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00:06Well, you know me, any chance I have to be on a farm, of course I'm going to jump at
00:10it,
00:10particularly when I get to hang with such beautiful girls like these ones.
00:13So whether you live in the city or the country, we're always trying to find ways to inspire
00:17you to try something different at your place, whether it's in the kitchen, the garden, or
00:20around your home.
00:22So here's what we've got in store for you tonight.
00:24Coming up, it's getting chilly out there, so warm yourself up from the inside out.
00:30Full of flavour, full of warmth.
00:32Amazing gardens can be found in the unlikeliest of places.
00:36The aim here is to honour life, nurture nature, and connect the community.
00:42I take a look inside the home of Australia's Queen of Clean.
00:46I swear everything you have taught me today, 100% I'll be doing in my own home.
00:51And Adam's getting in touch with his musical side.
00:54River!
01:09It's that time of year we're starting to get that little chill in the air, so I'm going
01:13to make a chicken fricassee, which is basically a white chicken stew, full of flavour, full
01:18of warmth.
01:22I'm going to start with some pancetta, beautiful smoked pancetta, just take a little bit of
01:28the rind off.
01:31You don't want to cut it too small, because it actually gets smaller in the pan.
01:35It's going to add a smoky depth, a warmth to the dish.
01:39All right, nice chunks into my warm pan.
01:43You don't need much oil at the start.
01:45You don't need any oil at the start, because the pancetta is going to leach out that beautiful
01:49fat.
01:50All right, while the pancetta is in the pan, I'm going to add mushrooms.
01:54Mushrooms, chicken, cream, pancetta, match made in heaven.
01:58So the little small ones, you can just throw them in whole.
02:05Bigger ones, just chop them in quarters, halves.
02:15All right, so I've got some little peeled pearl onions.
02:18You can use any onion you want, but I just like, you know, when you get into the stew and
02:22you get a spoon and you get a little onion that's cooked, it's sweet, it's whole.
02:26So I'm going to put them in whole.
02:37So, just roughly chop your garlic.
02:43That goes in.
02:49All right, fresh herbs.
02:50I've got a little bit of tarragon.
02:52Tarragon, chicken and cream, a match made in heaven.
02:55A little bit of thyme and a little bit of bay leaf.
02:58A couple of bay leaves.
03:00In we go.
03:01A little bit of fresh thyme, just rip it up.
03:08Now we're cooking.
03:09When the fresh herbs hit that oil, magic.
03:13Tarragon.
03:14Just rip that tarragon in.
03:20Give that a mix.
03:24I'm going to add a little splash of white wine.
03:26So it sort of lifts the dish, gives you a little bit of acidity.
03:29So what you do is pour that in and it's going to get all those pancetta little bits off the
03:34bottom of the pan.
03:40Bring it to the boil.
03:41Then I'm going to add 200 ml of chicken stock and 200 ml of cream.
03:55The great thing about this sauce is you can make this the day before.
03:59It's ready to go.
04:00You come home, you put the chicken on top into the oven.
04:02Thanks for coming.
04:04A little bit of salt and pepper.
04:07So all you're doing now is you're waiting for everything to come to the boil, sort of
04:11mingle and make that beautiful creamy white wine sauce.
04:19Spoon of Dijon.
04:26Give that a mix.
04:33All right.
04:34I'm going to give that about five minutes just to simmer away and then I'm going to add
04:37my chicken.
04:41So get that into your tray, big enough tray to go in the oven with the chicken on top.
04:48All right.
04:49So very gently.
04:55Chicken thigh, bone in, skin on is my go-to because it stays moist and you've got that
05:00little bit of fat in there and the skin gets a nice bit of crackling on top.
05:04So basically layer the chicken over the entire tray.
05:09So you don't want it to go under the actual stock because you want to get a little bit of
05:14colour
05:14on that chicken.
05:20Hit it with a little bit of salt and pepper on that skin.
05:31A little splash of olive oil to help her along in the oven.
05:38And then all we've got to do, straight into the oven for about 40 to 50 minutes until your
05:42chicken's cooked and your house smells like heaven.
05:51All right, after 40 to 50 minutes, you've got a try of crispy chicken, one of the best
05:57tarragon cream sauces you're going to taste.
06:00Look at that.
06:04You've got your crispy skin on your chicken, underneath is mellow, beautiful and soft.
06:10Your onions, whole onions are a revelation.
06:13Try it.
06:14Beautiful, sweet, and they've still got that little bit of texture.
06:17The mushrooms, the cream sauce, it's got the flavour of the pancetta.
06:24Little flourish of tarragon, just a fresh tarragon at the end.
06:31Little bit of lemon zest, my old friend.
06:38So what you want to do is you want to get a bit of onion, a bit of pancetta.
06:42Have that as the base.
06:44Look at that.
06:47Your mushroom.
06:50Make sure you get some of that tarragon.
06:54Your crispy chicken.
