All The Dirt Gardening, Sustainability and Food

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.