With daylight at a premium the work goes on in two stand-out gardens visited by Gardeners’ Corner this week. At Musgrave Park Hospital in South Belfast, the charity Horatio’s Garden is creating a garden for spinal injury patients designed by Chelsea gold medal winning designer Andy Sturgeon. Helen Mark meets the new head gardener there and chats to Andy about this ‘high maintenance’ space. At Glenarm Castle the Walled Garden has recently been named Historic Houses 2023 Garden of the Year. The gardeners there are forcing daffodils for flowers at Christmas, sowing seeds and overhauling the hot border. In studio David is joined by gardener Claire McNally and wildlife expert Katy Bell who will be offering some advice on wildlife in the winter garden. Contact the programme on gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk
Hang’em up house plants, gardens for under 5s and Bord Bia Bloom
Native seeds, an artist's haven and exotic seaside plants
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023
Community gardening in Saintfield, County Donegal’s OURganic gardens and Jekka’s herb of the month
Gardeners’ Corner from Balmoral Show 2023
The King’s Garden: A Gardeners’ Corner special
Gardening for moths, bulbs care after blooming and Liza Tarbuck
Growing a feast at Florence Court, top tomatoes and Diarmuid Gavin
A visit to Jekka’s, bulbs in bloom and a lost garden rediscovered
Gardeners’ Corner from Fairview Primary School
Gardening for gorillas, the beauty and benefit of log walls and Greba Garden
Handsome hellebores, using digestate and herb of the month
Mount Venus Nursery, gardening for the senses and preparing for climate change with city trees
Powerscourt, propagating perennials and Diarmuid Gavin’s garden fit for a King
Celebrating Snowdrops at Altamont, early spring at Hunting Brook and herb of the month
Taming a fig, the magic of moss and Glenmona reborn
Dramatic gardening, Derry’s award-winning allotments and Oakfield Park
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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