Growing and using blackberries, a backyard botanics and broadcasting about gardening over the last 100 years
Gardening inspiration for autumn with David Maxwell including; growing and using blackberries, a backyard botanics in Ballymena and a century of gardening broadcasting.
With autumn in the air, Gardeners鈥� Corner with David Maxwell is celebrating blackberries both wild and cultivated varieties. Mary Doris joins David in studio and shows him some of the ways she puts nature鈥檚 bounty to good use. In Ballymena, Colin Agnew has created his own botanic gardens out the back of his suburban semi. It includes a Victorian style fernery and a very personal collection of trees. On Black Mountain above Belfast, sound and gardening are combined at the Black Mountain Shared Space and with 成人快手 Northern Ireland celebrating 100 years of broadcasting, David dips into the archive to hear the first gardening presenter, Professor A E Muskett. He also chats to Prof Muskett鈥檚 daughter, Doreen, about her memories of the 成人快手 in a bygone age. Contact the programme on gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk
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Gardeners' Corner
The weekly gardening programme for keen gardeners, with the latest advice and news.