What happens to our gardens when it snows? This week David Maxwell heads to Downhill Demesne on Antrim’s north coast to see how a blanket of white transforms how we experience the garden. He also chats to Una Quinn about her plans for the Bog Garden there in 2024. Along the coast in an equally cold Ballyvoy, Conrad McCormick is protecting his tender plants as the mercury drops and on the shores of Strangford Lough, Amy Kelly is able to harvest veg from her allotment despite it being midwinter. Expert Claire McNally will join David in studio to take live questions including one from a listener with rusty leeks and another who is growing peppers indoors through the colder months. Contact the programme on gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk
Foxgloves, Florence Court and forgiving house plants
Easy to grow peonies, the right way to dig and herb of the month
A bubble bath for broccoli? Montalto’s winter garden and a taste of South African sunshine
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Christmas Eve with Gardeners’ Corner
Santa Klaus, Poinsettias and herbs for Christmas
Gardening across the pond, ‘Old Man’s Beard’ and tree of the month
Caring for Christmas Trees and creating winter wonder
Drenagh Gardens and winter veg
Late autumn highlights at Rowallane, heeling in and ‘Tree of the Month’.
Gardening on the set of The Crown, a banquet for birds and it’s time to bury some tulip bulbs
Orchard county pumpkins, the lily wood and Tree of the Month
The candyfloss tree, hope from Hiroshima and planting with Duneane Primary
Autumn at Gash Gardens, the quirky Quince and when gardening is a lifeline
Tree ferns, taming ramblers and why heritage fruit is good for your health
Golden grasses, hedges for hogs and rose hip syrup
Autumn flowering bulbs, harvesting seed and Charles Dowding
A life of flowers
Gardening up the walls, show time at Yew Cottage and the low maintenance border with just three plants.
Airfield Estate, decadent Dahlias and wildlife gardener Kate Bradbury
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