Gardeners' Corner

The weekly gardening programme for keen gardeners, with the latest advice, news and visits to garden

Episodes

Total: 626

Seeds of hope from Hiroshima, Monty Don and compost worms
2020/11/14

This week, presenter David Maxwell speaks to Monty Don about his life and garden. He also finds out

Tulips with Sarah Raven, air plants and lawn care
2020/11/7

In the first gardening programme of November, presenter David Maxwell talks to his guests about plan

Winter potting in Ardboe, tackling vigorous bamboo at Mount Stewart and a mediterranean haven in East Belfast
2020/10/31

Helen Mark, sitting in for David Maxwell this week, is joined by experts Brendan Little and Jim Brad

BBC Radio Ulster Gardeners’ Corner team revisit some Autumn Garden Visits.
2020/10/25

David Maxwell looks back at some wonderful Autumn Garden Visits over the years. David takes in the s

Zero fuss plants, native hedges and green manures
2020/10/17

David Maxwell will be discovering how to create a restful part of the garden that will give you plen

Autumn colour, Horatio’s Garden and leaping lizard
2020/10/17

David Maxwell will be out and about at Rowallane Garden to find out how to create colour in your aut

Planting trees in hedgerows, Alan Power and Nerines
2020/10/3

Tune into BBC Radio Ulster’s Gardeners’ Corner this Saturday morning when David Maxwell will be disc

Designing a cosy garden space to meet friends and family, herbs for the autumn and Charles Dowding
2020/9/26

On Gardeners’ Corner this Saturday morning David Maxwell will be celebrating the green fingers of tw

Hillsborough Castle Gardens, unusual veg and perfect pears
2020/9/19

Presenter David Maxwell visits Hillsborough Castle gardens a year after it reopened to the public.

Gardeners’ Corner celebrates Proms in the Garden
2020/9/12

BBC Radio Ulster’s Gardeners’ Corner this Saturday morning is a musical and visual feast for Proms i

Agapanthus, autumn veg and red hot pokers
2020/9/5

David Maxwell presents the weekly gardening programme which this week hears from locally grown Agapa

August Phone-in and Help for Hedgehogs
2020/8/29

With summer drawing to a close, David Maxwell is joined by gardening experts Averil Milligan and Che

National allotments week, giant plants and late summer colour
2020/8/15

In national allotments week, David Maxwell heads to Ards Allotments where he meets Amy Kelly on her

Summer phone-in, plants for ground-cover and the lockdown gardener
2020/8/8

Join David Maxwell for a live phone-in Gardener’s Corner programme. He’ll be joined by expert guest

Plants for Free
2020/8/1

David Maxwell is joined by Cherry Townsend and Jim Bradley in a live phone-in answering your questio

Mystery Plants
2020/7/25

David Maxwell is joined by Ann Fitzsimons and Reg Maxwell in a live phone-in answering your question

Gardeners' Corner Special with Kate Hoey
2020/7/11

In a programme originally broadcast in 2019, David Maxwell meets Labour Party veteran Kate Hoey at h

Taming Wisteria & Planting Borders
2020/7/4

Presenter David Maxwell is joined by gardening experts Ann Fitzsimons and Jim Bradley answering your

Cabbage Gold & Blooming Lily
2020/6/27

David Maxwell is joined by a lockdown gardener planning to turn a profit and he’s only 13! A Giant W

The Joy of Roses
2020/6/20

Scent and colour – the joy of roses and navigating thorny challenges. Gardening experts Reg Maxwell