06:58I mean, come on.
06:59Look at that.
07:00That could be in a magazine.
07:01So the cream's taking on all the mushroom flavour, all the pancetta.
07:05You've got a little hint of the tarragon.
07:08When you eat this, you're going to wish it was cold all the time.
07:13Stunning.
07:21I had a whole lot of these curtain rings left over, and I thought they would make ideal napkin holders.
07:28We visit a garden that's a beautiful place to stop, reflect, and remember.
07:49One of the things that I love most about gardens and gardening is the way that it can make you
07:54feel.
07:54So whether it's the satisfaction of getting your hands in the earth, or the joy that comes with watching all
08:00of that hard work that you've done come to life.
08:02Even the journey of reflection that walking through a beautiful garden like this can take you on.
08:07But this is no ordinary garden.
08:09It's part of a landscape that's been designed to create peace and comfort in a very unusual environment.
08:25These gardens are actually part of the Boroondara Cemetery in Kew, which is in Melbourne's northeast.
08:30And the aim here is to honour life, nurture nature, and connect the community.
08:36And the gardens themselves have been designed to help people grieve and farewell their loved ones,
08:41and even add a personal touch to memorials with a little help from nature.
08:56This is the reflective garden, which is the latest addition to the cemetery.
09:01So it was created just 18 months ago.
09:03And with space at such a premium in many of our suburban cemeteries,
09:07it provides just a beautiful space for people to be able to place ashes,
09:11but also a spot to just sit back and pause and remember.
09:15And alongside beautiful plantings like ginkgos and imbutylons and violets,
09:19there's a soothing sound of running water and sculptures.
09:22So it really is just a beautiful place to reflect.
09:35From a horticultural point of view, one of the amazing things about cemeteries,
09:39and I guess because they're so old often,
09:41is that they are home to some really significant big trees,
09:45like this incredible avenue full of liquid ambers and camphor laurels.
09:49And then take a look at that Bunya Bunya pine.
09:51It's so magnificent.
09:52It would have to be a couple of hundred years old
09:55and a really dominant feature on the skyline.
09:58And then you've got the spreading beautiful golden elm,
10:00which of course that kind of form only comes with time.
10:04And dotted around the cemetery, you'll find lots of cypress trees.
10:08They were traditionally planted in cemeteries
10:10because they have a tall upright form which points to the heavens.
10:13And they were thought to symbolise immortality and mourning.
10:16So all up, there are over 500 mature trees here,
10:20all of which add enormous value to the landscape.
10:33So Lucas, you're the operations manager here,
10:35but you've also got a background in horticulture.
10:37Yes.
10:37You don't often see graves planted out like this.
10:40No, you probably wouldn't.
10:41A lot of the time you'd probably just see barren areas,
10:43but about 10 years ago they changed the rules and regulations
10:47around how you can plant on top of graves.
10:49And I think once people see that it's more of a positive
10:53than a negative effect, then you see those results.
10:56The things that are thriving here are those things
10:58that are really having to cope with quite tough conditions.
11:01I imagine you don't do a lot of watering here either.
11:04No, we don't have irrigation in this section of the cemetery.
11:06You're relying on the rainwater and you're relying on, you know,
11:10the skills, the knowledge of our great horticultural teams
11:13to pick plants that are going to be able to survive the drought,
11:16the wind, all the extremes that you deal with
11:19when you're planting and when you're gardening.
11:32So, Hayden, there's obviously a lot of history here.
11:35How long has there been a cemetery in Kew?
11:37Well, the cemetery was first established in 1857.
11:41The first burial here was 1859.
11:44So, you know, there's over 160 years of history and burials.
11:48The number that we work toward is over 80,000 interments here.
11:52Oh, wow.
11:53But we have lots of options here.
11:54You know, we obviously have, you know, grave sites and burial options.
11:58We have garden crypts available.
12:00We have more cilia.
12:01We have different cremated remains options around, you know,
12:05our Garden of Reflection, our Rose Garden.
12:07So there's lots of options here for people to be able to choose from.
12:10And obviously different scales.
12:11I mean, look at the memorial behind us.
12:14Yeah, there's some really significant monuments and stories
12:16and historical facts in here.
12:18It really is in the heart of Kew.
12:19Yeah, very much.
12:20So do you find that it's sort of become a place for the community as well?
12:24Yeah, very much so.
12:25You know, we've really encouraged, you know,
12:26the place to be viewed more as a community asset
12:29rather than just a cemetery and stuff.
12:31You know, a really good example of that is, you know,
12:32across the road, Kew Neighbourhood Learning Centre.
12:35We have a partnership with those guys.
12:37And it's been going on for quite a few years now
12:39where they provide pre-employment training to young people
12:42around horticultural and garden skills.
12:44So there's a group that comes in every week
12:46and they have an instructor that teaches them
12:47how to do some basic gardening and horticultural skills.
12:50So that's just one of our community partnerships.
