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Must-have heathers, Brendan’s back yard and coming up trumps with stumps

Must-have heathers, Brendan’s back yard and coming up trumps with stumps

Update: 2025-11-29
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In this week’s programme, David Maxwell travels to Kerrykeel in Donegal where Brendan Little is preparing his backyard garden for winter. In Spa, County Down, Thomas McCaw and Thomas Raju sing the praises of heather for late autumn and winter colour. At Ballyrobert Cottage Garden, Maurice Parkinson reveals some of the grasses that stand well over the colder months and dazzle in frost and low sun. A caller asks if tree stumps should be removed from the garden or if it’s okay to plant around them. John wants rid of his hairy bittercress weed – is the answer to eat it? And expert Claire McNally joins David in studio with seasonal inspiration on what we can be doing in the garden during the precious hours of daylight. Email the programme at gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk

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Must-have heathers, Brendan’s back yard and coming up trumps with stumps

Must-have heathers, Brendan’s back yard and coming up trumps with stumps

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