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.

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.

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.

Geraldine and Claire welcome the arrival of May in this episode of BigGardenLittleGarden, as they discuss the beauty of tree blossoms and the nostalgic scent of lilac.

Geraldine advises how to make nettle and comfrey feed to fertilise plants and Claire shares some tips on companion planting for the beginner growers out there.

They also touch on their love/hate relationship with yellow in the garden.

Do you know the difference between a Spanish Bluebell and an English Bluebell? Well, Geraldine and Claire discuss how they differ in this episode of BigGardenLittleGarden.

They also chat biodiversity and discuss the move towards native planting and sustainable planting practises.

Did you know that the Christmas Poinsettia is actually a Euphorbia?

In the latest episode of BigGardenLittleGarden Geraldine profiles the Eurphorbia and its remarkably diverse genus.

Claire gives an update on the allotment and shares how she dealt with a whitefly infestation in the polytunnel.

They also catch-up on seed germination and all the goings-on in the spring garden.

Euphorbias recommended by Geraldine

1. Wulfenii
2. Seguieriana
3. Polychroma
4. Robbiae
5. Mellifera