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Roots and Shoots

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Roots and Shoots
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  • Roots and Shoots

    What's our Chief Plant Fiddler been up to lately?

    08/08/2026 | 51 mins.
    On today's show: 
    What is Australia's Most Amazing Wildflower? Head to our voting page to have your say (and Happy National Science Week!)
    Kings Park's Senior Plant Breeder Digby Growns joins us in-studio to discuss cloning the Queen of Sheba orchid, the Wildflower Festival and National Science Week!
    Puffer vests: yay or nay? Sab and Amber fight it out. 
    Subscribe to the podcast through ABC Listen, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.
    Listen to the program live on Tuesdays at 2:20PM or on Saturdays at 9:00AM on 102.5 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.
  • Roots and Shoots

    You can’t grow oysters in your garden, or can you?

    04/08/2026 | 29 mins.
    Sab and Jo discuss pruning, propagating and land oysters.
    02:15 Struggling fruit trees? Sab has some tips to kick start their growth. 
    07:50 How to get rid of citrus canker.
    15:17 An update on the new Treebate conditions. Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App or wherever you like to listen.
    Listen to the program live on Tuesdays at 2:20PM or on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.
  • Roots and Shoots

    A Flowerless Silver Princess

    01/08/2026 | 52 mins.
    Sabrina Hahn and Amber Cunninham tackle all your mid-winter garden questions.
    02:01 Couch grass infestation
    17:48 Four-year-old avocado trees, when and how much to prune
    29:59 Home propagated Silver Princess, not flowering after six years. 
    Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App or wherever you like to listen.
    Listen to the program live on Tuesdays at 2:20PM or on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.
  • Roots and Shoots

    Yass Queen, hunting for the elusive Sheba

    28/07/2026 | 31 mins.
    Sab and Jo go orchid hunting for the rare Queen of Sheba 
    06:11 When to plant your summer seedlings.
    08:19 Planting after couch grass removal.
    24:00 How to prune your frangipanis.Subscribe to the podcast through the ABC Listen App or wherever you like to listen.
    Listen to the program live on Tuesdays at 2:20PM or on Saturdays at 9:00AM on ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.
  • Roots and Shoots

    Bog Witches embark on a quest for Quisqualis

    25/07/2026 | 52 mins.
    On today's show: 
    Sab puts a call out for Quisqualis
    No love for fishbone ferns
    The pressure facing WA's only wildlife hospital, and how you can help
    Subscribe to the podcast through ABC Listen, Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.
    Listen to the program live on Tuesdays at 2:20PM or on Saturdays at 9:00AM on 102.5 ABC Radio Perth. Ask your questions by calling in on 1300 22 1025 or text 0437 22 1025.
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About Roots and Shoots
Hilarious gardening expert Sabrina Hahn answers all your gardening questions big and small. Roots and Shoots is the gardening program for green thumbs and non-gardeners. Join the program live on ABC Radio Perth twice a week.
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