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Better Homes and Gardens Season 32 Episode 26
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00:04Hello and welcome to your Friday night fix of Better Homes and Gardens.
00:08You could say this is a show about favourites.
00:10I'm at one of my favourite parts of the world, Tambourine Mountain on the Gold Coast hinterland.
00:15And Clarissa has found yet another stunning place to cook, the Blue Mountains.
00:19So let's jump into it.
00:23Tonight, they look super cute, but you might want to cover your ears.
00:30Two little cavoodles, gorgeous little dogs.
00:33Drove you mad with their noise when you pull up in the car, wouldn't it?
00:38Here's a combo you may not have imagined, but it's sure to warm those winter days.
00:44A perfect warm winter roast, packed with flavour, full of spices.
00:52Could this New Zealand garden be in Graham's top five of all time?
00:57I want to take you to a unique Kiwi coastal garden that'll just take your breath away.
01:06And turn your plain Jane flat pack into a period piece for the ages.
01:12With a little bit of design imagination and some inspiration from Bridgerton,
01:16you too can transform a bland cupboard into a piece of chinoiserie furniture.
01:27You know, one of the best things about owning a dog is the greeting you get when you come home
01:32at the end of the day.
01:33But tonight's story, it's a bit of a problem, because that greeting is absolutely over the top!
01:45Janine, how are you?
01:46I'm terribly well.
01:47Good to see you.
01:48Put it there.
01:49Good to see you.
01:50You too.
01:51Now then, two cavoodles.
01:55Cavoodles are supposed to be really nice little dogs.
01:56They are, they don't know that they're dogs though.
01:59What do they think they are?
02:00I think they just think they're people.
02:01So, tell me about them.
02:03Well, Bella is our first dog.
02:06We've had her almost 12 years.
02:08And then we've got Teddy, who is three and a half.
02:12So they weren't the best of friends to start with, but they are now, which is lovely.
02:17Okay.
02:18So tell me exactly what the problem is.
02:20Why am I here sitting next to you in a park in Castle Hill?
02:24Okay.
02:25Well, the problem is, if somebody comes to the door or walks past the footpath, we get
02:31a bark.
02:32That's normal.
02:33Yes.
02:33I expect that.
02:34Yes.
02:34But if we go out, and then we come back home, we pull into the driveway, and before we even
02:42get out, you can hear it.
02:44They're just absolutely going off.
02:47Absolutely going off.
02:48Absolutely going off.
02:49And it's quite distressing to hear.
02:51So let's go back to when you got the second dog.
02:54Was there anything happening at all with Bella?
02:57I mean, if you went out and came back, did Bella react in any way, shape or form?
03:02She was a pretty steady netty.
03:04She was okay.
03:06We now add Teddy to that equation.
03:08Okay.
03:08Is that when it all started?
03:10I think it may have probably coincided with a few more health issues that Mark was having.
03:16Can I ask this?
03:17Mark, were you away from home for long periods of time during your therapy?
03:22Oh, the worst of times for about six or eight weeks.
03:24It's a long time, mate.
03:25It is a long time, yeah.
03:27So you come back home at the end of six or eight weeks.
03:30What was the reaction like then?
03:33Oh, it's from Bella to start with its apprehension, but then they're all over him.
03:41I think I need to see what happens.
03:43Then we'll talk about what we can do to try and sort this problem out.
03:47Does that sound fair enough?
03:48Sounds very good.
03:50Absolutely.
03:56It's not just two dogs.
03:59It's just like a whole crowd.
04:05Why, how, why?
04:07It's one of your blokes, if you think I'm just a walk in the front door.
04:11Well, here goes nothing.
04:17Hello.
04:19Goodness me.
04:20So this is the problem you'd like me to solve?
04:23Yes.
04:24How long have we got?
04:25As long as it takes.
04:27Quite a while.
04:29You're in a nice home.
04:36Did you encourage them or did they just jump up there of their own volition?
04:40No, that's what they do.
04:42Being greeted by a dog is fine.
04:44The problem here is that it's over the top, isn't it?
04:46And that's what you need to control.
04:49What have you tried to do to control it?
