May 18th 2013.
In the second special episode for the year, host Costa Georgiadis and presenters Sophie Thomson and Angus Stewart visit Canberra to explore the art of gardening and the science of horticulture by visiting some of the nation's most innovative institutions, Sophie visits the Australian National Botanic Gardens to find out how plants from all around country are being grown in Canberra's challenging climate and Costa visits the National Arboretum to investigate their collection of rare, threatened and culturally significant trees, and learns about their efforts to preserve them for future generations. He also meets a Ngunnawal ranger to learn how traditional owners managed Canberra's landscape for thousands of years, and how the same techniques are still being passed down and used today. Meanwhile, Angus is visiting CSIRO's Black Mountain Laboratories to discover how the scientists are looking below the ground to find ways to improve crop production, as well as how their groundbreaking research can help gardeners at home.
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