The immortality plant, Irelands first tea plantation and Ards allotments

Published: May 29, 2021, 12:08 p.m.

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Join David Maxwell in his own garden this bank holiday weekend along with expert Ann Fitzsimons. The pair chat about must have plants including Alchemilla mollis (Lady\\u2019s mantle) and Alliums. Also in the programme, David visits Ards allotments where Amy Kelly is growing strawberries and raspberries as well as some more unusual edibles. Is Portaferry the new Darjeeling? David heads to Ireland\\u2019s first tea plantation to find out if it\\u2019s possible to grow a \\u2018builder\\u2019s brew\\u2019 in the Northern Irish climate and organic grower Klaus Laitenberger gives his monthly update on sowing and growing including an introduction to the immortality plant.

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