
00:55:46if I can get it
00:55:46into the ground
00:55:47but before I move it
00:55:48I need to work out
00:55:49exactly how a tree works
00:55:58it is easy to forget
00:56:00with trees
00:56:01that what you see
00:56:01above the ground
00:56:02in the canopy
00:56:03is replicated
00:56:04below the ground
00:56:05in the root zone
00:56:06now that doesn't mean
00:56:06the roots go as deep
00:56:07as the plant is high
00:56:08but they do spread out
00:56:10two to three times
00:56:11the width of the plant
00:56:12and that is all part
00:56:13of the ingenious design
00:56:14that keeps them upright
00:56:15during rain, hail or shine
00:56:24of course
00:56:24you can keep
00:56:25big trees in pots
00:56:26but it's not set and forget
00:56:27like when you plant them
00:56:28in the ground
00:56:29and bonsais are a great
00:56:31example of this
00:56:31you can keep massive trees
00:56:33like oaks and maples
00:56:34in tiny little pots
00:56:35but you will have to water
00:56:36them at least a couple
00:56:37of times a day
00:56:38there's a strict feeding
00:56:39regime
00:56:39and then there's the
00:56:40repotting
00:56:41but enough about that
00:56:42I've got an olive to save
00:56:53we could easily lift
00:56:54this olive up
00:56:55put it into a bigger pot
00:56:56and it would have a happy life
00:56:57if we kept it pruned
00:56:58but I want it to reach
00:56:59its full potential
00:57:00so we're going to put it
00:57:01in a nice sunny spot
00:57:03we're digging the hole
00:57:04before we start moving it
00:57:05and the reason we do that
00:57:06is because we don't want
00:57:07to leave it out of the ground
00:57:08for too long
00:57:09because it adds too much stress
00:57:10and because we're reducing
00:57:11the root system by so much
00:57:12we also need to reduce
00:57:14the canopy
00:57:14it lessens the transpiration
00:57:16rate
00:57:16and also as it's in fruit
00:57:18it stops the energy
00:57:19going into those fruit
00:57:20and the plant will start
00:57:21putting out new roots
00:57:22I've also noticed
00:57:23it's not particularly healthy
00:57:24it's covered in scale
00:57:25so by reducing the canopy
00:57:26we remove a lot of that scale
00:57:28and the fresh growth
00:57:29will have less of it
00:57:30so get on to a bit of pruning
00:57:42this may seem quite harsh
00:57:44but it is a really important step
00:57:46and olives can take
00:57:47a really hard prune back
00:57:49one thing you do want
00:57:49to make sure you're doing
00:57:50at the same time
00:57:51is remove any crossing branches
00:57:52like that one
00:57:53because over time
00:57:54they're only going to
00:57:55impede on the plant's growth
00:57:56I'm pretty happy with that
00:57:58the next stage we have to go to
00:57:59is removing the pot it's in
00:58:01I'm going to use an angle grinder
00:58:02I'm going to cut around the base
00:58:03and then up the sides
00:58:04and it should just peel away with ease
00:58:22so if you were moving a plant
00:58:24that was in the ground
00:58:24you'd want to take as much
00:58:26of the root ball
00:58:26as you possibly could
00:58:27but here our hole's pretty much
00:58:30been dug for us
00:58:31we've got all the roots we need
00:58:32in the pot
00:58:33we do have one
00:58:34that's obviously gone
00:58:34through the bottom of the pot
00:58:36into the ground
00:58:37so I'm just going to
00:58:38try and lift it
00:58:39with this shovel
00:58:41to see exactly
00:58:41what we're dealing with
00:58:45that was a lot easier
00:58:47than I thought it was going to be
00:58:48I thought we might have to
00:58:49chop through that
00:58:50but you can see here
00:58:51that was the root
00:58:53going through the bottom
00:58:54of the pot
00:58:54so we've severed that
00:58:56and you can see
00:58:57all the roots coming out
00:58:59into the ground
00:59:00so it's time to get this
00:59:01into our hole
00:59:05what you'll often find
00:59:06when you're planting up
00:59:09a pot that's been rooted
00:59:10is it's really root bound
00:59:12so this mat of roots
00:59:13just won't let fresh roots out
00:59:14so you really need to disturb
00:59:16the surface
00:59:16if it's really bad
00:59:17you can take an old hand saw
00:59:19and cut down the edge
00:59:20so you've got fresh potting mix
00:59:21this one
00:59:22luckily for us isn't too bad
00:59:23so I can just use my fingers
00:59:25to rough up the edge
00:59:26of the root ball
00:59:27making sure
00:59:28we've got plenty of potting mix
00:59:30exposed
00:59:31for fresh roots
00:59:32to get out
00:59:32into our new soil
00:59:33now once that's done
00:59:35it can go directly
00:59:35into the hole
00:59:36we've improved that
00:59:37with compost
00:59:37so it holds on to moisture
00:59:39and nutrients for longer
00:59:40and simple
00:59:41standard planting procedure
00:59:43not too deep
00:59:43not too shallow
00:59:45you want the orientation
00:59:46to be perfect
00:59:47so you don't have to move it again
00:59:48then we'll just backfill
00:59:49and water it in
01:00:05when it comes to watering
01:00:07more is more
01:00:07you really do want to soak the ground
01:00:09that helps to get the soil
01:00:10in contact
01:00:11with the root system
01:00:12of the plant
01:00:13which will mean
