Easy ways to transform your garden this Easter

Easy ways to transform your garden this Easter

Author: BBC Radio Ulster March 30, 2024 Duration: 56:44

As the Easter break begins, Gardeners’ Corner has some easy ways to transform your garden space. David Maxwell is joined in studio by expert gardener Brendan Little who has suggestions on how an uninspiring front garden can be transformed into a low maintenance garden with interest and colour through the year. Also joining David is city gardener, Grace Loughrey, who knows how to transform the smallest of spaces with easy to find plants. Holidays are a great time to visit gardens and Kilmacurragh in south County Wicklow will be welcoming many this Easter weekend. The gardens are undergoing a major expansion programme and on this latest visit head gardener Seamus O’Brien gives David privileged access to some of the new areas under development and he also gets to see how the future of the Wollemia pine (once thought extinct) has now been secured. Also on the programme, the new trail at Belfast’s Botanic gardens dedicated to John Templeton sometimes called the ‘father of Irish botany’ and Huw Richards on his new book ‘The Self-Sufficiency Garden’. Contact the programme on gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk


Tune into Gardeners' Corner from BBC Radio Ulster for a weekly dose of practical wisdom and quiet inspiration rooted in the soil of the province. Host David Maxwell guides each episode with the ease of a knowledgeable friend, sharing the latest horticultural advice and seasonal news you can actually use. This isn't just theory; the podcast actively explores, taking you on audio visits to thriving plots and personal havens, from expansive estates to modest backyards, revealing the unique stories they grow. You'll hear firsthand from those who tend them, gathering tips that work in real gardens. It’s a consistent resource for anyone with a trowel and a bit of earth, whether you're nurturing a windowsill herb box or planning a perennial border. The conversation is always grounded, focused on the tangible joys and challenges of growing things. Listen for a genuine connection to the gardening community and a deeper understanding of your own patch, all delivered with the trusted quality of BBC Radio Ulster. Each episode feels like a welcome break, a moment to think about what's possible just outside your door.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 685

Gardeners' Corner
Podcast Episodes
The Garden in Winter [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:57
This week Helen Mark goes to Musgrave Park in Belfast with Ann Fitzsimons and Averil Milligan to talk about the garden in winter.
Gardeners' Corner 14/01/2017 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:10
Helen Mark enjoys the winter garden with Anna Pavord and Brendan Little. Reg Maxwell is in studio and Barbara Pilcher and David Love Cameron talk about herbs and winter greens.
07/01/2017 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:17
Helen Mark visits Brendan Little to talk about winter pruning of soft fruit and Keith Crawford joins her in the studio to talk about gardening trends for 2017. Maurice and Barbara discuss colour in January, from grasses…
31/12/2016 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:36
Cherrie McIlwaine presents the weekly programme for keen gardeners with the latest advice, news and visits to gardens around the province.
24/12/2016 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:37
Cherrie McIlwaine presents the weekly programme for keen gardeners with the latest advice, news and visits to gardens around the province.
Festive Gardening [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:38
This week we visit Mount Stewart to see what's flowering in winter, Mark Patterson brings us up to date with his new allotment and discusses what new gardeners would like for Christmas, Wendy Austin joins Cherrie for the…
10/12/2016 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:36
Cherrie McIlwaine looks at festive plants for Christmas and at how to grow Christmas trees in pots. A visit to David Love Cameron's walled garden reveals what produce he will be harvesting for the Christmas kitchen. Barb…
The Roadshow Arrives in Ballycastle [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:27
This week Cherrie takes the roadshow to Ballycastle where Reg Maxwell and Jim Bradley answer questions from members of Ballycastle and District Gardening Club.