Taking the work out of weeding, Portnoo Market Garden, and creating community in Culmore

On the day of the summer solstice, Gardeners’ Corner heads to a market garden known across the globe on social media. Barrie Quinn has created Portnoo Market Garden in Donegal over the last 5 years. He tells presenter David Maxwell why he’s so passionate about producing organic veg on his hillside plot. In Culmore, just a few miles from Londonderry, the Community Hub has gardening at its heart. The volunteers currently manage 3 outdoor spaces and there are plans to expand. Manager Una Cooper explains what the programmes do for locals and how gardening is helping to build community. Also on the programme, a listener’s dilemma as she now faces hosting a wedding in her back garden in just a few weeks and David is joined in studio by Rosie Maye who is using the fresh green seed on primulas to make more plants for free. Email the programme at gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk