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.
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Heartsong Fit With Vickie Maris | Healthy Ways to Address Stress
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Stress-relieving conversation for the stressed and stretched-too-thin listener that will help you revel in life moments, big and small. Hear stories of adventure on Dawn of Promise Farm, where Vickie and her husband, Scott Greeson, have llamas and a Connemara pony, to anecdotes from the stage where Vickie sings, and plays accordion and guitar in a band led by Scott. You'll also get glimpses into history as Vickie shares short interviews with her mom, Lucille, who talks about life being marri ...
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Conversations with Irish farmers about how and why they make space for nature while operating a profitable farm. FFN (https://www.farmingfornature.ie) is a not-for-profit initiative set up by scientists & farmers to restore the ecological health of Irish farmland. FFN on twitter (https://twitter.com/farmfornature) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/farmingfornature/?hl=en)
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The In Your Nature Podcast brings you conversations about birds & wildlife, wild places, the work of BirdWatch Ireland and wildlife conservationists. The podcast features Ricky Whelan, biodiversity officer with Offaly County Council in conversation with Niall Hatch of BirdWatch Ireland with regular expert guests. BirdWatch Ireland is Ireland's largest independent conservation organisation. Episodes are released in seasons (three per year) with six episodes in each, dropping weekly (Monday mo ...
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DIG LIFE DEEP! with John Aidan Byrne brings fascinating guests from Main to Wall Street and the worlds of finance, economics, politics, Silicon Valley, Hollywood, sports, art, science and more. The show celebrates success, a spirit of enterprise, in an age of unparalleled social upheaval. An award-winning Irish journalist in his beloved America, Byrne seeks hope for our existential crisis. Byrne is a writer, reporter, editor and Broadway alumnus. His work is published in the New York Post, W ...
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Singer-songwriter and recording artist Vickie Maris takes you behind the scenes of the creation of her album, Another Universe. Her co-hosts of the show are her co-producers of the album. From the inspiration for the songs to the songwriting process to the mechanics of laying down the instrument tracks in the studio, Maris, along with Michael Kelsey and Scott Greeson tell first-hand stories about the creative process. Kelsey is one of Maris' cowriters and the recording engineer and producer ...
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Listening to the Horse by Elaine Heney | Equine training, education, psychology, horsemanship, groundwork, riding & dressage for the equestrian. With horse care, health, ownership, knowledge, communication ...
Elaine Heney talks horse riding, horse training and natural horsemanship
The Elaine Heney podcast is a global equestrian show for equestrians all over the world, who want to build an inspiring partnership with their horse using ‘Listening to the Horse’ inspired ground & riding lessons & approaches. If you love natural horsemanship, liberty work, polework training, groundwork, lateral movements, trail riding & vaquero horsemanship, you are in the right place! As horse owners we take as long as it takes. We understand that horsemanship is a lifelong journey. And we ...
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How to preserve your summer veg, an exotic oasis in Howth and perennial of the month
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This week David Maxwell finds out how to preserve some of this year’s harvest with HE teacher come obsessive gardener Kerry Connolly. She’s an expert at turning a glut of marrows and tomatoes into sauces and chutneys for the colder months. He also returns to Howth near Dublin to visit another exceptional garden on this Irish Sea peninsula. This tim…
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Growing and using blackberries, a backyard botanics and broadcasting about gardening over the last 100 years
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With autumn in the air, Gardeners’ 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’s 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 st…
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Perfect plants for pots, the Quiet Garden and a remarkable life with trees
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David Maxwell heads to a 250 year old Rectory garden which has been opened to the community in Ballymoney as a place of quiet reflection. With generous cottage borders, fruit trees and plenty of places to sit, it has become a special place to many including volunteer Daphne, who opens the gates at dawn and dusk. Dr Mark Johnston on his remarkable l…
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Gardening with dogs, Ardán garden in Howth and spotty apple harvests
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With a new pup at home, David finds out about gardening with dogs in mind. He speaks to designer and dog owner Brian Burke about a canine friendly garden he created for Bloom in 2017. Between the hedges in Howth; a visit to Ardán garden where Nuala Doherty and Conall O’Caoimh have created a first class immersive garden over the last two decades. La…
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Rabbit Proof Plants, June Blake on using red in the garden and National Allotment Week
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This week Gardeners’ Corner is seeing red at June Blake’s garden in County Wicklow. She’s filled a border with Monarda, Crocosmia and Alstroemeria in this most alarming hue. June tells David Maxwell about her preference for planting large numbers of the same varieties and why Verbascum’s are her top choice when it comes to rabbit and slug proof pla…
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In Your Nature Ep 55 - Eco Tourism (or is it?)
