All The Dirt Gardening, Sustainability and Food

Richard Pittaway is an educator and guardian of heritage fruit trees. His collection of over 600 apple varieties alone is testament to his commitment in maintaining the biodiversity of important and often treasured fruit varieties.

The Bonsai Society of Western Australia celebrate their 50th Anniversary this year. We chat with Richard Ream about this fascinating and rewarding art that offers a wonderful opportunity for creativity, companionship and horticultural joy.

Roz is an Australian ecologist, microbiologist and leading fungal educator renown for her work on bushland fungi. Roz co-authored Fungi For Land a practical guide to the use of fungi in our commercial and domestic lives.

Mel is passionate about conservation and making backyard biodiversity feel achievable to the everyday person. Author of Rewilding Suburbia, Mel's book is a beginner friendly guide to rewilding your patch of suburbia.

Neville is a 4th generation Nurseryman, Horticulturist and Gardener. He continues to shares his passion for plants via the media and his connections with Australia's major horticultural institutions. We talk about the attributes of Verge Gardens and their contribution to the home and community.

Incaberry connects growers to consumers. For Brehoni it's been a passion project 6 years in the making. The goal, to provide easier access to local healthy produce.

Emma's publication celebrates garden design, nature and storytelling for New Zealand and Australian gardeners. The Illawarra Edible Garden Trail extends over 2 weekends in 2026 offering gardeners an opportunity to learn and be inspired.

Matt Henderson Senior Curator at Cranbourne Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria is extremely passionate about Australian Native Plants. Cranbourne Gardens showcase over 100,000 individual plants representing 1,900 distinct varieties of Australian Native Flora.

Steve and Aud chat about about encouraging kids into the garden. From veggie patches and fruit trees to chickens.

Sue Leighton is the coordinator of WA's Ravensthorpe Wildflower Show which showcases the abundance of wildflower diversity in the region. She is also a garden designer, shire councillor and ABC Great Southern Radio's gardening presenter.

Deryn chats with Jacqui Mitchell about biosecurity and all things Citrus. Jacqui works with urban communities in high density areas to encourage the monitoring of pests and diseases through CitrusWatch's early detection network.

Hannah talks with Deryn about her new book "Why We Garden" and the joy and wonder of growing.

Darryl and Paul, co-founders of Grow It Local, are on a mission to get more Australian's growing and eating locally grown foods. Deryn chats to them about their work, seeds and visits to community gardens. @growitlocal.

Connie Cao, author of Your Asian Veggie Patch talks with Deryn about some of her favourite edibles, her feature garden at the Melbourne Flower and Garden Show and the joys of growing up with a Mum who cooked delicious Asian food. Connie Cao, author of Your Asian Veggie Patch talks with Deryn about some of her favourite edibles, her feature garden at the Melbourne Flower and Garden Show and the joys of growing up with a Mum who cooked delicious Asian food.

Steve Wells is an enthusiastic gardener who combines the skills of a nurse and gardener in therapeutic horticulture. Two of his home gardens have featured on Gardening Australia and Deryn chats with him about his career, gardens and love of all things green.

Steve and Audrey share their experiences with their first season of growing in raised veggie beds.

'W.A Loves Nature' aims to inspire the community to support our world renowned biodiversity and showcase W.A's unique flora and fauna to the world.

Jolanda Keeble is passionate about the flora in our bushland and has written and published 3 Field Guides to help people fully appreciate the biodiversity of special areas in the WA Wheatbelt.

Andrew and Mandy Osenton are a force of nature. Together with an outstanding group of volunteers they run the Kalamunda Garden Festival. Held four times a year at the beginning of each season, this is a horticultural event not to be missed.

Darren shares his life long passion for horticulture chatting to Deryn about his career as a radio garden talk back host, television presenter, landscape gardener and nurseryman.

Angela is a Landscape Architect with over 30 years experience in garden design. Her passion is connecting home owners with the right landscape professionals to achieve the best possible results.

Ambre Whatley and her mother Adele own and run Eden Seeds set in Queensland's Gold Coast Hinterland. They specialise in supplying traditional tried and trusted vegetable seed varieties for the home gardener to save, regrow and share.

Steve and Deryn catch up on whats been happening in the garden and do a deep dive into the world of Hanging Baskets.

Iconic third generation garden centre Zanthorrea Nursery is in a class of its own. Deryn chats with Jackie & Ross Hooper about the history, dedication and passion that makes Zanthorrea such a joy to visit.

Steve talks with Julie Kinney and her long time passion for the low maintenance, drought tolerant, yet colourful world of Mediterranean Gardens.

Plant breeder Angus Stewart talks with Deryn about Australian flowers and foliage which make excellent cut flowers. He also chats about breeding work and life on the Tasman Peninsular.

Chloe started her horticultural career in retail and wholesale nurseries before moving into high profile positions with Melbourne Zoo and Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. A passionate educator, Chloe is on a mission to help novice gardeners transition from horticultural zero to green thumbed hero. Her book is joyful, irreverent, inspirational and fun.