12:52But lots of dog walkers, lots of runners through here
12:54and that kind of stuff, which we really love.
13:15Roses symbolise love and we often use them to celebrate
13:18and remember so many aspects of our lives.
13:21So this rose garden is the first thing you see
13:23when you enter the main gate and the last thing you see
13:26before you leave.
13:27So this whole area would be a massive colour and fragrance
13:30from spring all the way through to autumn time.
13:33And scattered amongst the roses
13:34are these beautiful little memorial plaques.
13:42So the gardens here at Boroondara Cemetery
13:45really highlight the healing value of plants
13:47and how gardens can provide beautiful spaces for reflection
13:51and lift our spirits when we need it most.
14:08If you're a demon on the drums,
14:10well, I might just have a new challenge
14:12you may want to lick.
14:13Yeah!
14:17So much better!
14:21Woo!
14:24Yeah!
14:29Yeah!
14:30I absolutely love the drums.
14:32I've been banging away on them since I was about 10 years old.
14:35I tell you what, my band back in the day, Chrome Donut,
14:38massive hit around Diamond Creek.
14:40But I've got to say, I find drumming very therapeutic.
14:44I've played many of different kits in my time.
14:47But one thing I haven't done is actually make a drum.
14:49So I thought today, why not show you how to make a tongue drum?
14:53Woo!
14:55Yeah!
14:58The best thing about this project
15:00is it doesn't need to cost anything
15:01because I'm using offcuts from past films.
15:04And don't worry, despite the name,
15:06there'll be no licking for the duration of this story.
15:11Now, at this stage, I'm sure you're wondering,
15:13what is a tongue drum?
15:15Well, it's kind of like a marimba or a xylophone,
15:18but basically it uses different length timbers or tongues
15:22to create the notes.
15:23Now, the only difference is our tongues
15:25are going to be joined together and secured on a box,
15:28which amplifies the sound.
15:30And the first thing for me to do is to make that box.
15:34Now, this box is going to be 150 mil deep,
15:38so the first thing I'm going to do
15:39is mark out and cut 150 mil rips,
15:41and then I'll cut two sides that are 465 mil long
15:45and two ends that are 232 mil long.
16:00With the sides complete,
16:01we can now get on to the bottom and the tops.
16:04Now, the size for that is 465 by 270 wide.
16:08Now, the only difference is the top will be made up
16:10of these two offcuts of decking boards.
16:25With everything cut,
16:27I can now glue and screw this box together.
16:29And remember, the first thing you want to do
16:31is pre-drill everything.
17:00All right, that is our box complete.
17:02Now, I'm going to get these blocks
17:04and I'm going to screw them on each end.
17:06And what they're going to do
17:07is act as dampening pads for our tongues,
17:10which will basically isolate each tongue,
17:12so it has its own note.
17:24Now, for the top, I'm going to use a dense hardwood
17:27because it just gives a better sound.
17:29Now, I'm going to drill some holes,
17:31which is going to be the first ones,
17:32the fixing holes,
17:33which will go into this middle rail here.
17:35Then I'm going to use a 10 mil spade bit
17:37and create three holes on each side,
17:40and these are going to help me create the tongues.
17:57So these 10 mil holes that I've made
17:59mark the ends of the tongues,
18:01but also they're big enough for me to put my jigsaw in.
18:04So now, I'm going to cut straight lines
18:07between the centres of each hole.
18:22I've created these three sections in each board.
18:26Now, I'm going to do these cross cuts
18:27and remove a little bit of material,
18:29creating 12 different sized tongues,
18:32each with a different sound.
18:40With our 12 keys cut,
18:42now I'm just going over the tops
18:43and giving them a quick sand
18:44to get rid of all these sharp edges.
18:51All right, so now we can bring the two together
18:53and you'll see that I've just added these rubber feet on
18:56to separate the box from the surface it's sitting on,
19:00makes it all insulated,
19:02and now our tongues can simply sit on top
19:04and get fixed in place.
19:24All right, with the box together,
19:25I'm now ready to finish it off with some oil,
19:29which I'm just putting on with a brush,
19:31and then I'll go over it with some wet and dry,
19:33give it a rub,
19:34and then a rag to wipe it off.
19:46That is absolutely gorgeous.
19:49A work of art.
19:50Now, we are almost there,
19:52but to play this, what do we need?
19:54A couple of bouncy balls.
19:56No.
19:57What am I going to use these for?
19:58Well, this is to create the mullets
20:00so we can actually play our tongue drum.
20:03So what I'm going to do
20:04is I've got some 9.5mm dowel here,
20:06I'll drill 9mm holes into these balls,
20:09slip the doweling,
20:10and we're ready to play.
20:17And we are ready to give this a go.
20:19So let's hear it out.
20:21You can hear by the sound
20:23that the longer the tongue,
20:24the deeper that note,
20:26and then the smaller it is,
20:27the higher the sound.
20:29I could have a lot of fun with this.
20:31I'll tell you what,
20:31my wife,
20:32she always complains
20:33when I go and bash the drums.
20:35Maybe she'll prefer it better
20:36if I jumped on this instead.
20:39Woo, river!
20:41Life keeps getting better
20:43all the time.
20:47Getting better.
20:56Coming up,
20:57meet the social media sensation
20:59transforming homes across the country.
21:02I am so excited to learn some,
21:04I don't know,
21:05tidy techniques from it.
21:06I can't wait to share them.
21:08And get totally plastered
21:10ahead of your next dinner party.
21:12They'll be ready
21:12for the next time
21:14you entertain at home.
21:27Here at the Melbourne
21:29International Flower and Garden Show,
21:30we're very lucky
21:31because we get an opportunity
21:32to actually speak
21:33to the designers.
21:34But more than that,
21:36we're going to ask them
21:37some tips
21:37for your garden at home.
21:39So get a pen and paper ready
21:40because we're going to give you
21:42lots of information.
21:43Oh yeah, you'll need it.
21:44I'm talking to the only
21:46female designer here
21:47doing a show garden
21:48at this year's show.
21:49She's got some great tips for you.
21:51But really,
21:51all the top people
21:53are here in one place.
21:54Absolutely.
21:54And let me tell you,
21:55when you're doing a garden like this,
21:56your mind is in design mode.
21:58So now is the time
21:59to pick their brains.
22:00So let's get to it, shall we?
22:01Brilliant.
22:01Let's go.
22:03And who better to speak to
22:04than the winner of Best in Show?
22:06I don't want to let go.
22:09As a show garden designer,
22:10what tips would you have
22:12for the home gardener
22:12to create something
22:13like this at home?
22:14I think the first thing
22:15is to really work with levels
22:17and understand the beauty
22:19of how levels can change
22:20a space so quickly,
22:22how you can get immersion
22:23and intimacy
22:24by tearing down
22:25and allowing a space
22:26to kind of cocoon.
22:28And then I think
22:29with our garden this year,
22:30we wanted to show visitors
22:32just the floral diversity
22:33of an Australian native palette.
22:35Our garden is 100%
22:37Australian native
22:38and we wanted to,
22:39yeah, really bring forward
22:41that to help educate
22:42and share that knowledge
22:43of a rich floral palette.
22:45Yeah, it's absolutely awesome.
22:47If you want to create this at home,
22:48absolutely go for it.
22:49I couldn't agree more
22:50with the levels.
22:50There's nothing worse
22:51than a flat garden.
22:52Yes.
22:52And you've gone to prove that
22:53with this fantastic space.
22:55I think I need
22:56to let you go
22:58to let you go
23:04I think I need
23:06a garden tip
23:07for our viewers.
23:08I am telling everybody
23:10that do not get scared
23:12to mix plants.
23:13The way I planted
23:14it shows like
23:15how you can use
23:16deciduous plants,
23:18evergreen plants
23:19and perennials
23:19and then you can mix them
23:21and enjoy the color,
23:22enjoy the texture,
23:24enjoy the,
23:25during the season changes.
23:27You can see these
23:28maple here, right?
23:30Yeah.
23:30They give you
23:31the autumn ambience.
23:32Yeah.
23:32Why you want to use
23:33just two, three plants together
23:35and say, oh, I cannot plant,
23:36they don't go with that,
23:37they don't,
23:37this plant never goes with that.
23:39No, don't get scared.
23:40Be brave.
23:41Do it.
23:42Yeah.
23:54So, Emma,
23:55what do you think
23:55about when you're
23:56designing a garden?
23:57Living space for me
23:58includes the outdoors
23:59and I'm looking
24:00to create those
24:01amazing spaces
24:02that bring people
24:03outdoors.
24:03It's about togetherness,
24:06connection
24:06and, of course,
24:07wellness,
24:08just being outside
24:08with nature.
24:09I approach every project
24:11as if I'm designing
24:12the space for myself.
24:13I love layouts
24:14that flow really well together.
24:16I love layouts
24:17that have great views
24:19and views into the space
24:20or out of the space
24:22or alternatively,
24:23they block, you know,
24:24the views
24:25that we don't want to see.
24:26I love gardens
24:27that are comfortable
24:28to be in.
24:29So, in Queensland,
24:30for us,
24:30that's about shade
24:31and cool aspects
24:33of the garden.
24:34In cooler climates,
24:36you know,
24:36you're trying to catch
24:37those beautiful sunny spots.
24:39Don't let the doubt
24:43speak out your mouth
24:48so if someone wanted
24:49to try and recreate
24:50this at home
24:51or if they wanted
24:51to bring in a bit
24:52of nostalgia
24:53to their home garden,
24:53how would you suggest
24:54they do it?
24:55One of the best things
24:55to do is to go
24:56to a nursery
24:56and then grab the plants
24:58that you like the look of
24:58so then you can sit them
24:59next to each other.
