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Herb your enthusiasm#81 MARCH 2ND KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL (AUTUMN) LIVE FROM THE POD-ZEBOSend us a textAnother Kalamunda garden festival in the can baby!Perfect weather.This was the busiest festival we've been a part of and Stirk park was heaving with punters!Enjoy hearing from legends of Australian gardening and horticulture including Stephen Ryan, Derryn Thorpe, Neville Passmore.Grab your tickets for the next here:https://kalamundagardenfestival.com.au/Are you an avid HYE listener?Click the link below to check out our sponsor - Verigrow and use the discount code "HERB" for a 10% discounted rate on all...2025-03-091h 35Herb your enthusiasm#80 BUILD YOUR OWN AQUATIC HABITAT-GARDEN OF EDEN W/ECOSYSTEM_GARDENERSend us a textOn todays pod we have repeat-guest; Brendon Carrick.Brendon is a certified aquascaping contractor known as the “Ecosystem Gardener.” He specializes in creating naturalized water features, including ponds, streams, and wetlands, aiming to enhance outdoor spaces by integrating aquatic ecosystems. His work has been featured on ABC’s “Gardening Australia,” highlighting his unique approach to aquatic landscaping. Brendon shares his projects and insights on Instagram under the handle @ecosystem_gardener, where he showcases his work on various aquatic installations.Are you an avid...2025-02-0455 minHerb your enthusiasm#79 MEETING GARDENING LEGENDS AT THE KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL - SUMMER POD-STRAVAGANZASend us a textEnjoy A+ gardening content with plant-mad legends from the Kalamunda garden festival. Guests (not in order)- Hannah Moloney - ABC Presenter- Dan Rubick - Botanist- Brenna Quinlan - Australian educator and Illustrator- Matty B - Eco-warrior and green Entrepeneur- Michael - Owner of small business - Wick and Grow - David - Co-owner of "Made for the earth" Plant nursery - Sean - Etheliana wildflowers- Jo Bussell - Urban Revolution concept storeAre you an avi...2025-01-011h 42
Herb your enthusiasm#78 30TH BIRTHDAY OF PERTH CITY FARM W/ROSANNE SCOTTSend us a textQuite a special one today. Perth city farm is a cultural hub and urban jewel in East Perth.On this special day, the 30th birthday of city farm, I sat down with its founder - Rosanne Scott to discuss the urban farms' interesting history.For anyone interested in growing food, permaculture, living sustainably, we highly recommend checking out CF's socials or heading down for a coffee to see it in person.Are you an avid HYE listener?Click the link below to check out our sponsor - V...2024-11-0747 minHerb your enthusiasm#77 WILDFLOWERS OF THE MID-WEST AND URBAN FARMING W/SAL THE GARDENING GALSend us a textHad a chat with horticulturalist Sally Dighton of Geraldton.Stoked to introduce you guys to another wild and awesome person with a passion for WA Flora. Finad Sally here:https://www.salthegardeninggal.com.au/Are you an avid HYE listener?Click the link below to check out our sponsor - Verigrow and use the discount code "HERB" for a 10% discounted rate on all items.LISTENERS ONLY LINK: https://www.verigrow.com.au/?ref=herbSupport the show2024-10-2736 min
Herb your enthusiasm#76 DESIGNING BEAUTIFUL WATER FEATURES INTO YOUR BACK YARD W/NATUREBUILD AUSTRALIASend us a textCertified Aquascaping contractor; Dan O'Callaghan of NatureBuild Australia joined me for the second time to riff about what he's been up to with his awesome landscaping company.Natural, chlorine-free pools, pondless streams and gorgeous waterfalls are his specialty. Do yourself a favour and follow him on Instagram if you haven't already..Here: NatureBuild-Daniel O’Callaghan (@naturebuild_insta) • Instagram photos and videosCheck NatureBuild website here: https://www.naturebuild.com.au/Are you an avid HYE listener?Click the link below to check out our sp...2024-10-2032 min
