Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchGardening for moths, bulbs care after blooming and Liza Tarbuck
How much do you think about your garden after dark? In this programme presenter David Maxwell meets Jo Mulholland who’s mad about moths. He finds o…
2 years, 10 months ago
Growing a feast at Florence Court, top tomatoes and Diarmuid Gavin
With two weeks until the coronation, David visits a garden under construction to mark the event. Diarmuid Gavin’s bold design for The King’s Coronat…
2 years, 10 months ago
A visit to Jekka’s, bulbs in bloom and a lost garden rediscovered
David visits Jekka’s herb farm near Bristol on its first open day of the season where Jekka McVicar shows him around the new herb garden. In Hillsbor…
2 years, 11 months ago
Gardeners’ Corner from Fairview Primary School
In this Gardeners’ Corner special, live from Fairview Primary School, David Maxwell joins the children, parents and teachers at Fairview Primary Sch…
2 years, 11 months ago
Gardening for gorillas, the beauty and benefit of log walls and Greba Garden
How do you garden for gorillas? David meets the man who was in charge of planting at Dublin Zoo for four decades. Stephen Butler explains how the p…
2 years, 11 months ago
Handsome hellebores, using digestate and herb of the month
David Maxwell heads to Rosie Maye’s garden in Slane, County Meath where she has an enviable collection of hellebores. From named varieties to self-so…
2 years, 11 months ago
Mount Venus Nursery, gardening for the senses and preparing for climate change with city trees
At Mount Venus Nursery in the Dublin hills David Maxwell meets owner Oliver Schurmann whose enthusiasm for plants can be traced back to a local farme…
3 years ago
Powerscourt, propagating perennials and Diarmuid Gavin’s garden fit for a King
David Maxwell heads to Powerscourt Gardens in County Wicklow where 3000 roses are being planted in the Italian garden. Head gardener, Alex Slazenger…
3 years ago
Celebrating Snowdrops at Altamont, early spring at Hunting Brook and herb of the month
As the Snowdrops reach their peak David Maxwell heads to one of the biggest collections in the country at Altamont Gardens in County Carlow. The col…
3 years ago
Taming a fig, the magic of moss and Glenmona reborn
This week David Maxwell heads through the Glens of Antrim to Glenmona House in Cushendun. The 19th century house, owned by the National Trust, is ge…
3 years, 1 month ago