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Creating a sunken garden, how to grow asparagus and the bush with a froggy smell?

David Maxwell presents the weekly gardening programme including; creating a sunken garden at Yew Cottage, how to grow asparagus and a visit Vandeleur Walled Garden.

In Magherafelt, David Maxwell visits Yew Cottage garden where Philip Stewart is turning his pond into a sunken garden. He hopes to turn a ‘frost pocket’ into a place for tender plants including bananas. In County Clare, Karoly Torok takes us on a tour of Vandeleur Walled Garden, which is now a thriving community space after years of neglect. Colin Agnew joins David in studio to take questions including one on how to grow asparagus. And a tribute to long-time listener and chrysanthemum expert Herbie McCauley, who has passed away at 86. Email the programme at gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk

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