Moving Mount Venus, Adam Frost's bulb of the month, and Culmore's new allotments get going

David meets up with Oliver Schurmann in the old abandoned quarry that's the new home for Mount Venus nursery. After 25 years in a walled garden, the new location is a magical place reclaimed by nature. Adam Frost chooses his bulb of the month (Crocus tommasinianus) and a dream comes true for some residents in Culmore near Derry as a brand new allotment site gets going. Also on the programme, Amy Kelly on getting your seeds going early and Colin Agnew joins David in studio to talk about creating a home for alpines and they answer listener questions. Contact the programme on gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk

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Moving Mount Venus, Adam Frost's bulb of the month, and Culmore's new allotments get going is an episode from Gardeners' Corner by BBC.

This episode is 56:21 long.

This episode was published on Feb 7, 2026.

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