Plants Grow Here - Horticulture, Landscape Gardening & Ecology
Come along with horticulturist Daniel Fuller as we enter a hidden world of horticultural, ecological and landscape gardening knowledge with featured experts, industry professionals and enthusiasts. We inform and inspire you with weekly episodes to help you become an unstoppable plant whisperer.
Episodes
229 episodes
Ep.210 How to choose good quality trees - Jason Summers (Remarkable Trees)
Have you ever done everything right when planting a tree, only to have it struggle or fail in the end? It might not have been your fault! You could have been installing sub-standard trees that were never going to do well because of the way they...
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Episode 210
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43:48
Ep.209 Are native plants best for urban ecology? - Daniel Fuller
Are native and endemic plants better than exotic plants for biodiversity in urban landscapes? The answer is, it depends.By now, you expect a nuanced exploration into complex ideas like this when you tune into the Plants Grow Here podcas...
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Episode 209
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10:41
Ep.208 Right plant, right place: Site parameters x plant functions - Daniel Fuller
Yeah, yeah yeah - right plant, right place. But what does this old cliche mean in the real world? In this episode, I break down the old concept into site parameters (restrictions) and plant functions (desirable traits).Site Parameter...
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Episode 208
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15:29
Ep.207 Horticulture trial pt.3: Analysing your data - Dr Ian Smith
Welcome to part 3 of our horticulture trial series. In the last two episodes, Dr Ian Smith helped us understand how to plan a scientific horticulture trial, and how to collect our data. In this episode, we're going to learn how to make sense of...
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Episode 207
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30:21
Ep.206 Horticulture trial pt.2: Conducting a trial and collecting data - Dr Ian Smith
In last week's episode, friend of the show Dr Ian Smith taught us how to set up a horticulture trial. In this episode, he's going to teach us how to run a trial as well as how to collect and record data.The scientific approach is a disc...
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Episode 206
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32:23
Ep.205 Horticulture trial pt 1: Planning a trial - Dr Ian Smith
How are you trialling new approaches in the landscape? If you're like me, you're writing notes in an app (at best), or you're just keeping all of your ideas in your head (at worst). Did you know there's a better way?It's called the scie...
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Episode 205
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39:56
Ep.204 Protecting trees during development - Gary Moran (Treeside Arboricultural Consultancy)
How can we protect trees during development? In this episode, consulting arborist Gary Moran and I explore his usual recommendations for clients wishing to protect their trees during development, whether that's for a private, commercial, or pub...
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Episode 204
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48:49
Ep.203 Common hardscape mistakes: Outdoor construction basics - Joel Barnett (In Style Gardens, The Landscaping Podcast)
A sound understanding of hardscape elements is a good feather in the cap for any horticulturist, maintenance operator, or garden enthusiast. Sadly, most of us never get a chance to learn about this part of the garden because we only get to play...
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Episode 203
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1:04:44
Swapcast: The Landscaping Podcast Ep.191 - Joel Barnett (In Style Gardens)
I don't talk about myself much on this podcast - we tend to stick to the art and science of horticulture and interrelated disciplines. But I was recently interviewed by Joel Barnett about my recent move from Melbourne to Brisbane and the reason...
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Ep.202 Integrated Pest Management: 6 methods - Daniel Fuller
Everybody wants a silver bullet for plant pests and diseases, but they usually end up causing more issues than they solve in the long run.Integrated Pest Management, or IPM, is an approach to managing pests in accordance with nature's r...
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Episode 202
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21:05
Ep.201 Ornamental permaculture: Revisiting the 12 principles - Daniel Fuller
Most people wouldn't consider a permaculture mindset for a public park or an ornamental garden. But that's a missed opportunity, because it could help individuals, organisations and councils reduce their maintenance budgets while increasing pla...
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Episode 201
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20:23
Ep.200 Podcasters pick: 10 "best" episodes - Daniel Fuller (Plants Grow Here)
This week, we're celebrating 200 episodes! My mentor, Karen Smith, editor of Hort Journal Australia, interviews me about my picks for the "best" 10 episodes.To pick only 10 episodes was an impossible task, but I've narrowed it down to a...
