logo
episode-header-image
Sep 26
56m 30s

Home tips from a historic house, Meath’s...

Bbc Radio Ulster
About this episode

Anna Hudson visits Rob Wilson, assistant head gardener at Mount Stewart to gather ideas and techniques that gardeners can put into practice at home. In Meath, David visits Ealma Purcell’s Poppy Garden, a flourishing haven that began with just one flower bed and is now bursting with colour and life. Amy Kelly offers advice on saving summer herbs to savour through the darker months. Back in the studio, Colin Agnew joins Anna to answer questions on Rhubarb Timperley Early, moving lavender and growing plants indoors. Email the programme anytime at gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk.

Up next
Sep 19
Colourful displays in Ballymena, sensory gardens and saving a Sarcococca
Helen Mark visits Kay Rainey at her garden near the foothills of the Sperrin Mountains, where herbaceous borders and repeated bursts of colour create a stunning display throughout the seasons. In south Belfast, Helen calls by to Annadale Community Centre off the Ormeau Road, wher ... Show More
56m 36s
Sep 5
How to feed your soil, special trees and Adam Frost's bulb of the month
As one season gives way to another, David travels to the County Meath garden of Paula Byrne. Twenty years ago, after building a new house, the interior designer turned her attention to the outdoors. Since then, she has created six unique gardens around her home, which attract man ... Show More
56m 19s
Aug 29
Gardeners' Corner summer special with Dan Pearson and Jekka McVicar
After one of the hottest summers on record, David travels to the west of England to explore the private gardens of two renowned plants-people. Acclaimed designer Dan Pearson has spent the last 15 years creating his ‘Hillside’ garden with his partner Huw around an old farmhouse in ... Show More
56m 6s
Recommended Episodes
Jan 2023
Sarah Sesh: Winter Garden Tour
Come along on a walk through my January garden. When the rain let up and I saw some sun shining this morning, I thought it would be the perfect time to take stock of what's where in the garden, what space I have open, what projects I want to work on, and I thought you might like ... Show More
44m 58s
Sep 2025
How to add a sprinkle of fairy magic to your garden
<p>Can a good garden restore your faith in humanity? Sab and Amber certainly think so. </p><p>06:43 Sab recounts her recent frolic through a gorgeous little fairy garden. </p><p>27:21 Hort-reporter Christine Layton speaks with horticulturalist Simone Disney about planting in your ... Show More
55m 43s
Oct 2023
Autumn gardening with Paraic Horkan
Autumn is here and there are some autumn gardening jobs to undertake Paraic Horkan gives us tips and advice. 
10m 42s
Aug 2023
Gardening with Paraic
Paraic joined us today on the show, with loads of gardening tips and advice and also recommended some plants that love this wet mild summer weather. 
8m 3s
Feb 2015
Mini Episode- Tending Our Own Gardens
[powerpress]  An approach to dealing with all the craziness out in the world: tend to you own garden.  Some of our most popular interviews that you might also enjoy:Kino MacGregorStrand of OaksMike Scott of the WaterboysTodd Henry- author of Die EmptyRandy Scott HydeSee omnystudi ... Show More
11m 19s
Jun 2017
GROW!: Life is a Garden
All month long we've been celebrating gardening and beautiful flowers and soon to be vegetables bursting into abundance. For me my garden is so much more than a source of beauty or food. It is a metaphor for life. You don't have to be a gardener to enjoy this podcast. I would lov ... Show More
24m 2s
May 2021
Tips on Growing Theme Gardens
<p>Theme gardens can reflect a passion or hobby and creating a theme garden is just plain fun. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> 
57s
Jul 2024
Ecology of Love
<p>Camille Dungy on her garden, writing from the provinces, and the poetry of Anne Spencer. </p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertisi ... Show More
52m 31s