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Back to SearchSunken gardens, city sanctuaries and sodden shoes
On a very wet week, David visits Mount Stewart to see how storm-felled trees are given a new lease of life in the sunken garden. Urban spaces are reimagined with innovative native meadow cubes and Ma…
Published on 11 hours ago
Must have maples, tulip time and making gardeners’ gold
Autumn is far from over, as David Maxwell discovers with Maurice Parkinson at Ballyrobert Cottage Garden. A fine collection of maples—perfect for a cold climate and heavy soil—thrives there, putting …
Published on 1 week ago
Finding balance in the autumn tidy up, pruning apples in winter and wildlife gardening at Iona Cottage
This week, Helen talks about how to balance tidying up the autumn garden with giving nature a home for the darker months. She joins Graeme Cross at Magilligan Community Centre to learn about pruning …
Published on 2 weeks ago
Gardeners' Corner special: The wonder of trees
In this autumn special, Gardeners’ Corner celebrates our relationship with trees. David Maxwell returns to his childhood home to revisit the trees he grew up with. Tree expert Tony Kirkham introduces…
Published on 3 weeks ago
How to grow prize worthy pumpkins, a mushroom mystery and bringing back the posh cloche
This week at the National Trust’s Florencecourt in County Fermanagh, beds are being prepared for winter by new head gardener Lizzie Whyman. The garden team are also trialling which apple varieties st…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Bangor’s dementia friendly garden, Narcissus ‘Gardeners Corner’ arrives and the mystery of the buried egg
This week, David visits the new sensory garden in Bangor’s Ward Park which as been designed with those living with dementia in mind. One listener gets in touch after finding fresh hens eggs (with a d…
Published on 1 month ago
Autumn colour arrives, what to grow now and the backyard bargain garden
With warm colours all around, Gardeners’ Corner celebrates the arrival of autumn. At the National Trust’s Rowallane Gardens, David meets head gardener Claire McNally for a walk in the woods where Ace…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Jane Austen’s gardens: A Gardeners' Corner special
Where did the world-famous author Jane Austen find inspiration for her classic novels? Two hundred and fifty years after her birth, Gardeners’ Corner presenter David Maxwell explores the outdoor spac…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Creating a sunken garden, how to grow asparagus and the bush with a froggy smell?
In Magherafelt, David Maxwell visits Yew Cottage garden where Philip Stewart is turning his pond into a sunken garden. He hopes to turn a ‘frost pocket’ into a place for tender plants including banan…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
How to ripen your pears, the magic of the moving Mimosa plant, and Kumquat curiosity
This week, David Maxwell heads to County Antrim where he meets a Canadian couple gardening in the shadow of Slemish. Judith and Hugh Jackson moved to the area from Vancouver after they both retired. …
Published on 2 months ago