Are chrysanthemums back in fashion? Greenhouse growing over winter and Derry Watkins’ special plants

Update: 2024-10-26

Description

Are Chrysanthemums making a comeback? This week on Gardeners’ Corner with David Maxwell he chat to Neil Porteous about the new varieties taking the gardening world by storm. In Ballywalter, Anna Hudson is getting the glasshouse beds ready for some winter crops. Derry Watkins on her life with plants and why everyone should grow something unusual from seed. In studio David will be joined by Rosie Maye who will have some autumn highlights from her own garden and she’ll answer questions from listeners on Fuchsias and Aeoniums. Contact the programme on gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk

Comments

Top Podcasts

The Best New Comedy Podcast Right Now – June 2024 The Best News Podcast Right Now – June 2024 The Best New Business Podcast Right Now – June 2024 The Best New Sports Podcast Right Now – June 2024 The Best New True Crime Podcast Right Now – June 2024 The Best New Joe Rogan Experience Podcast Right Now – June 20 The Best New Dan Bongino Show Podcast Right Now – June 20 The Best New Mark Levin Podcast – June 2024

In Channel

Season by Season with Gardeners’ Corner

2025-01-0159:10

Gardeners’ Corner at Christmas

2024-12-2159:48

Looking after your Christmas Tree, Perfect Pelargoniums at the Chelsea Physic Garden and Winter garden wildlife

2024-12-1459:44

The best winter veg for small containers, bulbs lasagnes and Mount Stewart looks to the future

2024-11-3058:23

Gardeners’ Corner Autumn Highlights

2024-11-2301:00:02

Trees for small spaces, the magic of Medlars and the road to Chelsea begins

2024-11-1657:39

How to make leafmould? Tulip time and a visit to Trinity College Botanic Gardens

2024-11-0956:41

The lost gardens of Castlewellan? Blankets for bananas in Glenarm and how to do hardwood cuttings

2024-11-0257:55

Are chrysanthemums back in fashion? Greenhouse growing over winter and Derry Watkins’ special plants

2024-10-2658:06

Gardeners’ World presenter Adam Frost on his new garden and autumn trees at Brook Hall

2024-10-1958:12

Gardeners’ Corner Roadshow from Coleraine

2024-10-1256:48

Sarah Raven at Perch Hill and Tom Stuart-Smith at the Serge Hill Project

2024-10-0558:05

The best bedding to plant now, irresistible irises and finding Fungi

2024-09-2856:12

How to preserve your summer veg, an exotic oasis in Howth and perennial of the month

2024-09-2155:19

Growing and using blackberries, a backyard botanics and broadcasting about gardening over the last 100 years

2024-09-1459:53

Perfect plants for pots, the Quiet Garden and a remarkable life with trees

2024-09-0755:49

Gardening with dogs, Ardán garden in Howth and spotty apple harvests

2024-08-3156:48

Rabbit Proof Plants, June Blake on using red in the garden and National Allotment Week

2024-08-1057:57

How to have the perfect lawn, using farm troughs in the garden and Jimi Blake’s summer borders

2024-08-0354:22

Where are the bees this summer? Must have, no fuss, long flowering performers and making gardening child’s play

2024-07-2756:07

00:00

Are chrysanthemums back in fashion? Greenhouse growing over winter and Derry Watkins’ special plants

#box-pro-ellipsis-173637602576476{-webkit-line-clamp:2;}Are chrysanthemums back in fashion? Greenhouse growing over winter and Derry Watkins’ special plants

Are chrysanthemums back in fashion? Greenhouse growing over winter and Derry Watkins’ special plants

BBC Radio Ulster

Are chrysanthemums back in fashion? Greenhouse growing over winter and Derry Watkins’ special plants