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Gardeners' Corner

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.

Radio Ulster,385 episodes

Episodes

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Season by Season with Gardeners’ Corner
Join David Maxwell for a year of Gardeners’ Corner season by season.
03 Jan 2026,57 mins
Gardeners’ Corner Christmas Special 2025
A Gardeners’ Corner Christmas special from Rowallane.
20 Dec 2025,57 mins
Merry Mistletoe, must have Mahonia and a winter walk at Montalto
Gardening inspiration for winter with David Maxwell and guests.
13 Dec 2025,57 mins
How to look after your Christmas tree, Adam Frost's shrub for December, and picking plants for the office
Gardening inspiration for autumn with David Maxwell and guests.
06 Dec 2025,56 mins
Must-have heathers, Brendan’s back yard and coming up trumps with stumps
Autumn gardening inspiration with David Maxwell.
29 Nov 2025,56 mins
Mary Keen, children who are keen and everything in between
Gardening inspiration for Autumn with David Maxwell and guests.
22 Nov 2025,56 mins
Sunken gardens, city sanctuaries and sodden shoes
Gardening inspiration for autumn with David Maxwell and guests.
15 Nov 2025,56 mins
Must have maples, tulip time and making gardeners’ gold
Gardening inspiration for autumn with David Maxwell and guests.
08 Nov 2025,57 mins
Finding balance in the autumn tidy up, pruning apples in winter and wildlife gardening at Iona Cottage
Gardening inspiration for autumn with Helen Mark and guests.
01 Nov 2025,56 mins
Gardeners' Corner special: The wonder of trees
An autumn gardening special celebrating the wonder of trees.
25 Oct 2025,55 mins
How to grow prize worthy pumpkins, a mushroom mystery and bringing back the posh cloche
Gardening inspiration for autumn with David Maxwell and guests.
18 Oct 2025,56 mins
Bangor’s dementia friendly garden, Narcissus ‘Gardeners Corner’ arrives and the mystery of the buried egg
Gardening inspiration for autumn with David Maxwell and guests.
11 Oct 2025,56 mins
Autumn colour arrives, what to grow now and the backyard bargain garden
Gardening advice for autumn with David Maxwell and his expert guests.
04 Oct 2025,56 mins
Jane Austen’s gardens: A Gardeners' Corner special
A Gardeners’ Corner special exploring gardens connected to author Jane Austen.
27 Sep 2025,57 mins
Creating a sunken garden, how to grow asparagus and the bush with a froggy smell?
Gardening inspiration for Autumn with David Maxwell and guests.
20 Sep 2025,57 mins
How to ripen your pears, the magic of the moving Mimosa plant, and Kumquat curiosity
Gardening inspiration for early autumn with David Maxwell and guests.
13 Sep 2025,57 mins
Greening the grey in The Burren, Adam Frost’s shrub of the month and have you got Ireland’s smallest mammal in your garden?
Gardening inspiration for autumn with David Maxwell and guests.
06 Sep 2025,56 mins
Grow your own fly trap, Isaac Newton’s apple and the allotments with a view
Gardening inspiration for late summer with David Maxwell and his expert guests.
30 Aug 2025,56 mins
Getting a garden wedding ready, plants to cut down on the strimming, and Adam Frost’s shrub of the month
Gardening inspiration for summer with David Maxwell and guests.
09 Aug 2025,57 mins
How to get golf worthy grass with The Open’s greenkeepers, Is there an Ash come back? Foraging for micro nutrients
Gardening inspiration for summer with David Maxwell and guests.
19 Jul 2025,56 mins
Tickling your weeds away, Brockagh Woods wildlife garden and what to do with the kids in the garden this summer
Gardening inspiration for summer with David Maxwell and guests.
05 Jul 2025,56 mins
Gardeners’ Corner at 40
A special programme celebrating 40 years of Gardeners’ Corner.
28 Jun 2025,55 mins
Taking the work out of weeding, Portnoo Market Garden, and creating community in Culmore
Gardening inspiration for summer with David Maxwell.
21 Jun 2025,56 mins
Chef Neven Maguire’s kitchen garden, reliable roses and a last visit to Kilcoan
Gardening inspiration for summer with David Maxwell and guests.
14 Jun 2025,56 mins
How to keep your plants watered while you’re away, Secret Gardens of Loughgall and Adam Frost’s Shrub of the Month
Gardening inspiration for summer with David Maxwell and his expert guests.
07 Jun 2025,56 mins
Gardeners’ Corner live from Bord Bia Bloom 2025
Gardeners’ Corner live from Bord Bia Bloom 2025 in Dublin’s Phoenix Park.
31 May 2025,56 mins
Gardeners’ Corner at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025
Highlights from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025.
24 May 2025,56 mins
Dominic West, Nigel Slater and Fergus Garrett kick off show season and a birthday bloom for Gardeners’ Corner
Gardening inspiration for late spring with David Maxwell and guests.
10 May 2025,56 mins
The garden lost under a car park, taking on a mature garden and Adam Frost’s shrub of the month
Gardening inspiration for spring with David Maxwell and guests.
03 May 2025,56 mins
What to do in the garden this Easter, grow your own soap and the sensory garden in an industrial estate?
Easter gardening inspiration with David Maxwell and guests.
19 Apr 2025,56 mins