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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: How to reduce the mowing and increase spring colour, the wonders of wild garlic and perennial of the month

How to reduce the mowing and increase spring colour, the wonders of wild garlic and perennial of the month

BBC Radio Ulster - Gardeners' Corner, How to reduce the mowing and increase spring colour, the wonders of wild garlic and perennial of the month

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

Spring gardening inspiration with David Maxwell and his expert guests including, growing bulbs in the lawn, wild garlic and perennial of the month.

This week, David Maxwell visits Brendan Little in his garden on the shores of Mulroy Bay in county Donegal. What was once a formal lawn is now covered in naturalised spring flowering bulbs. Brendan explains how he hopes to extend this riot of colour into late spring and summer – something he hopes will mean he won’t need to get the mower out until September!  The propagating operation at Mount Stewart is ramping up as part of a new 3 year project. After a career in publishing, Jacky Hawkes is leading a team which is producing hundreds of plants for the garden and the sales area. Oliver Shurmann chooses Omphalodes cappadocica as his perennial of the month and Mary Doris joins David in studio to answer questions, explore the uses of wild garlic and plant up a spring container. Contact the programme on gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk

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