04:52Well, a little bit like you do with children.
04:54We've tried the ignoring it and not giving it any attention.
04:59We've tried the other where you use a stern voice and you say no or whatever.
05:04Neither of those have had any real effect.
05:07Probably the ignoring is slightly more effective at times, but it's fairly hit and miss.
05:13We use an expression called rewarding bad behaviour.
05:16So there's the dog.
05:19And you're patting the dog.
05:21You're rewarding bad behaviour.
05:23Yeah.
05:24So do you punish it?
05:27Well, dogs don't tend to understand punishment all that much, right?
05:30No.
05:30They don't understand commands, but they won't understand necessarily punishment.
05:34So what we need to be able to do in this situation is to try and tone down this dog
05:38and I think we're going to have to use some sort of medication to treat this little dog.
05:42Yeah.
05:42Because he is a bit over the top.
05:44So I want to take it one step further, right?
05:47I want to try and stop the ruckus outside.
05:50I want to be able to get your dogs into a situation that when you walk into this house,
05:58the dogs are already doing something that you've taught them to do.
06:03Okay.
06:04In a relaxed manner.
06:06Mm-hmm.
06:07How much training have you done with the dogs?
06:10Good.
06:11Let's go.
06:16So can we talk to the dogs from inside of the car?
06:20Yes, I believe we can.
06:22And many years ago I did this using a, well actually it wasn't in a car, it was in a
06:27bedroom,
06:28talking to dogs and it was a little baby monitor.
06:31And this is an equivalent thing except it's one of these, the dogs.
06:36So you can see your dog and talk to your dog on your phone.
06:39Okay.
06:40So you can pull up, dial it up on the phone, right?
06:43And we need to give the dogs a command.
06:45So it's a command that is being delivered from the heavens to two little dogs.
06:49And the command is one of many you could give, but I would be looking at probably two.
06:55One would be sit and drop.
06:58The reason I say drop is that it's more difficult for a dog to howl when they're in drop.
07:02The most difficult part of this whole operation is to train the dogs.
07:06Yes.
07:07It'll help a lot.
07:08Still, I need to demonstrate for you what you need to do and then really it's over to you guys.
07:13So you have to allow this progression.
07:15You don't reward bad behaviour by coming in the door.
07:18You give the dogs something to do, like dropping at the front door or sitting on their favourite lounge.
07:26You walk into the house, still ignoring the dogs.
07:30You allow a good three or four minutes and then you call the dogs to you.
07:34That's the important situation.
07:37You are then in charge.
07:39You are dictating the terms of the greeting.
07:44And that way you'll have some control.
07:47Drop.
07:49Oh, oh, clever girl.
07:51Drop.
07:52Good.
07:54Now we've got two dogs in drop.
07:56There's got to be control.
07:57You've got to be able to get out of the car with everything under control,
08:00get to the front door and get inside the front door with everything under control.
08:02So it's a matter of teaching them what to do.
08:05And if we use this little device to monitor what's going on and you talk to them from the car,
08:11I believe we can make it work.
08:13Sometimes they're very good at doing this.
08:16Yes.
08:16But I believe you can conquer it with food and with practice and with patience and with perseverance.
08:23Wonderful.
08:23Can you do that for me?
08:24Definitely.
08:26And then it'll be time for me to go.
08:28Wonderful.
08:29Great to come here.
08:30Appreciate it.
08:31Thank you for having me.
08:32And I'm quite a fan of caboodles.
08:34I think they're good little dogs.
08:35They are.
08:36For so many people.
08:41This is one of New Zealand's favourite seaside towns
08:45and a stepping stone to an absolutely spectacular coastal garden.
08:51Roasted lamb tandoori.
08:52It's actually not as hard as you think it is.
08:58So much better.
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09:46It's almost winter, it's cold and for me that means a roast.
09:51My version of tandoori lamb packed with quality ingredients bought at an Aldi price.
10:04So we're going to start off with a boneless lamb leg.
10:08I've got about 1.5 kilos here.
10:11I'm going to butterfly it slightly.
10:13What you do is just cut through that but not right through the meat.
10:19And just sort of open it as much as you can so it's flat like so.
