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The Beechgrove Garden - Season 48 Episode 5
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00:07So a common lifestyle dilemma we hear is this.
00:10Is it possible to have an affordable dream home, you know, a big house,
00:14but still be within an easy commute of a large city?
00:17Well, that is one of life's quandaries we're going to unpack tonight
00:20on Better Homes and Gardens.
00:22Tonight, when it comes to showering outdoors, the sky's the limit.
00:26I'm going to make this really special.
00:27We're going to have a concrete floor, we're going to have some privacy screens,
00:30and, of course, a load of plants.
00:32Why not embrace your inner child?
00:34I have so many happy memories of getting crafty as a kid.
00:38It's never too late to turn your week around.
00:40I've got a desert that's going to take you 10 minutes from start to finish,
00:44and I'm going to make you a hero.
00:47And the grass is always greener, for these dogs at least.
00:51I wonder what it is about this corner of the backyard
00:54that has two dogs totally mesmerised.
01:04This segment is brought to you by Shapescaper,
01:07the Australian-made modular steel landscaping system.
01:11You like ice cream and coffee, blue skies and apple trees...
01:17Do you ever get that feeling when you've been away on holiday?
01:19You know, the one where you want the vibe to just keep going?
01:22You get home from the beach, you're covered in sand,
01:24you have a nice shower outside before you head in.
01:27Well, we're not too far from the beach here,
01:28and that's exactly what the homeowner wants.
01:31Lucky for me, they've already started on the shower.
01:39Now, even if you're not by the beach,
01:41having an outdoor shower is a great addition to the garden.
01:43It's nice to wash off after a hard day out covered in mud.
01:46And it can be really simple.
01:47Here's a perfect spot.
01:48We could put a rainhead shower up here.
01:50It'd be lovely.
01:50It could drain away into the garden.
01:51Lucky for me, it's already been dug out,
01:53and there is a sewer line here.
01:54So we've had a plumber put in a stand for some drainage.
01:57It's really important you do a dial before you dig.
01:59That way, you know what to miss
02:00and what you can take advantage of.
02:02I'm going to make this really special.
02:03We're going to have a concrete floor.
02:04We're going to have concrete stepping stones coming into it.
02:07And then we're going to have some privacy screens.
02:08And of course, a load of plants.
02:17For the formwork of our garden,
02:19I'm going to use the Shapescaper steel edging.
02:21And for the shower base, I'm using a custom curve.
02:24So we've had this made so it's nice and smooth.
02:26But you could try it yourself.
02:27It wouldn't be too much of a problem.
02:29For the stepping stones, I'm using the Shapescaper tree rings.
02:32They're already preformed, and they come in various sizes.
02:34Once I've spaced them out and I know exactly how I want it to look,
02:37we'll fill them up with road base and mesh
02:39before we put some concrete in.
03:00Setting out our stepping stones,
03:02you can see we're going to access from the bottom of the stairs
03:04and come around to our shower pad here.
03:07And we're also having another path off into the garden.
03:10Now we're going to set the levels with our bottom step here.
03:12And that's going to set the levels for all of our pad.
03:15We're also going to be bringing in a screen here to create some privacy.
03:18So these are sort of set out around that screen.
03:20So we've got some nice curves going on.
03:22And the rest will be filled with planting.
03:31I'm using the aggregate in the base because it's nice and stable once it's compacted,
03:36but also because it's much cheaper than concrete.
03:38Once we've got this leveled out and compacted,
03:40we can work out exactly how much concrete we need.
03:42It takes out the guesswork.
03:55Before we lay any concrete,
03:57we're going to set our posts out for our screen
04:00because these are going to be concreted in a trench.
04:02But we need to set them out so we can screw them off inside our edging.
04:06That way they're going to stay nice and straight.
04:07And we're using aluminium over timber
04:09because if we use timber, we're going to have gaps between them.
04:11They're going to warp over time. It's not going to give us a good finish.
04:13We've got a 90mm spacer, which we've just taped on for the moment.
04:16We'll get this one nice set up and plump,
04:18and we can do the rest after that.
04:31We're just tapping our posts in to give them some security
04:34whilst we go all the way around with the remaining posts.
04:37And you can see where the trench lies.
04:39We're going to fill it in to give us some privacy from the neighbours.
04:42How's that looking?
04:44We'll get all the posts in position and screw them to the edging.
04:48And some reinforcing mesh will make our steppers and shower base as solid as possible.
04:54We're using a regular off-the-shelf concrete,
04:57but I'm treating the top with a concrete retardant.
