Big Garden Little Garden

In this episode of BigGardenLIttleGarden Geraldine and Claire discuss the impact of the July heatwave on their gardens and consider what the changing climate might mean for the future of gardening in Ireland,

In this episode of BigGardenLittleGarden Geraldine and Claire visit Clondeglass: a walled garden in the foothills of the Slieve Bloom mountains, to meet Paul Brady, a plantsman with an impressive vision for this secluded idyll.
The garden is well-known and has been the subject of an RTE series called "Dermot's Secret Garden", which chronicled the late Dermot O" Neill's original restoration of the garden. Sadly, ill-health prevented Dermot from achieving all of his dreams for Clondeglass and instead he sold the garden to Paul, who continues to respect Dermot's legacy, while also building on his own plans for this special place.

Geraldine and Claire celebrate the first birthday of BigGardenLittleGarden and reminisce about how it all began. They also acknowledge and thank their listeners from around the world
Then it’s down to business and Geraldine has plenty more advice on what to plant in shaded garden.

See the plants mentioned in the podcast listed below:

Fern dryopteris felix mas.
Francoa sonchifolia
Herbaceous geranium
Tree peony lutea.
Peony 'late indflower'
Paeonia mlokosewitschii
Euphorbia robbiae.
Phlomis russelliana..
Erythronium
Lillium, especially turks cap varieties.
Arum italicum pictum
Japanese anemone.
Iris foetedissima

In this Episode of BigGardenLittleGarden Geraldine and Claire get an invitation to visit Susan Lynch of The Vintage Rose Company and see her beautiful roses in full bloom.

Geraldine also gives advice on plants that are perfect for shaded gardens.

It’s time to chat about Favourite June Plants in the latest episode of BigGardenLittleGarden.
Geraldine also highlights jobs that need to be done in a June Garden.