TV gardening expert Costa Georgiadis will be at the Pearl Beach Arboretum for a special event on October 1 as he promotes his new book, Costa’s World: Gardening for the Soil, the Soul and the Suburbs.
In conversation with Cheralyn Darcey, Georgiadis, will explain his gardening philosophies, the connections between soil, soul and the suburbs, and his heartfelt advice for getting the most joy out of your garden.
Georgiadis is a landscape architect, environmental educator and television presenter who has an all-consuming passion for plants and people.
As co-creator and host of Costa’s Garden Odyssey for SBS, he caught the attention of a nation and, since 2013, he has continued his journey as the much-loved host of one of the ABC’s most iconic and Logie award-winning programs, Gardening Australia.
He is also involved with regenerative agriculture and holistic practices that deal with the issues arising from a rapidly urbanising world.
Georgiadis actively delivers his message through workshops, lectures, keynotes and expos and works with pre-schools, primary and high schools, TAFE colleges and universities, industry groups and community organisations.
He is also a national ambassador for Junior Landcare.
Cheralyn Darcey presents the award-winning weekly gardening radio show, At Home with the Gardening Gang, on Coast FM963, writes the weekly gardening page for Coast Community News and is the Community Gardening Educator of SWAMP, (Sustainable Wetlands Agricultural Makers Project) at Tuggerah.
She has also written and illustrated 20 internationally published gardening and ethnobotanical titles sharing her love of the botanical world.
A resident of Lake Munmorah, she is a working member of many environmental initiatives in keeping with her vision to garden and live with a strong commitment to sustainability.
Costa’s World: Gardening for the Soil, the Soul and the Suburbs has been shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards 2022 (Illustrated Non-Fiction) and the ABIA Awards 2022 (Illustrated Book of the Year).
Cheralyn Darcey