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Gardeners' Corner

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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.

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What is Gardeners' Corner about?

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.

What has Gardeners' Corner covered recently?

Recent episodes include "How to use colour with TJ Maher, the story of Portnoo Market Garden and making leafmould" (17 October 2026, 56 minutes), "Autumn inspiration from the Gardeners’ Corner archive" (3 October 2026, 56 minutes), and "Home tips from a historic house, Meath’s Poppy Garden and growing plants indoors" (26 September 2026, 57 minutes).

How often does Gardeners' Corner publish?

Gardeners' Corner publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 56 minutes across 709 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Gardeners' Corner?

Booking probability for Gardeners' Corner is 39%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Gardeners' Corner requires a Pod Score of 92 or higher. Gardeners' Corner's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch Gardeners' Corner?

The strongest fits for Gardeners' Corner are Greenhouses & Nurseries. Gardeners' Corner has a leisure audience.

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    How to use colour with TJ Maher, the story of Portnoo Market Garden and making leafmould

    Oct 17, 202656 min

    With autumn colour all around, David heads to an artist's garden in County Wicklow. TJ Maher has spent decades creating Patthana with his partner Simon. With an artist's eye, TJ paints with plants and particularly loves...

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    Autumn inspiration from the Gardeners’ Corner archive

    Oct 3, 202656 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...

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

    Sep 26, 202657 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...

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

    Sep 5, 202656 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...

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    Gardeners' Corner summer special with Dan Pearson and Jekka McVicar

    Aug 29, 202656 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...

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    Growing lavender, success with agapanthus and healing through gardening

    Aug 22, 202656 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...

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

    Aug 15, 202657 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...

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

    Aug 8, 202657 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...

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    Summer inspiration from the Gardeners’ Corner archive

    Jul 25, 202656 min

    Join David Maxwell and Rosie Maye as they dig into the archive and look back at garden visits from past summers on the programme. From long-flowering perennials at Kilcoan Gardens in Islandmagee to producing delicious...

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    Creating new borders with Jimi Blake, growing redcurrants for skincare and Jason Ingram on photographing gardens

    Jul 18, 202656 min

    As the dry spell continues, David travels to renowned gardener Jimi Blake's Huntingbrook garden in County Wicklow. He finds out how Jimi created three new beds for smaller plants including sedum, linaria and a few rogue...

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    Success with delphiniums, easy early summer cuttings, and peculiar plums

    Jul 4, 202656 min

    As the summer holiday season begins, David Maxwell is joined in studio by Ann FitzSimons and Mary Doris who are full of summer gardening inspiration. Ann explains how to make more plants for free right now by taking...

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    How to grow olives and basil, cameraman vs bee and the garden legacy of a retiring Tyrone teacher

    Jun 27, 202656 min

    Join David Maxwell for an hour of gardening advice for summer. He'll be joined in studio by expert Neil Porteous who will have advice on how to grow olives successfully in a climate which isn't always as hot as this...

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    Gardeners' Corner at BBC Gardeners' World Live, Birmingham

    Jun 21, 202656 min

    David Maxwell is joined by Adam Frost and Jekka McVicar live from the NEC in Birmingham Presenter Nikki Chapman reflects on her relationship with her garden and David meets some of the growers and designers. Contact the...

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    Gardeners' Corner at Bord Bia Bloom 2026

    May 30, 202656 min

    Gardeners' Corner attends Ireland's biggest gardening show, Bord Bia Bloom, as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. Presenter David Maxwell tours the show gardens and plant stands in search of takeaways for the ordinary...

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    Gardeners' Corner at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026

    May 23, 202656 min

    Highlights from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 with David Maxwell, featuring the gold medal-winning Trussell’s Together Garden — the first Chelsea garden to be relocated to Northern Ireland. David meets women from the...

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    Dan Pearson on the value of gardening slowly, lavender alternatives and getting peonies to flower

    May 16, 202656 min

    David visits the GROW community garden at the Waterworks site in north Belfast where members of Anaka women's collective are gaining gardening knowledge and forming friendships at the same time. Gardener Craig teaches...

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    Sarah Raven and Shane Connolly on cut flowers, gardening with a disability and Adam Frost's bulb of the month

    May 9, 202656 min

    David chats to renowned plantswoman Sarah Raven and royal florist Shane Connolly at the Festival of Gardens and Nature in County Laois. In West Belfast, he meets Paula Kerr who uses every bit of her back garden to...

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    Garden birdsong with the Nature Boy, giving berberis a go and cutting back camellias

    May 2, 202656 min

    David Maxwell visits Ballyrobert Cottage Garden where Maurice Parkinson tries to convince him to give the prickly berberis shrub a chance. It's also time to cut back the camellias which have just finished flowering. As...

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    Celebrating tulip time, making pampass plume and preventing peony problems

    Apr 25, 202657 min

    As the spring sunshine brings out the blooms, join David Maxwell as Gardeners' Corner celebrates tulip time. Expert guest Anna Hudson will have some of her favourites in studio and they'll discuss whether the bulbs are...

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    Gardening by the sea, Adam Frost's bulb of the month and celebrating 20 years of a garden trail

    Apr 18, 202657 min

    David Maxwell visits a unique, nature-friendly private garden in Falcarragh, created by gardener and author Seán Ó Gaoithín. Crammed full of native trees and plants, it has become a haven for insect and bird life...

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