05:00So that while the rest of the pad will go off in a couple of hours,
05:03the top two or three mils will still be workable.
05:06Which means I can wash it off and expose the aggregate as a design feature.
05:13But now it is time to expose the aggregate and show what's hiding beneath.
05:24And as we're just taking off the top layer of this slab to expose the aggregate,
05:29I can't wait to stick some plants next to these colours and textures.
05:38Our concrete has gone off and I'm really pleased with the way the exposed aggregate has come up.
05:43But now it is time to get on to the plumbing.
05:45So I'm going to let the plumber do the plumbing parts.
05:47We've got plumber Ben, and I'm, being the gardener,
05:49going to get on to the gardening.
05:50Now we're going to have a really nice garden bed down on this side as one zone.
05:53We have the lawn as another zone.
05:55And then around our stepping stones,
05:56I'm going to have a mixture of gravel and pockets of planting.
05:59But to delineate the two, I'm going to use some more Shapescaper etching.
06:25Around our stepping stones, I am planting Zoysia tenia folia.
06:29Now this is a great little no-mow grass that forms these mounds.
06:32They're almost like Teletubby mounds.
06:33And I'm not actually going to plant these too high up.
06:36And the reason for that is I really like the combination of the patina on the steel,
06:39the concrete, and the green of the grass.
06:41Once they're in, I'm going to finish this all off with a gravel mulch.
06:59For this long slender bed alongside our shower,
07:02I've gone for a bit of height just to balance off our screen.
07:04Now we've got these lovely slender calatheas.
07:06We've got an elephant's ears and some silver lady ferns as well.
07:09And this is really going to provide a tropical backdrop
07:11when you're having a shower to give you that holiday from home feel.
07:27With a garden bed that runs down into the rest of this garden,
07:31I've got to tie in what is a native scheme
07:32to one that is a bit more tropical and water-loving towards the top of the hill.
07:36And I'm doing that with the native planting.
07:38We've got some wastringia, some adenanthus,
07:39and even a bit of the chocolate coria here.
07:42But the overriding theme is silver because it ties in with what's existing.
07:48And lots of different textures too.
07:51Did you feel it?
07:53The distance you hate me and it shows
07:56Cross your heart between my hands
07:58I know that's just the way it goes
08:00I didn't perfect it
08:02The art of letting go
08:07I love the way mulch makes a garden feel finished.
08:10For our native planting area, we're using forest vines.
08:12It suits the style of the planting.
08:13It's going to break down to help improve the soil.
08:16For our stepping stones, we're just using a river gravel.
08:18Now when this is washed up,
08:19the tones are going to sit perfectly with the concrete and the steel.
08:22And when it is all finished up,
08:24I tell you what, I cannot wait to get in that shower.
08:45Do you like mysteries?
08:49Good.
08:49I've got one for you tonight.
08:51It's all about two little dogs,
08:53a picket fence and what's on the other side.
08:57This gem is at the heart of one of the fastest growing property hotspots in the country.
09:01And it's not just all about the charm.
09:14Tonight's house call is just that little bit different.
09:17You see, I'm in a suburban backyard.
09:19And tonight, we're looking at a mystery.
09:22And the mystery is entitled,
09:24What is Behind the Garden Wall?
09:27We have two little canine detectives ready to help us.
09:30Together, the three of us will try and come up with a solution.
09:33I'll give you my home
09:36In my precious time
09:40Precious time
09:41G'day mate, how are you going?
09:42Hey Dr. Harry, thanks for coming.
09:44So we've got a problem with two dogs.
09:45We do, we do.
09:46What's the problem?
09:48So I've got two cavoodles, Daisy and Freya.
09:51Daisy's four years old, Freya's two.
09:53Yeah.
09:53They are absolutely obsessed with the back corner of our yard.
09:56They run out here, they sit there for hours.
09:59Obsessed?
09:59They scratch.
10:00They, they just, I can't distract them from it.
10:03And it's been going on for months now.
10:05And I'm just, don't know what else I can do.
10:07I've tried blocking the area.
10:08I've tried locking them inside.
10:10But it's just becoming a bit of a issue, I think, for us to manage.
10:14Can they get through the fence in any way, shape or form?
10:16No, they've tried digging under.
10:17So I've had to put some bricks along the bottom to stop them digging under the fence.
10:20And I've had to put some mesh on the fence to stop them hurting their paws as well.
10:24Have you looked over the fence?
10:26I have.
10:26There's a, there's a pile of firewood on the other side.
