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
Worms, old wives tales and Frances Tophill
Tulips, naked pumpkins and Sarah Raven
Making raised beds and slugs; the good, the bad and the ugly
Useful weeds, prairie planting and lots of ladybirds
Wildlife, Wildflowers and Wilting leaves
Small urban garden special
Perfect peaches, tapping birch trees and gardening careers
Pruning and Potatoes for St Patrick’s
No-Mow, climbing house plants and Dahlias with June Blake
Clematis massacre, hedging hopefuls and online gardening?
Grow your own wedding flowers, living the ‘Good’ life and crunch time for two apple trees.
Perennials from seed, Tyrone wildflowers and sensational snowdrops
Show-off succulents, mossy lawns and shrubs for scent
Growing tea, revitalising your soil and gardening the mind
Coffee grounds, sweet pea and Matthew Wilson
Misbehaving squirrels, yacon and Christine Walkden
Snowdrops, whiskey barrels and greenfinches
Gardeners’ Corner at Christmas
Poinsettia, houseplants and olives
Climbing roses, winter veg and Matt Biggs
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