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Back to SearchThe Road to Chelsea
Presenter David Maxwell finds out what it takes to create a world class exhibit at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Alongside fern expert Billy Alexander…
2 months, 1 week ago
Getting rid of horsetail, alpine addiction and the artful gardener
As wintry showers return, Gardeners’ Corner heads to the snow-dusted Sperrins where David Maxwell visits Andrew Shannon, whose country garden has a m…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The best daffodils for pots, borders and lawns and easy crops for a mid-March harvest
This week, David Maxwell heads to Hillsborough Castle where thousands of daffodils are in bloom. Head gardener, Claire Woods explains how this versat…
3 months ago
Castlewellan's walled garden reborn, Spring wildlife watch and Adam Frost's bulb of the month
David Maxwell visits the historic Annesley Walled Garden in Castlewellan Forest Park as it reopens to the public. The garden, which dates back to the…
3 months, 1 week ago
Chelsea comes to Strabane and the best plants for early spring colour
With spring just around the corner David Maxwell heads to a community garden in Strabane, County Tyrone which will be getting quite the facelift this…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Kew Garden's Orchid Festival, caring for moth orchids and kick-starting the season with early seed sowing
As Chinese New Year begins, presenter David Maxwell encounters an orchid covered dragon at the 30th annual Orchid Festival in the Royal Botanic Garde…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Joy's Oasis, Valentine's Bouquets and a Catch-Up with Frank McCooke
Helen Mark explores the little, and large, gardening tasks that can keep you busy, especially when the weather doesn't want to cooperate. Joy Caskie …
4 months ago
Moving Mount Venus, Adam Frost's bulb of the month, and Culmore's new allotments get going
David meets up with Oliver Schurmann in the old abandoned quarry that's the new home for Mount Venus nursery. After 25 years in a walled garden, the …
4 months, 1 week ago
Celebrating snowdrops, princess-style pruning with John Massey and remembering Daisy Hill Nursery
With snowdrops in bloom across the country Gardeners' Corner heads to an event for fans of the flower in County Carlow. The snowdrop gala celebrates …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
A year on from Éowyn, Winterwatch at Mount Stewart and must-have scented shrubs
A year after Storm Éowyn wreaked havoc across Ireland David Maxwell visits the gardens at Mount Stewart on the Ards peninsula where thousands of tree…
4 months, 3 weeks ago