10:25So it can cook as evenly as possible.
10:28Onto the paste.
10:29Now you can buy the paste ready-made but nothing beats freshly made.
10:34We've got a few dry ingredients here.
10:37We've got ginger.
10:42So about a tablespoon of ginger powder.
10:47A tablespoon of paprika.
10:50I've got mild paprika here.
10:52Next, cumin.
10:54Not quite a tablespoon with cumin, about two teaspoon.
10:59It can be quite overpowering.
11:01Coriander.
11:05One tablespoon.
11:07Turmeric.
11:08One of my favorite spice.
11:13And then some salt for seasoning.
11:20Good crack of pepper.
11:26And last but not least, garam masala.
11:31It's about one, two, maybe one and a half tablespoon.
11:38Sugar.
11:39Just to balance.
11:40Because what we're going to do after this as well is put some lemon.
11:43So sugar to balance the tartness.
11:47One tablespoon.
11:50One tablespoon.
11:50To combine all of these dry ingredients together, we will need some olive oil.
11:57About four glugs of it.
11:59One, two, three, four.
12:02And about two tablespoons of Greek yogurt.
12:14One, two.
12:20Just whisk it around.
12:25That should do it.
12:26There should do it.
12:27I should do it.
12:32I say about a whole lemon.
12:37with marinating this lamb i suggest about six hours minimum and if you have time 24 hours is
12:46best before i start marinating it i also would like to put some garlic so i'm gonna just make
12:54a few incisions on the top and bottom of the lamb
13:16okay so you want to rub the paste into all the crevices
13:23for the keen aldi shoppers like me you might have noticed my new ski jacket well it is hitting the
13:31stores tomorrow now i've left that to marinate for about six hours now it's time to sear the lamb
13:40you can either put it on your barbecue or if you've got a heavy cast iron pan like i do
13:46you can use that
13:51i can smell the spices as soon as it hits the hot pan it is magnificent
14:03look at that that's exactly what we're looking for that beautiful crust on that lamb
14:10and then we do this a couple of times until both sides are nice and caramelized
14:28okay now that it's nicely caramelized all we have to do now is pop it in the oven at 200
14:34degrees
14:35about 15 to 20 minutes
14:55while the lamb is cooking i'm gonna go onto my salad so i've got some finely sliced brussels sprouts
15:04some segmented oranges
15:09and some carrots
15:13and lightly just toss them together and doesn't that look like winter in a bowl just gorgeous
15:32now the dressing is quite basic but i've added a little spice some toasted fennel seeds so in goes
15:40the toasted fennel seeds about a teaspoon of mustard vinegar for that tartness
15:56some cracked pepper
16:02salt to taste
16:04a few glugs of olive oil
16:15some sugar just for balance
16:20and the juice of half an orange
16:31whisk it all together
16:36we're going to mix that through this beautiful salad
16:44and some chopped fresh dill just to tie everything together and we're ready to serve
16:59so there we go a perfect warm winter roast packed with flavor full of spices for your next trip away
17:14i'm taking you to one of new zealand's most spectacular gardens and the setting wow
17:20we are taking a woeful wardrobe and turning it into this stunning example of chinoiserie furniture
17:27the latest issue of better homes and gardens magazine is full of creativity and homegrown talent
17:32check out these inventive twists on aussie classics think sausage sizzle scrolls and milo cheesecake
17:39which will disappear in minutes
17:41matt moran makes an incredible slow cooked lamb shoulder and hearty shepherd's pie
17:46plus there's a bonus 32 page knit and crochet special
17:50and find out the winners of the creator awards with incredible talent from across australia
17:55including cooks artists wildlife warriors and landscape designers
17:59it's all in this month's better homes and gardens magazine which is out now
18:18what a picture postcard way to start a day
18:22you know if you're ever holidaying in new zealand you can't miss coming to this really
18:28quite little village of akaroa it originally was a french settlement but today it still has its charm
18:36its cafes its characters and its croissants but the real reason we're here i want to take you to
18:43a unique kiwi coastal garden they'll just take your breath away
18:59see what i mean it's absolutely breathtaking isn't it high on these cliffs
19:05overlooking a very dramatic pacific ocean coastline
19:09fisherman's bay garden has been on my bucket list for absolutely years
19:14and now that i'm here i'm a bit speechless it's just so beautiful
19:18it's a masterpiece of naturalistic planting
19:22but with that classic new zealand touch
19:25thanks mate
19:33well i gotta say jill richard this is an absolute dream come true for me
19:38to be here in this beautiful garden with this amazing view
