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Orchard county pumpkins, the lily wood and Tree of the Month

David Maxwell presents the weekly gardening programme, including a visit to a pumpkin patch in an orchard, the lily wood at Mount Stewart, and tree of the month.

As the Halloween half term begins, David Maxwell visits a pumpkin patch in the Orchard county. Brian Hutchinson has been growing the gourds for a decade and knows what they need to thrive. Also on the programme, a visit to Mount Stewart where head gardener Mike Buffin is making plans t0 revamp the lily wood and Tony Kirkham will reveal his tree of the month for October. In studio, David is joined by Reg Maxwell who will take questions live and suggest some activities for kids in the garden over the half term break. Contact the programme on gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk

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56 minutes

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  • Sat 29 Oct 2022 09:03

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