Greenmount Garden Needs Your Help

[MatMarsters]

Hi There,

My name's Mat Marsters, and I'm a researcher for the BBC Northern Ireland Gardening television gardening series Greenmount Garden. We've just started production of the second series of this successful series and we are looking for people based in Northern Ireland to take part in the show.

The Greenmount Garden’s team of gardening experts will be bringing you more Northern Ireland based gardens and gardeners with advice and practical hands on, down to earth information and hints and tips invaluable to gardeners at all levels of experience.

We are looking for people to take part in the following items.

* Are you unhappy with the state of your front garden? Is the front of your house distinctly lacking in horticultural features? Could sorting out your front garden even add value to your property? If so, then let us know, and expert landscape designer and property developer Colin Donaldson could help. Colin will be travelling the length and breadth of Northern Ireland in an effort to increase your “Kerb Appeal”.


* Do you know of any beautiful or unusual gardens? We want to hear about gardens that we could visit during the series. If you – or someone you know – has a garden to be proud of, tell us about it. Every week Cherrie McIlwaine will be visiting a local gardening enthusiast to share their passions, trials and successes and hopefully provide a bit of inspiration for gardeners across the country.



* Got a gardening problem? We want to hear from keen gardeners who have an obstacle to overcome. Last year we tackled everything, from a thorny problem with a fairy tree to a chaotic city garden and even managed to bring a touch of the tropical to a dull corner of Co. Down. Contact us with your own unique problem and you could soon have gardening expert John Cushnie and the Greenmount Garden team along to help you find a solution.



If you or anyone you know have a garden that fits into any of these categories and want to take part in the programme then please get in touch. You can contact us by e-mailing , or calling Aisling, Lori or Mat on 02894 426 860.

Hope to hear from you.

Kind Regards
Mat Marsters

[nightshade]

Hi Mat,I am a bit of an ogre when it comes to gardens particularly when they "improve kerb appeal",There is an imperative today for gardens that are easy on the eye AND support wildlife and as this is a wildlife forum so I do hope you find no takers (nothing personal)

[Tinkerbell]

I think there is room for both eye appeal and gardening for wildlife. Old cars parked in a front garden, with other attendant articles of rubbish can be very offensive, and may attract vermin, whilst allowing some overgrowth may be acceptable. We have an example of both nearby - an overgrown garden with a rusting car nestling in the trees. Whenever the property is eventually sold, I have no doubt that many of the saplings will have to be taken out as they are very likely damaging the property.

A garden makeover at present isn't the answer and I enjoy the birds which visit, but there is a place for a happy medium.