25:00Oh, yeah?
25:01That's something
25:01I like to do as well.
25:02Like, even though you do
25:03a design,
25:03you've got the basic bones
25:04of it,
25:04it's always good
25:05to go to the nursery
25:05and see what's looking good,
25:06how the plants look together
25:07because it looks so much better
25:09when you can see
25:09and contrast the foliages,
25:11like the types
25:11as well as the colours.
25:12The issue with that, though,
25:16is to go for one or two
25:16and you end up
25:17with a boot block.
25:17Yeah, good for the nurseries, though.
25:18Great for the nurseries.
25:26Andrew, you've been
25:27designing gardens
25:28for a long time.
25:28You've been at MIFCAS
25:29at the Melbourne show
25:30and put in beautiful designs.
25:33What do you think
25:34is one of the best design tips
25:35you could give home gardeners?
25:37What I like to recommend
25:38is always,
25:39first of all,
25:40is overscaling
25:41at least one key item,
25:43whether it's a pot,
25:44a pond or an urn,
25:46so you're in your home
25:46and you're looking
25:47through the window
25:47or through the glass door
25:49to a focal point
25:50at the furthest point
25:51of your garden.
25:51Second thing is mass planting.
25:54So make the garden beds big,
25:55generous,
25:56at least have a 50% percentage
25:59of evergreens in the garden
26:01to give year-round interest
26:03and structure and form.
26:04And then you can fill
26:05the other smaller areas
26:06with perennials
26:07and sort of herbaceous things.
26:17So Jason,
26:18as one of Australia's
26:19top garden designers,
26:21what are your top tips?
26:23I think that people
26:24should consider
26:24that a good garden
26:25can complement your life,
26:27but a great garden
26:27can improve it.
26:28So by that,
26:29I mean,
26:30if you get the right space
26:31and feel,
26:32then you end up spending
26:33more time in it
26:34than you do the house
26:35and it's a much cheaper reno
26:36and you invite people over more
26:38so you're going out less.
26:39That means you can have
26:40an extra glass of something
26:41because you don't have to drive.
26:42It's just a win-win situation.
26:43If it feels right,
26:45it'll look great.
26:46You can start small
26:47and you can grow your garden
26:49as you grow your lifestyle,
26:51your wealth, your family.
26:52You can either borrow a landscape
26:53or screen one out.
26:54So if you buy a house
26:55next to a petrol station,
26:56screen out the petrol station.
26:58If you buy a house
26:59and there's a beautiful tree
27:00or a feature
27:01in a neighbour's garden,
27:02embrace it
27:03just like we've done here
27:04and make it part of your garden
27:05and there's zero maintenance
27:06on that for me.
27:07There you go.
27:08Great advice from Jason Hodges.
27:13Recently,
27:13I made these gorgeous weights
27:15to hold down flyaway tablecloths
27:17and as a result,
27:18I had a whole lot
27:19of these curtain rings
27:21left over
27:21and I thought they would make
27:22ideal napkin holders.
27:25The way I'm going to do that
27:26is using this plaster of Paris
27:27and some silicon moulds.
27:29I think I like you like that.
27:32The first thing you want to do
27:33is add some water
27:34to a mixing bowl
27:35and then take
27:36one of these
27:38and start sprinkling
27:39in your plaster of Paris
27:41until it reaches
27:42the consistency of toothpaste.
27:44I search for you
27:46in the clouds,
27:47my papa
27:48and say hi,
27:50I'm right off,
27:51how are you doing?
28:00Once it's the perfect consistency,
28:02you can start to pour it
28:04or scoop it into your moulds.
28:06Don't go over the top.
28:08You want to leave
28:09a little space
28:12just at the top
28:15so that it doesn't overflow.
28:26Then you'll want to give
28:28the silicon mould
28:29a little tap
28:30just to release
28:30any air bubbles.
28:32Once you've done that,
28:33you can take
28:34the rings
28:35and they actually have
28:36this perfect little hook
28:37at the top
28:37which is going to key in nicely
28:39into that plaster.
28:41You pop it in
28:42and let it set.
28:52Now you want to let
28:53the plaster set
28:54for about an hour or two.
28:59I'm going to remove these now
29:01and apply some paint.
29:02You can use
29:03whatever colour you like.
29:04I'm using this beautiful blue
29:05called Night Sky
29:06and it's an acrylic paint.
29:08I'm just going to pop that on
29:11and you can leave it
29:12just as it is
29:12but I want a slightly
29:14softer look
29:15that will show up
29:16the details
29:17of this pattern
29:18of the mould.
29:28I'm going to use
29:29this wet microfibre cloth
29:30and just wipe off
29:31any excess
29:32because it'll give
29:33a softer look
29:34and it'll also highlight
29:35this pretty pattern
29:36from the mould.
