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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: Handsome hellebores, using digestate and herb of the month

Handsome hellebores, using digestate and herb of the month

BBC Radio Ulster - Gardeners' Corner, Handsome hellebores, using digestate and herb of the month

Spring gardening inspiration with David Maxwell and the team.

Spring gardening inspiration with David Maxwell including, a visit to the Rosie Maye AKA the Insomniac Gardener, preparing for veg in Ballywalter and herb of the month.

David Maxwell heads to Rosie Maye’s garden in Slane, County Meath where she has an enviable collection of hellebores. From named varieties to self-sown seedlings, they are the stars of the show in March.  In Ballywalter, Anna Hudson is preparing veg beds in the glasshouses using homemade compost and digestate, a by-product of anaerobic digestion. Jekka McVicar reveals her herb of the month and Cherry Townsend joins David live in studio to answer questions.












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