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Transcript
00:00:00Well, it's not often that you get to stand next to a dam of this size.
00:00:11To say it is gigantic is an understatement.
00:00:14But around the country, dams like this provide us with fresh, clean drinking water every single day.
00:00:19Have you ever wondered how it actually gets there?
00:00:22Tonight we are taking a peek behind the curtain to see how a huge body of water like this
00:00:26ends up in your humble drinking glass.
00:00:30It's just one of many damn good stories coming your way tonight on Better Homes and Gardens.
00:00:40Tonight, this 80s bathroom doesn't have to be a one-hit wonder with a nip and tuck.
00:00:47A cosmetic makeover, when you work with what you've already got, can work wonders.
00:00:52Extraordinary things can be found in the most unexpected of places.
00:00:55Nestled in this suburban bliss is a garden that proves that laying down the groundwork really pays off.
00:01:02Slow cook your way to the good life.
00:01:05Oh, very different.
00:01:07Plus, this farm is about so much more than just the produce.
00:01:11If you're a fan of paddock to plate, shovel to shelf, then this is the place to be.
00:01:18Liliums might be a sight for sore eyes, but they're no one-trick pony.
00:01:23And the perfume?
00:01:25Oh, just beautiful.
00:01:27And don't be fooled by the long faces.
00:01:30These racehorses are loving this different approach to retirement.
00:01:33Brisbane Royal this year is definitely on there.
00:01:36Take this one there, and then hopefully the Olympics one there.
00:01:41Hey, so much better.
00:01:44This segment is brought to you by Bunnings Warehouse, where DIY is made easy with the lowest prices.
00:01:53If your bathroom is looking worn, dated, ugly, maybe even all of the above,
00:01:58the general opinion is that you need to do a full rip-out and reno to get that fresh new look that you want.
00:02:03Yeah, it's definitely relatable, but that does cost a bomb.
00:02:06So maybe that is a job for down the track, a lot down the track.
00:02:10But there is a different way.
00:02:11Yeah, that's right.
00:02:12A cosmetic makeover, when you work with what you've already got, can work wonders.
00:02:16With some added great styling and a few clever tricks thrown in.
00:02:19Yeah, definitely.
00:02:20But talking about styling, what do you reckon of these glass bricks here?
00:02:23I'm liking what they've done.
00:02:24They've even got some curves going on.
00:02:26Yeah, they're a little bit retro, but I think they're really cool.
00:02:28And if you like them, wait till you see where we're going next.
00:02:30Oh, let me finish this first.
00:02:33You can probably date this bathroom to late 80s, early 90s just from these glass bricks alone.
00:02:40But as we say in the design world, everything old is new again.
00:02:44But this vanity here, the light's got to go.
00:02:47Yeah, well, I can definitely say that.
00:02:48And the first thing you want to do before you take a vanity out is make sure you turn the plumbing off.
00:02:52Otherwise, you might get an unexpected shower.
00:02:54Oh, I'm starting to see a theme.
00:03:11I reckon blue.
00:03:14Oh, damn.
00:03:15Yeah, look at that.
00:03:16Weren't we hoping the tiles went all the way?
00:03:18Yeah, that's not ideal because I'm doing a wall-hung vanity.
00:03:20So we wanted the tiles to run the whole way.
00:03:22Damn.
00:03:23But let me think.
00:03:25So when you're working on an older home and you're renovating, these things happen sometimes.
00:03:30Yeah, I don't know.
00:03:30You don't expect the unexpected.
00:03:31I'm hoping that under the house there will be some of these matching tiles.
00:03:35There might be some left over.
00:03:36It's really important to give everything a good clean before you start.
00:03:47And I did notice there's a lot of mould on the ceiling.
00:03:50With mould, you always want to wear a mask.
00:03:52That's what we're doing.
00:04:02Tile trims like this can date a bathroom.
00:04:04So I'm going to update them with some white paint.
00:04:07But to get the paint to stick, I just need to rough up the surface a little bit with some sandpaper.
00:04:21As this is a cosmetic makeover, I'll have to work to a pretty modest budget.
00:04:24You can make a big difference to an existing bathroom just by changing the accessories.
00:04:35So I'm starting here in the bathroom aisle.
00:04:38And I'll be getting all new tapware for the bath, vanity and shower.
00:04:41The tiles in our bathroom on the wall and floor are in good nick.
00:04:50But that border tile is really dating the bathroom.
00:04:53So we are going to paint it out.
00:04:54And for the painting of our bathroom, it's a good idea to get the kitchen and bathroom paint
00:05:06as it prevents the mould from forming.
00:05:08And to finish off, I just need some hardwood bullnose skirting.
00:05:19And I've got a cool little project in mind for this.
00:05:21The first rule, whenever you're tackling a cosmetic bathroom makeover,
00:05:34is to keep the layout the same.
00:05:35That way, you don't have to get a plumber involved, which is a massive cost saver.
00:05:39Absolutely.
00:05:40And good news, Ads.
00:05:41Yes.
00:05:41Look what I found underneath the house.
00:05:42Oh, are you beauty.
00:05:44Yeah.
00:05:44So that's going to be a cost saver too.
00:05:46Now, how do you like this?
00:05:47This is the vanity.
00:05:48It's going to be the hero of the room.
00:05:49It's got a really modern shape and this beautiful timber panelling,
00:05:52which will go really nicely with those tiles.
00:05:54And it's special order from Bunnings.
00:05:56They even deliver it.
00:05:57So it makes life so easy.
00:05:58Yeah.
00:05:58And then, how cool are these accessories?
00:06:00We're doing black tapware, which is going to give the room a really contemporary look.
00:06:03Yeah.
00:06:04But then also, these accessories I found tie in beautifully with those glass bricks.
00:06:08Yes, I like that.
00:06:09It's all going to be gorgeous.
00:06:19To hide this dated pattern, this tile-specific paint is fantastic.
00:06:25I'm just applying the primer and then I'll put the top coat on, which will match the existing
00:06:29white tiles.
00:06:30It'll make the whole room look so much fresher and better.
00:06:34But I'm only painting in the shower, the wet area.
00:06:37Adam's got another great idea to hide the patterned tile in the rest of the room with no painting
00:06:43involved.
00:06:47Time to paint the ceiling and, of course, Adam has conveniently disappeared.
00:06:52It's up to me.
00:06:52Actually, I shouldn't doubt him.
00:07:02He's probably doing something really important.
00:07:05Hey, Ants!
00:07:07Coming!
00:07:17Oh, Chad, I'll tell you what.
00:07:18I thought it was bright when you cleaned it, but now it's painted.
00:07:21It's even brighter again.
00:07:22It looks good, doesn't it?
00:07:23I could have done with a bit of help, Ed, but, you know, you were busy, I understand.
00:07:26Yeah, I have been busy.
00:07:27I have.
00:07:29And you're helping me now, so that's all right.
00:07:30That's all right.
00:07:31Yes.
00:07:32All right, it's going to look great with this vanity on.
00:07:34Now, when it comes to fitting a floating vanity, you do want to make sure that you locate the
00:07:38stud and fix into it, because that's going to take all the weight.
00:07:41How are we looking, Chad?
00:07:42Yeah, that's pretty good to me.
00:07:44Yep.
00:07:52Oh, Chad, I'm loving this.
00:08:00The final piece of the puzzle.
00:08:01So good.
00:08:02Oh, look at this bench top.
00:08:04It just ties it all in now, doesn't it?
00:08:05Stunning.
00:08:07And now this bench top just ties it in with the tiles, doesn't it?
00:08:09Oh, I love it.
00:08:10And these rounded edges just look amazing.
00:08:12You can really see now that this is in, it's going to direct the look of the whole bathroom.
00:08:16Yes, but you have to stick around to see what that turns out like.
00:08:19This week we're cooking beef cheeks, but that's not the star of the show.
00:08:25It's Colin's couscous that's going to be the star of the show.
00:08:29Ever wondered where the water we drink comes from?
00:08:40I reckon we're all guilty at some stage of taking for granted the water from our taps.
00:08:46Think having a shower, flushing a toilet, washing the dogs.
00:08:50But do you ever have a glass of water and actually think to yourself, just how clean is this?
00:08:54And how does it actually end up here?
00:08:56Well, we are going behind the scenes right to the source to find out.
00:09:11Now, this is Warragamba Dam, just west of Sydney.
00:09:14Now, when it rains in this part of the world, this is one of the dams where rainwater is collected and stored.
00:09:20Now, what we're looking at is about 10% of the water capacity.
00:09:23It actually goes for 50 kilometres that way and is 100 metres deep.
00:09:27When the dam is nearly full, like it is right now, it actually holds four times the amount of water that you find in Sydney Harbour.
00:09:39In Australia, we really cannot take our drinking water for granted because at any given time, you can have huge swathes of the country that are either in drought or being flooded.
00:09:54Now, just because a dam is at near capacity like this one is, doesn't necessarily equate to the fact we have loads of drinking water.
00:10:00Now, I know how strange that sounds when you hear me say it, but it's because not all of this water ends up in your taps.
00:10:07From this point, the water actually gets pumped 26 k's away to a treatment facility, and that's where I'm headed.
00:10:13So, all that water gets transferred here to the Prospect Water Filtration Plant, and then all sorts of really interesting science goes on to create our drinking water.
00:10:30Now, to have a look around here, I've got to change out of this flu-ro jacket and into some proper safety gear.
00:10:34Hello, Colin. I have been told that you are the man to have a tattoo to find out all about this plant.
00:10:45It's like a whole new world.
00:10:46Yeah, good to meet you. Joe, what do you want to know?
00:10:48Everything. Like, I mean, first of all, I didn't realise the scale of how big this was going to be.
00:10:52So, I mean, the water that we're seeing coming in now, is that from the Warragam Adan?
00:10:56Yeah, that's correct. At the moment, it's unfiltered water. We call it raw water.
00:11:01So, still pretty clean, but not safe enough to drink yet.
00:11:04Okay, so tell me what then happens once it arrives here.
00:11:07As it comes through the plant, we coagulate the water. Basically, we're forming clumps within the water to form flock, we call it.
00:11:15That flock then goes through a filter and becomes trapped in that filter, and clean water gets discharged out the other side,
00:11:22and then gets disinfected, and then off to everyone's taps at home.
00:11:25So, this plant treats, on average, about 1.5 gigalitres a day.
00:11:29So, that's probably equivalent to about 600 Olympic swimming pools a day goes through this plant, this one plant, which supplies nearly 80% of Sydney, this one.
00:11:38There's so much more that goes into it than I first thought, to be honest. I had no idea. This has been an eye-opener.
00:11:44So, Karina, Colin looks after the water treatment plant, but you look after water quality control.
00:11:55I don't know whose job I would want less, because I'm sure, I think everyone thinks about water quality control, don't they, when they think about drinking water.
00:12:03Yeah.
00:12:03How long have you been doing this for?
00:12:04Um, probably about 35 years.
00:12:0635 years.
00:12:07Yep.
00:12:07So, I'm guessing over that time you would have seen some pretty dramatic changes.
00:12:11Absolutely.
00:12:12But what's important to note is, for us, delivering safe, reliable drinking water has always been our priority.
00:12:20We've got 5.3 million customers, and we need to make sure that we meet the Australian drinking water guidelines every day of the week.
00:12:28Give me an idea of the scale of that monitoring, and where you draw all those measurements from.
00:12:33So, we do nine, about 9,000 sites a year, and we do about 630,000 sample tests as well.
00:12:43We've got our laboratories over at Westride, so that's where you can see where all the testing and analysis gets done every day.
00:12:50Do you think they would even let me go and have a look at that?
00:12:52Absolutely. Why not?
00:12:53Wow. Sounds like a segue. Thank you.
00:12:58We have heard and learnt so much today about how much testing gets involved and happens to have our clean drinking water.
00:13:14Is it right? You've got, like, 70-odd markers that you're looking for?
00:13:16Yeah, yeah. We've got 70-odd tests that we're looking for.
00:13:19We roughly do around 10,000 tests a week.
00:13:22A week?
00:13:23A week.
00:13:23So, give me an idea of what makes up those 70 things.
00:13:25So, we have pH, conductivity. We've also got, like, our bacterial side as well.
00:13:32Yeah.
00:13:32And a nutrients testing, a trace metal section, our organic section. It's a lot.
00:13:39Unbelievable. Well, can you give me, like, a little bird's eye view?
00:13:42So, we're in the bacteriology lab. These are some plates that have been poured.
00:13:47Our drinking water samples come through, and they get a test called HPC, which is Heterotrophic Plate Count.
00:13:53Right.
00:13:54And basically, that gives us a general help of the water going through the pipes.
00:13:59Right.
00:13:59So, it's basically, you'll see onto here if there's some bacteria growth.
00:14:06So, what do you add to that? Because I obviously put the water onto the plates.
00:14:09And it's just some agar.
00:14:11Right. And so, that just gives it all the minerals to grow.
00:14:12Gives it all the nutrients it needs, and it grows.
00:14:15So, that's obviously what it looks like here, but what are you looking for? Like, what do you...
00:14:18So, I'm actually looking over here at our E. coli, and we can see here we've got some quality control samples.
00:14:26Right.
00:14:27So, this is a blank sample, and this is a positive control for E. coli.
00:14:32So, if you have a look under here, the E. coli will fluoresce under UV light.
00:14:38Wow, that is incredible.
00:14:40So good, isn't it?
00:14:41So, yeah, so that just indicates that our quality control is working.
00:14:46Unbelievable.
00:14:46I've got to say, I have learnt so much today.
00:14:49It has been completely fascinating, and I know one thing's for sure, the next time that I pour myself a glass of water,
00:14:55I am going to be so appreciative for the huge amount of effort that goes into it.
00:14:59Thank you. That means a lot.
00:15:00We do a lot of testing, so it's very appreciative to people that know that we do a lot.
00:15:06Yeah, well, hopefully more people will know now.
00:15:07Yeah, great. Thank you.
00:15:10This week, we're cooking slow-cooked beef cheeks.
00:15:13It's not about the beef cheeks.
00:15:15It's about the couscous in the beef cheek stock.
00:15:21Look at that. So simple and so beautiful.
00:15:25I was lucky enough to visit a garden filled with flowers that are perfect for drying at home.
00:15:40So if you're inspired by the story and all the wonderful things that you can create,
00:15:44then you're going to love this little project.
00:15:46So I'm going to take these bunches of dried flowers,
00:15:49and I'm going to create a floral wall hanger that'll be a real highlight in your home.
00:15:53So it starts by getting your hands on a couple of just off-the-shelf pieces of dowel like this.
00:16:00I've just given them a good coat of liquid wax just to bring out the colour and the natural texture of the grain.
00:16:06And you can see that I've drilled holes in there about 15 centimetres apart.
00:16:12So the holes are just kind of big enough to feed a little bit of twine through.
00:16:16Now, you could make the wall hanger any size that you like,
00:16:19but I'm going to make it the width of the table.
00:16:22So get your hands on some nice natural twine like this,
00:16:25and you want to start by feeding the twine through the holes,
00:16:31a little bit like threading a needle.
00:16:33And I've just put a little bit of sticky tape on the end there just to make the process a bit easier.
00:16:37Now, the idea is we're going to create, for want of a better word, a twine frame.
00:16:42Then we thread it through the one at the bottom, and we're just going to zigzag in and out.
00:16:59Now, just before you tie it all off,
00:17:01that's your chance to make sure you've got the width that you want
00:17:03and to make sure those strings are nice and taut.
00:17:06So now we can decorate the twine frame with flowers.
00:17:12So you could use any mix of dried flowers in whatever colour scheme you like,
00:17:16but I'm just going with a kind of a wild and beautiful look.
00:17:19And the idea is that we're going to hang the flowers upside down.
00:17:22I'm going to peg them to the twine.
00:17:25So I've just got my hands on some little craft pegs,
00:17:27but if you were doing bigger bunches of flowers, you could use bigger pegs.
00:17:31Now, when it comes to working out how many bunches of flowers to peg down each strand,
00:17:36I say go with the flow and see what looks good.
00:17:47There you go.
00:17:48What a beautiful way to display your dried flowers
00:17:50and get everlasting joy from your garden.
00:17:53So now we just have to find the perfect place to hang it.
00:17:55Look at that.
00:18:05So simple and so beautiful.
00:18:18Now, here's a common problem that you find in basically all kitchens that you walk into.
00:18:23Now, I have a cupboard door and the gap isn't even.
00:18:25You can see this one isn't closing properly.
00:18:28Now, if I look at the gaps, I can see that this one's even,
00:18:30but on this side, it runs out.
00:18:32It's bigger at the top, smaller down the bottom,
00:18:35and that's exactly where it's hitting.
00:18:36So that means this is the door that needs to be fixed.
00:18:39But the good thing is it is easy to do.
00:18:41You just need a screwdriver, and because I'm short,
00:18:43I've got a stepladder as well,
00:18:44and that will get me up the top.
00:18:49So to adjust these hinges,
00:18:50basically there's a screw in here
00:18:52that if you undo, it brings the door forward,
00:18:55and if you do it up, it brings the door back.
00:18:57So that's exactly what I need to do,
00:18:58is do that screw up,
00:19:00and I'll also do it on this hinge here.
00:19:02Once I've got that gap nice and even,
00:19:04this gap here should be correct again.
00:19:06And the good thing is,
00:19:07when you do have concealed hinges like this,
00:19:09they're not only in the kitchen,
00:19:11they can be in your wardrobe as well,
00:19:12and it's the same principle to adjust them.
00:19:30Put the self-closer,
00:19:31self-closer back on.
00:19:35Step it out.
00:19:36Eh?
00:19:37That is absolutely beautiful.
00:19:39And how easy was it to fix?
00:19:41You'll ask yourself why you've been looking at it for years.
00:19:44Well, things might be getting a bit chilly
00:19:46and slowing down in the garden,
00:19:47but you're just a few clicks away
00:19:49from turning up the heat,
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00:20:18Coming up,
00:20:19beef up this winter with a real winner.
00:20:22Slow-cooked beef cheeks
00:20:23with my version of couscous,
00:20:26which is totally different
00:20:27to the version you know,
00:20:28so hang on.
00:20:30Melissa's getting a taste of farm life
00:20:32on the Mornington Peninsula.
00:20:33This really is garden to table
00:20:35when a chef is doing the growing.
00:20:38And they may be living legends,
00:20:40but these retired racehorses
00:20:42want the same things we do.
00:20:44You want to look after him
00:20:45for the rest of his days.
00:20:46That's right.
00:20:47Yep, exactly.
00:20:48Give him this nice big paddock
00:20:49and lots of love.
00:20:56It's cold,
00:20:58it's wet,
00:20:58it's winter.
00:20:59But do you know what winter's good for?
00:21:01Cooking slow-cooked beef cheeks
00:21:03with my version of couscous,
00:21:06which is totally different
00:21:07to the version you know,
00:21:08so hang on.
00:21:14Step one,
00:21:15beef cheeks.
00:21:16These cheeks, by the way,
00:21:19just to clarify.
00:21:20So what happens is
00:21:21these do a lot of work
00:21:22on the animals,
00:21:23so they've got great flavour,
00:21:25but you need to cook them
00:21:26long and slow.
00:21:27So what we're going to do
00:21:28is really hot pan
00:21:29and get a nice caramelisation,
00:21:31like you would a steak,
00:21:32on your beef cheek.
00:21:33So the pan's already hot,
00:21:35good splash of oil.
00:21:37You want to hear that sizzle
00:21:38going in.
00:21:46Salt and pepper.
00:21:51So the secret is
00:21:53don't move the meat around,
00:21:54let it caramelise.
00:21:55Give it time.
00:21:56Alright, while the meat's browning,
00:21:58I'm going to chop up my veg.
00:22:00Carrots,
00:22:01onion,
00:22:03celery, garlic.
00:22:06So I like to get nice little chunks.
00:22:13Garlic, just in half.
00:22:16All right, celery.
00:22:19Just square it up a bit.
00:22:22Celery, same size as a carrot.
00:22:27Check our beef.
00:22:32All right, onion, same size.
00:22:39Vegetables,
00:22:40into our pot.
00:22:46Give it a stir.
00:22:52All right, I like a little bit of heat.
00:22:55So two whole bird's eye chilli,
00:22:57straight in.
00:22:59The stock is only as good
00:23:01as what you put in it.
00:23:01So a couple of bay leaves,
00:23:03fresh.
00:23:04So you have a bunch of thyme.
00:23:06You can smell that straight away.
00:23:08Spice it up with a few star anise.
00:23:11So any sort of beef stew,
00:23:13you can add an alcohol.
00:23:14You can leave it out if you want.
00:23:15So,
00:23:16I always have,
00:23:18no, I don't,
00:23:19leftover red wine.
00:23:19You can add leftover red wine.
00:23:21Don't always have it here.
00:23:22But anyway,
00:23:23hello to Jane, my wife.
00:23:25So we're going to add
00:23:26200 ml of leftover red wine.
00:23:32Now we're going to add a pinch of sugar.
00:23:34It just helps with the acidity of the wine.
00:23:36So once the wine boils,
00:23:38we've got rid of that alcohol,
00:23:39but you've got the body of the wine
00:23:40that's going to give you a beautiful colour.
00:23:42It's the glazed,
00:23:43all that beef off the bottom of the pot.
00:23:44We're just going to cover it
00:23:45with a litre of stock
00:23:46and then add a litre of water.
00:23:48I'm going to bring that to the boil.
00:24:00I'm going to get the lid on.
00:24:01I'm going to put it in the oven
00:24:02for about four hours.
00:24:04Just coming up to the simmer.
00:24:07Lid on,
00:24:08into the oven.
00:24:14All right.
00:24:14Let's have a look.
00:24:22So the beef cheeks,
00:24:25that's what you're looking for.
00:24:26Look at that.
00:24:29Falling apart,
00:24:30melting.
00:24:33If they're not melting,
00:24:35put them back in
00:24:35until they get like that.
00:24:36Next up, we need a bowl.
00:24:39So,
00:24:40if you've had couscous before,
00:24:41it's light,
00:24:42it's fluffy,
00:24:43it's airy.
00:24:45This is not.
00:24:47This is my version of,
00:24:48I was trying to do it,
00:24:49it didn't work out,
00:24:50but it tasted better.
00:24:51So what I did was,
00:24:53normally you do couscous
00:24:54with a very light water
00:24:55or a stock.
00:24:56So you've got 300 grams of couscous.
00:24:58That'll do the whole family.
00:25:00So what I do is,
00:25:01I cover the couscous
00:25:03with that stock.
00:25:05So you can see where I'm going.
00:25:06The couscous is a vessel
00:25:07that soaks up liquid.
00:25:09So it's going to soak up
00:25:10all the flavor of the beef.
00:25:12So why not use the beef stock
00:25:14rather than water?
00:25:18Good idea,
00:25:19Cobb.
00:25:21You mix that couscous.
00:25:25Going to add a splash of oil.
00:25:27So we get our couscous bowl
00:25:33over our double boiler,
00:25:35put a lid on it.
00:25:37We're going to bring it up to the boil
00:25:39and let it simmer.
00:25:40So as it heats,
00:25:40it's going to absorb all that stock.
00:25:42So while that absorbs,
00:25:45I'll make a little garnish.
00:25:46All right,
00:25:49so the beef cheek's quite rich.
00:25:51The couscous is quite rich.
00:25:52We need something vibrant
00:25:53just to lift it.
00:25:54So some mint,
00:25:55some parsley,
00:25:56just roughly chop the tops.
00:25:59Keep it quite rustic.
00:26:00Get that into our bowl.
00:26:08Two teaspoons of mustard
00:26:10just to give it a bit of zing.
00:26:12Mustard and beef cheek.
00:26:14Capers.
00:26:15Juice as well.
00:26:17Olive oil to bring it all together.
00:26:19Extra glue.
00:26:20You've already got a bit of salt
00:26:21for the caper,
00:26:22so just a bit of pepper.
00:26:25Give it a good mix.
00:26:26You want a quite chunky,
00:26:32vibrant mustard capery.
00:26:34It's going to cut through
00:26:35the richness of the beef cheek.
00:26:37All right,
00:26:37put that in the fridge.
00:26:43We've had about 15 to 20 minutes
00:26:45on the couscous.
00:26:50So,
00:26:51it's sort of light and fluffy,
00:26:54but what happens is
00:26:55it takes on all the fat
00:26:56and all that beef cheek flavor
00:26:58and the veg
00:26:59and you get,
00:27:03like it doesn't look
00:27:04very effective,
00:27:05but when you taste it,
00:27:06it's amazing.
00:27:08So normal couscous,
00:27:10boring water,
00:27:11Collins couscous,
00:27:12beef stock and fat.
00:27:14Going to add a little bit of lemon,
00:27:15lemon zest.
00:27:15All right.
00:27:26All right.
00:27:29So the couscous that started out
00:27:31as my mistake
00:27:32has now become
00:27:34one of my triumphs.
00:27:35Normally I'd do a big platter.
00:27:40You've got the beef
00:27:40just melting on the couscous.
00:27:43So we've got our
00:27:44warm couscous,
00:27:45just make a bed.
00:27:51All right,
00:27:51beef cheeks.
00:27:55Look at that.
00:27:56Cut it with a spoon.
00:27:58Got our beef cheeks.
00:27:59A little bit more sauce.
00:28:00And now we add a little bit
00:28:08of vibrant
00:28:09curbage.
00:28:14So that is my
00:28:15slow braised beef cheeks,
00:28:17which should be
00:28:18the star of the show,
00:28:19but in fact,
00:28:20it's the couscous.
00:28:22You can thank me later
00:28:23on this one.
00:28:23Have you often wondered
00:28:36what happens to
00:28:37racehorses
00:28:38when they've retired?
00:28:40Where do they go?
00:28:42There's so much to learn
00:28:43from this passionate
00:28:44collective of farmers
00:28:45who make it all happen
00:28:46right here at
00:28:47Torello Farms.
00:28:49The latest issue
00:28:51of the Better Homes
00:28:51and Gardens magazine
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00:29:20and Gardens magazine,
00:29:21which is out now.
00:29:23For most people,
00:29:39the Mornington Peninsula
00:29:40conjures up images
00:29:41of beautiful beaches
00:29:42and gorgeous wine country.
00:29:44But for those of us
00:29:45in the know,
00:29:45there is so much more
00:29:46to discover.
00:29:47So all across the region,
00:29:49you can find lots
00:29:49of little boutique farms
00:29:51producing local
00:29:52seasonal produce
00:29:53that's often farmed
00:29:55with sustainable practices.
00:29:56And it's grown
00:29:57and sold locally.
00:29:58So that's exactly
00:29:59why I'm here,
00:30:00to get a real taste
00:30:01of farm life.
00:30:02Mark, Sophie, hi.
00:30:16Hi, welcome, Melissa.
00:30:18What a beautiful part
00:30:19of the world you live in.
00:30:20Great spot for a farm.
00:30:21Yeah, it's a bit fresh today,
00:30:22but it is a lovely spot.
00:30:23It is a lovely spot.
00:30:24Tell me what the philosophy
00:30:27is here.
00:30:28So we try and run
00:30:29a regenerative farm here.
00:30:30So all the animals
00:30:32are rotated around the farm,
00:30:34eating the grass.
00:30:35We've planted out
00:30:36lots of the water
00:30:38catchment areas
00:30:39so that we don't
00:30:40degrade the land.
00:30:41And we've just
00:30:42grow grass
00:30:44to feed the animals.
00:30:45Yeah, so the animals
00:30:45are 100% grass-fed
00:30:47all their life.
00:30:47So what sort of animals
00:30:48are you growing?
00:30:49So these are our
00:30:50belted galloways
00:30:51that we grow meat
00:30:52for our farm gate
00:30:53down in Drumarna
00:30:54and dorset down sheep.
00:30:56We do the belted galloways
00:30:57because they're a smaller animal,
00:30:59great temperament,
00:31:00and they just do really well
00:31:01in this region.
00:31:02Well, speaking of this region,
00:31:03what is it that makes it good
00:31:05for farming
00:31:05these type of cattle?
00:31:07Yeah, so being a peninsula,
00:31:08it's quite temperament.
00:31:09We've got water on both sides
00:31:10so we don't get any
00:31:11real heavy frost.
00:31:12It doesn't get too hot.
00:31:13We've got good rainfall
00:31:14so we grow grass
00:31:15pretty much for
00:31:16a good part of the year.
00:31:17And that just enables
00:31:18us to grow animals
00:31:19quite well down here.
00:31:20So as gorgeous as all this is,
00:31:22this isn't the only farm
00:31:23that you operate.
00:31:24No, we have a farm
00:31:25down the road
00:31:25which I would love
00:31:26to show you
00:31:26and come and see
00:31:27our farm gate.
00:31:28All right, sounds good.
00:31:34This is amazing.
00:31:35It's so colourful.
00:31:37You've really brought
00:31:37that idea of a
00:31:38farmer's market to life.
00:31:39Yeah, look, it is.
00:31:41You know, on this property here
00:31:43we have about
00:31:44seven different people
00:31:45growing produce.
00:31:46And then over a calendar year
00:31:48we probably have
00:31:49about 90 different growers
00:31:50that will supply us.
00:31:51All local, of course.
00:31:52And I imagine
00:31:53with a spot like this
00:31:54you're not having to have
00:31:55like big truckloads
00:31:56of produce come in.
00:31:57No.
00:31:57So you're able to cater
00:31:58to big teak producers
00:32:00as well?
00:32:00Absolutely.
00:32:01We might have someone
00:32:02supplying us,
00:32:03you know,
00:32:03who has a prolific
00:32:04kumquat tree
00:32:05and they might bring in
00:32:05a box of kumquats.
00:32:06And it depends on the season.
00:32:08Of course, you know,
00:32:08at the moment, you know,
00:32:09it's looking very wintry,
00:32:10full of citrus
00:32:11and leafy greens
00:32:12and gorgeous beach roots.
00:32:14But if you came here
00:32:15in summer
00:32:15it would be heirloom tomatoes
00:32:16and eggplant
00:32:17and capsicums.
00:32:18Amazing.
00:32:19And I imagine
00:32:19it didn't look like this
00:32:20when you took it over.
00:32:21No, no.
00:32:22It was,
00:32:23this farm had been left
00:32:24a bit to rack and ruin
00:32:25so there was car bodies
00:32:26and it was a bit of a mess
00:32:27but we've brought it
00:32:28back to life.
00:32:28You certainly have.
00:32:29And I can't wait
00:32:29to see what's happening
00:32:30in the market gardens
00:32:31when you show me.
00:32:32Yeah, you should come
00:32:32and meet the farmers.
00:32:32I would love that.
00:32:41So, Sean,
00:32:42this is your growing space
00:32:43and it's chug a block full.
00:32:45It is.
00:32:45It's a very busy space.
00:32:46A lot going on
00:32:47in a small area, yeah.
00:32:48There is.
00:32:48And so,
00:32:49how did you get into all this?
00:32:50What's your background?
00:32:50Well, my background
00:32:51is hospitality.
00:32:52I trained as a chef
00:32:53and then we started
00:32:55running our own businesses,
00:32:56myself and my wife.
00:32:57And then we moved
00:32:57down to the peninsula
00:32:58from Sydney
00:32:58maybe about ten years ago
00:33:00and we opened up
00:33:01a restaurant in town
00:33:01called Wild Grand
00:33:02Restaurant.
00:33:03So, I guess as a chef
00:33:04you're probably approaching
00:33:05your growing from
00:33:06a flavour perspective,
00:33:07are you?
00:33:07A hundred percent.
00:33:08Yeah, no, no.
00:33:09Everything about the restaurant
00:33:10is a seat to plate philosophy
00:33:11and we're very seasonal
00:33:13and regional.
00:33:14So, traditionally
00:33:14what a chef would do
00:33:15he would write the menu,
00:33:17source products
00:33:17from a wholesaler
00:33:18whereas we grow the food first
00:33:19and then we try
00:33:20and actually base the menu
00:33:21around that.
00:33:22Seasonal and regional
00:33:23and it's working
00:33:23with those seasons
00:33:24and trying to keep
00:33:25a consistent supply
00:33:26to the restaurant.
00:33:32Hi, Tori.
00:33:37Hi, how are you guys?
00:33:37Looks like you've got
00:33:38some very happy, healthy hens.
00:33:40Oh, yeah.
00:33:41Tell me a little bit
00:33:41about Yoki Doki Eggs.
00:33:43So, Lil's Yoki Doki Eggs
00:33:44have been running
00:33:45on the Morningston Peninsula
00:33:46for about seven years.
00:33:48It's all female-led
00:33:49and female-run
00:33:50and they're providing
00:33:51the Morningston Peninsula community
00:33:53with beautiful,
00:33:54regenerative, free-range eggs
00:33:56which is just such a benefit
00:33:58to everybody
00:33:59to be able to have
00:34:00an amazing local food source
00:34:02that's actually good
00:34:03for the land as well.
00:34:11Shani, how does it feel
00:34:12to be part of such
00:34:13a great community of farmers?
00:34:15It's a real privilege
00:34:16actually to share this space
00:34:18with the other growers
00:34:19at Torello Farm.
00:34:20We get to share
00:34:22knowledge, resources
00:34:24and it's just a friendly environment
00:34:26to be able to work together.
00:34:29I hadn't thought of it like that.
00:34:30It really is the sharing
00:34:31of resources and knowledge.
00:34:32That's fantastic.
00:34:33So, what sort of things
00:34:34are you growing?
00:34:36I'm growing flowers here.
00:34:38We have Canterbury Bells.
00:34:40We've got Fever Few over there
00:34:42and just here is Chocolate Lace.
00:34:44Some people say for a diamond
00:34:47Some people say for a ride
00:34:51Breaking bricks
00:34:53Or a place in the city
00:34:55That'll keep them safe
00:34:58Now, Sophie, we've just met
00:34:59some of your incredible farmers.
00:35:00How amazing to think
00:35:02that they're growing things
00:35:03right out there
00:35:03and then they get to see people
00:35:05put them straight
00:35:05in the shopping basket.
00:35:06I know.
00:35:07It's really special
00:35:07and it's also special
00:35:08for the farmers
00:35:09because they, you know,
00:35:10often, you know,
00:35:11farmers are working out
00:35:12and don't get to see
00:35:13the customer enjoying
00:35:14their produce
00:35:14but here they do.
00:35:15And I love the way
00:35:16you've got not just
00:35:17fresh seasonal produce
00:35:18but you're also extending
00:35:19the life of that produce
00:35:20with all these beautiful
00:35:21preserves and things.
00:35:22Yeah, so we have a farmhouse
00:35:24kitchen on site
00:35:24which we, yeah,
00:35:25we value add things.
00:35:26So in the height of tomato season
00:35:28we might be busy making
00:35:30tomato chutney and relishes
00:35:31and obviously also
00:35:32with our beef and lamb
00:35:33cuts that aren't selling
00:35:34we turn them into
00:35:35take-home meals
00:35:36like lasagnas and curries.
00:35:38Melissa, here are our rainbow carrots.
00:35:51You see, there's not many places
00:35:52you could walk into
00:35:53and go home with a bunch
00:35:54like that, is there?
00:35:55Look at those colours.
00:35:56Yeah.
00:35:57But Sophie, I love
00:35:57what you're doing here.
00:35:58It really is paddock to plate,
00:36:00shovel to shelf,
00:36:01however you want to put it.
00:36:02And you can't come
00:36:03somewhere like this
00:36:04without, well, tasting something
00:36:06but also doing a bit of shopping.
00:36:08Absolutely.
00:36:08So I'm going to get stuck
00:36:09into this.
00:36:10Do you mind?
00:36:10Go for it.
00:36:11I'm just saying,
00:36:12hey, I'm going to
00:36:13munch on your produce.
00:36:14Look at that.
00:36:15So this one,
00:36:15the rainbow carrots
00:36:16that's still red on the inside.
00:36:19And it's so fresh.
00:36:21So I'm going to get myself
00:36:22a basket and take something
00:36:24home too.
00:36:24Go shopping.
00:36:25Go shopping.
00:36:26So thank you.
00:36:26I want you to meet
00:36:29a very special animal.
00:36:31This is Shaken
00:36:32and she is a therapy.
00:36:34When she goes racing,
00:36:36she'll be like an Olympic athlete.
00:36:37Go, go, go.
00:36:38All about performance
00:36:39and more importantly
00:36:41about trying to win.
00:36:42You're right.
00:36:42Good girl.
00:36:44And when the race is over
00:36:45and she's passed the winning post
00:36:47for the very last time,
00:36:48what happens to horses like her?
00:36:51Well, that's where
00:36:52the Racehorse Retirement Program
00:36:54takes over
00:36:55and she's got a whole new life
00:36:56in front of her.
00:37:01We're just outside of Aberdeen
00:37:03in what is the Upper Hunter Valley.
00:37:05It's ideal horse country.
00:37:07Godolphin is known
00:37:08all over the world
00:37:08for producing wonderful racehorses,
00:37:10wonderful thoroughbreds.
00:37:12But Godolphin is also recognised
00:37:14for their lifetime care program,
00:37:16which looks after them
00:37:17long after their careers are over.
00:37:20There's a little bit of bribery
00:37:20going on here, right?
00:37:22I've never known a horse
00:37:23that didn't like a carrot.
00:37:24No, you're absolutely right.
00:37:26The way into their heart
00:37:27is through their stomach.
00:37:29Yeah.
00:37:29What's this horse's name?
00:37:30This horse's name is Trekking.
00:37:32He won two Group Ones
00:37:33over $5 million.
00:37:35He's with us now.
00:37:36He's got a nice,
00:37:37happy life to go forward.
00:37:40And he's very much
00:37:41about what we're talking about,
00:37:42which is the lifetime care program
00:37:44for horses.
00:37:44Now, you call him
00:37:45one of the ambassador horses.
00:37:48Yes.
00:37:48What exactly does that mean?
00:37:49The flag bearer program
00:37:51is for these horses
00:37:53that were notable on the track,
00:37:55so they're notable
00:37:56in the public eye.
00:37:57And they're really bastions
00:37:59for the program
00:38:01that is going to promote
00:38:03their lifetime care.
00:38:05He's basically an example
00:38:06of what we do with him.
00:38:07How does someone go about
00:38:09getting hold of one?
00:38:10There's a dedicated department
00:38:12in lifetime care
00:38:13to make sure
00:38:14that these horses
00:38:14get to the right homes
00:38:17and that they're looked after
00:38:19for their duration of their life.
00:38:20OK, do they have to pay money
00:38:21for these horses?
00:38:22No, no.
00:38:23The whole idea of this
00:38:24is that we as an organisation
00:38:27are responsible
00:38:28for these horses.
00:38:29We have a little saying
00:38:30in sort of the animal training world
00:38:32which says,
00:38:33set them up to succeed.
00:38:35Yeah.
00:38:35Yeah, yeah, very much.
00:38:37It's very similar to children.
00:38:39It's very similar to anything
00:38:40that you want to get
00:38:41the best out of them.
00:38:42They need to be trained.
00:38:44They need to be educated.
00:38:45And they need to,
00:38:47for want of a better word,
00:38:49enjoy what they're doing.
00:38:50Now, tell me,
00:38:51has he got any particular mates,
00:38:53friends of his?
00:38:54Yes, I think so.
00:38:56Oddly enough,
00:38:56this horse is one
00:38:57of his closest rivals
00:39:00and also a horse
00:39:01that he went through
00:39:02the whole training program
00:39:03is another elite athlete,
00:39:06which is a horse
00:39:06called Osborne Bulls.
00:39:10Good boy.
00:39:18He looked good,
00:39:19didn't he?
00:39:19I've got sun shining
00:39:20on that coat.
00:39:21Laurie, Laurie, Laurie,
00:39:23tell me about this horse.
00:39:24Who is he?
00:39:25So this is Ozzy.
00:39:26He was known as
00:39:27Osborne Bulls
00:39:27on the racetrack.
00:39:28I know.
00:39:29Was he any good?
00:39:29He was.
00:39:30He was very good.
00:39:31He won nearly $3 million
00:39:32in prize money.
00:39:33So how come you've got him?
00:39:35So he is part of
00:39:36the Godolphin Lifetime Care Program
00:39:38and he is a flag bearer
00:39:41for that program.
00:39:42So I am his lifetime custodian.
00:39:44So you have to look after him
00:39:46or you want to look after him
00:39:47for the rest of his days.
00:39:49That's right.
00:39:49Yep, exactly.
00:39:50Give him this nice big paddock
00:39:51and lots of love.
00:39:53Did you have to pay
00:39:54a lot of money?
00:39:55No.
00:39:56You didn't?
00:39:56No, not at all.
00:39:58So he's gifted, essentially.
00:40:00So what was it like
00:40:01when you met him
00:40:02for the first time?
00:40:03It was like meeting
00:40:03a celebrity, to be honest.
00:40:05You know, I'd really admired him
00:40:07on the racetrack
00:40:08and, you know,
00:40:09he'd done some incredible things
00:40:10and was really, really tough
00:40:12and honest
00:40:13and then got the pleasure
00:40:14of working with him
00:40:15and a few years later
00:40:17was able to take him on
00:40:18in the program.
00:40:19He gets out into the community,
00:40:21shows the versatility
00:40:22of the thoroughbred.
00:40:23So we get out,
00:40:23we visit our local aged care facility
00:40:25a few times a year.
00:40:28He's been involved
00:40:29for the last couple of years
00:40:30in the Scone Horse Festival
00:40:31so we participate
00:40:33in the parade
00:40:34that kicks off the festival.
00:40:35Right.
00:40:36And I've also taken him
00:40:37in a couple of local
00:40:38agricultural shows
00:40:40just in a lead class
00:40:42and, yeah,
00:40:42he's done not too badly.
00:40:44Laurie, that's a big responsibility.
00:40:47How do you handle that?
00:40:48First and foremost,
00:40:49I'm very proud
00:40:51to be his carer.
00:40:54I do pinch myself
00:40:55all the time
00:40:56that I've got
00:40:57Osborne Bulls
00:40:58in my paddock
00:40:59and it's, yeah,
00:41:00firstly, a lot of pride
00:41:01but, yeah,
00:41:03we're always really mindful
00:41:04of what's going on around us
00:41:05and the safety of everybody.
