Gardening Australia

Gardening Australia
Genre	Lifestyle
Presented by	Peter Cundall (1990 - 2008) Stephen Ryan (2009 - 2011) Costa Georgiadis (2012 - present)
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	27 (as of 2016)
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	ABC1
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Original release	16 February 1990

Gardening Australia is an Australian lifestyle television program which suggests and promotes organic and environmentally friendly ways of gardening.

It was originally hosted by Peter Cundall, an experienced gardener with a passion for growing plants using organic methods.

Stephen Ryan succeeded Cundall in 2009. After 3 years at the helm, Stephen Ryan’s contract was not renewed by ABC, and a new host was announced in December as Costa Georgiadis.

Costa Georgiadis hosts the show and the program has presenters from around Australia. These include:

Cundall had a segment called Pete's Mailbag where viewers could ask questions or send in photographs or letters about their own gardens.

The show has several segments, which include all forms of gardening, from sculptural and artistic gardens to vegetable growing and xeriscaping. Most segments are filmed on location.

The program has an Ask It/Solve It section where people can submit their garden questions/problems to be answered by the presenters.

The 6 Bed Rotation Vegetable Crop (formally Pete's Patch) at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens is still in the show, now called 'The Vegie Patch' with Tino Carnevale presenting.

The Vegie Guide is a new feature which suggests a range of vegetables that can be planted each month,in the broad climate zones around Australia.

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