10:28So we think there might be something in the wood pile.
10:31Yeah.
10:32But we haven't seen anything.
10:33So you've not seen any vermin or anything like that on your side of the fence?
10:36No.
10:37We do have lizards though around the yard, like any most suburban homes in this part of Sydney.
10:41Are they interested in that?
10:42Yeah, they are.
10:43They chase them down.
10:44Yeah.
10:45Yeah.
10:45They catch them occasionally.
10:47Not blue-tongued so much.
10:48Yeah, small lizards.
10:49All right.
10:50Let's go up there and have a bit of a look.
10:51All right.
10:51Sounds good.
10:56Just a lot of big blocks of firewood more than anything else are raised in a heap.
11:03Really, it could harbour just about anything.
11:05But as far as I'm concerned, if the dogs are looking at it,
11:10then whatever is in there has to be alive.
11:12Because if we're dead, it would have dissipated a long time ago.
11:16And the dogs would have lost interest.
11:21How long has this been going on for, do you reckon?
11:23About four to six months now.
11:25Okay.
11:25So a long time.
11:26Well, for my money, that eliminates any sort of dead animal being there
11:30because it would have decomposed and, you know, the dogs would have lost interest,
11:34the smell would have gone, all that sort of thing, right?
11:35But the fact that the interest is still there, the fact that the interest is more active at night time,
11:41right,
11:42suggests that there's something alive in that heap of timber.
11:46So I'm thinking rodents, rats and mice more than anything else.
11:49But add on top of that the possibility of lizards and snakes.
11:53Particularly if you've got rodents, you're going to have snakes.
11:55We could have all four.
11:57How would we know?
11:58Well, the only real way to know is to go and have a look.
12:03So we're going to pop in next door.
12:05We've got the owner's permission to check out this wood pile.
12:13Well, there's no doubt they're riding onto something, aren't they?
12:16Look at the activity.
12:17Tails are wagging, exploring all the little crevices.
12:20This is part of a hunting instinct.
12:22This is normal in all dogs.
12:24It's called prey drive.
12:25They need to get out, catch something, kill it and eat it.
12:28And even though they may be just pet dogs, they still have this in their DNA.
12:33So there's something in there that these dogs would like to get hold of.
12:37So what I'll try and do is see if I can see some faecal material.
12:41In other words, some droppings, if you like, manure.
12:43Might give us a clue as to what's in there.
12:49So I haven't found any droppings of any description at all.
12:53And there's no real smell.
12:56I mean, you smell that, just an earthy smell.
12:58I think if there were rodents there, you'd smell urine in one thing in another.
13:02And there isn't.
13:03There's just that sort of earthy smell, right?
13:05Yeah.
13:05So I think my deduction would be that there's probably a lizard in there more than anything.
13:09Maybe a blue tongue.
13:10Yeah, OK.
13:11Possibly a snake, but probably a blue tongue more than anything else.
13:14I mean, it's an ideal hide for them.
13:15You can't do anything on this side of the fence because this is the neighbour's place.
13:20Yeah, yeah.
13:21We have to do something on your side of the fence to ensure the safety of your dogs.
13:26That's what it's all about.
13:27Yeah.
13:28OK?
13:28OK.
13:28So the way in which you solve problems like this is to deny access.
13:33OK.
13:34That's my job.
13:34OK.
13:35We'll go next door and we'll deny access.
13:37Sounds good.
13:46So what do we do?
13:47Well, you would need to be the world's best dog trainer to break a habit that is normal,
13:55that is part of the dog's behaviour.
13:57Prey drive.
13:58And this is prey drive.
13:59So how do you do that?
14:01If you can't train the problem, then you have to prevent access.
14:04Safest way, electricity.
14:07So a little electric fence, it's about so high.
14:10It runs right along your wooden perimeter, right through to the back fence there.
14:14OK.
14:15You've got a little charger, you know, solar-operated jizmo up here.
14:20You've got your battery down there.
14:21You've got plenty of sunshine around here.
14:22No problem.
14:23Puts out plenty of volts.
14:25No, it doesn't.
14:26Puts out plenty of amps.
14:27But low volts, right?
14:28Right.
14:28So they touch it once or twice, they've got a nice wet nose, they don't like it, and they
14:33never go near it again.
14:35That's going to keep them away from the area and going to keep them safe.
14:38You cannot change what's happening next door, but you can make sure your dogs don't come
14:44into any danger on your side of the fence.
14:46And that's the best way of doing it.
14:49Deny access.
