Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhat snow does for the garden, fixing rusty leeks and what to harvest in January
What happens to our gardens when it snows? This week David Maxwell heads to Downhill Demesne on Antrim’s north coast to see how a blanket of white tr…
2 years, 4 months ago
How to prune roses, plants for winter interest and preparing the garden for 2024
With another new year stretching out ahead, David Maxwell is joined in studio by Brendan Little for the first live programme of 2024. They’ll be chat…
2 years, 5 months ago
Gardeners’ Corner: Season by Season
In the garden we are often thinking of the seasons to come, but it can also be useful to look back and take stock at the start of a new year. This w…
2 years, 5 months ago
Gardeners’ Corner at Christmas
Join David Maxwell and the gardening gang for a festive fireside chat at Kilcoan Gardens in Islandmagee. With home grown and handmade seasonal treats…
2 years, 5 months ago
Why to grow willow, the life in our soil and the gardening fundraiser
With the leaves gone it’s all about colourful stem colour on Gardeners’ Corner this week. David meets artist Heather McDermott who loves willow more…
2 years, 6 months ago
Winter wildlife, a garden for spinal injury patients and forcing daffodils
With daylight at a premium the work goes on in two stand-out gardens visited by Gardeners’ Corner this week. At Musgrave Park Hospital in South Belfa…
2 years, 6 months ago
How to treat your tree ferns, caring for Christmas Cactus and orange Poinsettia?
With a wintry feel in the air, David Maxwell is joined in studio by experts Anna Hudson and Reg Maxwell to offer some gardening inspiration for colde…
2 years, 6 months ago
How to care for Mahonia, protecting spring bulbs and herb of the month
As Autumn gives way to Winter, David Maxwell visits the Savill Garden in Windsor Great Park. Keeper of the Gardens, John Anderson shows David the na…
2 years, 6 months ago
Autumn highlights at Rowallane, pruning blackcurrants and getting those garlic bulbs planted
This week, David heads to Rowallane where Claire McNally picks some highlights including Mahonia and reveals her quest to find a ‘not so tart’ berry …
2 years, 6 months ago
Sarah Raven’s favourite tulips, how to take root cuttings and gardening for birds
In this November highlights programme, David Maxwell is joined in studio by expert Brendan Little. Celebrating the season of golden colour, Brendan g…
2 years, 7 months ago