As summer weather arrives, David visits Cherry Townsend at Kilcoan Gardens in Islandmagee, where she has a brilliant collection of flowering plants that bridge the gap between spring and summer. Geums, Trollius, Aquilegia and Tellima are among the highlights in the borders. One of the biggest gardens in London is found across the river from Westminster behind the walls of Lambeth Palace. It’s the home of the Archbishop of Canterbury but the 10 acre garden is opening for the National Garden Scheme later this month and head gardener Lindsay Schuman gives David a sneak peek. Gordon Finch joins David in studio to talk about his fascination with ferns and restarting the local group of the British Pteridological society. Robot mowers have been gaining in popularity – producer Nicola chats about her experience with one she has nicknamed ‘Mervyn’. And Oliver Shurmann reveals his perennial of the month. In studio, Anna Hudson will be chatting about her veg patch at Ballywalter and she’ll take questions live in studio. Contact the programme gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk
A living museum, Stork’s bills and an award for dedication to daffs
Home grown tomatoes and gardening like clockwork
Planting potatoes ‘Leitrim style’, the value of heritage seeds and Little Green Fingers in Augher
Pruning trees, platinum trees and a return to Kilmacurragh
Robot gardeners, Hidden Huntley and preventing puddles
Not enough garden, too much garden and rental gardens
Making gardening kids play at half term, Daphne delights, and the apprentice
Colourful Cornus, renting out your plot and the National Garden Scheme
Cut-price perennials, tree of the month and RHS community gardens
Little green fingers, seed sorting and the wonder of winter in the garden.
A new year in the garden
Gardeners’ Corner Christmas special
Gardeners' Corner visits Cornwall
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Year-round herbs, pruning blackcurrants and wrapping up for winter
Hedges, SERC wellbeing garden and Glenarm’s new woodland walk
Growing bananas in Belfast? Planting spring bulbs in pots and how to take root cuttings
Gardening for climate change, making a wormery and the wonder of trees
Meet the Asters, Castlewellan’s autumn gold and a trip to Kiltumper
How to grow perfect pumpkins, bulb planting at Florence Court and ever heard of banana mint?
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