Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchGreening the grey in The Burren, Adam Frost’s shrub of the month and have you got Ireland’s smallest mammal in your garden?
Carl Wright never intended to make a garden when he bought an old cottage in The Burren. Had he known he’d become smitten with plants he wouldn’t have chosen to live in an area famous for it’s limest…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Grow your own fly trap, Isaac Newton’s apple and the allotments with a view
David travels to the award winning Farmyard Nurseries in Carmarthenshire where Richard Bramley shows him the large collection of fly eating Sarracenia. Greg Sachno reveals how he’s created a small ga…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Getting a garden wedding ready, plants to cut down on the strimming, and Adam Frost’s shrub of the month
What do you do when your son says he forgot to booking a venue for his wedding ceremony? You offer your garden of course and call in the Gardeners’ Corner experts for a bit of help. This week presen…
Published on 3 months ago
How to get golf worthy grass with The Open’s greenkeepers, Is there an Ash come back? Foraging for micro nutrients
With The Open championship taking place on County Antrim’s north coast, David Maxwell gets some top tips on grass keeping from those who prepared the Royal Portrush course for the world’s top golfers…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Tickling your weeds away, Brockagh Woods wildlife garden and what to do with the kids in the garden this summer
With the summer holidays here Gardeners’ Corner gets some inspiration on what to do with the kids in the garden from Amy Kelly. Presenter David Maxwell visits Shaun Boyd’s wildlife garden at Brockag…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Gardeners’ Corner at 40
Gardeners’ Corner celebrates 40 years of the programme with a garden party at Ballyrobert Cottage Garden in County Antrim. Among those attending former presenters and contributors with fond memories …
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Taking the work out of weeding, Portnoo Market Garden, and creating community in Culmore
On the day of the summer solstice, Gardeners’ Corner heads to a market garden known across the globe on social media. Barrie Quinn has created Portnoo Market Garden in Donegal over the last 5 years.…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Chef Neven Maguire’s kitchen garden, reliable roses and a last visit to Kilcoan
This week David Maxwell heads to the kitchen garden behind chef Neven Maguire’s restaurant in Blacklion, County Cavan. There his grower Kevin, produces micro-greens, herbs and edible flowers just a f…
Published on 5 months ago
How to keep your plants watered while you’re away, Secret Gardens of Loughgall and Adam Frost’s Shrub of the Month
With many people counting down the days to summer holidays, presenter David Maxwell gets a question from one listener who wants to know the best way to water her pots when she’s away. Also on the pro…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Gardeners’ Corner live from Bord Bia Bloom 2025
Join David Maxwell and his guests live from Bord Bia Bloom in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. He catches up with designers, Linda McKeown, James Purdy and Leonie Cornellius who all picked up medals and visits…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago