Episode
Getting rid of horsetail, alpine addiction and the artful gardener
- Podcast
- Gardeners' Corner
- Published
- Mar 28, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 3391
- Processing state
not_requested- Canonical source
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002tb9x
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gardeners-corner-523981/episodes/getting-rid-of-horsetail-alpine-addiction-and-the-artful-gardener/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/gardeners-corner-523981/getting-rid-of-horsetail-alpine-addiction-and-the-artful-gardener.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
As wintry showers return, Gardeners’ Corner heads to the snow-dusted Sperrins where David Maxwell visits Andrew Shannon, whose country garden has a modern creative twist. Known on social media as The Artful Gardener, Andrew reveals how the plot once tended by his grandparents now inspires his seasonal animations. At Belfast’s Botanic Gardens, David meets Colin Agnew as he reflects on 45 years of gardening there ahead of his retirement next week, including the remarkable cactus he grew from seed as a young apprentice which now almost reaches the glasshouse roof. In Limavady, Gordon Toner explains his decades-long passion for alpine plants, a fascination that has earned him nearly 250 gold medals. And in studio, expert Anna Hudson brings seasonal inspiration from Ballywalter Estate and answers listeners’ questions on compost and tackling the invasive weed horsetail. Contact the programme: [email protected]