29:37Just by the amount
29:38of pressure you use
29:39with the cloth
29:40you can really adjust
29:42how much paint
29:43you remove
29:43so you can play around
29:45with what you like best.
29:46The first one
29:46I took quite a lot
29:47of the paint off.
29:48This one
29:49I'm not pressing
29:50quite as hard
29:51and it looks gorgeous.
29:57Once you're happy
29:58and the paint is dry
29:59you can then apply
30:00a clear varnish
30:01which will seal them
30:02so they last
30:02for years to come.
30:10You only need
30:11a light coat
30:12of the varnish
30:13and once it's dry
30:14they'll be ready
30:15for the next time
30:16you entertain at home
30:18or if you want
30:19to elevate your dinner
30:19table
30:20just to feed the family.
30:21I found my diamonds
30:22in the dough
30:26There you are
30:30Stole my heart
30:33I swear everything
30:34you have taught me today
30:35100% I'll be doing
30:37in my own home.
30:39To catch up on any
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30:43and tricks
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31:06When I was a kid
31:07we used to get
31:08your household tips
31:09from your grandmother's
31:09well-worn scrapbook
31:11but these days
31:12thanks to the cultural
31:13shift of social media
31:14almost every day
31:15we can discover
31:16new and interesting
31:17things.
31:18For Chantelle Miller
31:19her passion and love
31:20for all things
31:21neat, clean and tidy
31:22is something that
31:23she's shared with
31:24her millions of fans
31:25who know her
31:26as Mama Miller.
31:35So Chantelle Miller
31:36I think that you
31:37have achieved
31:38what we all dream about
31:39which is having like
31:39a clean and neat
31:41and tidy life
31:42except that
31:42what you've done
31:43differently to the rest
31:44of anyone who
31:44has achieved that
31:45is you have turned
31:46it into the most
31:48successful social
31:49media story
31:50with 4 million
31:51followers.
31:52Never in my
31:53wildest dreams
31:54did I think
31:55that what I was
31:56sharing would turn
31:57into what it is
31:57today and I never
31:58started it with
31:59that intention
31:59I just started it
32:00to help kind of
32:01one or two people
32:02change the way
32:03that they look
32:05after their homes.
32:05Place peppermint oil
32:06on cotton balls
32:07and put these under
32:08your bin liner
32:09to repel bugs
32:10and you can also
32:10place these in your
32:11vacuum to make
32:12your whole home
32:12smell like peppermint.
32:14Is it right you
32:15started off with
32:1514 followers?
32:16That's right
32:1714 followers
32:17and like my
32:18husband and family
32:19are included in that
32:20so probably less.
32:22Do you ever
32:23get lost for
32:24inspiration?
32:25My kids give me
32:25all the inspiration
32:26I need with two
32:27young children in the
32:28house.
32:28The house has
32:29constantly got
32:30you know
32:30stains here
32:31messes here
32:32their school
32:33uniforms
32:33so there's
32:34always something
32:35to film at our
32:36house really.
32:38You share
32:39your life.
32:40Absolutely
32:40everything I post
32:41it like that's
32:41my bathroom
32:42that's our
32:43bedroom
32:43our kitchen
32:44like it's
32:45our life.
32:46Well you are a
32:47braver woman than
32:47I.
32:48It's very nice to
32:48get to know you
32:49but I am so
32:49excited to learn
32:50some I don't know
32:51tidy techniques
32:52from you.
32:52I can't wait
32:53to share them.
33:04So Chantelle how
33:05did it actually
33:05first come about
33:06that you started
33:07to make your own
33:07cleaning products?
33:08It was around the
33:09time that my
33:09daughter Mila was
33:10diagnosed with
33:11asthma and then
33:12one of the key
33:12triggers for her
33:13were those harsh
33:15chemicals and harsh
33:16fumes.
33:16It's actually quite a
33:17common trigger isn't
33:17it?
33:18It is.
33:18Like really abrasive
33:19smelling things and
33:20Absolutely.
33:21Absolutely.
33:22And even things
33:22like you know
33:23cleaning the oven
33:24which not one
33:25person enjoys
33:26cleaning the oven
33:27but when you do
33:28clean the oven
33:29traditionally again
33:30you've got those
33:31fumes that last
33:31in your house
33:32for multiple days
33:33you might need
33:33to take your
33:34kids out of the
33:34house while those
33:35sprays are on
33:36your oven.
33:37The fact you're
33:37told to take
33:38out everything
33:38take it outside
33:39wear gloves
33:40wear a mask
33:41is a fair
33:42indication that
33:43it's possibly
33:43slightly toxic.
33:44So I started
33:45to make my own
33:46cleaning products
33:46just using items
33:47that I already
33:48had around the
33:49house and
33:49realised that
33:50you can get
33:51those same
33:52results
33:52using pantry
33:54staples that
33:55you probably
33:55already have
33:56at home.
33:56Amazing.
