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What can sheep’s wool do for your garden? Wildlife to look out for in Autumn and September highlights at Rowallane

David Maxwell presents the weekly gardening programme including; a tour of the organic gardens at Ballintubbert, Duneane Community Garden and September highlights at Rowallane.

It’s been the home of poets and actors and now it prides itself on putting an organic garden at the centre of a private events space; Ballintubbert is found near the village of Stradbally in County Laois. In this week’s programme, presenter David Maxwell tours the gardens with head gardener Jennifer Taggart and finds out how the place has been shaped by it’s former owners including actor Sir John Hurt. He finds out how Jennifer is using sheep’s wool and clover to manage the 14 acre site. Also on the programme, a visit to Duneane Community Garden in Toome and autumn highlights with Claire McNally at the National Trust’s Rowallane. In studio, David is joined by garden expert Anna Hudson and wildlife expert Katie Bell. Email the programme on gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk.

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Sat 9 Sep 2023 09:03
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio Foyle & Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio Ulster

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