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Gardeners" Corner

BBC Radio Ulster

The weekly gardening programme for keen gardeners, with the latest advice, news and visits to gardens large and small around the province. Presented by David Maxwell.

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56:13

Planting potatoes ‘Leitrim style’, the value of...

Gardeners" Corner ·

2022/03/19

David Maxwell heads to Bundoran on St Patrick’s day where organic gardener Klaus Laitenberger is planting potatoes ‘Leitrim style’. He demonstrates his old Irish method of covering the seed potatoes with freshly dug turfs, showing how an area of lawn could easily provide a crop of spuds this season. Also on the programme, with seed sowing gathering pace in the garden, Amy Kelly explains why it makes sense to try heritage and heirloom varieties. They may have fallen out of favour with the

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56:36

Pruning trees, platinum trees and a return to...

Gardeners" Corner ·

2022/03/12

In this week’s programme, David Maxwell travels to the National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh in county Wicklow. The country cousin of the gardens at Glasnevin in Dublin, Kilmacurragh covers over 100 acres and enjoys a mild maritime climate where rhododendrons and Chilean exotics flourish. David walks through the crocus lawn with head gardener Seamus O’Brien and gets a sneak peak behind the scenes at a newly acquired historic walled garden. Also on the programme, Tony Kirkham chooses Arbutus

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56:38

Robot gardeners, Hidden Huntley and preventing puddles

Gardeners" Corner ·

2022/03/05

David explores a secret walled garden close to Belfast where globe artichokes are on the menu. Hidden Huntley is one of the 19th century ‘linen houses’ of Lagan Valley and it’s been home to Antonia Malcolm’s family since the 1920s. But there is trouble in paradise as Box blight has wiped out an important element of the gardens structure. Still, there is more than enough soft fruit to go around and rhubarb is being ‘forced’ – David finds out what difference it makes. Also on the programme, a visit

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56:36

Not enough garden, too much garden and rental gardens

Gardeners" Corner ·

2022/02/19

With more demand for space to build, gardens are getting smaller. In fact, owning a garden is just a dream for many younger people. This week, David Maxwell and the team will explore the options for those with no piece of earth to call their own. How can those with more than they need (or more than they can look after) make land available to those without. David chats to a Belfast born entrepreneur who’s developed an online platform where garden space can be rented out to those who want to grow

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56:43

Making gardening kids play at half term, Daphne...

Gardeners" Corner ·

2022/02/12

At the start of the half term school holidays, David and his experts have ideas to keep the kids busy in the garden. It’s the perfect time to plant some fruit - Amy Kelly picks out some of her favourite varieties. On a visit to the National Trust’s Rowallane gardens, David’s nose leads him to the Daphne which are in full flower. Head gardener, Claire McNally also shows him a flowering quince which is clothing an old stone wall in pink blossom. Also on the programme, Judith Hooks is the first local

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56:31

Colourful Cornus, renting out your plot and the...

Gardeners" Corner ·

2022/02/05

Bring in the colour with cornus this winter. Presenter David Maxwell visits Maurice Parkinson at Ballyrobert Cottage Garden where the glowing stems of Cornus alba ‘Siberica’ and Cornus ‘Midwinter fire’ warm up the coldest days. Is your garden too big? The experts attempt to take the workload out of looking after a large plot. David explores renting out garden space with the local founder of the ‘Allotme’ garden rental website and the National Garden Scheme adds Northern Ireland to the famous yellow

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56:33

Cut-price perennials, tree of the month and RHS...

Gardeners" Corner ·

2022/01/29

This week David gets around the problem of pricey perennials by finding out just how easy many are to grow from seed. Ann Fitzsimmons recommends ‘first year flowering’ varieties and shows how sowing some seed now can save gardeners a small fortune. It’s the weekend of the RSPB’s big garden birdwatch. Listeners are invited to text in what they are seeing and Claire Barnett from the charity has all the information on how to take part. Also on the programme, the RHS is gifting 4 community or school

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56:38

Little green fingers, seed sorting and the wonder of...

Gardeners" Corner ·

2022/01/08

As 2022 begins, David Maxwell and his gardening experts are getting ready for the season ahead. Colourful perennials don’t come cheap from the garden centre, but for the cost of a few packets of seeds, Ann Fitzsimmons shows how to save money and transform your outside space. Also on the programme, Gardeners’ Corner is teaming up with BBC Learning this year to follow several primary schools in their journeys to create, resurrect or develop their outdoor spaces. Kicking off the project is St

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56:39

A new year in the garden

Gardeners" Corner ·

2022/01/01

A new year of gardening with David Maxwell and his expert guests. David finds inspiration from visits to Jimi Blake’s garden in county Wicklow, advice on how to grow veg in a small space from Amy Kelly and he explores plants that are living at the edge of their comfort zone, including Tree ferns with Billy Alexander and grapes grown outdoors at a vineyard in Lusk. Contact the programme on gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk

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56:35

Gardeners’ Corner Christmas special

Gardeners" Corner ·

2021/12/18

David Maxwell presents a special Gardeners’ Corner Christmas programme from Kerrykeel in County Donegal. With twinkling lights and a fire crackling in a courtyard garden, David is joined by Cherry Townsend and Brendan Little for mince pies, mulled wine and gardening chat. What’s the best way to grow that gifted Amaryllis, how do you care for potted Christmas trees and can cut trees be put to use in the garden after the festivities. Also on the programme, Klaus Laitenberger on what home grown

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56:39

Gardeners' Corner visits Cornwall

Gardeners" Corner ·

2021/12/11

In this special Gardeners’ Corner, David Maxwell visits the Eden Project in Cornwall on it’s 20th anniversary to find out about it’s mission to connect people with the planet. He also finds out why Eden is bringing that mission to the banks of the River Foyle. David also meets Fermanagh GP Neil Armstrong who made Cornwall his home in the 1980s, and has spent the last 25 years transforming an abandoned piece of land near Penzance into an exotic paradise. And artist Johns Keys from Belfast on how

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56:31

04/12/2021

Gardeners" Corner ·

2021/12/04

The weekly gardening programme for keen gardeners with the latest advice, news and visits to gardens large and small around the province. Presented by David Maxwell.

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56:41

Year-round herbs, pruning blackcurrants and wrapping...

Gardeners" Corner ·

2021/11/27

The weather might be wintry, but the good news is we can all enjoy home grown herbs year-round. This week, David Maxwell finds out how Claire Woods keeps a fresh supply growing through the winter months. He joins Klaus Laitenberger at the community garden in Bundoran where he’s pruning the blackcurrants. Cherry Townsend is on hand to answer questions from listeners and she joins David for a trip to Brendan Little’s woodland copse, where he wants to introduce some plants that love life beneath the

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56:30

Hedges, SERC wellbeing garden and Glenarm’s new...

Gardeners" Corner ·

2021/11/20

What makes a good hedge and is there still time for a trim before winter? That’s just two of the questions David Maxwell and his experts guests will tackle in this week’s gardening programme. David also visits the South Eastern Regional College’s Holywood campus where they have launched their new wellbeing garden. Born in the lockdown, Claire Dunwoody tells David it’s future is community focused. Also on the programme, a new woodland walk is under construction at Glenarm Castle estate. David

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56:37

Growing bananas in Belfast? Planting spring bulbs in...

Gardeners" Corner ·

2021/11/13

With the mild weather set to end in the next few weeks, David turns up the temperature by visiting the new ‘Banana block’ in east Belfast where 4 varieties of bananas are being grown in stylised raised beds which are also an art installation. Claire Hall explains that growing bananas is nothing new in east Belfast, in fact it was first done over a century ago. Also on the programme, Reg Maxwell is planting spring bulbs in pots and on a visit to Kilcoan gardens in Islandmagee, David finds Cherry

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56:37

Gardening for climate change, making a wormery and...

Gardeners" Corner ·

2021/11/06

As national governments try to reduce man’s impact on the planet at COP26, Gardeners’ Corner takes a look at what we can do in our own gardens. David Maxwell speaks to a compost manufacturer in Bellaghy about peat and the alternatives. He explores a woodland with Ian McCurley from the Woodland Trust and finds out the true value of planting thousands more trees. And David gets a crash course in turning household waste into plant food when he lifts the lid on Reg Maxwell’s wormery. All that and the

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56:14

Meet the Asters, Castlewellan’s autumn gold and a...

Gardeners" Corner ·

2021/11/01

As autumn takes hold, David visits the National Arboretum, Annesley Garden at Castlewellan Forest Park where he takes in the seasonal hues with Alwyn Sinnamon and learns about an unusual 19th-century recipe for compost that included rabbit intestines and rats! A walkabout with Maurice Parkinson in his Ballyrobert cottage gardens reveals a collection of asters perfect for late season colour. Ann Fitzsimons joins David on a visit to a listener’s garden who has over 100 named varieties of hydrangea

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56:06

How to grow perfect pumpkins, bulb planting at...

Gardeners" Corner ·

2021/11/01

In this Halloween programme, David Maxwell leaves the garden for the farm in the hunt for the perfect pumpkin. He chats to Adrian McGowan in Killinchy, who’s grown 9 acres of them about the varieties that grow best in more northern climes. David also heads to the National Trust’s Florence Court in county Fermanagh where head gardener David Corscadden is planting Camassia bulb with volunteers from near and far. Also on the programme, Cherry Townsend joins David to answer listeners’ questions; autumn

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56:25

Green manure, rose rock and storing the autumn glut

Gardeners" Corner ·

2021/10/16

After many months speaking virtually, David meets up with organic gardener Klaus Laitenberger at the community garden in Bundoran. Klaus explains the value of ‘bedding down’ the veg borders at this time of year by piling on seaweed or growing a green manure. Also on the programme, a return to Ann Fitzsimons garden where she has a love hate relationship with her roses – find out how to take the wilder ones in hand! And Amy Kelly explains some of the ways you can store that autumn glut, so you can

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56:11

Buying trees with the spend local card, autumn...

Gardeners" Corner ·

2021/10/02

Join David Maxwell and his guests for some autumn gardening. This week David visits Ann Fitzsimons in Killinchy, where she is planting up a new border with a prairie feel using plants that don’t mind wet feet in winter. Amy Kelly will have advice on growing annual edible flowers and we head north to the Conrad McCormick’s exotic borders in Ballyvoy. Also on the programme, one listener wants to use their £100 spend local garden on fruit trees and is looking for advice on the best apple and plum

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