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Send us a text We all need a holiday from time to time but there's no doubt that travelling comes with a cost, and we're not just talking about to your bank balance! Travelling comes with an environmental impact but "eco-tourism" or "sustainable tourism" offers an opportunity to lower that impact significantly. However, with these terms becoming bu…
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How to have the perfect lawn, using farm troughs in the garden and Jimi Blake’s summer borders
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You don’t have to call yourself a gardener to want to have a perfect lawn and this week, David Maxwell has been finding out how to achieve the perfect sward from the experts at the Greenmount campus of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise. In county Wicklow, a visit to Jimi Blake at his Hunting Brook Gardens provides inspiration fo…
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In Your Nature Ep 54 - Global Birdfair 2024
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Send us a text This episode of In Your Nature comes from across the pond as Niall records from the 2024 Global Bird Fair in Rutland, United Kingdom. Known to many as "Glastonbury for birders", the Global Bird Fair sees conservation organisations, photographers, authors, artists ecotourism companies and many more join together to celebrate their sha…
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Where are the bees this summer? Must have, no fuss, long flowering performers and making gardening child’s play
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With many people reporting low bee numbers in gardens this summer, presenter David Maxwell chats to wildlife expert Katie Bell about possible reasons. At Kilcoan Gardens in Islandmagee Cherry Townsend reveals her favourite no fuss, long flowering perennials. How a community in Dromore, County Down is determined to change the market town for the bet…
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Send us a text Bats can sometimes get a bad rap but in this episode of the In Your Nature podcast, we hope to dispel some myths and shine a light on these truly remarkable creatures. For this conversation, we are joined by Bat Ecologist and Senior Projects Manager with Bat Conservation Ireland, Niamh Roche, who gives us an insight into the lives of…
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In Your Nature Ep 52 - Herons (Critter Shed Colab)
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Send us a text This episode of In Your Nature is another collaboration with Collie Ennis of The Critter Shed and this week, we're talking all about the Grey Heron! Although amphibian expert Collie has an understandably complex relationship with the Heron, this episode has given him a newfound respect for the species! While they're known as skilled …
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Kylemore Abbey: Connemara’s answer to Kew Gardens and Growing 1000 edible plants
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Kylemore Abbey in County Galway is an iconic image of Ireland. Built originally as a private home in the 19th century, it later became a Benedictine monastery, and today it attracts half a million visitors annually. Alongside the impressive granite castle sits a six acre Victorian walled garden which was once considered the ‘Kew Gardens’ of Connema…
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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.By BBC Radio Ulster
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In Your Nature Ep 51 - Ticks, Mites and Flat Flies (Critter Shed Collab)
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Send us a text We know you'll be itching to listen to this episode, which is a collaboration with Collie Ennis of The Critter Shed. This week, we're talking all about, you guessed it, critters, though not the cute and cuddly kind. Ticks, fleas and flat flies are the focus of this conversation and while the thought of that might make your skin crawl…
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Creating cover, keeping the courgettes coming, and compost with Charles Dowding
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David Maxwell heads to a cottage garden on the Ards Peninsula created by a couple over the last 10 years. With their dream now a reality, they recently opened the garden for a month under the National Garden Scheme. In County Meath, David returns to Rosie Maye’s garden for the second part of a chat about her diverse collection of roses. Designer Jo…
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Gardeners’ Corner special: Garden Inspirations
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In this special programme, Gardeners’ Corner celebrates those who have passed on their passion for plants: from the parent with cuttings on the windowsill, to the high profile gardeners who have inspired through writing and broadcasting. David Maxwell hears touching listeners’ stories and heads to two gardens that have inspired millions. Firstly, t…
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In Your Nature Ep 50 - Live from Wild Mind
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Send us a text In an In Your Nature first, this episode was recorded live with an audience from Wild Mind Festival in Fenit, County Kerry earlier this spring. Wild Mind is a festival that celebrates our natural environment, making it the perfect fit for a visit from In Your Nature. Picture this, Niall and Ricky sitting on hay bales on stage in a ar…
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The best roses for June and what to grow with them, 375 gardens to visit, and creating a garden for all life’s seasons
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This week, David Maxwell visits Rosie Maye, also known as the Insomniac Gardener, and discovers her passion for roses. June sees a kaleidoscope of colour in the borders of her rural garden near Slane in County Meath. She explains how plenty of feeding and a seaweed spray keep the roses in tip top condition. A few miles down the road, at the Frances…
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Gardeners’ Corner ‘Comes to Town’ roadshow from Enniskillen
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Gardeners’ Corner heads to Enniskillen as part of the BBC ‘Comes to Town’ roadshows marking 100 years of broadcasting in Northern Ireland. David Maxwell hosts the programme from the Killyhevlin hotel on the banks of Lough Erne where he is joined by a live audience and garden expert Brendan Little. County Fermanagh gets its fair share of rain with a…
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How to grow an orchard on your patio, Bog Meadows wildlife garden and the taste of summer
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Despite unseasonably cold weather, David samples the delights of early summer at Ballyrobert Cottage Garden where Maurice Parkinson has a large collection of that reliable perennial Astrantia. In west Belfast, he visits Bog Meadows where Ulster Wildlife have created a new garden. The build has transformed the entrance to the gardens and has proved …
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How to stop the slugs, restricting running raspberries and Women’s TEC
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With the RHS saying it’s been inundated with queries about tackling slugs this year, David Maxwell and his guests discuss the best way to combat the slimy invaders. At Ballyrobert Cottage Garden, Maurice Parkinson is restricting his raspberries from running so they can be put into an ornamental border and he discovers the dreaded sawfly on his redc…
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Gardeners’ Corner live from Bord Bia Bloom
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A special programme from Ireland’s biggest garden show; Bord Bia Bloom. David Maxwell will be joined by regular contributor Brendan Little for a live programme from Phoenix Park. He’ll meet designers, plant experts and he’ll visit some of the show gardens. Contact the programme on gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk…
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Gardeners’ Corner from RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
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Gardeners’ Corner visits the most talked about gardening event of the year; the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Presenter David Maxwell tours some of the main avenue show gardens including the gold medal winning National Garden Scheme’s garden by Tom Stuart-Smith and the Muscular Dystrophy UK garden by Ula Maria which took best in show. He also meets up w…
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43: Making money from field to fork: farmers Liam and Justina Gavin, Roscommon
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Liam and Justina Gavin own Drumanilra Organic Farm on the shores of Lough Key, Co. Roscommon. When they took over the farm in 2012, they had two ambitions: to feed their family with home grown food, and to generate a sustainable and independent income from the farm by supplying food directly to the public. They tell Brigid how they've done it.…
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Plants that take you from spring to summer, Lambeth palace garden and ‘Mervyn’ the robot mower
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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 Westmin…
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Sarah Raven’s passion for pots, Horatio’s Garden Belfast and No Mow May
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This week on Gardeners’ Corner, David Maxwell heads to a garden with purpose at Musgrave Park Hospital in south Belfast. Its spinal centre has been gifted an outdoor space for patients and staff by the charity Horatio’s Garden. David Maxwell meets Matthew Lee who is in charge of the garden designed by Chelsea gold medal winning designer Andy Sturge…
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Why cactus are the ultimate house plant, the World Daffodil Convention and blue marigolds?
