Gardeners' Corner

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• Autumn inspiration from the Gardeners’ Corner archive

  October 3, 2026 · 56 min

  Join Helen Mark and Mary Doris as they dig into the archive and look back at past garden visits from the season of autumn. From the changing colours at Rowallane Gardens near Saintfield to ornamental grasses that thrive at this time of…

• Home tips from a historic house, Meath’s Poppy Garden and growing plants indoors

  September 26, 2026 · 57 min

  Anna Hudson visits Rob Wilson, assistant head gardener at Mount Stewart to gather ideas and techniques that gardeners can put into practice at home. In Meath, David visits Ealma Purcell’s Poppy Garden, a flourishing haven that began with…

• Colourful displays in Ballymena, sensory gardens and saving a Sarcococca

  September 19, 2026 · 57 min

  Helen Mark visits Kay Rainey at her garden near the foothills of the Sperrin Mountains, where herbaceous borders and repeated bursts of colour create a stunning display throughout the seasons. In south Belfast, Helen calls by to Annadale…

• How to feed your soil, special trees and Adam Frost's bulb of the month

  September 5, 2026 · 56 min

  As one season gives way to another, David travels to the County Meath garden of Paula Byrne. Twenty years ago, after building a new house, the interior designer turned her attention to the outdoors. Since then, she has created six unique…

• Gardeners' Corner summer special with Dan Pearson and Jekka McVicar

  August 29, 2026 · 56 min

  After one of the hottest summers on record, David travels to the west of England to explore the private gardens of two renowned plants-people. Acclaimed designer Dan Pearson has spent the last 15 years creating his ‘Hillside’ garden with…

• Growing lavender, success with agapanthus and healing through gardening

  August 22, 2026 · 56 min

  David travels to County Fermanagh, where he meets Vera Cassidy at Lavender Manor near Enniskillen. The venue is true to its name, and it is the ideal place to find out how to grow this wonderfully scented shrubby perennial. A few miles…

• Plants that perform in drought, Adam Frost's bulb of the month, and gardening for hedgehogs

  August 15, 2026 · 57 min

  After a summer of sunshine and heat, David catches up with Maurice Parkinson, who is continuing to plant with a changing climate in mind. Which plants can perform through weeks of drought but also cope with a wet winter? Adam Frost chooses…

• Home-grown cooking with Mollie Cunningham, summer perennials and permaculture in the park

  August 8, 2026 · 57 min

  Join David Maxwell for an hour of gardening advice for summer. He'll be joined in studio by expert Ann Fitzsimons who has advice on how to save a fig tree and offers plant recommendations for wedding anniversary gifts. In County Down, just…