33:57If you start
33:57in the kitchen
33:58I mean
33:59obviously a lot
33:59of us spend
33:59our lives
34:00in the kitchen
34:00either cooking
34:01or cleaning
34:01so what are
34:03your little
34:03tips and
34:03tricks for
34:03in here?
34:04So in the
34:05kitchen I
34:05love to make
34:06what's called
34:06my magic
34:07multi-purpose
34:08cleaning paste
34:09and you can
34:10use this
34:10all around
34:10your kitchen
34:11you can
34:11use it
34:12on your
34:12sink
34:13on your
34:13stove top
34:14to clean
34:15your oven
34:15microwave
34:16it's a
34:17winner
34:17it's one
34:17of my
34:17favourites.
34:18Brilliant
34:18okay so
34:19what do we
34:19do for that?
34:20Perfect
34:20so to make
34:21that paste
34:22all you need
34:23is just
34:23two ingredients
34:24okay
34:24one cup
34:25of baking
34:26soda
34:27and a
34:28quarter cup
34:29of dishwashing
34:30liquid
34:30and that's it
34:31that's it
34:32that's easier
34:33than I thought
34:34it was going to be
34:34yeah it's just
34:35two things
34:36just two things
34:37and you know
34:38if you go to
34:39the shops
34:39there are so
34:39many pastes
34:40that you can
34:40buy but this
34:41is just so
34:42easy to make
34:42and it is
34:44a fraction
34:44of the cost
34:45as well
34:48and that's it
34:48you just stir
34:49it up now
34:49that's it
34:50wow
34:52oh yeah
34:53that's starting
34:54to look nice
34:55and pasty
34:56now isn't it
34:57yeah that's
34:57perfect to use
34:58now for the
34:59cleaning
34:59alright so
35:00how do you
35:01apply it
35:02you just
35:02put it straight
35:03on with a
35:04microfiber cloth
35:05oh wow
35:05and then just
35:06wiping up
35:07whatever spills
35:08you have
35:10already super
35:11impressed
35:12let me throw you
35:12another challenging
35:13room in the house
35:14the bathroom
35:15yes let's go
35:16let's take the
35:17white vinegar
35:18dishwashing liquid
35:19and some water
35:20excellent
35:20it's not enough
35:22to keep my lover
35:23secret
35:24it's not enough
35:26to say it's nice
35:27to meet you
35:27oh wow
35:29what a massive
35:30sized bathroom
35:30oh we need it
35:33there's kids
35:34to be swimming
35:34in there
35:35that's it
35:36alright so
35:37in the bathroom
35:37what surfaces
35:38are you cleaning
35:39and what with
35:39so to clean
35:41your bathroom
35:42you can actually
35:42clean your
35:43entire bathroom
35:44with a dish
35:45brush
35:46really
35:46so halfway
35:47of dishwashing
35:48liquid
35:48and half
35:49of white vinegar
35:50and that is it
35:51mind is blown
36:07and then after you
36:09apply that
36:09you just rinse
36:10it off
36:11and it leaves
36:12your shower
36:13screen
36:13sparkling
36:15sensational
36:20oh I love
36:22all your little
36:22folding hacks
36:23and little things
36:25I mean everyone
36:26has a cupboard
36:26full of towels
36:27but they don't
36:28look as good
36:28as hers do
36:29show me how it's
36:30done
36:30so it's actually
36:31really easy
36:31so all you need
36:32to do is lay
36:33your towel down
36:34flat
36:34you take this
36:35corner here
36:36and fold it
36:37down into a
36:37bit of a
36:38triangle shape
36:39then you take
36:40the top
36:40fold it down
36:41into half
36:43it's like a
36:43paper airplane
36:44it is a bit
36:45like that actually
36:46and then
36:47flip it round
36:48start from the
36:49flat end
36:51and you're just
36:52rolling
36:53it makes that
36:54little shape
36:55oh that is so
36:56clever
36:56that just looks
36:58so professional
36:59it's like you're
36:59staying in a hotel
37:00somewhere
37:00exactly
37:01it's creating
37:01those little
37:02hotel moments
37:03at home
37:05so what's next
37:06so everybody
37:07has rust
37:08on their knives
37:09and on
37:10stainless steel
37:11so there is
37:11actually a
37:12very simple
37:13way to remove
37:14it
37:14so all you
37:15need to do
37:15is get some
37:16bicarb soda
37:18sprinkle it
37:18on your knife
37:19directly onto the
37:21blade
37:21just a little bit
37:22just covering
37:23your rust spots
37:24then take a
37:25lemon
37:25and then
37:27squeeze it
37:30oh it's like
37:31a little science
37:31experiment
37:32it is
37:34and then
37:35to actually
37:35remove the rust
37:36you can still
37:36use your lemon
37:37just rub it
37:38directly against
37:39the knife
37:42and the rust
37:43just disappears
37:44it's incredible
37:45do you know
37:46what I should
