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Exploring Secret Gardens May 20, 2017

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David Maxwell visits a beautiful garden in Omagh, best described as heaven for wildlife. He is guided by owners Sir Bob and Lady Salisbury around the woodland areas, formal gardens, and ponds, all of which have encouraged native wildlife from birds to rabbits, otters and hedgehogs, just to name a few. Also in the programme, Helen Mark discovers a secret woodland garden in the hills of Cairncastle and enjoys the company of Moira Concannon and Lesley Simpson, who garden together at Balloo, Killinchy, where their plant-packed garden is open under the National Trust's Ulster Gardens Scheme.

Blooming Marvellous Summer Flowers May 13, 2017

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In Gardeners' Corner this week with David Maxwell, gardening writer and broadcaster Joe Swift reveals what he loves about his back garden in London. Also in the programme Cherry Townsend explains how to grow cut flowers successfully, Jim Bradley on the beauty of ground cover geraniums and Conrad McCormick talks us through preparing Canna Lilies for late summer.

Garden Show Ireland May 06, 2017

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This week Gardeners’ Corner goes to Antrim Castle Gardens for this year’s Garden Show Ireland.

The Roadshow Visits Holywood Apr 29, 2017

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Helen Mark takes the Gardeners’ Corner Roadshow to Holywood Library.

Gardeners' Live Phone In Apr 22, 2017

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Averil Milligan and Reg Maxwell sort out listeners' queries, from mossy lawns to wandering cats

15/04/2017 Apr 15, 2017

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In this week's Gardeners' Corner, David Maxwell visits Rowallane to enjoy the beauty of rhododendrons and azaleas happily growing there. He also finds out from local designer Ian Price the thinking behind his garden for this year's Chelsea Flower Show. Also in the programme, David Love Cameron and Barbara Pilcher share their love of seasonal herbs and veg, and Ann Fitzsimons reveals her favourite plants associated with Easter.

A plant packed Omagh garden and growing succulents from Conrad McCormick Apr 08, 2017

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Helen Mark and Brendan Little visit a plant packed garden in Omagh and Helen finds out about growing succulents from Conrad McCormick

11/03/2017 Mar 11, 2017

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In Gardeners' Corner this week Helen visits a community garden group which is passionate about growing veg and broadcaster, designer and author Matthew Wilson reveals why gardening with the environment in mind is so important for both us and the wildlife that inhabit our gardens. Also in the programme Helen goes beyond the gothic gates at Downhill and finds a wonderful mix of semi-formal gardens and woodland merging together and Ann Fitzsimons is in studio with lots of ideas for creating spring in a basket. That's Gardeners' Corner this Saturday morning just after the nine o'clock news on BBC Radio Ulster.

Join Helen Mark for this week’s Gardeners’ Corner featuring scented shrubs, growing herbs and jobs for the week ahead. Feb 24, 2017

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Helen Mark goes on the trail of scented shrubs with Neil Porteous and finds out which plants are good for shaded areas. Barbara Pilcher and David Cameron join forces in the herb and veg garden, Brendan Little inspires us all to garden with his mantra, "gardening is good for you", and Keith Crawford shares his top three gardening jobs for the week ahead.

This week Helen goes garden visiting North West of the province and looks forward to camellias and rhododendrons in bloom Feb 18, 2017

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In this week's Gardeners' Corner Helen Mark visits a new garden in Ballycastle where Conrad McCormick is replanting his collection of exotic plants. Also in the programme, spring bulbs and winter clematis continue to provide lots of colour, and Averil Milligan tells Helen about Rowallane's early flowering camellias and how to grow them well.

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