David Maxwell (@DavidGMaxwell) header
David Maxwell (@DavidGMaxwell) profile picture

David Maxwell

@DavidGMaxwell

Presenter of BBC Gardeners' Corner on @BBCRadioUlster. Gardening on @BBCRadio2 BBC TV news reporter for a decade. Before that @thetimes @CardiffJomec

 Belfast, Northern Ireland
bbc.co.uk/gardenerscorner
Joined March 2009
  • Tweets3.2K
  • Following1.6K
  • Followers3.2K
730Media
Photo by David Maxwell (@DavidGMaxwell)Photo by David Maxwell (@DavidGMaxwell)Photo by David Maxwell (@DavidGMaxwell)Photo by David Maxwell (@DavidGMaxwell)Photo by David Maxwell (@DavidGMaxwell)Photo by David Maxwell (@DavidGMaxwell)Photo by David Maxwell (@DavidGMaxwell)Photo by David Maxwell (@DavidGMaxwell)Photo by David Maxwell (@DavidGMaxwell)Photo by David Maxwell (@DavidGMaxwell)
Find out which outside spaces inspired world famous author Jane Austen. BBC Sounds link below @ChatsworthHouse @JaneAustenHouse @JaneAustenBath @ChawtonHouse bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002k3…
Image from David Maxwell (@DavidGMaxwell)
170
New daffodil inspired by BBC gardening show bbc.com/news/articles/ce801p…
Daffodils: New variety named after BBC Radio programme

Daffodils: New variety named after BBC Radio programme

The new flower was produced by world-renowned breeder Brian Duncan at his home near Omagh.

bbc.com
1
195
🏡 This week on #GardenersCorner, @DavidGMaxwell visits the enchanting Delta Sensory #Gardens @carlowtourism - a 2.5 acre site on the outskirts of #Carlow town - a place for adults & young people with disabilities to experience the 5 senses outdoors. 🎧 Listen @BBCSounds
1
4
5
1,443
Join us for a gardening themed Christmas Party at Ballywalter Estate @BallywalterPark @bbcradioulster @FrancesLincoln @PimpernelPress @The_RHS bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00267…
Gardeners' Corner - Gardeners’ Corner at Christmas - BBC Sounds

Gardeners' Corner - Gardeners’ Corner at Christmas - BBC Sounds

Christmas gardening chat around a festive fire with David Maxwell.

bbc.co.uk
1
1
278
🌸 Yew Cottage Garden 🌸 This week on #Gardenerscorner @DavidGMaxwell visits Yew Cottage Garden where award winning gardener Phillip Stewart is creating a new border with #herbaceous plants and conifers. Saturday from 9am and on @BBCSounds 🎧
1
2
541
🌸 Keeping up with the Blakes 🌸 From Jimi's to June's - last week on 'GardenersCorner @DavidGMaxwell visited Jimi Blake at @huntingbrook in #Wicklow & this week he heads over the fence to visit Jimi's sister June @JuneBlakesGarde 🎧 Listen @BBCSounds
3
3
2,065
🌸 Keeping up with the Blakes 🌸 From Jimi's to June's - last week on 'GardenersCorner @DavidGMaxwell visited Jimi Blake at @huntingbrook in #Wicklow & this week he heads over the fence to visit Jimi's sister June @JuneBlakesGarde 🎧 Listen @BBCSounds
1
3
1,039
🌼 RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024 🌼 This week on Gardeners' Corner @DavidGMaxwell is at @The_RHS Chelsea #Flower Show where he chats with @tomstuartsmith about his gold medal winning @NGSOpenGardens Garden. Listen on Saturday from 9am and on @BBCSounds 🎧
2
6
1,241
🌷Passing on a passion for plants🌷 This week on Gardeners’ Corner @DavidGMaxwell hears listeners’ stories and visits two gardens that have inspired millions. @GreatDixter & @barnsdalegarden which was host to @GWandShows for 17 years. Listen on @BBCSounds 🎧
1
1
846
🌷Passing on a passion for plants🌷 This week on Gardeners’ Corner @DavidGMaxwell hears listeners’ stories and visits two gardens that have inspired millions. @GreatDixter & @barnsdalegarden which was host to @GWandShows for 17 years. Listen on @BBCSounds 🎧
4
10
1,414
🏡 This week #GardenersCorner & @DavidGMaxwell head to Musgrave Park Hospital @BelfastTrust - the spinal centre has been gifted an uplifting & beautiful outdoor space & garden for patients & staff @HoratiosGarden designed by @AndySturgeon 🎧 Listen after 9am @BBCSounds
1
5
1
17
2,787
Once thought extinct a group of these Wollemi pine will soon be planted at the wonderful @opwireland Kilmacurragh. It’s exciting times! More from the gardens in the latest #GardenersCorner @bbcsounds bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001xw… – at Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Gardeners' Corner - Easy ways to transform your garden this Easter - BBC Sounds

Gardeners' Corner - Easy ways to transform your garden this Easter - BBC Sounds

David Maxwell and the experts with Easter gardening inspiration.

bbc.co.uk
1
1
457
The wonderful @allaolkhovska who I spoke with on @bbcsounds Gardeners’ Corner last week. You can listen here about 6 mins in - bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001wq…
1
3
428
Two years to the day since the war began in Ukraine - this is the remarkable story of how a garden saved a family in Kharkiv close to the frontline. It’s 7.42 in here - bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001wq…
Image from David Maxwell (@DavidGMaxwell)
3
2
567
Two years to the day since the war began in Ukraine - this is the remarkable story of how a garden saved a family in Kharkiv close to the frontline. It’s 7.42 in here - bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001wq…
Image from David Maxwell (@DavidGMaxwell)
3
2
567
After winning last year delighted that Gardeners’ Corner @bbcsounds again made it to the final 4 in the UK wide @gdnmediaguild awards 2023 held today @TheSavoyLondon Congratulations to @gardens_illustrated for winning podcast of the year and to all the other winners.
Image from David Maxwell (@DavidGMaxwell)
2
3
27
1,385
Gardeners' Corner this week heads to Lurgan to visit the green-fingered folk of Taghneven Allotment Gardens. @davidgmaxwell has a nosey at what they're growing in their raised beds & finding out how they are supporting the community This Saturday at 9am bbc.in/48pcbxV
BBC Radio Ulster - Gardeners' Corner, How to prune your apple trees? Success with spuds and some...

BBC Radio Ulster - Gardeners' Corner, How to prune your apple trees? Success with spuds and some...

Pat showing David her raised bed!

bbc.co.uk
1
6
1,497
If you nurture a garden, you feed the soul, but Fred McIlmoyle takes this to a new level! At 81, he lives with lung cancer but his spirit shines through every day he tends his stunning garden. @DavidGMaxwell spoke to both him and his nurse Michelle Doherty.
3
2
5
5,344
💮 Dreamy Dahlias from the Farm House Flower Farm. Tune in to hear @DavidGMaxwell chat with Marryn Mathis about her favourite Dahlia's blooming now in Washington state (USA) 💮 🎧 Listen to BBC Gardeners' Corner tomorrow: bbc.in/47bqV2w
Image from BBC Radio Ulster (@bbcradioulster)
1
2
1,564
🏡 #GardenersCorner 🏡 @DavidGMaxwell asks 3 of his regular experts to choose one of their favourite gardens. Those featured include @RHSBridgewater #Manchester, @BirrCastle in #Offaly and Greenfort garden in #Donegal 🎧 Listen back @BBCSounds bbc.in/43AdExt
2
3
1,589
Load more