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Castlewellan's walled garden reborn, Spring wildlife watch and Adam Frost's bulb of the month

David Maxwell visits the historic Annesley Walled Garden in Castlewellan Forest Park as it reopens to the public. The garden, which dates back to the mid-18th century, has been closed for two years while £1.3 million of improvement works were carried out. Head gardener Alwyn Sinn ...  Show more

 . 56min 16sec
Chelsea comes to Strabane and the best plants for early spring colour

With spring just around the corner David Maxwell heads to a community garden in Strabane, County Tyrone which will be getting quite the facelift this year. As it operates a Trussell foodbank, it has been selected as the permanent home for the charity's show garden at this year's ...  Show more

 . 56min 25sec

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