Gardeners' Corner

In this week's programme David Maxwell visits the arboretum at Castlewellan Forest Park where the famous Castlewellan Gold was born. He's joined by Averil Milligan from the National Trust's Rowallane Garden and by John Watson from the NI Forest Service. David explores the unique flora and also encounters some rather special fauna as the gardens are home to a thriving population of Red Squirrels. Also in the programme, Helen Mark is in Donegal where Gareth Austin is taking hardwood cuttings and growing pea shoots as a winter salad.

In Gardeners' Corner this week, David Maxwell visits the orchard at Glenarm Castle with Reg Maxwell and hears how to grow medlars, trees which give spring flowers, fruit and autumn colour. Also in the programme Helen Mark pays a return visit to Wendy Austin's garden in Donegal with Brendan Little who helped Wendy create her orchard last year. Neil Porteous and gardener Alan Ryder show David how the restoration of the old rose garden is coming along, tucked away in a hidden area behind Mountstewart and Cherry Townsend is this week's studio guest with lots of ideas on plants and flowers to brighten up the house in the lead up to Christmas.

Ann Fitzsimons clears out her pond and Keith Crawford suggests various types of hedging.

It's the Gardeners' Corner phone-in this Saturday morning with David Maxwell. Answering your gardening problems are Reg Maxwell and Averil Milligan. Lots of good gardening advice from the experts and a chance to hear about the plants they have growing in their gardens and what jobs need to be done over the next week or so.

David Maxwell visits gardens in Islandmagee, Holywood, Killinchy and County Fermanagh at one of the busiest times for gardeners before the cold months set in. Cherry Townsend explains the best way to plant bulbs in a wildflower meadow. Creating a seaside garden from scratch with Barbara Pilcher and some advice on propagating oriental poppies from Ann Fitzsimons. Also in the programme, Helen Mark makes a return visit to the wildlife friendly garden of Bob and Rosemary Salisbury and the programme also visits the two-acre kitchen garden at the National Trust's Florence Court where David Corscadden explains the benefits of green manure.

In Gardeners' Corner this weekend, pumpkins, apples and nuts, produce of the season and associated with Halloween - how to grow them well. Also in the programme, how to protect tender plants from the wet, wind and cold, and a step-by-step guide to growing your own apple trees.

This week the Gardeners' Corner roadshow heads to the west of the province where experts Brendan Little and Jim Bradley answer questions from members of the Fermanagh Gardening Society. Also in the programme there will be seasonal tips for the week ahead, and garden writer and designer Stephen Lacey shares his thoughts about the importance of using scented plants in the garden.

In Gardeners' Corner this week, David Maxwell visits Helen Dillon's new garden by the sea and finds out why the plants are looking so happy and thriving within her walled garden. Also in the programme Helen Mark visits Sir Bob and Rosemary Salisbury's wildlife friendly garden in Co. Tyrone and enjoys an autumn walk through the many shrubs and trees providing a blaze of colour. Jimi Blake at Huntingbrooke Gardens in Co. Wicklow shows David his collection of salvias and dahlias and talks about jobs for the autumn garden.

This Saturday David Maxwell is joined in the Gardeners' Corner phone-in studio by experts Brendan Little and Neil Porteous and you can phone 03030 805555, text 81771 or email gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk to have your gardening queries answered. Also in the programme Brendan and Neil will be talking about seasonal plants and what to look forward to in late autumn and they will have gardening tips for the week ahead. That's Gardeners' Corner this Saturday morning just after the nine o'clock news on BBC Radio Ulster.

This week David Maxwell visits Barbara Pilcher at her seaside home to talk about what to do with herbs during autumn and winter. Jim Bradley offers advice on choosing statement plants for the patio. David talks downsizing with internationally renowned garden designer and writer Mary Keen and gets top tips on what to do now in the garden from Gardeners' Question Time panellist Matthew Biggs.

This week David Maxwell and the Gardeners' Corner roadshow head to Ballymena, where members of the local Macmillan Cancer Support Group put their gardening questions to experts Ann Fitzsimons and Brendan Little. Among the gardening topics up for discussion are how and when to prune clematis and wisteria, advice for gardeners who want to create a garden on a new site and the thinking behind no-dig gardening.

In Gardeners' Corner this week with David Maxwell: a visit to Mount Stewart, where head gardener Neil Porteous is keeping the colour going with Autumn Asters. Cherry Townsend is harvesting and planting seed at Kilcoan Gardens in Islandmagee. David Love Cameron gathers in a big crop of onions at the walled garden in Helen's Bay and offers advice on how to store them as well as how to avoid the dreaded white rot. Also in the programme, Anne Fitzsimons joins David Maxwell in the studio for tips on naturalising bulbs.

David Maxwell presents the weekly programme for keen gardeners with the latest advice, news and visits to gardens large and small around the province.

Helen Mark takes the Gardeners' Corner Roadshow to Mount Stewart where Neil Porteous and Sarah Cook answer a variety of gardening questions.

This Saturday morning it's the Gardeners' Corner summer phone-in with Ann Fitzsimons and Neil Porteous, they will also be talking about seasonal planting and tips for the week.

This Saturday morning it's the Gardeners' Corner summer phone-in with Averil Milligan and Jim Bradley, they will also be talking about seasonal planting and tips for the week.

In Gardeners' Corner this week with Helen Mark, a visit to Ann Fitzsimons country pond reveals an abundance of water loving plants, we find out how to grow a scented camomile lawn, and Barbara Pilcher and David Love Cameron share their love of summer herbs and vegetables in the walled garden at Helen's Bay. Also in the programme, why we should be pruning shrubs and ground cover plants at this time of year and great advice on propagation from one of the head gardeners at Glyndbourne.

This Saturday morning it's the Gardeners' Corner summer phone-in with Helen Mark. Joining Helen to answer your calls are Barbara Pilcher and Brendan Little who will also be talking about seasonal planting and gardening tips for the week.

Join Helen Mark and the Gardeners' Corner phone-in team on Saturday morning after the 9.00 o'clock news. Ann Fitzsimons and Brendan Little are in the studio to take your calls and texts. The number to call is 03030 80 55 55 and to text its 81771 (Standard geographic charges from landlines and mobiles will apply). Lots of good gardening advice throughout the programme and a chance to hear Ann and Brendan telling Helen about the plants they have brought into the studio and how to grow them well.

This week in Gardeners’ Corner Helen Mark is joined in the phone in studio by Averil Milligan and Maurice Parkinson.