19:42how did this all start
19:44it started off really when we bought this farm when the farm was bought
19:48and we had got together really because well it's sort of a love story really
19:54we got together we came here to make this became sort of our life together isn't it
20:00we both had lives before
20:02between us we have six children
20:04yeah landscape designer then and i realized that i was going to become the farmer's helper
20:09oh right
20:10and i definitely was the farmer's helper for many many years
20:14okay so what were you looking for to buy this land what was the objective
20:18well i i wanted to um do conservation um and i was looking for um a suitable piece of land
20:27that had a regenerating native forest on it
20:30ah
20:30it also had really good soils good rainfall good water supply so no i thought i had one lotto when
20:37i bought this place
20:39so how did you get from the farming helper to the conservation to a gardener
20:44well the farming helper did dominate
20:47yeah it took a year or two
20:50i'm an obsessive gardener
20:52i'm actually obsessed with gardening
20:54i'm always dreaming
20:55always dreaming about what could be
20:58so this is the first part of the garden
21:00right
21:00um i wanted to do all native
21:03right
21:04at the beginning
21:04but you know
21:06i was never going to stick with that
21:18i'm loving these cordylines they're giants
21:21well i've planted those many many years ago as seedlings so they were tiny
21:26now we would call this mountain goat country in australia
21:29you took it on but you solved it and it's a good solution for people watching if they've got a
21:35steep block
21:35well i think if you have a steep block i mean it's it is a problem there's no question it's
21:42a problem for landscaping
21:43but diggers are wonderful things and stone walls are my solution and of course your wonderful railway sleepers
21:52sleepers are all brought into new zealand from australia
21:55so it's terracing steps and these huge stone retaining walls and they're battered a bit back so they hold the
22:02soil
22:02and then you can create a garden on each level
22:06absolutely
22:06battered back is really important
22:08these have gone through quite big earthquakes
22:11right
22:11this side fell i built it with new rocks
22:13but that has been through an earthquake so battered back matters a lot
22:16yeah and you've selected the right plants just to cascade down
22:19little daisies spilling down
22:21bit of colour here and there and some greenery
22:23but the rocks are still the feature of the retaining wall
22:26the rocks here are beautiful covered in lichens
22:29yeah
22:29beautiful things and they're all on the farm we're lucky having all of the farm i mean
22:33some husbands bring their wife flowers my husband brings rocks
22:45this terrace has got a lovely view but i love the piping on the cake
22:49that's a ranga ranga lily is it
22:51love that way of putting it is piping on the cake it's the perfect way
22:54yes no it's ranga ranga it's um
22:56arthropodium
23:00arthropodium yeah
23:00i just want to drive
23:02i just want to drive
23:03to
23:04the hutakawa your christmas bush
23:07i love them um we were given those by my cousin as seedlings
23:14i just love the shasta daisy
23:16leading up with the white of the oh good gracious me look at that hydrangea
23:20you know i planted that years ago and i don't know its name anymore and everyone asks
23:35and your little berry bush
23:37i love those libertias they're also another plant that's actually local to here
23:42so you've got this beautiful backdrop of your native trees that you've kept which is beautiful
23:55but look at this embankment that's mass planting this is mass planting the truth is that this is
24:01and it's that endless soniana and it's a wind grass we call it is entirely self-maintaining
24:08i virtually do nothing the wind blows the seed heads away in the winter and it has this beautiful
24:15almost purplish haze
24:17it's a glossomer of pink isn't it
24:19glossomer is the right word
24:19yeah it is it's just stunning
24:21so it's pretty it's lovely um and we really um do nothing to it
24:27yeah
24:27so
24:28well a mass planting on an embankment another another little tip for you this is beautiful i'm loving this
24:34yes i definitely need easy care areas it's a bit big this garden now yeah easy care that's what
24:40we're looking for
24:44our walk through this beautiful kaleidoscope of color continues a little later
24:55if you're looking for a smartphone that doesn't look like everything else and
25:01isn't as expensive as everything else i can definitely recommend this right here
25:08this is the 4a pro by a company called nothing
25:18straight away with this phone what you notice is the very unique design it has a all aluminium