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It may have been a wet start to the year outside, but inside our homes, it can be a desert for plants – especially if you forget to water! That’s perhaps why Cacti are the ultimate house plants and this week on Gardeners’ Corner with David Maxwell, Brendan Little reveals he’s inherited his dad’s obsession with these prickly plants. Also on the prog…
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42: On fungi and farming, with Thomas O'Connor
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Thomas O’Connor farms 25 acres in the Gleann na nGealt valley near Camp, Co. Kerry, and sells his fresh organic produce in a farm shop, Manna Organic Store, in nearby Tralee. He talks about how fungi is the basis of everything he produces on his land.By Farming for Nature
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Gardeners’ Corner ‘Comes to Town’ roadshow from Ballymena
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Gardeners’ Corner heads to Ballymena as part of the BBC ‘Comes to Town’ roadshows marking 100 years of broadcasting in Northern Ireland. In front of a live audience at Ballymena Library, David Maxwell and experts Reg Maxwell and Mary Doris take questions from novice and experienced gardeners who live near the County Antrim town. Also on the program…
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Easy ways to transform your garden this Easter
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As the Easter break begins, Gardeners’ Corner has some easy ways to transform your garden space. David Maxwell is joined in studio by expert gardener Brendan Little who has suggestions on how an uninspiring front garden can be transformed into a low maintenance garden with interest and colour through the year. Also joining David is city gardener, G…
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Why you should pre-sprout your courgettes, what to do if you can’t beat ground elder and the best-looking classroom you can find
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This week Gardeners’ Corner visits what must be one of most beautiful classrooms in the country – the walled garden at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Greenmount Campus in County Antrim. David Maxwell joins CAFRE’s Lori Hartman for a look around, as work begins to renovate some areas including the hot border and a bra…
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Veg to sow now, celebrating Daffodils and Jekka’s 100 herbs
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While damp weather is making it tricky to get in to the garden there is still plenty to keep Dave and Jules Hardy busy at Esker Farm Daffodils. Since David’s last visit the county Tyrone couple have added a large garden area which shows how the daffodils can be grown in mixed borders. Amy Kelly kicks off the Great Gardeners’ Corner Grow Along by so…
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41: Bruce Thompson, dairy farmer & dung beetle expert
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Bruce Thompson is an intensive dairy farmer from Laois. He has a particular interest in reducing animal remedies through prevention, and is a strong advocate for the urgent need to protect our dung beetle populations.By Farming for Nature
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How to reduce the mowing and increase spring colour, the wonders of wild garlic and perennial of the month
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This week, David Maxwell visits Brendan Little in his garden on the shores of Mulroy Bay in county Donegal. What was once a formal lawn is now covered in naturalised spring flowering bulbs. Brendan explains how he hopes to extend this riot of colour into late spring and summer – something he hopes will mean he won’t need to get the mower out until …
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Where to start in the garden this spring, Jimi Blake’s new borders and producing trees on an industrial scale
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As Spring officially begins, David Maxwell heads to Jimi Blake’s Hunting Brook Garden in the hills of County Wicklow where he has brand new borders in mind. At the National Trust’s Mount Stewart, work begins on a tree nursery that will produce 600,000 trees a year and gardener Archie Parke retires after five decades of service in Belfast’s Botanic …
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38: The Forgotten Horse - AUDIO BOOK PREVIEW by Elaine Heney
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Hello, its Elaine Heney here. Please enjoy this audio book excerpt of the first few chapters of The Forgotten Horse. This book is one of 6 books in the Connemara series and is perfect for kids aged 8 plus and even their parents too! You can buy all the paperback books and the full audio books in this series at https://www.elaineheneybooks.com…
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37: Sinead & Strawberry AUDIO BOOK PREVIEW | Saddlestone Connemara Pony Listening School by Elaine Heney
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Enjoy this audio book excerpt of the first few chapters of Sinead and Strawberry, The Saddlestone Connemara Pony Listening School. This book is one of 4 books in the Saddlestone series and is perfect for kids aged 6 to 10 years and even older! You can buy the 4 paperback books and the full audio books at https://www.elaineheneybooks.com…
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36: The Galway Connemara - AUDIO BOOK PREVIEW by Elaine Heney - Part 5 of 5
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To celebrate the launch of my new book, the Galway Connemara, please enjoy this sneak peek of the audio book edition. You can buy the paperback, hardcover, ebook & audio book on my website at https://www.elaineheneybooks.com The Galway Connemara is inspired by Black Beauty, and follows the life of an Irish Connemara pony called Lir. The story is to…
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35: The Galway Connemara - AUDIO BOOK PREVIEW by Elaine Heney - Part 4 of 5
