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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 655
- Years Active
- 2010 - 2025
The best bedding to plant now, irresistible irises and finding Fungi
When the right Autumn conditions arrive, Fungi pop up as if by magic and this week on Gardeners’ Corner, David Maxwell explores this fascinating world with Northern Ireland Fungus Group member Debbie…
How to preserve your summer veg, an exotic oasis in Howth and perennial of the month
This week David Maxwell finds out how to preserve some of this year’s harvest with HE teacher come obsessive gardener Kerry Connolly. She’s an expert at turning a glut of marrows and tomatoes into sa…
Growing and using blackberries, a backyard botanics and broadcasting about gardening over the last 100 years
With autumn in the air, Gardeners’ Corner with David Maxwell is celebrating blackberries both wild and cultivated varieties. Mary Doris joins David in studio and shows him some of the ways she puts n…
Perfect plants for pots, the Quiet Garden and a remarkable life with trees
David Maxwell heads to a 250 year old Rectory garden which has been opened to the community in Ballymoney as a place of quiet reflection. With generous cottage borders, fruit trees and plenty of plac…
Gardening with dogs, Ardán garden in Howth and spotty apple harvests
With a new pup at home, David finds out about gardening with dogs in mind. He speaks to designer and dog owner Brian Burke about a canine friendly garden he created for Bloom in 2017. Between the hed…
Rabbit Proof Plants, June Blake on using red in the garden and National Allotment Week
This week Gardeners’ Corner is seeing red at June Blake’s garden in County Wicklow. She’s filled a border with Monarda, Crocosmia and Alstroemeria in this most alarming hue. June tells David Maxwel…
How to have the perfect lawn, using farm troughs in the garden and Jimi Blake’s summer borders
You don’t have to call yourself a gardener to want to have a perfect lawn and this week, David Maxwell has been finding out how to achieve the perfect sward from the experts at the Greenmount campus …
Where are the bees this summer? Must have, no fuss, long flowering performers and making gardening child’s play
With many people reporting low bee numbers in gardens this summer, presenter David Maxwell chats to wildlife expert Katie Bell about possible reasons. At Kilcoan Gardens in Islandmagee Cherry Townsen…
Kylemore Abbey: Connemara’s answer to Kew Gardens and Growing 1000 edible plants
Kylemore Abbey in County Galway is an iconic image of Ireland. Built originally as a private home in the 19th century, it later became a Benedictine monastery, and today it attracts half a million vi…
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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.
Creating cover, keeping the courgettes coming, and compost with Charles Dowding
David Maxwell heads to a cottage garden on the Ards Peninsula created by a couple over the last 10 years. With their dream now a reality, they recently opened the garden for a month under the Nationa…
Gardeners’ Corner Special: Garden Inspirations
In this special programme, Gardeners’ Corner celebrates those who have passed on their passion for plants: from the parent with cuttings on the windowsill, to the high profile gardeners who have insp…
The best roses for June and what to grow with them, 375 gardens to visit, and creating a garden for all life’s seasons
This week, David Maxwell visits Rosie Maye, also known as the Insomniac Gardener, and discovers her passion for roses. June sees a kaleidoscope of colour in the borders of her rural garden near Slan…
Gardeners’ Corner ‘Comes to Town’ roadshow from Enniskillen
Gardeners’ Corner heads to Enniskillen as part of the BBC ‘Comes to Town’ roadshows marking 100 years of broadcasting in Northern Ireland. David Maxwell hosts the programme from the Killyhevlin hote…
How to grow an orchard on your patio, Bog Meadows wildlife garden and the taste of summer
Despite unseasonably cold weather, David samples the delights of early summer at Ballyrobert Cottage Garden where Maurice Parkinson has a large collection of that reliable perennial Astrantia. In wes…
How to stop the slugs, restricting running raspberries and Women’s TEC
With the RHS saying it’s been inundated with queries about tackling slugs this year, David Maxwell and his guests discuss the best way to combat the slimy invaders. At Ballyrobert Cottage Garden, Mau…
Gardeners’ Corner live from Bord Bia Bloom
A special programme from Ireland’s biggest garden show; Bord Bia Bloom. David Maxwell will be joined by regular contributor Brendan Little for a live programme from Phoenix Park. He’ll meet designer…
Gardeners’ Corner from RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
Gardeners’ Corner visits the most talked about gardening event of the year; the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Presenter David Maxwell tours some of the main avenue show gardens including the gold medal w…
Plants that take you from spring to summer, Lambeth palace garden and ‘Mervyn’ the robot mower
As summer weather arrives, David visits Cherry Townsend at Kilcoan Gardens in Islandmagee, where she has a brilliant collection of flowering plants that bridge the gap between spring and summer. Geu…
Sarah Raven’s passion for pots, Horatio’s Garden Belfast and No Mow May
This week on Gardeners’ Corner, David Maxwell heads to a garden with purpose at Musgrave Park Hospital in south Belfast. Its spinal centre has been gifted an outdoor space for patients and staff by t…