00:41:07It's not something
00:41:08I took lightly
00:41:08but it's, yeah,
00:41:10without question,
00:41:12this is his home, yep.
00:41:13All attention
00:41:15And nothing's gonna change my mind
00:41:19Not all retired racehorses
00:41:21give up competing entirely.
00:41:24Some find
00:41:24a whole new discipline.
00:41:28Now, Paige,
00:41:28I understand that you,
00:41:30I'll use the word
00:41:31specialise,
00:41:32in off-the-trackers
00:41:33or thoroughbreds
00:41:35that have finished racing
00:41:37and you are re-educating
00:41:38those horses
00:41:39for some other purpose.
00:41:41You brought her in
00:41:41and what did you do?
00:41:42I just started
00:41:44from the beginning
00:41:44with her.
00:41:45Like, rode her like
00:41:46she didn't know anything.
00:41:47Just did a lot of steady work,
00:41:48a lot of walking,
00:41:49heaps of walking with her.
00:41:51Yeah.
00:41:51Just to get them to relax
00:41:52and know that they don't
00:41:53actually have to go fast anymore.
00:41:55And how did you make her do that?
00:41:58Patience.
00:41:59Well, thank you.
00:42:00That's the honest answer,
00:42:01isn't it?
00:42:01Yeah.
00:42:02What made you buy her?
00:42:04Her eyes and how she walks.
00:42:05Watching her walk around,
00:42:06we just fell in love.
00:42:07Rode it for like five minutes
00:42:08and I was like,
00:42:09this is my horse.
00:42:10What's your aim?
00:42:11What do you want to do?
00:42:12What's the pinnacle
00:42:13of success for you?
00:42:14She loves the show jumping.
00:42:16Does she?
00:42:16Loves it.
00:42:17Brisbane Royal this year
00:42:18is definitely on there.
00:42:20Right.
00:42:20Take this one there
00:42:21and then hopefully
00:42:22the Olympics one day.
00:42:23You are now doing this
00:42:24as a full-time job?
00:42:25Yep.
00:42:25Full-time.
00:42:26Full-time riding horses.
00:42:28And you love it?
00:42:29Love it.
00:42:30I'm learning so much
00:42:31from it all.
00:42:45Now, you're her coach
00:42:46at the moment, aren't you?
00:42:46Yeah, I'm her coach.
00:42:47I've been a coach
00:42:47for quite some time
00:42:48since she was
00:42:49a fair bit smaller
00:42:51than she is now.
00:42:52Has she got what it takes
00:42:53to get to the Olympics?
00:42:53Oh, absolutely.
00:42:55And she's got,
00:42:56in the competition arena,
00:42:57she has ice
00:42:58running through all veins.
00:42:59You've seen her ride around.
00:43:00She's got beautiful soft hands.
00:43:01Yeah.
00:43:02She's got a lovely,
00:43:03calm demeanour about her
00:43:04and I think that transfers
00:43:06to the horses.
00:43:07You know,
00:43:08we've had a wonderful time
00:43:09up here in Scone.
00:43:10It's been absolutely fantastic.
00:43:11And the home of the horses,
00:43:13I can understand that.
00:43:14I love the motto.
00:43:15Home is where the horse is.
00:43:17There's something special.
00:43:18An easy way to hide a dated border top
00:43:27or use some timber trim.
00:43:30If you're into rare
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00:43:32you are going to absolutely
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00:44:18When it comes
00:44:19to amazing gardens
00:44:20around the country,
00:44:21you might not expect me
00:44:22to bring you
00:44:23to a typical Aussie street.
00:44:24But nestled
00:44:25in this suburban bliss
00:44:26is a garden that proves
00:44:28that laying down
00:44:28the groundwork
00:44:29really pays off.
00:44:30This standard residential block
00:44:39is owned by Peter Nixon.
00:44:40He is one of Australia's
00:44:41leading landscape designers
00:44:42with well over
00:44:4340 years experience.
00:44:45And today,
00:44:46we're getting a sneak peek
00:44:47over the fence
00:44:47at his personal
00:44:48botanic gardens.
00:44:49The entryway to the house
00:44:58is really lovely.
00:44:59We've got this dombea
00:45:00that's just growing
00:45:01over the top.
00:45:02And when the light
00:45:02hits those leaves,
00:45:04you just look like
00:45:04almost you're underwater
00:45:05looking up at lily pads.
00:45:07It's really lovely.
00:45:15As soon as you walk
00:45:16into this garden,
00:45:17you can tell Peter
00:45:18is a real plantsman.
00:45:19There is so much
00:45:20to look at.
00:45:20You've got aloes,
00:45:21you've got alocasia,
00:45:22the elephant's ears,
00:45:23and this fine leaf
00:45:24alternanthra
00:45:25that I've never seen before.
00:45:27What's really apparent
00:45:28in this garden
00:45:29are the different
00:45:30varieties of plants.
00:45:31Nothing here is standard.
00:45:32Take this just this year
00:45:33for example,
00:45:34or the shrimp plant.
00:45:35This lovely claret
00:45:36colour to the flower
00:45:37is really unusual.
00:45:38Normally,
00:45:38it's sort of an orangey colour.
00:45:40What I like about this plant
00:45:41as well is how
00:45:42it's been treated
00:45:43maintenance-wise.
00:45:44At the back,
00:45:44it's been left
00:45:45and it's sort of
00:45:45a lot leggier,
00:45:47whereas at the front,
00:45:48where it's been pruned,
00:45:48it's become a lot denser
00:45:49and you get a lot more flowers.
00:45:51So it's almost like
00:45:52getting two plants
00:45:53for the price of one.
00:46:02Peter.
00:46:02Sally.
00:46:03Thank you for having us
00:46:04at your lovely
00:46:05botanic garden.
00:46:05A great pleasure.
00:46:06So how long
00:46:07have you been here for?
00:46:08I've been here
00:46:09for a bit over 10 years.
00:46:10Okay,
00:46:10and what was it like
00:46:11when you bought it?
00:46:12Because I can imagine
00:46:13it didn't look like this.
00:46:14It was just
00:46:15a blank piece of lawn
00:46:16with the shrubs
00:46:18along the boundary lines.
00:46:19So a standard
00:46:20Australian garden?
00:46:21A blank canvas.
00:46:22So how do you start
00:46:23transforming that
00:46:25into this?
00:46:26So first of all,
00:46:27you need to eliminate
00:46:27the grass
00:46:28to make your garden space.
00:46:30And all those
00:46:31packing boxes
00:46:32you moved with,
00:46:32just strip the tape off,
00:46:34press them flat
00:46:35and put about
00:46:37this much
00:46:37of organic mix,
00:46:39about 300.
00:46:40And over two
00:46:41or three
00:46:41or four months
00:46:42all the air
00:46:43will squeeze out
00:46:44of it with the rain
00:46:45and it will rot
00:46:46the cardboard
00:46:46and the grass
00:46:48underneath.
00:46:49So no dig.
00:46:50So what plants
00:46:50went in first?
00:46:51The first plantings
00:46:53I put in
00:46:53was a strange
00:46:54combination of
00:46:55native hibiscus.
00:46:57They had a short
00:46:58life cycle relative
00:46:59to most trees
00:47:00that are six metres plus.
00:47:02Right.
00:47:02And by the time
00:47:03it got to the fourth season
00:47:05they'd burnt out.
00:47:06But in that time
00:47:07they'd given some
00:47:07scant shelter
00:47:09to the permanent
00:47:10planting underneath.
00:47:11So it really is
00:47:12a long-term plant?
00:47:14It's just a feel
00:47:15as you go along.
00:47:16It's not...
00:47:17The garden was never
00:47:18really planned as such
00:47:20but it is a garden
00:47:21made from plants
00:47:22and all the
00:47:24non-planted inclusions
00:47:25are there to
00:47:26complement the planting.
00:47:33So Peter,
00:47:34tell me a little bit
00:47:35about the shade structure.
00:47:37So this shade hut,
00:47:38Charlie,
00:47:38the reason why
00:47:39it's here
00:47:40is that
00:47:41that direction
00:47:42coming in
00:47:43is the north
00:47:44and that means
00:47:44that for the
00:47:45June-July period
00:47:46you can actually
00:47:46sit in the sun.
00:47:48Right.
00:47:48Then for the
00:47:49nine months of the year
00:47:50that you're desperate
00:47:51for shade
00:47:51when the sun is
00:47:52higher in the sky
00:47:53it's in the shade
00:47:54but still facing north.
00:47:56So the orientation
00:47:57is really quite
00:47:58a practical one.
00:47:59Yes.
00:48:00It's also an
00:48:01attractive one,
00:48:01isn't it?