25:24frame and then this section at the top here is like a transparent plastic that has the three
25:30cameras as well as this section here which is called the glyph matrix essentially it's a whole
25:37bunch of little white leds that can show different things like notifications or progress a big
25:44motivation behind the design for this phone is to get us looking at the screen less part of that is
25:49done in software with this very monochrome aesthetic you can see that everything is very clean
25:56not too many colors and even the app icons can be blacked out to help reduce that urge to click
26:03on
26:03the bright colorful exciting things the other part of the distraction minimization is done through
26:09hardware and that is where that little glyph matrix comes in it has the ability to show different
26:16notifications on that screen but i get to pick which ones come through and now when my phone is
26:24ringing i get this little phone icon pop up and i can shake the phone to reveal which contact is
26:32actually calling and then it helps me to make a decision whether or not i want to pick it up
26:37or let
26:38it go to voicemail probably my favorite thing though of the glyph matrix is the essential recorder
26:44while it's face down i can press and hold this button on the side and it will open up the
26:50recorder
26:50now i get this little flashing light here along with a audio waveform to show that i'm recording
26:56a voice memo it will then save a transcription of this recording and use ai to pull out any key
27:04information it's a really really handy feature if you're in a big meeting and need to summarize a lot
27:10of information and now the cameras on this phone are pretty good you've got a 50 megapixel main camera
27:16a 50 megapixel zoom lens which is probably not the best for this setup but you've also got an
27:228 megapixel ultra wide but for a lot of people the most meaningful difference when it comes to
27:28deciding what phone they're going to get can be the price this nothing phone for a pro is 950
27:37while this iphone 17 pro is nearly two grand to be completely fair though the iphone has a lot going
27:44for
27:45it and if you've been using iphones then it's a very familiar and very approachable experience but if
27:52you're looking to change and you want something unique there's really nothing like it
27:59coming up from dull to dapper in the blink of an eye to really give this plane door some character
28:07i am channeling the period romance bridgerton and this garden is world famous and sits outside a cute
28:16french town but it's a stone's throw from you so much to show you it's incredible in the latest issue
28:25of better homes and gardens magazine you'll really get inspired to get creative in the garden take a look
28:31inside the melbourne international flower and garden show and find out the trends worth bringing home
28:36forget dull indoor plants display your orchids in one of these fantastic sculptural displays plus
28:44melissa gives you great tips on growing cauliflower with delicious recipes to make the most of your
28:50harvest check out the 32 page knit and crochet special it's a must read plus find out the winners of
28:57the
28:57creator awards with incredible talent right across australia from cooks to artists to wildlife warriors
29:04and landscape designers
29:12when it comes to storage solutions around your home you obviously want them to be practical
29:16but that practicality shouldn't mean you have to sacrifice style which is why i absolutely love adding
29:22in some design flair to my diy projects so using a few simple techniques i'm going to transform this
29:29very plain cupboard into something much more visually exciting inspired by a style called chinoiserie
29:35a european interpretation of chinese design
29:46chinoiserie pieces are really beautiful they're often hand-painted lacquered and carved
29:50using motifs or patterns inspired by nature so to really give this plain door some character
29:57i am channeling the period romance bridgerton they used a very similar wallpaper in those beautiful sets
30:04on the show and this one has some beautiful paradise birds and flowers and they actually represent
30:10longevity and peace now here's a tip don't be put off by using wallpaper because it's expensive with
30:15something like this you can find off cuts or end of rolls you can even use wrapping paper and because
30:20you're not doing a whole room it's really quite affordable before i stick the wallpaper down i'm
30:24just going to give the surface a quick sand so that it adheres properly
30:31and then you just want to take a damp cloth and wipe off that dust
30:37and then you want to make sure that it's completely dry before you add the glue
30:41so grab a dry cloth and go over it quickly
