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Back to SearchStorm-proof trees, winter gems at Ardgillan Castle and getting your Amaryllis to flower again
David Maxwell finds out about storm proof trees at the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland, Kilmacurragh where head gardener, Seamus O’Brien also has tips on creating a wind break with holly, hazel a…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Growing soft fruit without a garden, getting going with sweet peas, tomatoes and chillies, Adam Frost’s shrub of the month
With spring just around the corner presenter David Maxwell, explores what we can all get growing in mid-February to get ahead of the game. Sweet Peas, Tomatoes and Chillies can all be sown right now…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Why you should eat the rainbow, how to grow hellebores and easy hedging
This week why it’s good for you to eat as many different coloured fruit and veg as you can grow. A visit to Mount Venus nursery where Oliver Schurmann has a great collection on hellebores that are pu…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Storm Éowyn, from rugby to raking, and searching for special snowdrops
Storm Éowyn has changed the face of some treasured public gardens. This week David visits the National Trust’s Mount Stewart which was one of the worst affected. Rob Wilson tells David that with thou…
Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago
How to have happy houseplants, pruning gooseberries and apples and taking the work out of gardening
You don’t have to have a garden to enjoy plants and this week David Maxwell explores the plant world that prefers the indoor life. Roisin Horgan set up her houseplant business in east Belfast after y…
Published on 7 months ago
What to grow for winter wonder, summer down under and the tidy grow tunnel that gets vacuumed?
Even on a cold or dull January day there is always some winter wonders to be discovered in a botanic garden. This week, David Maxwell heads to the National Botanic Gardens at Glasnevin, just a few m…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
What to do in the garden when the temperature drops, Adam Frost’s Shrub of the Month and dealing with invasive Bamboo
As temperatures drop, David Maxwell is joined in studio by Ann FitzSimons to consider how to deal with snow and ice in the garden. He also heads to the National Trust’s Mount Stewart where despite t…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Season by Season with Gardeners’ Corner
At the turn of the year David Maxwell takes us on a journey through the four seasons with highlights from 12 months of Gardeners’ Corner. From snow covered Downhill Demesne to clearing up after the s…
Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago
Gardeners’ Corner at Christmas
Get ready for a festive gardening get together as David Maxwell and the Gardeners’ Corner team head to Ballywalter Park on the Ards Peninsula. Gathered around a roaring fire outdoors, they’ll be cel…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
Looking after your Christmas Tree, Perfect Pelargoniums at the Chelsea Physic Garden and Winter garden wildlife
With Christmas just around the corner, David heads to a Christmas tree farm on the outskirts of Belfast where Tony Johnston is planning for the Christmas rush in 10 year’s time, as he plants trees fo…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago