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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: Hang’em up house plants, gardens for under 5s and Bord Bia Bloom

10/06/2023

Hang’em up house plants, gardens for under 5s and Bord Bia Bloom

BBC Radio Ulster - Gardeners' Corner, Hang’em up house plants, gardens for under 5s and Bord Bia Bloom

Summer gardening inspiration with David Maxwell and guests.

Summer gardening inspiration with David Maxwell including; pot-free house plants you can hang up, a garden for under 5s and Bord Bia Bloom.

As summer begins in the garden, David Maxwell finds inspiration at Ireland’s biggest gardening show. In its 17th year, Bord Bia Bloom attracted over 100,000 visitors.  In the programme, David catches up with Oliver Shurmann from Mount Venus nurseries who designed an imaginative woodland garden for under 5s which won best large garden and with house plants more popular than ever, Pat Keville from Plantstore.ie shows David his exhibit which took the best in show nursery award. Other highlights from the show include; Belfast designer Linda McKeown’s garden for Tusla Fostering, “The Next Step” garden designed by student, Joseph Eustace as part of Bord Bia’s new Cultivating Talent initiative and Jane McCorkell’s “A Breathing Space for Fingal”.  Also on the programme, Ann Fitzsimmons will be live in studio with plenty of plants and primed to answer any tricky gardening questions.  Email the programme on gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk 

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