14:50Deny access.
14:50However, I wouldn't feel right going home, having taken away something the dogs love
14:56and not giving something back.
14:58So I'd like to give something back, and that's going to be a sandpit.
15:02OK.
15:02So think where you would like to put a big plastic shell, into which we can put some sand,
15:07into which you can put some toys, into which you can put some treats, and that provides
15:11a replacement therapy.
15:21This is my little present, and we bake this with lots of little food rewards.
15:26So these are little tiny pork strips, which we absolutely love.
15:31And the idea is to just bury them very lightly in the sand.
15:35Initially, when you're first doing it, just throw them on the surface.
15:39I've got one very willing participant and one not quite so sure.
15:42But as time goes, there'll be competition.
15:46Make them small to start off with, so the dog has to really look for them, because this
15:50is a natural hunting drive too.
15:52Going, looking for food.
15:54Digging.
15:54Dogs have been digging for as long as they've been dogs.
15:57So it's very good therapy for them to have to dig to retrieve food.
16:01You can substitute other stuff.
16:03Cheese, Cabanossi, that sort of thing.
16:05I have something to say, as has anyone who's ever made, anything worth enjoying.
16:12Nobody can destroy it.
16:14Left unchecked it.
16:15My aim is to have two satisfied dogs and one very satisfied owner.
16:21And I think we've done that.
16:22Inside my heart.
16:26These magnificent girls are the powerhouses behind a fabulous family micro dairy farm.
16:31And you might be surprised exactly where it is.
16:34Add some unique pieces around your home using a very familiar technique.
16:40The May issue of Bitter Homes and Gardens magazine is celebrating gorgeous Australian plants and backyards.
16:46Check out dwarf varieties of gum trees, perfect for smaller gardens.
16:50And round up native alternatives to garden classics.
16:54From frangipani and fuchsia to hydrangea.
16:57I'll also give you tips on growing figs.
16:59And Charlie troubleshoots problems with lemon trees.
17:03Get in quick to buy your tickets to the Creator Awards announcement in May.
17:08Pick up the May issue of the Bitter Homes and Gardens magazine from your local newsagent.
17:12And get a bonus pair of gorgeous gardening gloves.
17:21This segment is brought to you by VIEW.
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17:37You may have noticed that there is a huge shift reshaping our cities from the inside out.
17:42As home buyers try to avoid sky-high mortgages.
17:45And instead choose somewhere that has more charm, space and affordability on the urban fringe.
17:50That means that once remote towns like Camden are now at the heart of one of the biggest growth corridors
17:55in the country.
18:02So this is the centre of Sydney's historic MacArthur region.
18:06It sits right in the fringes of the city's south-west housing expansion.
18:10But it's somewhere you can come to soak up yesteryear.
18:13In its day, Camden was the hub of Australia's early wool, wine and dairy industries.
18:19And on the main route to Melbourne.
18:21These days this buzzing town is just a fantastic day out.
18:24You can enjoy the late colonial architecture, not to mention the numerous shops, boutiques, restaurants and cafes.
18:37So to find out why everyone's making the move, I'm going to catch up with a couple of locals.
18:41First up, a dynamic mother and daughter duo who have lovingly restored this 1896 landmark into a highly successful tea
18:49house.
18:50You're too scared to talk to your family.
18:54I have my opinions.
18:57It doesn't matter what I think.
19:00I was there when two of your brothers...
19:03Here they are.
19:04Hi!
19:04Hello, Jacinta.
19:05Hello, Natasha.
19:05Lovely to meet you both.
19:06Lovely to meet you.
19:07I love what you've done here.
19:09This is so exquisite.
19:10Tell me about this beautiful building.
19:12This is our beautiful tea house and we brought it six years ago in 2019.
19:17It didn't look like this though, did it?
19:18No.
19:19A lot of renovation, a lot of hard work, but yeah, we had a lot of fun doing it.
19:23I think that's the sense that you get when you walk in here.
19:26I mean, you'd love to be in this space because every room is different, but you just feel like you're,
19:29I don't know, you've headed off to some little wonderland.
19:31You're both born and bred here.
19:33So tell me about why you think this part of the world is absolutely going off.
19:36Yeah, so I did, after, you know, finishing school, I did go to the city.
19:41Yeah.
19:41But then there's nothing like...
19:42It drew you back.
19:43It drew you back to my hometown.
19:46We both ride westerns, so we do horse riding on the weekends.
19:49So we are able to go ride our horses throughout the afternoons, throughout the day, and then also work.
