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The weekly gardening programme for keen gardeners, with the latest advice and news.

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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Gardeners' Corner: Potting in the Palm House

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Potting in the Palm House

24/06/2017

BBC Radio Ulster - Gardeners' Corner, Potting in the Palm House

It's all about colour in this week's Gardeners' Corner.

In Gardeners' Corner: Diana Oxlade's book Fifty Weeds, the Palm House in Botanic is awash with colour, Mark Patterson works his Derry allotment, and how to plant a June garden.

In this week's Gardeners' Corner, Helen Mark talks to botanical artist Diana Oxlade and her husband Eddie about their new book, Fifty Weeds, a visit to Botanic Gardens Palm House is a colour packed sensory experience and Conrad McCormick plants out his dahlias and canna lilies. Also in the programme, Mark Patterson takes timely advice from Gareth Austin in his Derry allotment and Ann Fitzsimons joins Helen in the studio with armfuls of plants to talk about how to fill the June gap with colour for the herbaceous border.

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