Sabrina's Dirty Deeds: The Gardening & Sustainability Podcast

This week, it's supposed to be one for the kids but we reckon the adults will love it just as much!. Sab and Jamie have a chat with Cat Clowes about her new book, Platastic! The A to Z of Australian Plants. Cat's done an amazing job of showcasing 26 native plants, with stunning illustrations from Rachel Gyan, helping our kids discover the awesome native plants that exist in the bushlands, parks and backyards all around us. While your little green thumbs will love this book and chat, all of us will learn a little more about the native plants we can look out for or feature in our own gardens. If you want to know more about the book, hit the CSIRO website link here!

This week, Sab sits down with Stephen Frost from Stonemeal Farm in WA's Great Southern. Producing quality lambs and wool, Stephen is a farmer with a difference! He chats to Sab about his a biological approach to farming and how it developed over the last 40 years.

Fair to say, it's been a while between drinks for Sab and Jamie.
But the good news is they're back, and back weekly. Woohoo!
After a little catch up, Sab and Jamie talk a hot summer, season creep and what you should be doing to prep for Autumn.
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This week, Sab sits down with her dear friend Steph Crowe to talk about the amazing Gelorup corridor. It's an environmental sanctuary where many species of native flora and fauna thrive (including several endangered species). One of those species is the critically endangered Western Ringtail Possum, which is one step away from extinction. Have a listen about why this is such a special place, and what a committed group of locals are doing to secure its future.

We all love our furry friends at home. But what's the best diet for them? Is homemade and home grown better for our cats and dogs than traditional biscuits? This week Sab and Jamie chat with Vet Dr Clare Middle, who explains why a balanced, homemade diet for our pets is best. She also let's you know how you can do it at home, without missing vital food groups and nutrients your pet needs. Dr Clare Middle is the author of several books on the topic, including 'Real Food for Dogs and Cats'. So grab your dog or cat for a cuddle, have a listen and for more info head to Fremantle Press.

After a couple of months away, Sab and Jamie are back. Hear about Sab's recent wildflower tour of WA, where she started north and worked her way down south. There's plenty of tips to get your garden and backyard right this Spring. And as you'd expect, they both get a little side tracked with Jamie uncovering a story about the time Sab caught a crocodile. That's right, Sab caught a croc and lived to tell the tale. Great to be back. Remember to show some love, share the show on socials and subscribe to never miss an ep!

This week, Sab and Jamie are heading off the beaten track with pencil and paintbrush in hand.
They're joined by Philippa Nikulinsky, one of our most celebrated botanic artists. Renowned for her long trips into remote parts of the country to find artistic inspiration, Philippa's art and books are striking, inspirational and an important document of our natural history.
This week's episode comes with a special offer for SDD listeners!
Head to the Fremantle Press website, use the codeword SABRINA and receive 10% off Philippa's books (along with free shipping when you buy two or more - AUS ONLY).

With winter well and truly set, Sab and Jamie share a glass of red and discuss how to create a plan for your garden. With tips on how to save money and not become overwhelmed with the job at hand, Sab breaks down the dos and don'ts so your garden will be a place to enjoy and relax. Also, with many of us travelling around WA, Sab has some great ideas on how you can bring the state to your backyard!

Sab and Jamie love nothing more than taking the show on the road, especially when it involves great food and wine! This week, SDD is live from Millbrook Winery for a chat with great mates and long term colleagues Guy Jeffreys (Executive chef) and Damien Hutton (Head Winemaker). Millbrook was recently named WA's top winery, so Damo and the team know how to make a bloody good drop. The food is also top notch, with Guy one of the first chef's in WA to source much of the kitchen's produce from the restaurant's own garden. So sit back, relax and pour yourself a big glass as Sab and Jamie take you to the Millbrook veggie patch and acclaimed vineyard.

With international flights still grounded, Sab and Jamie are taking you to London for a look around the amazing Kew Royal Botanic Gardens! Dating back to the early 18th century, the Kew Gardens are home to one of the most diverse plant collections on the planet. It's also world renowned for its plant and fungal research. Sab and Jamie chat with Director of Horticulture, Learning and Operations Richard Barley, who takes us on a virtual tour of Kew, explaining why it's far more than a tourist attraction.

