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Big Garden Little Garden

Geraldine Scully & Claire Ryan Luke
Big Garden Little Garden
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  • Big Garden Little Garden

    Happy Birthday BigGardenLittleGarden

    15/07/2026 | 45 mins.
    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
  • Big Garden Little Garden

    Roses in Bloom & Shaded Gardens

    01/07/2026 | 38 mins.
    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.
  • Big Garden Little Garden

    Favourite June Plants

    17/06/2026 | 39 mins.
    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.
  • Big Garden Little Garden

    Bloom 2026 Special

    03/06/2026 | 30 mins.
    In this special episode of BigGardenLittleGarden Geraldine and Claire go behind the scenes at Bord Bia Bloom, Ireland’s largest garden festival, and chat to three garden designers about their award winning show gardens.
    Geraldine also reveals some good news of her own about a garden she designed with The Flower Farmers of Ireland collective.
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    Peony Season

    20/05/2026 | 38 mins.
    It’s Peony Season in this episode of BigGardenLittleGarden but a colder than usual May, has held them back from full bloom by a couple of weeks. .
    Geraldine ponders this slight delay, as she profiles the Peony and its origins. While Claire turns her attention to jobs that need to be done in her little garden.
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About Big Garden Little Garden
Whether you have a big garden or a little garden, we will inspire and encourage you to Start Growing Stay Growing, connect with nature and find joy in the process.Hosted by Geraldine Scully, a flower farmer and long time gardener, and Claire Ryan Luke, a seasoned event florist and gardening beginner.We talk plants, seasons and the beauty of just giving it a go.Available fortnightly.This is your invitation to tune in, slow down and enjoy the magic of growing, no matter your space or experience.@biggardenlittlegarden@dublin_city_flower_farm_@claireryanluke
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