19:54And then our partners can go to the city and work in the city.
19:57So we've got, we're in the middle of being able to have a country life, but also work in the
20:01city.
20:02It's an absolutely beautiful town itself, isn't it?
20:05I mean, you would have noticed some big changes over time.
20:07Oh, it has, but still has the heritage vibe, which I think is one of the things that's so beautiful
20:12to Camden.
20:13And just down the road at Oran Park, you couldn't get more of a contrast to the heritage architecture.
20:19These modern homes are perfect for families drawn to the country slash city lifestyle.
20:25Well, Shannon, you've certainly picked one of the paciest areas in real estate just about in the country at the
20:29moment.
20:29Tell us about this part of the world and what's going on.
20:31Oran Park's one of the biggest growing suburbs in all of Sydney.
20:34A lot of people are coming here from out of area just due to affordability.
20:37It's a great place to raise a family.
20:39Basically, it's got every amenity at your footstep.
20:42Do people then get surprised by how much it's on offer?
20:45Look, they do.
20:46It is a master plan suburb, and they're thinking years ahead as well.
20:48There's about 4,000 or 5,000 homes to come over the next few years.
20:51You've got your bus stops.
20:52You've got local train stations.
20:54You've got a train station that is going to be coming to Oran Park in the near future.
20:58And then you've got, obviously, the airport that is to come.
21:01The airport's been the game changer, really, hasn't it?
21:03It is. It is.
21:04The amount of infrastructure that has come to the area, given that the airport is coming,
21:08but just jobs to come in the area.
21:11It's just everything is going to be built around the second Sydney International Airport.
21:14Also, people get a lot of bang for their buck out here, don't they?
21:17They do.
21:17When you look at affordability over Sydney and what that buys you in this area,
21:21it's apples and oranges.
21:27So here we are.
21:28This is a brand-new, luxury, custom-built home in here in Oran Park.
21:32So why don't you come inside and take a look?
21:33Definitely lead the way.
21:34Beautiful.
21:39Wow.
21:40There's a lot of house.
21:41It's a beautiful house.
21:42So this is a custom build by Camelot Homes.
21:45They're a premium builder in the area.
21:47So this particular house is five-bed, three-bar, single car.
21:50Yep.
21:51It's brand-new.
21:52We're guiding 1.45 to 1.55.
21:54Okay, so what's your starting entry point for people, though?
21:57Because, I mean, you literally have the whole gamut, don't you?
22:00You do.
22:01You've got your entry-level two-bedroom homes, Fonzie Flats.
22:03They start at the $6.00 to $6.50.
22:05Then you've got your free-standing three-bed, two-bath, one-car homes.
22:08They're around that $9.50, which is great for first-home buyers,
22:12investors, downsizers of the likes.
22:14The middle market, you're looking at around the $1.2 to $1.4,
22:17which buys you a nice big single-story home in the double market as well.
22:21So it sounds like people come with a very clear idea
22:23for what they're looking for out here.
22:25They do.
22:25They do.
22:26And moving from out of area, they want the dream.
22:28They want the bigger backyards.
22:29They want the space.
22:30You would not get that value for money anywhere else in Sydney.
22:33No, you wouldn't.
22:34Affordability from where you can buy in the city
22:36to brand-new homes out here, there's so much growth.
22:38Look, one of the great things for us, I suppose,
22:40when you use the view.com.au app,
22:42you literally can go on.
22:43The more information that you have,
22:45whether it's on the webpage or the app,
22:47the more information that you've actually got,
22:49it obviously gives them an idea with that purchasing power calculator
22:52exactly what you can get for your budget.
22:54100%.
22:54You can be very specific down to bedrooms, bathrooms,
22:57how many car garages that you do want,
22:59the price guide that you're looking for,
23:01and the block size,
23:01and whether you're after a terrace, townhouse,
23:04freestanding, the works, it's all on ready.
23:12Ah, see?
23:13Yet another amazing contrast,
23:14but that's the beauty of what this part of the world throws up.
23:17Jess, Luke, absolute pleasure to meet you both.
23:19Of course.
23:19The famous Camden Valley Farm.
23:21I can't wait to hear what you guys are keeping busy with.
23:23Hey, Joanna.
23:24Great to meet you two.
23:24Let's go and make the herd.
23:26Beautiful.
23:26I feel like I'm one of the herd.
23:27Move.
23:37So tell me about your property.
23:39Tell me about the farm.
23:39So we've been here since 2011.
23:42We're on 30 acres.