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To celebrate the launch of my new book, the Galway Connemara, please enjoy this sneak peek of the audio book edition. You can buy the paperback, hardcover, ebook & audio book on my website at https://www.elaineheneybooks.com The Galway Connemara is inspired by Black Beauty, and follows the life of an Irish Connemara pony called Lir. The story is to…
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34: The Galway Connemara - AUDIO BOOK PREVIEW by Elaine Heney - Part 3 of 5
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To celebrate the launch of my new book, the Galway Connemara, please enjoy this sneak peek of the audio book edition. You can buy the paperback, hardcover, ebook & audio book on my website at https://www.elaineheneybooks.com The Galway Connemara is inspired by Black Beauty, and follows the life of an Irish Connemara pony called Lir. The story is to…
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33: The Galway Connemara - AUDIO BOOK PREVIEW by Elaine Heney - Part 2 of 5
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To celebrate the launch of my new book, the Galway Connemara, please enjoy this sneak peek of the audio book edition. You can buy the paperback, hardcover, ebook & audio book on my website at https://www.elaineheneybooks.com The Galway Connemara is inspired by Black Beauty, and follows the life of an Irish Connemara pony called Lir. The story is to…
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32: The Galway Connemara - AUDIO BOOK PREVIEW by Elaine Heney - Part 1 of 5
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To celebrate the launch of my new book, the Galway Connemara, please enjoy this sneak peek of the audio book edition. You can buy the paperback, hardcover, ebook & audio book on my website at https://www.elaineheneybooks.com The Galway Connemara is inspired by Black Beauty, and follows the life of an Irish Connemara pony called Lir. The story is to…
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Gardening in a war zone and the Great Gardeners’ Corner Grow Along
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Two years to the day since the war in Ukraine began, presenter David Maxwell hears the powerful story of how a garden has helped one family close the front line survive. Alla Olkhovska has been harvesting and selling seeds of rare clematis found in her grandmother’s garden in Kharkiv. She also wrote her first book about these beautiful climbers in …
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Last-minute rose pruning made easy, Lissadell House, and perennial of the month
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In this week’s programme, David heads to the Green Spaces Community Growing Project near Warrenpoint where the volunteers are getting the garden ready for the season ahead. He finds out what attracts people to community gardening. In County Sligo, Lissadell House and gardens occupy a breath taking location. Immortalised in a poem by Yeats, work has…
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Political consultant, DR LOUIS PERRON, has worked on dozens of campaigns globally from city mayors to presidents, offering 'proven strategies' to beat incumbents. He discusses Biden vs Trump & more.
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Dr. Louis Perron is an internationally renowned political consultant based in Switzerland. He has won dozens of competitive election campaigns in various countries – with his message of discipline, scientific analysis, polling, strategy and focus. He is the author of "How to Overcome the Power of Incumbency in Election Campaigns," as well as, "Beat…
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How plants can help solve serious crimes, helping our hedgehogs and ‘Anya the garden fairy’
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How can plants help solve serious crimes? In this week’s Gardeners’ Corner David Maxwell meets the forensic experts that use plants to give them clues. National hedgehog day fell this week – apparently a Roman precursor to ‘Groundhog day’ and with these small mammals still on the red list, wildlife expert Debbie Nelson brings Holly the Hedgehog int…
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Clearing up after the storms, in search of the giant lobelia, and perennial of the month
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After a week of storms, David heads to the gardens at Hillsborough Castle where Claire Woods is surveying the trees for damage. Claire explains that their approach is to leave as much of the wood as possible in situ as it supports all kinds of life. In the first of a new series, Oliver Shurmann reveals his perennial of the month which is Hepatica n…
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40: How to make Biochar, with Kildare farmer Kim McCall
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Brigid speaks to Kim McCall about why and how he makes biochar. Kim and his wife Mireille own a 214-acre mixed livestock stock farm in Calverstown, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare with a herd of 75 pedigree suckler cows, a flock of 80 sheep, as well as a few pigs in the summertime.By Farming for Nature
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What snow does for the garden, fixing rusty leeks and what to harvest in January
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What happens to our gardens when it snows? This week David Maxwell heads to Downhill Demesne on Antrim’s north coast to see how a blanket of white transforms how we experience the garden. He also chats to Una Quinn about her plans for the Bog Garden there in 2024. Along the coast in an equally cold Ballyvoy, Conrad McCormick is protecting his tende…
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How to prune roses, plants for winter interest and preparing the garden for 2024
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With another new year stretching out ahead, David Maxwell is joined in studio by Brendan Little for the first live programme of 2024. They’ll be chatting about preparing for the year ahead and what’s looking (or smelling) good in the garden in January. Also on the programme, David heads to Rowallane Gardens in Saintfield where Claire McNally is pru…
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