37:46have done
37:46I should have
37:47bought your book
37:48this is epic
37:49the way it's set
37:50out is just
37:51absolutely brilliant
37:52yeah so it's
37:53sorted by
37:54room types
37:54so like living
37:55room, bedroom,
37:56bathroom, laundry
37:57but also cleaning
37:59levels
37:59this has honestly
38:00been like a game
38:01changing day for me
38:02I swear everything
38:03you have taught me
38:03today 100%
38:05I'll be doing
38:05in my own home
38:06I'm so glad
38:07to hear that
38:07it's been so
38:08lovely having
38:09you here
38:10it's no secret
38:11we all spend
38:12a little bit
38:13more time
38:14looking at our
38:14phones than
38:15we would like
38:16and often times
38:18that can make
38:19us feel
38:20disconnected
38:21and remove
38:22us from
38:23living in the
38:24moment
38:24and being
38:25present
38:25with the people
38:26around us
38:27there is a
38:28small device
38:28though
38:29that has come
38:30out to try
38:30and help us
38:31get back
38:32some of that
38:33lost time
38:34this right here
38:35is called
38:36the brick
38:38essentially
38:39all it is
38:40is a small
38:41plastic square
38:42there's a
38:43little bit of
38:43rubber on the
38:44bottom there
38:44and a tiny bit
38:46of tech
38:46inside
38:47that when
38:48paired with
38:49your phone
38:49will help
38:50you to
38:51restrict your
38:52access
38:52to certain
38:53apps
38:54the way it
38:55works is
38:56you set up
38:57a list
38:58of different
38:58apps that
38:59you want
39:00to be able
39:00to block
39:01that could be
39:02anything from
39:02social media
39:03to streaming
39:04platforms
39:05or maybe
39:06checking your
39:07work emails
39:07during family
39:08time
39:09and then
39:09all you need
39:10to do
39:10is grab
39:11your phone
39:12and you
39:13open up
39:13the brick
39:14app
39:15and choose
39:17to brick
39:18device
39:18when you
39:19tap it
39:21on the brick
39:22and set it
39:23down
39:24whenever you
39:24go to use
39:25one of those
39:25distracting apps
39:26you'll be
39:27reminded that
39:27you made
39:28a decision
39:29to have a
39:30break
39:31for a little
39:31while
39:32and now
39:33that my
39:33phone has
39:33been
39:34bricked
39:34when I
39:34try to
39:35open
39:35Instagram
39:36I get
39:37hit with
39:37this message
39:38it says
39:38Instagram
39:39is blocked
39:40your phone
39:41is currently
39:42bricked
39:43to access
39:44Instagram
39:44open
39:45the brick
39:46app
39:46and now
39:47your phone
39:47isn't
39:47completely
39:48useless
39:48you can
39:49still access
39:49apps that
39:50aren't
39:51on your
39:52brick
39:52list
39:53and it's
39:54a really
39:54neat way
39:54to remind
39:55you to
39:56take time
39:57out of your
39:58day
39:58to put
39:59the phone
39:59away
40:00and just
40:01live
40:01in the
40:02moment
40:11well I'm still
40:12having an
40:12absolute blast
40:13here I hope
40:13you've enjoyed
40:13the show
40:14we'll see you
40:14next time
40:15with more
40:15better homes
40:15and gardens
40:16gotta keep
40:17things moving
40:22next time
40:23it's Mother's
40:24Day
40:24so we're
40:25celebrating
40:26all the
40:26mothers
40:27grandmothers
40:28and nonnas
40:28in your
40:29life
40:29when you're
40:30in the
40:30company of
40:31nonnafina
40:32every moment
40:33is filled
40:33with laughter
40:34and smiles
40:36the ultimate
40:37gift for
40:37mum is a
40:38meal she
40:38doesn't have
40:39to cook
40:39herself
40:40so that's
40:40why I
40:41have made
40:41the simplest
40:42recipe
40:43that you
40:43can cook
40:44for your
40:44mum
40:45Melissa's
40:46visiting a
40:47former
40:47fixer-upper
40:48that's now
40:48in full
40:49bloom
40:49so I am
40:50talking two
40:51hectares
40:51of beautiful
40:52design and
40:53meticulous
40:54landscaping
40:55plus these
40:56sisters really
40:57are doing
40:58it for
40:58themselves
40:59now tell
41:00we about
41:00the fixer
41:01sisters
41:01shed
41:03saying thanks
41:05doesn't have
41:05to cost
41:06the earth
41:06so kids
41:07here's a
41:07really cool
41:08one of a
41:09kind present
41:09for your
41:10mum
41:10and Merck's
41:12dreams of a
41:12life on the
41:13road
41:13but there's
41:14one problem
41:14this dog's
41:15trying
41:16trying with
41:17everything he's
41:18got to get
41:19into the pack
41:20of this car
41:20that's next
41:22time on
41:22Better Homes
41:23and Gardens
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