23:43We milk about 40 cows at any time.
23:45You sort of grew up around this part of the world, didn't you?
23:47Yes, I grew up at Brincelli.
23:48So do you, I mean, what do you love about this area?
23:51You're far enough out of the city
23:52that you don't have people walking past your back door all the time,
23:55but you're close enough to Sydney that we can duck in for the day.
23:58So you've got the best of both worlds.
24:00And you guys do that regularly, don't you, with your markets?
24:02Yeah, so we're in there once a week.
24:04And I believe you've got a little farm gate as well.
24:06Yes, we do out the front there, so we sell our milk, yoghurt
24:09and some of our flavoured milks as well in there.
24:11Well, you know that we're definitely going to have to go check it out,
24:13but I think that's coming up a little bit later in the show.
24:15Absolutely.
24:18Juliet's making a mess with paper mache.
24:20It's an easy and affordable way to express your creative side.
24:26And looking for something simple yet saucy tonight?
24:29I got you sorted.
24:32Good up.
24:33The May issue of Better Homes and Gardens magazine,
24:36it's all about the best of Australia.
24:39There are instructions from my nifty chopping board
24:41made of dense Australian hardwood.
24:44And Geneva van de Zijl takes board games to the great outdoors
24:47with her giant DIY checkers set.
24:50Getting quick to buy your tickets
24:52to the Creator Awards announcement in May.
24:55Pick up the May issue of Better Homes and Gardens magazine
24:58at your local newsagents
25:00and get a bonus pair of durable gardening gloves.
25:09I have so many happy memories of getting crafty as a kid.
25:12I had so much fun getting messy.
25:15And during that creative process,
25:17I worked out what I wanted to do for a living as an adult,
25:19which was a massive bonus.
25:21But one of my favourite memories of creating things as a kid
25:25was using paper mache.
25:26And did you know you can use the same technique
25:29to create some really beautiful decorative objects
25:31for your home?
25:32And you only need things
25:34that you probably already have in your own cupboard.
25:41First up, you'll need a balloon
25:43and some pegs on the bottom
25:45to hold it down in a dish just like that.
25:49I'm sure once I keep going,
25:50you'll recognise this process.
25:52The next thing you need
25:54are some torn up pieces of paper towel,
25:56some PVA glue and water.
25:58And the ratio of glue to water
26:00is one part glue to two parts water.
26:02Call me in the morning
26:05Call me when you wake up
26:07Face me after you know
26:09Face them with no make-up
26:12Call me in the evening
26:14Anytime just promise me
26:16Call me, call me
26:19All you gotta do is
26:23One method you can use
26:25to apply the glue
26:26is to soak the pieces of paper
26:27in there
26:28but I find it much easier
26:30to use a brush
26:31you have greater control
26:32and smaller pieces of paper
26:35I find much easier
26:36to layer on
26:37Just be
26:39Nothing left to do
26:41But go deep
26:43Whoa, whoa
26:45Just be
26:47Nothing left to prove
26:53So that is layer one done
26:56I just need to add
26:57another layer
26:58and then I'm going to show you
26:59something really special
27:07Okay, layer two is done
27:09and I promised you something special
27:10and that is
27:11I'm going to put dried flowers
27:13in between the next layer
27:15and I've dried them
27:16just using the microwave
27:16it's very simple
27:17you want to place the flowers
27:19or leaves between two pieces
27:21of paper towel
27:22and then put a dish
27:23on the top of that
27:24and so that you don't burn them
27:26I would suggest doing it
27:27in 30 second increments
27:29and this one might take about
27:30a minute and a half in total
27:32and you want to just work out
27:33where you're going to place
27:34your flowers or leaves
27:35I'm going to put my first one here
27:37another piece of paper towel
27:38over the top
27:39and then your glue solution
27:42over that
27:58Okay, so you want to make sure
27:59that you cover over
28:01all those little stems
28:02and leaves
28:03and once that's done
28:04you can set your lantern
28:05aside to dry
28:06it'll take about 24 hours
28:08depending on how warm
28:09the weather is
28:11now lampshades are such a great way
28:13to update your decor
28:14because they're so affordable
28:16this one is just off the shelf
28:17it's a white one
28:18and I've given it two layers
28:20of that same paper
28:21with the glue