00:48:02I mean I love the roof
00:48:03that you've got here
00:48:04and the flooring
00:48:05is pretty special as well.
00:48:06And this is
00:48:07Figo?
00:48:09Michelle, your Figo,
00:48:09the Port One
00:48:10Yeah, so that'd be
00:48:11a nice fragrance
00:48:12under here
00:48:12when it's in bloom.
00:48:13It's quite scented
00:48:14but really it's also
00:48:16for screening.
00:48:17Right.
00:48:17So you get a bit
00:48:18of separation
00:48:18from the street.
00:48:19So Peter,
00:48:24these green walls
00:48:25are sensational.
00:48:27Well, they look
00:48:28very appealing,
00:48:29don't they?
00:48:30They absolutely do.
00:48:30That's a great feature.
00:48:31Yeah.
00:48:32There's another
00:48:33aspect to them.
00:48:34So it's all
00:48:35about the deck.
00:48:36So the width
00:48:37of the deck
00:48:38isn't very much.
00:48:39It's a much
00:48:39longer space
00:48:40and to try
00:48:41and not make
00:48:42the deck
00:48:42much narrower
00:48:43than it really is
00:48:45not to put
00:48:45containers along here
00:48:47with planting
00:48:47that's going to expand out
00:48:49and take away
00:48:49your youthful space.
00:48:51It just works
00:48:52really well.
00:48:52I think the problem
00:48:53with containers is
00:48:54you can only really
00:48:55plant one thing in them
00:48:56because it's very
00:48:56limited space,
00:48:57isn't it?
00:48:58It is,
00:48:58but also it puts
00:48:59all the onus
00:49:00on the owner
00:49:01to bring water,
00:49:03fertiliser.
00:49:04It's a high-maintenance
00:49:05prospect.
00:49:06And you've got a mirror.
00:49:07I love the way
00:49:08you've just let that
00:49:08age in the centre.
00:49:10Yeah, I knew
00:49:10that the silver backing
00:49:11would come off
00:49:12and it also lends
00:49:14a certain gardener's
00:49:16mystery
00:49:16to a combination.
00:49:18Well, Peter,
00:49:19this garden is so
00:49:20deceptive with its
00:49:21greenery.
00:49:21I absolutely love it.
00:49:22You never know
00:49:22what's going on
00:49:23and where it's going on.
00:49:24Do you mind
00:49:25if I have a closer
00:49:26look myself?
00:49:27Sure.
00:49:27All right, thank you.
00:49:28I'll see you a bit
00:49:28later on.
00:49:29Okay.
00:49:37Peter has been
00:49:38really clever
00:49:39with every square inch
00:49:40of his house.
00:49:41Who doesn't have
00:49:42a small utility space
00:49:43that just looks out
00:49:44at a boring fence?
00:49:45Here, it is something
00:49:46sensational.
00:49:47They're lovely
00:49:47and textured.
00:49:48We've got hoyas,
00:49:49there's bromeliads,
00:49:50hanging ripsalis
00:49:51and that really
00:49:52stunning orchid.
00:49:54It just goes to show
00:49:54with a bit of clever
00:49:55plant selection,
00:49:56you can have a beautiful
00:49:57garden from front to back.
00:50:05Peter, I just love
00:50:07how your garden
00:50:07spills out into the street.
00:50:09You know, it's high drama.
00:50:10You definitely know
00:50:10you're here, huh?
00:50:11Oh, thanks, Charlie.
00:50:12Yes.
00:50:13I think it's nice
00:50:13to have a garden
00:50:15that integrates
00:50:16with the streetscape.
00:50:17Why not?
00:50:18And that adds
00:50:19to a sense of arrival.
00:50:20Yes, absolutely.
00:50:21I mean, you've done
00:50:22a sensational job here
00:50:23and it just goes to show
00:50:24if you go from the ground
00:50:25up and plant it properly,
00:50:27you too can have
00:50:27a spectacular garden.
00:50:28Thanks, Charlie.
00:50:29Well, thanks for having me.
00:50:30Coming up,
00:50:32this daggy bathroom
00:50:34is about to bounce back.
00:50:36Oh, wow.
00:50:37How good does this look?
00:50:39And Graham's walked
00:50:40through hundreds
00:50:40of fields of flowers,
00:50:42but he still finds
00:50:43the wonder in them.
00:50:44Isn't this incredible,
00:50:46staggeringly beautiful sight?
00:50:48I just love it.
00:50:51To catch up on any stories
00:50:52you've missed,
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00:51:05So much better.
00:51:09This segment is brought to you
00:51:11by Bunnings Warehouse,
00:51:13where DIY is made easy
00:51:15with the lowest prices.
00:51:18Earlier, Adam and I began
00:51:19a bathroom makeover
00:51:20on a pretty modest budget,
00:51:22which has meant
00:51:22more of a cosmetic facelift
00:51:24than a full ripout and reno.
00:51:26Yeah, so far,
00:51:27we've freshened it up
00:51:28with some paint
00:51:28and a clean
00:51:29and added our feature piece,
00:51:31this beautiful timber vanity.
00:51:33And now we can add
00:51:34even more decorative pieces
00:51:35to match.
00:51:36Yeah.
00:51:37Is that my cue
00:51:37to get the mirrored cabinet off?
00:51:39Yes, please.
00:51:44There we go.
00:51:45Nice.
00:51:52Now because we had
00:51:54a little bit of tile
00:51:55and then the plaster work,
00:51:56it steps in,
00:51:56so I've just added
00:51:57a bit of plywood at the back
00:51:59and now everything sits
00:52:00nice and plumb.
00:52:01Looks good,
00:52:01but I can't wait to see
00:52:02what you're going to do
00:52:03with this.
00:52:04Yeah, well,
00:52:04I've picked up the timber
00:52:05from Bunnings,
00:52:05so now I'll start the make.
00:52:06We're going to be using this
00:52:13to cover the border tile
00:52:15and create some extra storage
00:52:16in the bathroom,
00:52:17but we'll be putting it
00:52:19upside down,
00:52:20so it'll be more like
00:52:20a picture rail
00:52:21that you used to find
00:52:22in the old traditional
00:52:23style homes.
00:52:24To start off,
00:52:25I'm going to be marking
00:52:25our 200mm centres
00:52:27and then using my smart bit
00:52:29to pre-drill
00:52:29and countersink some holes.
00:52:31All right,
00:52:52my hole's drilled,
00:52:53now we can flip this over.
00:52:55Now, the thing that makes
00:52:55this project smart
00:52:56is it obviously does two things.
00:52:58We know it covers the border tile,
00:52:59but how are we going to create
00:53:00extra storage?
00:53:02Well, it's with these
00:53:0316mm dowels.
00:53:05So now I'll utilise these holes
00:53:06and I'll use my spade bit
00:53:08and I'll sit the centre of it
00:53:09in those holes
00:53:10and drill through
00:53:11around halfway.
00:53:26Nice.
00:53:26With all my holes drilled,
00:53:27before I add these dowels,
00:53:29I'm actually going to flip this
00:53:30over
00:53:31and put this 12x12 trim
00:53:34on the top.
00:53:35That way,
00:53:36it'll create a little rebate
00:53:37and that's where
00:53:38our border tile will sit
00:53:40and it'll cover
00:53:40the top of that tile for us.
00:53:42and it'll turn on us over here.
00:53:48Oh,
00:53:49I'll have to do it again.
00:53:54I'll see you next time,
00:53:56but I'll see you next time.
00:54:02Oh,
00:54:02I'll see you next time,
00:54:03and I'll see you next time.
00:54:04Bye.
00:54:04Bye.
00:54:05Bye.
00:54:05Nice, now these dowels, they're great for hanging things like towels and robes on, but we need
00:54:23some more storage, so I've got some more hardwood, and basically this 90mm, well that's going
00:54:29to act as shelves, and the thinner material, the 40mm, that will be the battens at the
00:54:34back. First thing I need to do is start cutting everything to size. With all my pieces cut,
00:54:50instead of keeping them square, I want to put a bit of a detail on it, so I'm going to
00:54:53be curving them off, get rid of that sharp angle, I'll be doing it on the shelves and
00:54:57the battens at the back. I'm just giving the corners a bit of a sand, clean them up. Now
00:55:19what I'm going to do is drill an 18mm hole at the top, that way, they will slip over
00:55:25these dowels. To fix the shelves, I'm just gluing and screwing with some bugle screws from behind.
00:55:31And that is our completed unit. Now I've got to do one last thing, because we're hooking
00:55:49this onto our dowels, and it's got this thickness of 18mm on the back. If we sit it on, it's going
00:55:55to be sitting on a little bit of an angle, like so. So on the back here, I've just got
00:55:59some 18mm blocks, and that will allow everything to sit nice and flush.
