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28/10/2017 Oct 28, 2017

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In Gardeners' Corner this weekend, pumpkins, apples and nuts, produce of the season and associated with Halloween - how to grow them well. Also in the programme, how to protect tender plants from the wet, wind and cold, and a step-by-step guide to growing your own apple trees.

21/10/2017 Oct 21, 2017

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This week the Gardeners' Corner roadshow heads to the west of the province where experts Brendan Little and Jim Bradley answer questions from members of the Fermanagh Gardening Society. Also in the programme there will be seasonal tips for the week ahead, and garden writer and designer Stephen Lacey shares his thoughts about the importance of using scented plants in the garden.

14/10/2017 Oct 14, 2017

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In Gardeners' Corner this week, David Maxwell visits Helen Dillon's new garden by the sea and finds out why the plants are looking so happy and thriving within her walled garden. Also in the programme Helen Mark visits Sir Bob and Rosemary Salisbury's wildlife friendly garden in Co. Tyrone and enjoys an autumn walk through the many shrubs and trees providing a blaze of colour. Jimi Blake at Huntingbrooke Gardens in Co. Wicklow shows David his collection of salvias and dahlias and talks about jobs for the autumn garden.

07/10/2017 Oct 07, 2017

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This Saturday David Maxwell is joined in the Gardeners' Corner phone-in studio by experts Brendan Little and Neil Porteous and you can phone 03030 805555, text 81771 or email gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk to have your gardening queries answered. Also in the programme Brendan and Neil will be talking about seasonal plants and what to look forward to in late autumn and they will have gardening tips for the week ahead. That's Gardeners' Corner this Saturday morning just after the nine o'clock news on BBC Radio Ulster.

30/09/2017 Sep 30, 2017

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This week David Maxwell visits Barbara Pilcher at her seaside home to talk about what to do with herbs during autumn and winter. Jim Bradley offers advice on choosing statement plants for the patio. David talks downsizing with internationally renowned garden designer and writer Mary Keen and gets top tips on what to do now in the garden from Gardeners' Question Time panellist Matthew Biggs.

23/09/2017 Sep 23, 2017

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This week David Maxwell and the Gardeners' Corner roadshow head to Ballymena, where members of the local Macmillan Cancer Support Group put their gardening questions to experts Ann Fitzsimons and Brendan Little. Among the gardening topics up for discussion are how and when to prune clematis and wisteria, advice for gardeners who want to create a garden on a new site and the thinking behind no-dig gardening.

16/09/2017 Sep 16, 2017

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In Gardeners' Corner this week with David Maxwell: a visit to Mount Stewart, where head gardener Neil Porteous is keeping the colour going with Autumn Asters. Cherry Townsend is harvesting and planting seed at Kilcoan Gardens in Islandmagee. David Love Cameron gathers in a big crop of onions at the walled garden in Helen's Bay and offers advice on how to store them as well as how to avoid the dreaded white rot. Also in the programme, Anne Fitzsimons joins David Maxwell in the studio for tips on naturalising bulbs.

09/09/2017 Sep 09, 2017

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

02/09/2017 Sep 02, 2017

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Helen Mark takes the Gardeners' Corner Roadshow to Mount Stewart where Neil Porteous and Sarah Cook answer a variety of gardening questions.

Gardeners' Corner summer phone-in with Helen Mark Aug 21, 2017

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This Saturday morning it's the Gardeners' Corner summer phone-in with Ann Fitzsimons and Neil Porteous, they will also be talking about seasonal planting and tips for the week.

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