Gardeners' Corner · BBC Radio Ulster

The garden lost under a car park, taking on a mature garden and Adam Frost’s shrub of the month

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Archaeologists found 2,500 artefacts buried under concrete in a 17th-century garden.
This episode of Gardeners' Corner features practical gardening advice, including organic aphid control, tips for new gardeners taking on established plots, and a visit to a restored 17th-century garden in Kilkenny. Listeners also call in with questions about plant care and pest management.

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A grounded garden hour about buried history, a practical shrub pick, and plainspoken harvesting advice.

The hour begins under a car park and stays with that buried history: a garden lost, then partly recovered through two and a half thousand artefacts, the pits where seven oak trees now stand, and the garden at Bangor Bay that has been there for decades.

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For garden lore, a solid shrub pick, and practical judgment on what still looks worth eating.

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