00:56:15Final step, which is the most important, because we are in a wet area and there's going to be
00:56:19a lot of moisture, we want to seal this timber, and to do that, I'm just putting on a clear coat.
00:56:29I've had Adam help me by putting the spindles on. If you're not confident doing this at home
00:56:37yourself, I'd highly recommend getting a licensed plumber. But how good do these black tabs look?
00:56:43To attach this hardwood trim to our tiles, I'm just using some white adhesive. So it runs along the top of
00:56:55our border tile, and I'll put some blobs on the face as well. Then, wherever there's a stud, I'm pre-drilling
00:57:03my hole and using a bullet head nail to fix it in place. Now, I'm just going to use my punch. I'll put
00:57:13that nail all the way in and some hardwood filler to finish it off. I think Jet is going to absolutely
00:57:18love this.
00:57:27Oh, wow. How good does this look? Absolutely gorgeous, isn't it? And practical too. So good,
00:57:34and you're a genius, because an upside down skirting board, who would have thought? Yeah,
00:57:37keep it simple. I do think, though, to balance out all this timber, which I love,
00:57:42we do need some of the black accents. So this is the first thing, the towel rail, which is going
00:57:46to go just here. Beautiful. It'll really pop off the white tiles as well. It will, it will.
00:57:50A bit of monochrome. Is that what they call it? It's like your shirt. Bang, I'm starting to learn.
00:57:55Black and white. Go to pies. Glad to get it in.
00:58:07This new timber blind will tie in beautifully with the trim and with the vanity.
00:58:11You know how good you are with styling, so. All right. Beautiful. I'm all over this.
00:58:35With a bit of clever design, we've kept this cosmetic makeover to a modest budget and a lot less.
00:58:41than a full bathroom reno. This is an achievable project you can mostly do yourself, except for
00:58:47obviously a plumber to hook up the vanity and a sparky for these beautiful pendant lights.
00:58:52Yeah, and your fantastic timber trim meant that we didn't have to replace those feature tiles,
00:58:57and it's provided a whole heap of story.
00:59:01It's fair to say that overall, this is a great result.
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00:59:55Isn't this incredible, staggeringly beautiful site? I just love it. Row upon row of really strong, sturdy plants,
01:00:03beautiful flowers, and look at the colour. It's just about every colour of the rainbow right across this hillside here.
01:00:09It's one of my all-time favourites. This is the Lilium.
01:00:21Well, I'm at Druitt's Bulb Farm in the Dandenongs, just outside of Melbourne.
01:00:26Now, the family's been growing bulbs here for over 50 years. Now, these Liliums are loving the rich volcanic soils
01:00:33and the climate up here in the Dandenongs, but the great thing is these Liliums can be grown all around
01:00:39Australia, just about anywhere. Right down in the cool parts of Tasmania,
01:00:42the tropics up in the Whitsundays in Queensland, and over in the west in Perth.
01:00:54Tim, it's a massive operation. So how many acres have you got here?
01:00:57We've got 16 acres on this property, and another 16 acres just around the corner.
01:01:01Do you know how many bulbs you're growing?
01:01:04Uh, not exactly. Somewhere north of 10 million now.
01:01:07Isn't that incredible?
01:01:08Yeah, look, it never stops for us. So basically, when summer comes along, that's when we're harvesting
01:01:12all your traditional spring flowering bulbs. Yeah.
01:01:15And when winter flips around, that's when we're harvesting all of the Liliums and the like.
01:01:19So you plant them for summer colour. If you time it in your garden, you can have some form of bulb
01:01:24in flower all year round. I've seen some incredible varieties that we've been filming today,
01:01:30but there are some new ones and maybe some secret varieties that are your favourites?
01:01:34Uh, look, one of my standout favourites has to be Knight Rider. It's the darkest of all the Liliums,
01:01:39and one of the closest to black as you can possibly get. Yeah.
01:01:41I guess black is almost that holy grail flower in the garden.
01:01:45Like blue roses.
01:01:45Exactly. But it is absolutely magnificent and majestic. Um, I also love, uh, some of the new
01:01:50breeding in Liliums. So, uh, they're called TA Liliums, which stands for Trumpet Cross and Asiatic.
01:01:57They're really vigorous and really good for the Australian climate all across Australia.
01:02:01They clump up really nicely, very strong stems and a high bud count. So from a relatively small bulb,
01:02:07you're going to get lots of flowers and lots of buds for very little effort. There really is a Lilium
01:02:12for every gardener. Um, look, my mother, she is highly allergic to the scent of Liliums. Right.
01:02:16Can't be anywhere near them, but she can actually have the new pollen and fragrance-free varieties
01:02:21that we've been working on and bringing into the country.
01:02:38Now Liliums might look maybe a little bit delicate, but in fact, they're super tough. A really strong,
01:02:43vigorous bulb. Look after them and you get this fabulous display of flowers. And look at the colors,
01:02:49like Heartstrings. Isn't it an incredible flower? It was basically a creamy yellow flower that's been
01:02:54hit with a spray gun. That beautiful burgundy red on the outside is a lovely contrast. Yep,
01:02:59Heartstrings. Fabulous one. What about Sweet Zeneca? A little bit taller and each spike has got five or
01:03:05six flowers. So it's a really good value plant. Look at that in there. You can see the little flecks,
01:03:11lots of white, but that little burgundy little touch to it. Now, not everybody likes perfume in Liliums
01:03:17and sometimes in hospitals, they don't like perfume. Maybe some people are allergic to them.
01:03:21And of course, the pollen. Oh, look at my trousers. Now, if you don't want any of those problems,
01:03:27go for Belvedere. Look at this one. It's a beautiful double white. Look at the number of petals in each
01:03:32flower. Fabulous plant. And of course, no perfume and no stamen. So you don't get the pollen stain.
01:03:39You came in perfection to me. You.
01:03:48This gorgeous mulberry, raspberry sort of colour is a variety called Lycos. Now, it's a cross between
01:03:55the trumpet Liliums and the Asiatics. And the end result is incredible vigour and grow anywhere
01:04:03cultivation. So it's a really tough one. But you'll also notice, apart from the eye-watering colour,
01:04:08it's quite tall. So if you're going to grow them in a pot, a nice big mass of them with maybe some
01:04:13annuals around the outside or in a garden bed at the back of the border, then you can have the
01:04:18shorter ones growing at the front. And the perfume? Oh, just beautiful.
01:04:24The great thing about Liliums, they love being grown in the garden, but they're perfect in pots
01:04:37as well. And of course, the thing with Liliums, as Tim said earlier, you've got all these different
01:04:42seasons rolling through with different varieties of Liliums. Now, if you're buying that, it's a little
01:04:48bit piddly, but if you want to get a beautiful bulb, look at the size of that. And you can be planting
01:04:52those into the garden or into pots at this time of the year. I'm actually going to go for a bit of
01:04:58instant colour. So I'll be going for this beautiful here, which is called buzzer. Now, buzzer is a
01:05:04really great little plant. You'll see it in your local garden centre already in bud. So just gently
01:05:11take it out of the pot. You don't need to upset the root ball. Remember, these are already growing.
01:05:17OK, all the bulb, everything's in there in the pot and they're ready to take off. So put that little
01:05:22fella in there. But I want to sort of jazz it up a little bit. Now, look at that. You've got some
01:05:27beautiful colour, nice contrast and a great display. A couple of things to be wary of. Drainage.
01:05:33You must have plenty of holes in your pot. See these here? There's three, four holes. That means
01:05:38it's going to drain really well. Don't be afraid to put a little bit of crock in the bottom, maybe a little
01:05:42bit of gravel, I find. A bit of mesh over the bottom so the gravel doesn't fall through. Drainage
01:05:47is essential. And in a nice, open, friable, good quality potting mix. And then you can plant out,
01:05:53well, at different times of the year, you can plant out your bulbs or you can plant out some
01:05:57potted colour. Either way, you're going to end up with a fantastic display of liliums.
01:06:01This weekend, why not plant a bit of glorious, colourful glamour at your place,
01:06:16in your garden or maybe add to your pot collection. There's just a fabulous array of colours and flower
01:06:22shapes. I'm sure there's bound to be a lilium variety that you'll want to grow at your place.
01:06:35Well, what an amazing journey this glass of water has been on from a dam to a filtration plant,
01:06:40then being piped all around our cities to end up in our taps in homes right around the country.
01:06:46Well, I hope that you have found this episode of Better Homes and Gardens as cool as a refreshing
01:06:50beverage. We'll see you next week. Bye.
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