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Gardeners' Corner: RHS Bridgewater, Birr Castle Demesne and  Greenfort

22/07/2023

RHS Bridgewater, Birr Castle Demesne and  Greenfort

BBC Radio Ulster - Gardeners' Corner, RHS Bridgewater, Birr Castle Demesne and  Greenfort

David Maxwell visits RHS Bridgewater, Birr Castle Demesne and Greenfort with the experts

Nothing beats visiting other gardens for inspiration and learning, and in this week’s Gardeners’ Corner, presenter David Maxwell asks three of his regular experts to choose one of their favourite gardens. Those featured include RHS Bridgewater near Manchester which opened in 2021.  It’s not only one of the newest public gardens, but it is also one of the biggest garden projects undertaken in the UK in the last century.  For Maurice Parkinson, it offers multiple layers of interest.  David and Maurice meet curator Marcus Chilton-Jones and Garden Manager Tracey Snell as they tour the walled garden and the Chinese streamside garden. Birr is County Offaly can get the coldest and the warmest temperatures in Ireland, and it’s also where you will find an impressive collection of trees at Birr Castle Demesne.  For Ann Fitzsimmons it will always be a special place as she spent many happy months working there after deciding to change career.  Up in County Donegal, Brendan Little only has to go a stone’s throw from his home to find some of the gardens on the Donegal Garden Trail.  He chooses Greenfort as his favourite which enjoys stunning views of Lough Swilly and uses shrubs to create year round interest and a low maintenance garden. Contact the programme on gardenerscorner@bbc.uk

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