Well hello, hello, hello everyone and welcome back to your regular Friday dose of Gardening Australia! If I had a wheelbarrow full of compost for every time someone has asked me when we were going to be back on air, I reckon I could spread an organic layer about 100mm thick across the whole country! I’m as pumped as you are to know that the stories we have been filming are going to be plated up for you to enjoy.

Costa visits a community recovering from floods, Jane looks at new plant varieties, Tammy explores lush green walls, Millie plants long season crops, Sophie profiles fragrant flowers and Jerry shows how to control erinose mites on hibiscus.

Jerry shows how to organically control erinose mites on hibiscus.

Sophie showcases a range of sweet-scented, cool season flowers for adding fragrance to the garden.

Want a drought-tolerant feature plant for the garden? The torch cactus (Echinopsis spachiana) grows to an impressive 2 metres in height and has attractive white or pink flowers.

Here are some smart tips for keeping water, soil and nutrients from washing away on a sloping block.

Want more colour in the garden? Here are some pruning techniques to encourage flowering.

Get your vegie crops in for spring!

Grab your tools and head out into the garden this weekend!