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Hang鈥檈m up house plants, gardens for under 5s and Bord Bia Bloom

Summer gardening inspiration with David Maxwell including; pot-free house plants you can hang up, a garden for under 5s and Bord Bia Bloom.

As summer begins in the garden, David Maxwell finds inspiration at Ireland鈥檚 biggest gardening show. In its 17th year, Bord Bia Bloom attracted over 100,000 visitors. In the programme, David catches up with Oliver Shurmann from Mount Venus nurseries who designed an imaginative woodland garden for under 5s which won best large garden and with house plants more popular than ever, Pat Keville from Plantstore.ie shows David his exhibit which took the best in show nursery award. Other highlights from the show include; Belfast designer Linda McKeown鈥檚 garden for Tusla Fostering, 鈥淭he Next Step鈥 garden designed by student, Joseph Eustace as part of Bord Bia鈥檚 new Cultivating Talent initiative and Jane McCorkell鈥檚 鈥淎 Breathing Space for Fingal鈥. Also on the programme, Ann Fitzsimmons will be live in studio with plenty of plants and primed to answer any tricky gardening questions. Email the programme on gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk

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56 minutes

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Sat 10 Jun 2023 09:03

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  • Sat 10 Jun 2023 09:03

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