Happy Birthday BigGardenLittleGarden

Happy Birthday BigGardenLittleGarden

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

Roses in Bloom & Shaded Gardens

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.

Favourite June Plants

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.

Bloom 2026 Special

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.

Peony Season

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.