30:46i've cut the wallpaper to size and i'm just clamping that there and i'm not actually gluing this section
30:53yet i'm going to start here and at the end do this section i'm using mod podge which is a
30:59sealer glue
31:00and finisher and it's perfect for this project now i've never been the emotional type but you're
31:07so pretty it's making me cry make sure you smooth the wallpaper down from the center out to avoid getting
31:14any bubbles
31:15you got me
31:44to ensure there aren't any bubbles just take a clean dry cloth and press down
31:48over the surface and that way you'll get a perfect finish then you can just leave it for the glue
31:54to dry
31:58i'm adding timber trim over the top of the wallpaper and i've come up with this design for a bit
32:03of
32:03extra decorative detail the first thing i'm doing is a 42 mil border trim around the outside so for that
32:09i've measured from the bottom rail to the top and cut two pieces and then for the horizontal pieces
32:14i've measured between those two vertical strips
32:23one of the key motifs in chinoiserie design is the bird cage and to mimic that look i've cut some
32:2912
32:30mil quad down to 250 mil lengths for the bottom of the door and 150 mils for the top
32:37of the wall to make sure that the spacing is exactly right i've got these blocks that i'm using as
32:42spaces they're slightly more narrow at each end and then in the center pieces i'm using ones that are
32:49a little bit wider i'm using the shorter length of quad to repeat the same design at the top of
32:54the door
32:54too next you'll want to take a wood glue and fix everything in place and then while the glue is
33:01drying
33:01nail it all together as a small design feature i'm adding in these bamboo rings which will give it
33:18some texture and shape but also the ring symbolizes the seamless balance between strength nature and
33:26good fortune
33:39it's just white noise i gotta go through the stages
33:45where the crosshairs in your goals sometimes the busiest places can make you feel so
33:56a couple of tiny paint touch-ups and this is ready to hang
34:07and the finishing touch are these lovely rose handles i've decided to use my beautiful new
34:13chinoiserie unit as a linen closet and how is this for a great hack to keep all of your bed
34:19linen
34:19coordinated insets you can simply use trouser hangers and then at the base i've got a couple
34:25of baskets that you can roll towels up i've even got a pillow down there means they're easy to access
34:30but also looks really chic with a little bit of design imagination and some inspiration from bridgerton
34:36you too can transform a plain cupboard into a stylish example of chinoiserie furniture
34:53we haven't even started in your brand new perennial garden yet
34:58this issue of better homes and gardens magazine is packed full of creative inspiration for your home
35:04and garden geneva van der zil gives a humble trolley a new life transforming it into a craft station ready
35:11for her next project find out how to create a gallery wall to display your favorite photographs
35:16and artworks and check out these simple air dry clay projects you'll master in no time find out the
35:22winners of the 2026 creator awards you do not want to miss it plus when you pick up the june
35:28issue of
35:28better homes and gardens magazine you will get a bonus 32 page knitting and crochet special
35:41we are just southeast of christchurch new zealand continuing our journey of discovery of jill's
35:48extraordinary coastal gem fisherman's bay garden wow this is a lovely sheltered moist gully in here
35:56it's just beautifully naturally moist with natural seepages i think we've got they would have azaleas
36:03look at their legularia yeah they're beautiful i've never seen them so tall no i mean i don't water
36:09here ever oh pretty well ever i love the fact it's called cracked tractor seed plant because that's what
36:14the flower leaves look like they do like the old-fashioned tractor and the persicaria yes persicaria is
36:20good in here and look at these little fellas they're lovely aren't they yeah the crocosma can be a
36:25little bit invasive lovely yellow and the red one
36:35oh wow look at this open expanse this was the first area of real perennial planting um that i did
36:44on
36:44this sort of scale just this top piece i was given a lot of clients for it right and what
36:50about this
36:50marvelous sculpture what well this we're lucky to get this this is a sharon earl uh north canterbury
36:57just about north of us sculptor and she formed all of these native trees in here so there's a
37:02cabbage tree yes tree ferns yeah and even flax flowers and tree trunks so it was really made for
37:09this garden because she knew that we liked the native we're really lucky
37:15well this is only the beginning you've got the whole new garden of perennials ahead yes we have
37:28wow now this is such an expansive open area not so many trees in this area no intentionally no just
37:36two trees the two trees that are here we're here already i don't want any shade down here no okay
37:42see the full sun lovers and a bit of new zealand rain yeah you've got this beautiful pink achillia
37:48yes achillias do really well here and um so i have a lot of salvias it's so popular today the
37:55salvias
37:56salvias are amazing purple leaf uh dahlias with the lovely orange the only thing about it for us is that
38:02single dahlias here seed themselves everywhere and then change the color a bit yes i love that
38:08what's that incredible grass well i love that that's steeper gigantea so steeper gigantea likes
38:14it a little bit drier it's a dry climate plant for some reason it just loves it there
38:26well this is i guess the new frontier section of your garden
38:29yeah and you've still got the view but you've got all these extra plants that you're putting in
38:33here jill look at there you've got yellow achillia you've got this little persicaria
38:39persicaria in white a different penstemon pink white and and a beautiful burgundy penstemon
38:46and phlox well how do you get sort of a a display like this because a lot of us at
38:52home you know you
38:53put one plant in you think well that's a bit miserable so how many do you plant in a group
38:57well graham i plant at least three in this type of planting and i'll probably sometimes up to 10
39:04or 15 because you need that many plants to make a good dense clump one of the things about this
39:11garden is that i don't have a lot of garden help really and so therefore the plants need to be
39:18able
39:18to be resilient will stand the weather will stand the winds and also that will perform right through the
39:26season because there's no point in having something in a garden that it's just going to flop in the
39:31midsummer and it's nothing yeah you need it to go through and if you're good in the spring good in
39:36the summer and good right through into the water yeah right through yeah so it's a really um it's really
39:42important to have you know to plant things in big groups so they hold each other up in a big
39:47area like
39:48this you have to have quite big clumps because uh you don't really see from a distance it's hard to
39:54read um just a single plant no sitting there well these flowers are just beautiful but i was very
40:02surprised to see the pampas grass the pampas grass is really the south american version so this is
40:08called a derea ricardii and it is a local plant oh this grows on the roadsides here and in the
40:14forest
40:15and on the cliff faces and then you've got your formium down there so flaxis yes so i grew those
40:21from seed in the bay there's there are plants down in shell bay on the farms well this is a
40:26really a
40:27new zealand native selection isn't it it really is a new zealand native selection it's it's absolutely
40:33of its place and actually of this place you know the work that you've put into here has just been
40:40incredible thank you graham i can't tell you how happy we are having had you know the stay with
40:47you all it's been a joy and thank you you really here comes the boss here comes the farmer good
40:54on
40:54good on you you guys well you've got to come australia visit this beautiful garden rain hail or shine
41:00you'll get a wonderful welcome hospitality is 10 out of 10. it's the best naturalistic garden in the
41:07southern hemisphere without a doubt and you'll meet these two incredible people thank you for
41:12you thank you hospitality thank you you've been beautiful mate all the best thanks arlene
41:24well thanks for joining us i hope you enjoyed the show and don't forget to come back tomorrow
41:27night for more better homes and gardens next time it's an amazing home wrapped in a conundrum is this
41:41a house embedded in a garden or a garden embracing a gem of a home
41:50colin's bringing a new york deli classic to a lunchbox near you i'm gonna make my version of
41:56the room and sandwich even the most harmonious spaces deserve a few boundaries this easy to build
42:05room divider instantly adds structure to this area without compromising on flexibility
42:14we're schooling you on the art of picking the best blooms with everything from amaranth to zinnias so
42:20it is the a to z of flowers here plus remember these it's the og inbox and it's time to
42:29clean it up
42:30is your letterbox letting you down well recycle sleepers might be the star of your garden
42:36and is this 40 year old bird having a midlife crisis meat daisy a sulfur-crested cockatoo that won't
42:43stop screeching that's next time on better homes and gardens
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