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Episode 200
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1:12:49
Ep.199 MIFGS 2024 Pt.3: A Moment In Time - Peter Donegan (Irish landscape architect)
Did you get a chance to see Peter Donegan's phenomenal garden design A Moment In Time at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (MIFGS) this year?We spoke about it in Ep.181 A Daydream Supported By A Series of Equat...
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Episode 199
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1:20:25
Ep.198 MIFGS 2024 pt.2: Mother Ocean, Through The Looking Glass, & New Nordic Notes
The Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show has wrapped for another year!In this episode, I interview the designers behind three show garden highlights from this year's Show. We'll get to hear the inspiration behind the s...
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Episode 198
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46:20
Ep.197 MIFGS 2024 pt.1: Boutique, achievable, and more gardens - Dr Ian Smith
The Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show has wrapped for another year! Each year, we like to interview some of the garden designers to get an insight into what ideas, philosophies, trends, and plants are floating in the cultural zei...
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Episode 197
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50:47
Ep.196 Permaculture syntropics - Erik van Zuilekom (United Natures)
A garden is never finished. It's going to change throughout the year, and the seasons. It should be getting better over time instead of worse. And it should also provide you with multiple yields, whether that's a food crop, supporting b...
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Episode 196
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2:22:18
Ep.195 Insect taxonomy: Classifying good, bad & neutral insects into groups - Dr Ian Smith (Bug Bites)
Sydney. Or, click the AIH events link below.Diptera (flys)The GoodHoverflyRobber fliesThe badLeaf minersFruit flies (not vinegar flies)The inbetweenBlowflies, bottle flies and house flies<...
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Episode 195
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1:50:58
Ep194 Plant communication according to science - Katia Hougaard (Katia Plant Scientist)
Have you ever wondered whether plants can communicate?And if they can, how do they do so?Katia Hougaard is back, and this time we explore the science behind plant communication. We discuss VOCs, plant blood tests, visual signs, ...
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Episode 194
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1:17:52
Ep.193 Hort Journal highlights: Editor's pick 2023 - Karen Smith (sponsored by Hort Journal Australia)
In this episode, we go over more than a dozen topics quickly, based around the Hort Journal's editor's best article picks for 2023.Karen Smith is my mentor and also the editor for our Australian horticulture industry's best magazine, an...
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Episode 193
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1:04:43
Ep.192 Nursery wholesale insights for the whole industry - Paul Plant (Nursery Manager, 4BC Garden Talkback Presenter)
In this episode, I interview Paul Plant about what we're getting wrong as a whole industry when working with wholesale nurseries in particular, and how we can tighten up our game.I wanted to know stuff like, how are miscommunications an...
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Episode 192
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1:25:21
Ep.191 Landscape excellence: Yards case study - Ben, Amanda and Dale (Yards)
Have you ever worked for a company that took horticultural excellence seriously within the landscape design, construction and maintenance sectors?This episode is a case study on a company called Yards, which was started by a connection ...
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Episode 191
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1:34:22
Ep.190 Assessing tree health & safety - Gary Moran (Treeside Arboricultural Consultancy)
Do you know how to assess a tree's health and safety? And do you know how to do so in a systematic way to ensure you don't miss any major clues?This episode is designed to teach non-arborists within the landscape and horticulture sector...
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Episode 190
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1:01:07
Ep.189 Horticulturist vs property developer - Karen Fuller
Have you ever tendered for a property development project, only to be rejected for some unknown reason?Why is it that some people are able to win work from property developers, while others seem to struggle with this type of client?...
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Episode 189
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1:03:30
Ep.188 Rabbit pest management (IPM) - Dr Ian Smith (Bug Bites)
Do you know the secret to controlling rabbits within the landscape?Whether you're responsible for a public park, a farm, or a private property that's home to these garden-destroying pests, you'll want to control them in the most ethical...
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Episode 188
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59:48
Ep.187 Hort media freelancing: Part-time gig or full-time career - Chloe Thomson (Bean There Dug That, Sprout School)
Would you like to make a little extra money on the side working in horticulture media? Maybe you're looking for a new career pathway to dive into?Freelancing in horticulture media means that you're working under your own ABN with multip...
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Episode 187
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