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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: The best roses for June and what to grow with them, 375 gardens to visit, and creating a garden for all life’s seasons

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29/06/2024

The best roses for June and what to grow with them, 375 gardens to visit, and creating a garden for all life’s seasons

BBC Radio Ulster - Gardeners' Corner, The best roses for June and what to grow with them, 375 gardens to visit, and creating a garden for all life’s seasons

Gardening inspiration for summer with David Maxwell and guests.

David Maxwell presents the weekly gardening programme, including Rosie Maye’s favourite roses, 375 gardens to visit in Ireland and how to care for your bottle brush.

This week, David Maxwell visits Rosie Maye, also known as the Insomniac Gardener, and discovers her passion for roses.  June sees a kaleidoscope of colour in the borders of her rural garden near Slane in County Meath.  She explains how plenty of feeding and a seaweed spray keep the roses in tip top condition. A few miles down the road, at the Frances Ledwidge Museum, David meets someone who has visited more gardens than him! In fact Shirley Lanigan visited 375 in order to compile the latest edition of “The Open Gardens of Ireland”. In east Belfast a new garden has been recently unveiled at a supported living facility for the elderly. The garden at Bell Rotary House is both practical and fun.  Niki Molly from Abbeyfield Belfast who runs the facility and designer Anita Houston give David a tour of the transformed outdoor space.  Claire McNally joins David in studio to answers listener questions. Contact the programme at gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk 












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