Gardeners' Corner Podcast
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.
Episodes to download
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How to get golf worthy grass with The Open’s greenkeepers, Is there an Ash come back? Foraging for micro nutrients
Sat 19 Jul 2025
Gardening inspiration for summer with David Maxwell and guests.
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Tickling your weeds away, Brockagh Woods wildlife garden and what to do with the kids in the garden this summer
Sat 5 Jul 2025
Gardening inspiration for summer with David Maxwell and guests.
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Gardeners’ Corner at 40
Sat 28 Jun 2025
A special programme celebrating 40 years of Gardeners’ Corner.
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Taking the work out of weeding, Portnoo Market Garden, and creating community in Culmore
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Gardening inspiration for summer with David Maxwell.
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Chef Neven Maguire’s kitchen garden, reliable roses and a last visit to Kilcoan
Sat 14 Jun 2025
Gardening inspiration for summer with David Maxwell and guests.
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How to keep your plants watered while you’re away, Secret Gardens of Loughgall and Adam Frost’s Shrub of the Month
Sat 7 Jun 2025
Gardening inspiration for summer with David Maxwell and his expert guests.
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Gardeners’ Corner live from Bord Bia Bloom 2025
Sat 31 May 2025
Gardeners’ Corner live from Bord Bia Bloom 2025 in Dublin’s Phoenix Park.
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Gardeners’ Corner at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025
Sat 24 May 2025
Highlights from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025.
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Dominic West, Nigel Slater and Fergus Garrett kick off show season and a birthday bloom for Gardeners’ Corner
Sat 10 May 2025
Gardening inspiration for late spring with David Maxwell and guests.
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The garden lost under a car park, taking on a mature garden and Adam Frost’s shrub of the month
Sat 3 May 2025
Gardening inspiration for spring with David Maxwell and guests.
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What to do in the garden this Easter, grow your own soap and the sensory garden in an industrial estate?
Sat 19 Apr 2025
Easter gardening inspiration with David Maxwell and guests.
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The surprising secret to naturalistic planting…get the kids to do it and building community with big containers
Sat 12 Apr 2025
Gardening inspiration for spring with David Maxwell and guests.
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How to create your own spring spectacular, lessons from life with a living wall and Adam Frost’s shrub of the month
Sat 5 Apr 2025
Gardening inspiration for spring with David Maxwell and guests.
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The family adopted by bees, how to care for Camellias and what to grow under a hedge
Sat 29 Mar 2025
Gardening inspiration for spring with David Maxwell and guests.
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Colour combinations at Castle Ward, are heathers back in fashion? And plantsman Jimi Blake on his latest obsession with alpines
Sat 22 Mar 2025
Gardening inspiration for spring with David Maxwell and guests.
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Gardeners’ Corner Spring Special from RHS Wisley
Sat 15 Mar 2025
Gardening inspiration for spring from RHS Wisley with David Maxwell.
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How to grow Dahlias, the art of stone walls and Adam Frost’s shrub of the month
Sat 8 Mar 2025
Gardening inspiration for spring with David Maxwell and guests.
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Could you have hidden treasure in your garden? Why alpines are the ultimate no-fuss plants and early spring with Jimi Blake
Sat 1 Mar 2025
Gardening inspiration for spring with David Maxwell and guests.
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Storm-proof trees, winter gems at Ardgillan Castle and getting your Amaryllis to flower again
Sat 22 Feb 2025
Gardening inspiration for winter with David Maxwell and guests.
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Growing soft fruit without a garden, getting going with sweet peas, tomatoes and chillies, Adam Frost’s shrub of the month
Sat 15 Feb 2025
Gardening inspiration for winter with David Maxwell and guests.
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Why you should eat the rainbow, how to grow hellebores and easy hedging
Sat 8 Feb 2025
Gardening inspiration for winter with David Maxwell and guests.
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Storm Éowyn, from rugby to raking, and searching for special snowdrops
Sat 1 Feb 2025
Gardening inspiration for winter with David Maxwell and guests.
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How to have happy houseplants, pruning gooseberries and apples and taking the work out of gardening
Sat 25 Jan 2025
Gardening inspiration for winter with David Maxwell and guests.
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What to grow for winter wonder, summer down under and the tidy grow tunnel that gets vacuumed?
Sat 18 Jan 2025
Gardening inspiration for winter with David Maxwell and guests.
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What to do in the garden when the temperature drops, Adam Frost’s Shrub of the Month and dealing with invasive Bamboo
Sat 11 Jan 2025
Gardening inspiration for winter with David Maxwell and guests.
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Season by Season with Gardeners’ Corner
Sat 4 Jan 2025
David Maxwell journeys through the four seasons in 12 months of Gardeners’ Corner.
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Gardeners’ Corner at Christmas
Sat 21 Dec 2024
Christmas gardening chat around a festive fire with David Maxwell.
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Looking after your Christmas Tree, Perfect Pelargoniums at the Chelsea Physic Garden and Winter garden wildlife
Sat 14 Dec 2024
Gardening inspiration for winter with David Maxwell and guests.
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The best winter veg for small containers, bulbs lasagnes and Mount Stewart looks to the future
Sat 30 Nov 2024
Gardening inspiration for autumn with David Maxwell and guests.
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Gardeners’ Corner Autumn Highlights
Sat 23 Nov 2024
Gardening inspiration for autumn with David Maxwell and guests.