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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Kew Garden's Orchid Festival, caring for moth orchids and kick-starting the season with early seed sowing
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Gardening inspiration for spring with David Maxwell and guests.
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Joy's Oasis, Valentine's Bouquets and a Catch-Up with Frank McCooke
Sat 14 Feb 2026
Helen Mark presents the weekly gardening programme.
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Moving Mount Venus, Adam Frost's bulb of the month, and Culmore's new allotments get going
Sat 7 Feb 2026
Gardening inspiration for spring with David Maxwell and guests.
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Celebrating snowdrops, princess-style pruning with John Massey and remembering Daisy Hill Nursery
Sat 31 Jan 2026
Gardening inspiration for winter with David Maxwell and guests.
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A year on from 脡owyn, Winterwatch at Mount Stewart and must-have scented shrubs
Sat 24 Jan 2026
Gardening inspiration for winter with David Maxwell and guests.
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Must-have ground cover plants, outdoor exotics in Slane and Adam Frost鈥檚 bulb of the month
Sat 17 Jan 2026
Gardening inspiration for winter with David Maxwell and guests.
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Hamnet herbs, a plant playground in Ratoath and a tribute to Seamus O鈥橞rien
Sat 10 Jan 2026
Gardening inspiration for winter with David Maxwell and guests.
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Season by Season with Gardeners鈥� Corner
Sat 3 Jan 2026
Join David Maxwell for a year of Gardeners鈥� Corner season by season.
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Gardeners鈥� Corner Christmas Special 2025
Sat 20 Dec 2025
A Gardeners鈥� Corner Christmas special from Rowallane.
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Merry Mistletoe, must have Mahonia and a winter walk at Montalto
Sat 13 Dec 2025
Gardening inspiration for winter with David Maxwell and guests.
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How to look after your Christmas tree, Adam Frost's shrub for December, and picking plants for the office
Sat 6 Dec 2025
Gardening inspiration for autumn with David Maxwell and guests.
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Must-have heathers, Brendan鈥檚 back yard and coming up trumps with stumps
Sat 29 Nov 2025
Autumn gardening inspiration with David Maxwell.
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Mary Keen, children who are keen and everything in between
Sat 22 Nov 2025
Gardening inspiration for Autumn with David Maxwell and guests.
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Sunken gardens, city sanctuaries and sodden shoes
Sat 15 Nov 2025
Gardening inspiration for autumn with David Maxwell and guests.
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Must have maples, tulip time and making gardeners鈥� gold
Sat 8 Nov 2025
Gardening inspiration for autumn with David Maxwell and guests.
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Finding balance in the autumn tidy up, pruning apples in winter and wildlife gardening at Iona Cottage
Sat 1 Nov 2025
Gardening inspiration for autumn with Helen Mark and guests.
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Gardeners' Corner special: The wonder of trees
Sat 25 Oct 2025
An autumn gardening special celebrating the wonder of trees.
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How to grow prize worthy pumpkins, a mushroom mystery and bringing back the posh cloche
Sat 18 Oct 2025
Gardening inspiration for autumn with David Maxwell and guests.
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Bangor鈥檚 dementia friendly garden, Narcissus 鈥楪ardeners Corner鈥� arrives and the mystery of the buried egg
Sat 11 Oct 2025
Gardening inspiration for autumn with David Maxwell and guests.
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Autumn colour arrives, what to grow now and the backyard bargain garden
Sat 4 Oct 2025
Gardening advice for autumn with David Maxwell and his expert guests.
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Jane Austen鈥檚 gardens: A Gardeners' Corner special
Sat 27 Sep 2025
A Gardeners鈥� Corner special exploring gardens connected to author Jane Austen.
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Creating a sunken garden, how to grow asparagus and the bush with a froggy smell?
Sat 20 Sep 2025
Gardening inspiration for Autumn with David Maxwell and guests.
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How to ripen your pears, the magic of the moving Mimosa plant, and Kumquat curiosity
Sat 13 Sep 2025
Gardening inspiration for early autumn with David Maxwell and guests.
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Greening the grey in The Burren, Adam Frost鈥檚 shrub of the month and have you got Ireland鈥檚 smallest mammal in your garden?
Sat 6 Sep 2025
Gardening inspiration for autumn with David Maxwell and guests.
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Grow your own fly trap, Isaac Newton鈥檚 apple and the allotments with a view
Sat 30 Aug 2025
Gardening inspiration for late summer with David Maxwell and his expert guests.
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Getting a garden wedding ready, plants to cut down on the strimming, and Adam Frost鈥檚 shrub of the month
Sat 9 Aug 2025
Gardening inspiration for summer with David Maxwell and guests.
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How to get golf worthy grass with The Open鈥檚 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鈥� Corner at 40
Sat 28 Jun 2025
A special programme celebrating 40 years of Gardeners鈥� 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.