All The Dirt Gardening, Sustainability and Food

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 ga...

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.