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Little Green Fingers
Watch Little Green Fingers
Follow Emma and David as they help four schools create or resurrect a fun wildlife-friendly school garden.
LIsten to Gardeners’ Corner from Fairview Primary School
David Maxwell is joined by children, parents and teachers at Fairview Primary School, Ballyclare. Where we will be talking about Little Green Fingers
Ballyholland Primary School
Ballyholland Primary School near Newry got their Green Team and Primary 7 pupils to give their garden a makeover.
Gardening Tips
How to build a garden pond, in a pot!
Think you don't have room for a pond in your garden? Think again, David Maxwell shows us how easy it is to build a wildlife-friendly pond, in a pot! You don't even have to dig!
Bug Hotels
John from Connswater Community Garden has a great and wildlife friendly way to deal with uninvited pests in your plants.
Planting raspberries
Emma and Mick show us how easy it is to plant delicious raspberries in your garden.
How to weed a flower bed
Claire Woods from Hillsborough Castle makes weeding easy and fun. We learn which weeds can be composted and which need to be thrown away.
Willow wreath making
David, from Brook Hall Estate and Gardens, teaches us how to make a beautiful and sustainable willow wreath using willow and flowers from your garden.
How to plant seeds outside
Claire Woods from Hillsborough Castle and Gardens tells us the best way to sow your seeds outside for a bumper crop.
How to make a bird feeder
Bird feeders bring more birds to your garden, which can help keep pests away. David from Brook Hall Estate shows us how easy it is using pine cones and stuff from your kitchen.
Planting seeds into pots
John from Connswater Community Garden teaches us how easy it is to plant seeds in pots and how to pot them on when they get bigger.
Companion planting
A clever way to help your plants grow and deter pests is to plant different plants together. Anna from Ballywalter Park shows us the benefits of companion planting.
Planting apple trees
If you want to grow apples we are showing you a really clever way of keeping your trees small and easy to manage.
Planting blackcurrants and gooseberries
Mick Hagen from the North West Regional College in Strabane shows Emma how to plant Gooseberries and Blackcurrants for a bumper crop of fruit
Making compost
Compost is easy, sustainable, and great to use in your garden. Anna from Ballywalter Park lets us in on the secrets to making compost.
Your Galleries
St Nicholas' Primary School - Ardglass
St Nicholas' Primary School - Ardglass sent us some photos of their pupils getting busy in the garden.
Little Green Fingers - Fairview Primary School - Gardeners’ Corner
Some photos of Gardeners' Corner live from Fairview Primary School in Ballyclare.
Woodlawn Primary School - Carrickfergus
Woodlawn Primary 7 class gardening. Pupils have made their own bug hotel - ‘Bugingham Palace’ and used old wood to make planters and birdhouses too.
Ballyholland Primary School
Ballyholland Primary School near Newry got their Green Team and Primary 7 pupils to give their garden a makeover.
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Little Green Fingers
Join Emma and David as they help schools create fun and wildlife friendly gardens.
Mar '23
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