Herb your enthusiasm#75 KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL - SPRING. LIVE FROM THE POD-ZEBOSend us a textHey garden squad.Enjoy the podcast coverage of the recent Kalamunda garden festival, recorded on the very first day of spring.If you're reading this, please consider supporting the podcast by commenting and sharing the podcast on social media!Are you an avid HYE listener?Click the link below to check out our sponsor - Verigrow and use the discount code "HERB" for a 10% discounted rate on all items.LISTENERS ONLY LINK: https://www.verigrow.com.au/?ref=herbSupport the show2024-09-161h 28Herb your enthusiasm#74 COMPETITIVE SURFING AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM W/HEATH JOSKE (HEALTHJOZZA ON INSTA)Send us a textStoked to have been able to chat with Streaky Bay legend - Heath Joske.Heath grew up in a surf-mad family on the northern NSW coast, Are you an avid HYE listener?Click the link below to check out our sponsor - Verigrow and use the discount code "HERB" for a 10% discounted rate on all items.LISTENERS ONLY LINK: https://www.verigrow.com.au/?ref=herbSupport the show2024-06-3054 min
Herb your enthusiasm#73 CONVERTING PLASTIC WASTE INTO BIO-CHAR AND CRUDE OIL W/JULIAN BROWN AKA- NatureJabSend us a textToday's podcast features Julian Brown, AKA NatureJab on Instagram.Julian is a welder and social media phenomenon from Douglasville in Georgia, USA.Julian has spent the last 3 years devising, constructing and perfecting backyard devices made from steel called "plastic to fuel reactors"These devices pyrolyze plastic waste using microwaves into crude oil, natural gas and a carbon product, similar to biochar.Find Julian here: https://www.instagram.com/naturejab_?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Are you an avid HYE li...2024-06-2349 min
Herb your enthusiasm#72 WINTER KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL - LIVE FROM THE POD-ZEBOSend us a textPODCAST COVERAGE FROM THE KALAMUNDA GARDEN FESTIVAL - JUNE 2ND.Are you an avid HYE listener?Click the link below to check out our sponsor - Verigrow and use the discount code "HERB" for a 10% discounted rate on all items.LISTENERS ONLY LINK: https://www.verigrow.com.au/?ref=herbSupport the show2024-06-1557 minHerb your enthusiasm#71 DESERT-INSPIRED HABITAT GARDENING W/ ANGELA NIKULINSKY (ANYTHING.BUT.LAWN ON INSTAGRAM)Send us a textHad a chat with Fremantle local - Angela nikulinsky.Since purchasing her property 3 years ago, Angela has transformed her mostly paved front and backyards from hardscaped eyesores to vibrant and diverse greenspaces, which are bursting with colorful, endemic plant species.Don't forget to check her out on Instagram - her handle is Anything.but.lawn.Leave feedback ya'll!Are you an avid HYE listener?Click the link below to check out our sponsor - Verigrow and use the discount code "HERB" for a 10% discounted rate on a...2024-06-1031 min
Herb your enthusiasm#70 LESS LAWNS, MORE HABITAT GARDENS W/DR. LAURA SKATESSend us a textHad a great chat with Botanist and science educator; Dr. Laura Skates.Laura has been passionate about the West-Australian Bush for decades, working for a number of years with Kings Park Science, the Friends of Kings Park, and Perth NRM. She has completed a PhD on the ecology of carnivorous plants.Links to Laura:Citizen science project: https://www.perthnrm.com/project/gardening-for-wildlife/ReWild Perth: https://rewildperth.com.au/Hope you enjoy meeting her as much as Sammy did!Less Lawns, more ecological...2024-05-051h 03
Herb your enthusiasm#69 NO-HASSLE BEE-KEEPING AND LABOUR-FREE HONEY IN THE SUBURBS WITH CEDAR ANDERSON OF FLOWHIVESend us a textThis podcast episode, Sammy will be featuring Australian Entrepeneur; Cedar Anderson, the co-inventor of the FlowHive.Flowhive is an innovative new bee-hive system that has revolutionised home-bee keeping.From the outside, Flow Hives look like a regular commercial beehive, that is, the traditional "wooden box" containing multiple frames which support the bees as they create their honeycomb.In these traditional beehives, when the honey is ready for harvest. the frames are taken out and spun in a centrifuge system to extract honey.Now, enter FLOW Hives.2024-04-2846 min