Dr Bede Mickan is a passionate industry based scientist specialising in nutrient and value recovery from food waste. A lecturer at UWA's School of Agriculture Bede is also the Research and Development Manager for Richgo garden products.

Steve and Deryn chat about creating a tropical garden and catch up on what they have been up to in their own gardens. Our thoughts go out to the Balinese community after recent devastating floods.

Kieran chats to Deryn and Steve about his life long career in horticulture, his love for the industry and his passion to encourage fellow gardeners to share their knowledge and skills.

Mary was awarded Rural Women of the Year in 2000. An advocate for regional Australia Mary is the founder and driving force behind Cambinata Yabbies.

John has dedicated years of his life to the eradication of horticultural pests and diseases. He has now turned his attention to one of the most destructive pests to have ever entered Australia.

Moving from New Zealand to the Pilbara Chelsea successfully meets the challenges of growing in W.A's harsh Northwest and shares the tremendous community spirit that the Community Garden inspires. Carolyn Mann is the Acting Coordinator for Containers for Change with over 40 million containers recycled in Hedland alone.

Kelly has a Bachelor of Science (Environment) and was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia for her outstanding services to the community of Port Hedland.

A well designed garden is one of the best investments a home owner can make. Deryn chats with Suzanne about the latest technology in creating beautiful and functional gardens.

Deryn chats with Amanda Shade Manager of Living Collections at Kings Park and Botanic Garden. Amanda is responsible for the nursery, seed bank, herbarium and collections management database. She also works with Kings Park Horticulturists to select plants for the WA Botanic Garden's in-ground collections.

A huge thank you to you our listeners as we celebrate our 250th episode and talk home grown apples and keeping chickens in the backyard.

Deryn chats with Julie and Gary about their commitment to combining community, gardening, bees and seeds and helping to make the world a better place.

Planting seeds flagship program, the B&B Highway, is an urban educational and regeneration initiative. Its Bed and Breakfast for Birds, Bees and Biodiversity and is now located in over 210 schools, communities and corporate sites. Judy is the author of The Bee Squad, Boosting Diversity in Your Neighbourhood.

Joe Richardson a Horticulturalist at Kings Park and Botanic Gardens talks with Deryn about his favourite and most practical small Eucalyptus for the home garden.

The Forever Project is dedicated to Environmental education. Founder and managing director Chris Ferreira's innovative new program focuses on creating Fire wise homes, gardens, landscapes and communities.

Steve and Deryn chat about the most common and annoying plant diseases and offer practical solutions.

Natalie Vallance owns and runs Muchea Tree Farm, a wholesale and retail outlet that specialises in native plants and speaks to Deryn about some of her favourites and the challenges of running a nursery. She shares a few of her most loved Australian plants. https://www.hoselink.com.au/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=all+the+dirt&utm_campaign=5+percent+off

Deryn Chats with Dean on the work that Carnaby Crusaders are doing to protect the endangered Carnaby Cockatoo. https://www.hoselink.com.au/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=all+the+dirt&utm_campaign=5+percent+off

John Szymanski is an inventor with a passion for nature. His latest innovation is a world first in the early detection of Varroa mite. John and his wife Michelle played a major role in the control of Rubber Vine in the Australian Pilbara and Kimberly and have now turned their attention to protecting Western Australia from Varroa. https://www.hoselink.com.au/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=all+the+dirt&utm_campaign=5+percent+off

Sabrina brings a burst of sunshine to the world of gardening and her new book "How To Do It In The Garden" is no exception. She shares her decades of gardening knowledge with exuberance and joy. https://www.hoselink.com.au/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=all+the+dirt&utm_campaign=5+percent+off

Steve and Deryn run through the most common and annoying garden pests and offer practical solutions to keeping your garden healthy and free of bugs https://www.hoselink.com.au/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=all+the+dirt&utm_campaign=5+percent+off

Stefanie Williams is the International Business Development Manager for David Austin Roses and chats with Deryn about their scent profiles, new rose releases and some of the most popular varieties in Australia. https://www.hoselink.com.au/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=all+the+dirt&utm_campaign=5+percent+off

Cyrus Roussilhes is a passionate grower who specialises in rare fruit trees, especially easy-to-grow South American varieties like Eugenias, Garcinias and Jaboticabas. Over the past 15 years he has cultivated more than 700 varieties on his compact 700 sqm Perth property transforming his suburban block into a fruiting paradise. https://www.hoselink.com.au/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=all+the+dirt&utm_campaign=5+percent+off

Steve & Audrey go through some of their most commonly asked gardening questions. https://www.hoselink.com.au/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=all+the+dirt&utm_campaign=5+percent+off Discount offer: 15% off our Decorative Solar Light range while stocks last. The solar light campaign runs from 8th to 28th October 2024.