Story: Garden Makeover 1
Episode: 10
Presenter: Trevor Cochrane
Air Date: 24th October 2020

The Garden Gurus get to work, transforming a regional block just outside of Perth in support of the Children’s Leukaemia & Cancer Research Foundation.

• The Children’s Leukaemia & Cancer Research Foundation have been funding childhood cancer research for 40 years.
• In celebration of their 40th anniversary, the foundation started the year wanting to raise $40,000 in 40 days.
• When 2020 proved to be a difficult year for people and businesses, they changed their goal from money to kindness.
• The foundation got 40 businesses to donate a gift and asked the public to nominate deserving recipients who were doing it tough.
• The winner of The Garden Gurus’garden makeover, Karen Nobel, does a lot of work with autistic children. Many people recognised her efforts and what she does for the community.
• The Garden Gurus are creating a small formal area with four raised veggie gardens on the outside and an in-ground herb bed in the middle.
• The raised veggie gardens will be made using heat treated pine and set in place with Retain-iT posts.
• Good soil is crucial when growing crops, which is why The Garden Gurus are using soil from Soils Aint Soils.
• The area will be surfaced with 600mm by 600mm porcelain pavers from Rema Stone. This will ensure that anyone with mobility challenges can easily move around.