28:22and then I'm going to add
28:24these beautiful
28:25little fern leaves
28:27I've dried them out
28:28in the microwave
28:28like I did with the lavender
28:29and I'm going to just
28:31place them on like that
28:32and ferns in decor
28:34are such a timeless
28:35decorative style
28:53and that's it
28:54how beautiful
28:55I've used a matte finishing spray
28:57just to seal it
28:58and with this little guy
29:00we just need to cut the balloon
29:03before I can place
29:05a flameless candle inside
29:06it's going to be so pretty
29:11oh how gorgeous is that
29:13there is something
29:13very classic
29:15and timeless about these
29:16but they also feel
29:17quite modern
29:18they'd sit beautifully
29:19in any home
29:23you can see why we all
29:25loved this as kids
29:26it's an easy and affordable way
29:28to express your creative side
29:30but it's not just
29:31for little kids
29:32for adults too
29:33it's a beautiful way
29:34to decorate your home
29:35keep hold of your cardboard rolls
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29:42I'll carry on with you
29:44you found me
29:46oh yeah
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31:00steam pudding
31:01done in five minutes
31:03you're welcome
31:05the May issue
31:06of Better Homes and Gardens magazine
31:07is as Aussie as Vegemite
31:09the legendary
31:10Jimmy Barnes
31:11and his wife Jane
31:12share their favourite
31:13autumn recipes
31:14make these bakery classics
31:16including vanilla slice
31:18and nostalgic finger buns
31:19there are sausage rolls
31:20to cook in the air fryer too
31:23get in quick
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31:29of Better Homes and Gardens magazine
31:31from your local news agent
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31:42alright it's midweek
31:44let's say it's Wednesday
31:45you've been busy all week
31:47the kids want dessert
31:48you haven't got time
31:49no you do
31:50because I've got a dessert
31:51that's going to take you
31:52ten minutes
31:53from start to finish
31:54and I'm going to make you
31:55a hero
31:56let's go
31:57the dessert I'm going to make
31:59is an old fashioned
32:01steam pudding
32:02but
32:03my little twist on it is
32:05I do it in the microwave
32:06that's what gives us the speed
32:08you can steam it if you want
32:10it's Wednesday night
32:11we're busy
32:11let's go
32:13right
32:13there's two parts to this dish
32:15there's a wet part
32:16and a dry part
32:18so the wet part is
32:20150 ml of milk
32:22full cream
32:23that goes in
32:27one whole egg
32:30that goes in
32:34and I'm going to spice it
32:36so I'm going to use
32:37a teaspoon of nutmeg
32:40teaspoon of cinnamon
32:41and a half teaspoon
32:43of ginger powder
32:44half in
32:47give that a whisk
32:53all right
32:54next up
32:56a little bit of orange zest
32:58and a little bit of orange juice
32:59which is going to give you
33:00a bit of sweetness
33:00so outside of your skin
33:03right
33:06bit of juice
33:07juice
33:15we're going to add
33:1575 grams
33:16muscovada sugar
33:17so when it melts
33:18it sort of gets
33:19really moorish
33:20and it thickens a bit
33:21so try that in there
33:2375
33:25I've got a teaspoon
33:26of vanilla essence
33:27or fresh vanilla
33:28have you got it
33:37now we add our dry ingredients
33:39so I've got
33:40175 grams
33:41of plain flour
33:45so that goes in
33:47I've got my
33:49baking powder
33:50teaspoon
33:54I've got
33:5575 grams
33:56of suet
33:57now suet
33:58adds a little bit of fat
34:00to the recipe
34:00if you don't want suet
34:01you can dice in the same amount
34:03of ice cold butter
34:05so that goes in
34:07that's going to give you
34:08a nice creamy texture
34:10pinch of salt
34:15give it a good whisk
34:20all right
34:20so that's basically
34:22our batter mix done
34:23next up
34:24we've got
34:24a pudding bowl
34:25so what you want to do
34:26is you want to
34:27butter to the sides
34:27so your mixture
34:29doesn't stick
34:30when you cook it
34:30so I chill the bowl
34:32so the butter
34:33will stick to it
34:40and just to make
34:41extra sure
34:42it doesn't stick
34:43I put a little bit
34:43of paper
34:44like a little hat
34:45on the bottom
34:45so basically
34:46what I do is
34:47sheet of paper
34:48fold over once
34:50fold over twice
34:52and then you put a little bit of butter
34:55and then you just work the corner
34:57so you've got that
34:59you measure that across your bowl
35:02and then you tear it
35:04and that should give you
35:05a circle
35:08so you place go
35:11so that goes in
