Big Garden Little Garden

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

Publisher

Geraldine Scully & Claire Ryan Luke

Category

leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Jul 2025

Latest episode

4 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

33 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Nov 2026

   The Witness Tree Project - Trinity College Botanic Garden

   Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! (https://rss.com/podcasts/big-garden-little-garden/voicemail) In this epsiode of BigGardenLittleGarden Geraldine and Claire visit The Witness Tree Project at Trinity College Botanical Garden. They meet with Biologist and Botanist Dr Leticia Figueiredo Candido, who gives insight into the research taking place that will eventually inform urban tree planting and potentially help filter out pollution in our cities,

2. 

   21 Oct 2026

   Autumn in the Garden: Bulbs, Preserving Herbs and Gardening Against the Odds

   Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! (https://rss.com/podcasts/big-garden-little-garden/voicemail) In this week's episode of BigGardenLIttleGarden, Geraldine and Claire discuss an amazing garden in the Burren, where the owner, Carl Wright, gardens in the wettest and most challenging of conditions. Claire also suggests preserving herbs in butter and Geraldine talks clearing out mildew-affected dahlias, lifting tubers and the bulbs that love wet soil.

3. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Golden October

   With the arrival of October, Geraldine and Claire have plenty of tidying-up jobs to chat about in the latest episode of BigGardenLittleGarden. It's also time for Claire to talk about forcing Hyacinth and Paperwhite Narcissi bulbs in time for Christmas, one of her favourite subjects.. And Geraldine enthuses on her recent visit to the Trinity College Botanic Garden.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

15 ratings

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