01:00:14they'll dry out
01:00:14a lot less quickly
01:00:15and you'll have a lot less stress plants
01:00:17do it nice and slowly
01:00:18don't try and soak it too quickly
01:00:20that way it works its way in
01:00:21once you've finished with the hose
01:00:23I like to get a watering can
01:00:24with some seaweed tonic
01:00:26and finish it off with that
01:00:27now you don't do this first
01:00:28otherwise you'll just wash it through
01:00:29and I use this over a fertilizer
01:00:32because a fertilizer will push out new growth
01:00:34whereas this will just reduce the stress
01:00:36on your new plant
01:00:48so within about 12 months
01:00:49our olive tree is going to be looking like
01:00:51it never rooted itself in its pot
01:00:53in that location
01:00:53it's going to bounce right back
01:00:55in the perfect world
01:00:56we would have moved it
01:00:57before it had put roots down
01:00:58through the pot
01:00:59and into the ground
01:01:00now something like this
01:01:01this is the perfect time
01:01:02to pop this into the ground
01:01:03this is ficus lyrata
01:01:05you'd want to rough those roots up
01:01:07this one on the other hand
01:01:08well this one you can tell by the roots
01:01:10on the top
01:01:11it's already pretty root bound
01:01:13so I'm going to show you how to revive this
01:01:14and put it up into a bigger pot
01:01:16oh have a look at that
01:01:20like the olive tree
01:01:21we need to remove some of the canopy
01:01:22before we start tampering with the roots
01:01:24I'm going to start with any of the crossing limbs
01:01:27and take them down as low as I can
01:01:32just take the tips off this one too
01:01:35so then from those cuts
01:01:36we're going to get new shoots
01:01:38and it just reduces that canopy
01:01:40a little bit further
01:01:42and with that done
01:01:44I can get on to pruning the roots
01:01:47now you can see how these roots
01:01:48are circling around
01:01:50because they've been stuck in the pot
01:01:51for too long
01:01:52if I put this into a bigger pot
01:01:53new roots aren't going to be able to get out
01:01:55so they're just going to keep going round and round
01:01:56so you can take your secateurs
01:01:58and trim them all off
01:01:58but I find using an old timber saw
01:02:02is a much better way to do it
01:02:03especially if it's an old one
01:02:04you're not worried about it getting blunt
01:02:05and what you want to do
01:02:06is basically cut the edge of the roots off
01:02:18you can tell I'm a landscaper
01:02:20and not a carpenter
01:02:21but there's plenty of space here
01:02:22for new roots to get out
01:02:23into the fresh potting mix
01:02:25and you want to be using
01:02:26the best you can afford
01:02:27to give your plants
01:02:28the nutrition they need
01:02:29to make sure they don't get pot bound again
01:02:32you want to check on them every 12 months
01:02:34and they'll really thank you for it
01:02:43Pete and I have had so much fun
01:02:45showing you through this amazing home
01:02:46I mean I personally think
01:02:47it's probably one of the best homes
01:02:48that we've been in
01:02:49in a number of years
01:02:50yeah I agree absolutely
01:02:51oh phew
01:02:52the more that you go exploring through it
01:02:54you actually find new angles
01:02:55where you can just continue to appreciate
01:02:57this really stunning concrete roof
01:02:59we always give a nod to the architects
01:03:01and the interior designers
01:03:02but this is a real collaboration
01:03:03with the builders
01:03:04the trays
01:03:05the artisans
01:03:06and of course the landscapers
01:03:07this is a real team effort
01:03:09we salute them all
01:03:09hey speaking of team efforts
01:03:11the whole gang is going to be back next week
01:03:12with more Better Homes and Gardens
01:03:13so we hope you can join us then
01:03:14bye bye
01:03:21next time
01:03:23meet the unstoppable force
01:03:25who transformed Victoria's
01:03:27Daylesford region
01:03:27into a food lover's paradise
01:03:29the good news is
01:03:30she ain't finished yet
01:03:32Colin's taking on
01:03:34a takeaway classic
01:03:35what best to cook
01:03:36than fish
01:03:38crumbed
01:03:39fried
01:03:39mushy peas
01:03:41and tartar sauce
01:03:42basically
01:03:43fish and chips
01:03:45spruce up your home
01:03:46with a little bit of Scandi style
01:03:48add a heap of personality
01:03:50to your space
01:03:51without putting a single hole
01:03:53in the wall
01:03:53plus
01:03:55if you've got a beef with salads
01:03:57you haven't tried this one
01:03:58it's fresh
01:03:59it's herby
01:04:01it's sweet
01:04:02it's zingy
01:04:03now
01:04:04if only I can be transported
01:04:06to a tropical island
01:04:08in Thailand
01:04:10slice, dice
01:04:12and julienne
01:04:12your cooking woes away
01:04:14I'm piecing together
01:04:15a chopping board
01:04:16that's going to make your life
01:04:17easier in the kitchen
01:04:18and Dr. Harry's
01:04:20entered the dragon's den
01:04:21no way would you put
01:04:23your fingers anywhere near
01:04:24that mouth
01:04:25that's next time
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01:04:28I'll see you next time
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