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Gardeners' Corner

The weekly gardening programme for keen gardeners, with the latest advice, news and visits to gardens large and small around the province. Presented by David Maxwell.

Home & Garden Leisure
Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
41 minutes
Episodes
656
Years Active
2010 - 2025
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Gardeners' Corner Roadshow with Bangor Horticultural Society

Gardeners' Corner Roadshow with Bangor Horticultural Society

This week the Gardeners' Corner roadshow comes from the seaside town of Bangor in Co Down. On the panel Brendan Little and Cherry Townsend who answer questions from members of Bangor Horticultural So…

00:41:44  |   Sat 06 Apr 2019
Creating a wildlife garden, Irish-bred plants, hedgerows and annual climbers

Creating a wildlife garden, Irish-bred plants, hedgerows and annual climbers

David Maxwell presents BBC Radio Ulster's gardening programme which this week’s visits the RSPB's Window on Wildlife in Belfast's Harbour Estate where a new wildlife garden is being created. Maurice …

00:41:49  |   Sat 30 Mar 2019
March phone-in

March phone-in

This week's live Gardeners' Corner phone-in celebrates Spring and the season of new beginnings. David Maxwell and experts Reg Maxwell and Ann Fitzsimmons are on hand to answer any gardening queries a…

00:41:34  |   Sat 23 Mar 2019
Pruning Roses and Planting Potatoes on St Patrick's

Pruning Roses and Planting Potatoes on St Patrick's

David Maxwell is joined in the studio to talk about two garden tasks usually done around St Patrick's: pruning roses and planting potatoes. Barbara Pilcher makes her first visit to David's garden to …

00:41:45  |   Sat 16 Mar 2019
March Roadshow - Gilnahirk Horticultural and Civic Society

March Roadshow - Gilnahirk Horticultural and Civic Society

Gardeners' Corner takes to the road once more! This time it's at Gilnahirk Horticultural and Civic Society on the edge of east Belfast. Presenter David Maxwell is joined by gardening experts Ann Fitz…

00:41:38  |   Sat 09 Mar 2019
Spring comes early, houseplant care and Blythefield Allotments

Spring comes early, houseplant care and Blythefield Allotments

Gardeners' Corner with David Maxwell considers the potential impact of the early spring on our gardens. With the increasing popularity of houseplants, Ann Fitzsimmons has top tips on looking after th…

00:41:42  |   Sat 02 Mar 2019
Gardeners' Corner February Phone-in

Gardeners' Corner February Phone-in

It's the Gardeners' Corner phone-in this Saturday morning with David Maxwell and joining him in the studio are gardening experts, Barbara Pilcher and Neil Porteous. Call 0303085555 or text 81771 to h…

00:41:27  |   Sat 23 Feb 2019
Titanic topiary, no fuss houseplants and early sowing for summer

Titanic topiary, no fuss houseplants and early sowing for summer

David Maxwell meets Gordon Finch from east Belfast who has spent years turning his suburban garden hedge into a Titanic topiary tribute. He catches up with Colin Agnew in Belfast's Botanic Gardens to…

00:41:48  |   Sat 16 Feb 2019
Sowing herbs, watching birds and winter at Rowallane

Sowing herbs, watching birds and winter at Rowallane

In a packed Gardeners' Corner programme, David Maxwell starts his new herb garden with advice from Barbara Pilcher. He catches up with Averil Milligan at Rowallane where work is going on to tidy up t…

00:41:41  |   Sat 26 Jan 2019
The January Garden

The January Garden

In Gardeners' Corner this week David Maxwell gets up close and personal with snowdrops and hellebores. He also goes looking for plants with wonderful scent and soft colours and finds out that shady a…

00:41:15  |   Sat 19 Jan 2019
January Phone-in

January Phone-in

Join David Maxwell for the January Gardeners' Corner phone-in with experts Averil Milligan and Reg Maxwell. The number to call is 03030 805555 or to text its 81771 (standard geographic charges from l…

00:41:34  |   Sat 12 Jan 2019
New Year plans and the Chelsea Physic Garden

New Year plans and the Chelsea Physic Garden

David Maxwell and the Gardeners' Corner team look ahead to a new gardening year. He also visits the Chelsea Physic Garden a place familar to Killyleagh man Sir Hans Sloane.

00:41:37  |   Sat 05 Jan 2019
Gardeners' Corner in France: Gardens of Remembrance

Gardeners' Corner in France: Gardens of Remembrance

Another chance to hear a special edition of Gardeners’ Corner from the Somme where 15 Gardens of Peace (Jardin de la Paix) have been constructed near sites of the Great War. David Maxwell visits the …

00:41:36  |   Sat 29 Dec 2018
Gardeners' Corner at Christmas

Gardeners' Corner at Christmas

In this week's festive Gardeners' Corner David Maxwell is joined in the studio by Cherry Townsend and Brendan Little to talk about what's important to gardeners at Christmas helped along by some blac…

00:41:37  |   Sat 22 Dec 2018
Gardeners' Corner Roadshow: Navan Fort, Armagh

Gardeners' Corner Roadshow: Navan Fort, Armagh

The Gardeners' Corner team heads to the ancient site of Navan Fort in County Armagh for the last roadshow of 2018 where the audience is made up of members of Armagh Gardening Club which is celebratin…

00:41:39  |   Sat 15 Dec 2018
Hydebank Wood community garden, feeding garden birds and locally bred Mahonias

Hydebank Wood community garden, feeding garden birds and locally bred Mahonias

In the first Gardeners' Corner of Winter, David Maxwell visits a new community garden on the site of Hydebank Wood College and Women's Prison. He meets the Deputy Governor Tom Ferguson who says the g…

00:41:14  |   Sat 01 Dec 2018
The Gardeners' Corner Roadshow from Carrickfergus with Neil Porteous and Cherry Townsend

The Gardeners' Corner Roadshow from Carrickfergus with Neil Porteous and Cherry Townsend

In this week's Gardeners' Corner, David Maxwell, Neil Porteous and Cherry Townsend head to Carrickfergus with the roadshow where members of Carrickfergus Garden Society put their questions to the pan…

00:41:08  |   Sat 24 Nov 2018
A garden for all seasons, bringing the outside inside and autumn containers

A garden for all seasons, bringing the outside inside and autumn containers

This week, David Maxwell visits a garden for all seasons near Magherafelt which also has its own mini zoo. He heads to Islandmagee where Cherry Townsend is foraging in the garden for plant material t…

00:41:40  |   Sat 17 Nov 2018
Halloween pumpkins, storing produce, air layering and planting trees.

Halloween pumpkins, storing produce, air layering and planting trees.

In Gardeners' Corner this Halloween weekend David Maxwell is joined in the studio by Barbara Pilcher to talk about apples, nuts and pumpkins, produce all associated with the season. Bob Flowerdew on …

00:41:33  |   Sat 27 Oct 2018
Gardeners' Corner in the Autumn Garden

Gardeners' Corner in the Autumn Garden

Join David Maxwell with Gardeners' Corner this week as he walks and talks trees with Averil Milligan and makes the most of autumn colour. Hints on making leaf mould known as gardeners' gold and Helen…

00:41:05  |   Sat 20 Oct 2018
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