1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 1: Guarding Australia returns at seven thirty tonight on ABC and 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: ABC I View, and the lovely host of Gardening Australia 3 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:09,959 Speaker 1: cost of George Ardis, is with us. Now, good morning. 4 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 2: I'm not down harder, I'm unhearted, you're always partied. Well, 5 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 2: I'm very pleased to say to everyone after you know, 6 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 2: the last weeks, particularly people when there's Gardening Australia coming back. 7 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:34,239 Speaker 2: I've had a buck for how many times I've been 8 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 2: asked that I could start my own broadcaster, but now 9 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 2: really really pleased to the running right through your Christmas 10 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 2: now and yeah, it's great, great to know that some 11 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 2: of the stories because we're still filming. We've been busy 12 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 2: filming even during this eight week break, and yeah, you 13 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:53,519 Speaker 2: got some cracker stories coming up between now and Christmas. 14 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 2: And yeah, I'm looking out over Adelaide this morning sort 15 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 2: of in your direction, yes, And it's a beautiful day here. 16 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 2: I've just come in from the Gold Coast where I 17 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:09,559 Speaker 2: was up at the National Biosecurity Conference up there, and 18 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 2: I'm here for the Adelaide show. So there's plenty going 19 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 2: on and I know calor Munda's happening this weekend yeah, 20 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:18,479 Speaker 2: like it's all Yeah, it's. 21 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: A great time a year now tonight, straight back into 22 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 1: it with a group of gardeners working together after dealing 23 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: with a massive flooding. 24 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, wow, this is a really beautiful story. I must 25 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 2: say I was watching it because I had a little 26 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 2: look through the show last night when I was flying 27 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 2: into Adelaide, and yeah, I got a bit, Yeah, I 28 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 2: got a bit teary actually, because you know, we filmed 29 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 2: it over two days and I really got some incredible 30 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 2: stories and even though they don't all come out in 31 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 2: the episode, it's amazing what they went through. Like that 32 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 2: they got seven hundred millimeters rain overnight in their catchment 33 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 2: and the place went seven meters under, like just like that. 34 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 2: You know, the forecast was one hundred mil And so 35 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 2: here we are, many many months later, and you know, 36 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 2: the new seed has rolled on, but the lives are 37 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:20,239 Speaker 2: still rebuilding, and it was great to see. The gardening 38 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 2: has been one of the things that bought the community together, 39 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:29,639 Speaker 2: and you know, they're growing together, they're sharing food, they've 40 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 2: got a hub where everyone comes together and looks after 41 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 2: each other. And yeah, it's a beautiful it's a beautiful 42 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 2: story and wonderful to put them in the in the spotlight. 43 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: Well, there's nothing like resurrecting your you know, the area 44 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: you live that's gone seven meters under. I can't even 45 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 1: quite comprehend that so much them with your own hands 46 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 1: in the dirt coster, Yeah, exactly. 47 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 2: And one of the things they do they have this 48 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 2: Friday night, free pizza night at the community hub that 49 00:02:56,520 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 2: they've established, and they do a raffle and people people 50 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:03,399 Speaker 2: by raffle tickets and on average they raise a couple 51 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 2: hundred bucks. And they've got a formula now where after 52 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 2: a couple of fridays they save up around five hundred 53 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 2: bucks and that's enough for them to go out and 54 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:13,919 Speaker 2: do a garden blitz and they build a six meter 55 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 2: buy six meter garden plot and plant it out for 56 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 2: the next resident and then they can garden and be 57 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 2: at home and feel like they're around their place rebuilding. 58 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,519 Speaker 2: But the key to it is that they're actually then 59 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 2: able to bring their excess and contribute to the hub 60 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 2: and not feel like they're just taking all the time. 61 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 2: And that's the biggest emotion that I learned from that, 62 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 2: that you know, people in these situations don't just want 63 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 2: to keep taking. You know, they want to be able 64 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 2: to contribute and feel like they're supporting those around them 65 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 2: and change that narrative. And it was a really interesting insight. 66 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 2: And we build a garden with the community, and that's 67 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 2: the eighth one that they're built. And yeah, it's a 68 00:03:56,880 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 2: beautiful story that you know, a city. It's by six garden. 69 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 2: It's not very much, but it's so productive on so 70 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 2: many levels. 71 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 3: Mate, we can see you. I can imagine the joy 72 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 3: because I don't call you the glasshouse full guy. I 73 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 3: call you the glass three quarters full guy. You're always 74 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 3: that positive people in the f Yeah, but people in 75 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 3: the face of adversity, they want to pitch in for others. 76 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 4: It's very very cool. I can just imagine the joy 77 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 4: in your face. Yeah. 78 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 2: Look, we went around and we saw the processes that 79 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 2: they've set up. Joel Orchard and his partner of Veneta 80 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:34,359 Speaker 2: of the driving force behind it. But everyone jumps on 81 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 2: and I think that's the key that people can feel 82 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 2: like they can be and you know that most of 83 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:43,479 Speaker 2: them we say, build a community garden. But what I 84 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:46,719 Speaker 2: learned from this is no, in that situation, you don't 85 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 2: want a community garden. Somewhere else where people then feel 86 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 2: an obligation that they need to go somewhere and contribute, 87 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 2: and then that's another bit of baggage. This way, they're 88 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:01,720 Speaker 2: at their house, they're rebuilding there, they're kind of cradled 89 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:04,599 Speaker 2: in their house, but they can contribute the produce. And 90 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 2: it's a really nice nuance that I learned from this 91 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 2: whole process. 92 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, Costa, have you heard about a shothole borer beetle 93 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:15,839 Speaker 1: problem that we're having with our trees in Kingspark and 94 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:16,559 Speaker 1: Hyde Park? 95 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:19,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, Josh, we called an a old beetle. 96 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:23,559 Speaker 1: Really, it's led to so many trees being cut down. 97 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 1: You're doing a story on that, are you this season? 98 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:29,480 Speaker 2: Yeah? Yeah, Josh's been working on that. That will come 99 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 2: up really soon in the next couple of episodes. Okay, 100 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 2: and yeah, I was just at the National Biosecurity Summit 101 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 2: up in the Gold Coast and that that is a 102 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:48,119 Speaker 2: really really serious challenge. Yeah, like on our Biosecurity list 103 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:52,159 Speaker 2: of challenges, that one is up there and there's people 104 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:55,480 Speaker 2: working on it. But gee, you know, it makes it 105 00:05:55,560 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 2: really makes biosecurity everyone's business. And sometimes word you you go, oh, 106 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 2: what's that mean? Is that people in labcakes now it's 107 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:08,159 Speaker 2: kind of like these challenges that can come in on 108 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 2: that package that you bought online, and you know these 109 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 2: are building that awareness. You know, I've just had two 110 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:18,040 Speaker 2: days in that space and so I'm pretty pumped up 111 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:22,040 Speaker 2: about getting this message out there. And yeah, you're facing 112 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 2: a massive challenge, just like over here we've got myrtle 113 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 2: rust on the causing a massive problem for forests and 114 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 2: creating a lot of die backs. So yeah, there's challenges ahead, 115 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 2: but there's good folk out there working on it, which 116 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:38,360 Speaker 2: is the upbeat aspect of it. 117 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 4: Well, that's good. 118 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 1: It'll be interesting to see that episode because it's heartbreaking 119 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: to see what's happening, you know, when you can really 120 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:46,479 Speaker 1: see it in Hyde Park, what they've had to do. 121 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 4: There's a lot of fear too, because we love. 122 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: And all our other amazing trees. Now, can we talk 123 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 1: about your Logi's outfit. 124 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 4: Oh you're walking the green carpet cost again? 125 00:06:56,880 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 1: What a well dressed ok are here's a tree. You've 126 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 1: got a tay floristreet class to make it. 127 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's a beautiful thing. It becomes a brief. So 128 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 2: I turned up and the teacher just says, okay, cossins 129 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 2: here we're seeing him as the client and this is 130 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 2: the brief. He needs something that he wants, you know, 131 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:20,239 Speaker 2: And I explained, you know, something in the hair, something 132 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 2: down the beard, and it has to last, you know, 133 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 2: so it gets put on at midday and well in 134 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 2: this case, I removed it at about five am. That's 135 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 2: that's a good seventeen now. Yeah. 136 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, and it's beautiful. 137 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 2: That they put it together. And that one. You'll be 138 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 2: happy to know w A was well represented because that jacket. 139 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 2: I bought that the nanap Community. 140 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: My favorite places Nana. 141 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 2: I was there for the for the festival and I 142 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 2: went in they opened up and I went in and 143 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 2: I found the jacket and the orange shirt underneath. Then 144 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 2: I bring that to the students and they looked at 145 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 2: that and said, right, what colors are we going to use? 146 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:07,360 Speaker 2: They nailed it, they did, and there was paper gases. 147 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:10,240 Speaker 2: There's lots of Western name in there as well. Yeah, 148 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 2: and you know, I just it wasn't until the next 149 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 2: morning when all these pictures started coming into my feed 150 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 2: that I looked at it and I went, whoa that is? 151 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 4: That was you piece? It was next level and the 152 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 4: accessory on the hip, I love that. Yeah, that's well. 153 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 2: I told them, I said, we're creating a new direction 154 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 2: and dimension in floristry of Yeah, you know the hip 155 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 2: bouka a hipp okay and it was hit. 156 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: Bok be the corsage Costa back tonight seven thirty on 157 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:49,679 Speaker 1: ABC and abc I View Gardening Australia. Thank you for 158 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 1: joining us this morning. 159 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 2: Thanks to It's always a treaty. 160 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:55,680 Speaker 3: Good to talk to you next time we catch up. 161 00:08:55,800 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 3: To be more passionate and excited. Wasn't he that outfit? 162 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 3: He's been doing the outfits years. He's just such a 163 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 3: treat This was his next level. He's one of those 164 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 3: rare types on television. Isn't he want to run a shop? 165 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 3: I want to have a shopping man up and have 166 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:13,960 Speaker 3: a cost to come in and buy something. Love to 167 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 3: run a shopping What a great advertisement to your company. 168 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 4: Glad they're doing something on that. Damn Bora Beetle. 169 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,319 Speaker 3: It's got a lot of fear because we love those 170 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 3: those parts so much. You'd have to have no trees.