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ONLINE GARDENING | The Gardenettes L–R: Dani Venn, Chloe Thomson, Melissa King DIGITAL digging If you haven’t already come across the fabulous Gardenettes, you’re missing out. Catch them on their website, YouTube channel or Facebook or Instagram page Photos Ger Hynes In this fast-paced world of instant information and portable gadgets, how do you capture a new generation of hands-in-the-earth gardeners? This is a question that might just be answered by The Gardenettes, a new 100 per cent online gardening and cooking show designed to inspire people with an on-the-go lifestyle to take some time out to smell the tomatoes — and cook them as well! The girls’ retro style and ’40s hair give the show a feeling of nostalgia and you can be guaranteed of lots of Nan-approved gardening tips and simple home-style recipes that can be whipped up in a jiffy. But the 66 | Good Organic Gardening
The Gardenettes | ONLINE GARDENING plants, products and advice featured are on trend and up to the minute. The stories are short and sharp, with plenty of inspiring projects and simple takehome ideas. Episodes are themed including potted style, organic pest control, growing edibles for use in the kitchen and how to cook them. And, despite their vintage-glam look, the Gardenettes are not afraid to roll up their sleeves and get a bit of dirt or flour under their fingernails. Each seven-to-10-minute episode features the girls working in everyday gardens, big and small, and their own home-style kitchens. The show is the brainchild of home-grown garden experts Melissa King and Chloe Thomson, who believe that a new approach to viewing and consuming gardening information is just what’s needed to inspire a new generation of budding green thumbs. “Every day the world is becoming more digital and more mobile. The way we view shows now is about so much more than just tuning in to watch live TV,” Chloe says. “We wanted to create a show that’s fast paced, fun and fabulous, but still based on down-toearth gardening principles.” “The sort of thing people can watch in their own gardens or kitchens to inspire them,” Melissa adds. Melissa and Chloe have both been around the gardening block a few times, having appeared on some of Australia’s biggest gardening and lifestyle shows. Melissa has a degree in horticulture and is a well-known TV presenter, writer and author. Chloe has a degree in agricultural science and has Stories in each episode have themes including potted style, organic pest control, growing edibles for use in the kitchen and how to cook them. Chloe Thomson has a degree in agricultural science and a gardening blog titled Bean There Dug That Melissa King is a horticulturist, well-known TV personality and writer worked as a TV presenter, writer and blogger. She’s currently completing her Masters of Horticulture at Burnley. Excitingly, the girls take The Gardenettes beyond a gardening show, bringing seasonal and healthy recipes to the table, too, thanks to the talented Dani Venn. A finalist from the 2011 season of MasterChef and now The Wholehearted Cook, Dani’s bubbly personality and delicious recipes round out each episode beautifully. The Gardenettes airs fortnightly via their website (thegardenettes.com.au) and YouTube channel and the episodes can be watched and re-watched whenever and wherever you wa nt. You’ll also find bite-sized gardening tips on their Facebook and Instagram pages. Good Organic Gardening | 67
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ONLINE GARDENING | The Gardenettes<br />
L–R: Dani Venn, Chloe Thomson, Melissa K<strong>in</strong>g<br />
DIGITAL<br />
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If you haven’t already come across the<br />
fabulous Gardenettes, you’re miss<strong>in</strong>g out.<br />
Catch them on their website, YouTube<br />
channel or Facebook or Instagram page<br />
Photos Ger Hynes<br />
In this fast-paced world of <strong>in</strong>stant<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation and portable gadgets,<br />
how do you capture a new generation<br />
of hands-<strong>in</strong>-the-earth gardeners?<br />
This is a question that might just be<br />
answered by The Gardenettes, a new<br />
100 per cent onl<strong>in</strong>e garden<strong>in</strong>g and cook<strong>in</strong>g<br />
show designed to <strong>in</strong>spire people with an<br />
on-the-go lifestyle to take some time out<br />
to smell the tomatoes — and cook them<br />
as well!<br />
The girls’ retro style and ’40s hair give<br />
the show a feel<strong>in</strong>g of nostalgia and you<br />
can be guaranteed of lots of Nan-approved<br />
garden<strong>in</strong>g tips and simple home-style recipes<br />
that can be whipped up <strong>in</strong> a jiffy. But the<br />
66 | <strong>Good</strong> <strong>Organic</strong> <strong>Garden<strong>in</strong>g</strong>
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