It's time to get the fire on, pop on some woolly socks and rug up cause winter is here! On this episode, Sab explains everything you need to know for your winter garden. Along with tips for the winter vegie patch, Sab explains how to prune during the cooler months and what you need to do to keep those indoor plants thriving.

The wild weather has arrived. And there's more on the way! This week, Sab and Jamie explain what you need to do in your garden to survive the storms and how your place can get through the upcoming cold snap. Later on, Sab and Jamie get side tracked on how to make the perfect cup of tea and why it's quite similar to the perfect gin! If you enjoy the show, remember to flick us a rating and review. Subscribe to never miss an ep!

This episode, Sab and Jamie continue their chat with Gardening Australia's Josh Byrne. Like last week, this chat covers some ground with insights around sustainability, urban planning and some practical advice for what you can do at your place. Be sure to stick around after Josh, where Sab answers some of your personal gardening questions!
This episode proudly brought to you by our mates at the Kalamunda Plant Company. You can visit their online nursery here.

This week was a real treat! Gardening Australia's Josh Byrne stopped by Sab's place for a chat that started in the childhood vegie patch and found its way to the bigger picture of sustainability, environmental design and urban planning. We all had so much fun, we decided to split this one across two episodes. Listen out for the second half of our chat with Josh next week! This episode proudly brought to you by our mates at the Kalamunda Plant Company. You can visit their online nursery here.

Wetlands are one of the most important and productive parts of our natural environment. Filled with everything from microbes to mammals and everything in between, wetlands are crucial to our natural environment. But they also provide us with a place to observe nature up close. This week, Sab and Jamie sit down with a duo of wetland lovers to uncover some hidden secrets about these special places.

This week's episode is best enjoyed with a beer in hand, as Sab and Jamie delve into the world of hops with Karridale grower Trey Gee. Hops are pretty special little guys and they make beer amazing! Decades ago, they were grown widely across the WA. But that industry died out... until now!
Trey Gee was one of the first to bring hops back to the state at his Karridale hop farm. He explains to Sab and Jamie his passion for hops, finding them wild in the south-west and how the industry is growing. Cheers!

There's no doubt that Johnny Frog has long been one of Sab's favourite gardening mates! He's a tonne of fun, but also knows how to create gardens that attract wildlife to your place. So if you're looking to get the birds, bees, frogs and lizards to your backyard, have a listen. Johnny has some great tips for creating a complete habitat garden, and he also throws in some good music suggestions too!

Summer is around the corner and that means the risk of bushfire becomes very real. Sab and Jamie sit down with bushfire safety consultant Rohan Carboon for a wide-ranging chat around risk, responsibility and creating a garden that may help save your home from a bushfire. All that and a sneak peek inside Sab's uniquely designed bathroom!

This was buckets of fun! For the first time, Sab's Dirty Deeds was live from the Kalamunda Garden Festival. While taking questions from a bunch of awesome garden lovers, Sab and Jamie talked about the excitement of growing plants from seed, the importance of family gardens and unique finds.

You can tell a lot about a city by its botanic garden. And Perth is no different. Kings Park Botanic Garden is a jewel in the city's crown and a place rich in history. It's home to more than 3,000 species and focusses on WA's unique flora. One of those responsible for this amazing garden is curator Grady Brand. He's worked at the botanic garden for more than 40 years! He shares his love of WA's diverse flora, while explaining some home gardening tips with Sab and Jamie.

This week, Sab and Jamie are easily distracted when talking wedding dance moves (did you know Sab once danced in a tree? True story).
Once they're back on track, Dirty Deeds is joined by ecologists Mike and Mandy Bamford. The Bamford's do amazing work in the community and are all about the fascinating critters you can attract to your backyard.
They explain how you can bring the bugs and birds to your place, what your garden means to the bigger picture and why peacock spiders are so special!

This is it. Episode 1!
Sab and Jamie kick things off with genius scientist (not his official title) Hans Lambers to talk ancient soils and plant teamwork.
Hans likes to dig deep into the dirt and he's come away with some fascinating insight about the soils here in WA, and what it means for the patch at your place.
Later on Sab gets to work and answers your gardening questions.
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