35:16give that a little bit of butter
35:27so that's what we're looking at
35:30that's about as hard as this recipe gets
35:32is making the little paper round
35:35got some golden syrup
35:36like about 100-150 ml
35:38enough to coat
35:39and enough left to sauce
35:41so what you do is
35:42you pour it round
35:43the side of the bowl
35:45and in the bottom
35:47so what happens is
35:49when this hits the heat
35:50the golden syrup
35:51is going to caramelise
35:53around your pudding
35:54so you work quickly now
35:56we're going to pour in
35:57our pudding mix
36:01so just fill it
36:02nearly to the top
36:06alright
36:07so that's our pudding
36:09alright
36:09got my lid
36:10just wet it a little bit
36:11so it sticks
36:14I drape that over the bowl
36:17got some twine
36:21and then just do a double nut
36:25there you go
36:28alright
36:29so that's it
36:30going in the microwave
36:31for five minutes
36:36alright
36:36five minutes
36:37while it's in the microwave
36:39we've just enough time
36:40to make a sauce
36:41caramel
36:42so we get our pan hot
36:44I've got 150 grams
36:46of a malt extract
36:48if you don't have malt extract
36:50you can just use golden syrup
36:51so 150 in the pan
36:55just going to let that melt
36:56let it bubble
36:59alright so it's starting
37:00just to loosen up
37:01bubble
37:02you don't want to reduce it
37:03you just want to get it hot enough
37:04that when you add 25 grams
37:06of cold butter
37:07it's going to turn into
37:08a caramel sauce
37:1830 seconds left on the clock
37:19we've got the pudding ready to go
37:21we've got the sauce
37:25and bang
37:25done
37:26that's it
37:27right
37:28do not put your finger in this yet
37:29let it cool
37:30get the pudding out
37:38all right
37:39take my string off
37:41so the lid sort of keeps all that steam in
37:43and helps you cook it
37:54this could end in disaster
37:57you've been waiting for it
37:58I know you've been waiting for it
37:59but let's see
37:59all right you ready
38:07oh
38:09not this time
38:12so we just take our little lid off
38:16oh
38:20so what happens is
38:22all that golden syrup is caramelized
38:25and it sort of cooks a little bit
38:26into your pudding
38:27so it's still nice and soft
38:29nice and spongy
38:32we've got our warm caramel
38:45look at the stain coming off that
38:51so that is my
38:54stained pudding
38:55that wasn't stained
38:56done in five minutes
38:57you're welcome
38:59this one's got to be hot
39:00hang on
39:03mmm
39:06oh
39:08good
39:18well I've had a great day
39:19checking out Camden
39:20and its local surrounds
39:21but nothing has been more fun
39:23than catching up with Jess and Luke
39:24at Camden Valley Farm
39:25you guys have a micro dairy
39:27and you also have this incredible
39:29little shop front
39:30yeah we do Jo
39:30so in our shop here
39:32we sell our plain milk
39:33as well as our flavoured milks
39:34we've got chocolate
39:35strawberry
39:35cookies and cream
39:36coffee
39:36and we've got our pot set yoghurt
39:38and our little jersey jelly as well
39:39mate that's a lot of produce
39:40to come out of this
39:41I'm interested to know
39:42how much milk are you getting each day
39:43we produce about 800 litres a day
39:45and about half of it gets sold
39:46through the farm shop
39:47wow
39:47I'll tell you what
39:48it's definitely worth a trip out here
39:49so I've heard
39:50I mean I'd love to try our product
39:52if I could
39:52we do have some here
39:53oh wow
39:55thank you
39:55try the strawberry milk
39:56alright let's have a taste
39:58mmm
40:00that is outstanding
40:01you guys are obviously
40:02onto something pretty damn impressive
40:04so
40:04thank you for showing us around
40:05we hope you've enjoyed
40:06having a look as well
40:07we'll see you next time
40:08with more Better Homes and Gardens
40:09bye
40:09see ya
40:10see ya
40:13next time
40:14silly name
40:15epic tunes
40:16I'll show you how to make a tongue drum
40:20it's French
40:21it's fast
40:22and it's full of flavour
40:23I mean come on
40:25look at that
40:26that could be in a magazine
40:29the best gardens
40:30don't just look pretty
40:31they soothe the soul
40:33I'm going to show you
40:34how a garden
40:35can bring peace
40:36and comfort
40:37and meet the mum
40:39who's cleaning up
40:40on social media
40:40I am beyond excited
40:42to learn some tidy techniques
40:44from online superstar
40:45Mama Mila
40:46that's next time
40:47on Better Homes and Gardens
40:49investments
40:49alright
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