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129: Young People, Gardening Aug 16, 2013

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Is gardening cool enough for children to be interested in? Does it have the pull to attract younger audiences to get involved with it? This is a subject that has been hotly debated in the celebrity garden circle, so this week Peter Donegan talks to childrens, teens and younger than himself to find out what they really think about gardening.

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128: Andrew Douglas, Dublin Urban Farm Aug 09, 2013

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This week Peter Donegan talks to Andrew Douglas. Andrew is the brain child behind Dublin’s Urban Farm which grows on a rooftop in the heart of Dublin City Centre. He also explains why their growing system involves pools of water and fish!

We also hear from some new voices on the show this week, Simon and Ruth from Kildare tells us all about their adventures of starting to grow in a polytunnel.

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127: Hans Visser, Biodiversity Officer, Fingal County Council Aug 02, 2013

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This week Peter Donegan talks to Hans Visser, Biodiversity Officer with Fingal County Council. Hans explains what biodiversity is and what it means to us in our daily lives. He also shares some of the projects Fingal County Council have been involved with including bringing goats to Howth Hill!

This week is also the return of Sunday Times garden correspondent, author and downright lovely Jane Powers to The Sodshow. Today Jane talks about an extremely attractive perennial plant, Eryngium giganteum, more commonly known as Miss Willmott’s ghost.

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126: Christine O’Flynn, Fuchsia and Pelargonium Society Jul 26, 2013

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This week Peter Donegan talks to Christine O’Flynn, President of The Fuchsia and Pelargonium Society.

note: A leprechaun wasd hiding in Peter’s microphone during recording…. hence the mild interference of sound. Don’t worry he won’t be there next week.

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125: Gerry Daly, Irish Garden Magazine Jul 19, 2013

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This week Peter Donegan talks to one of the best know people in horticulture in Ireland, Gerry Daly. Gerry has been the editor of The Irish Garden magazine since 1991 and has also established an online version of the magazine Garden.ie. Gerry shares his thoughts and insight to an industry he has been at the helm since the early 80′s. This week we also head back to to Kildare and hear from the brilliant David Corscadden who talks about the great sunshine we have at the moment and the work it is creating for gardeners. He also tells us about a recent trip to the Botanic Gardens and his search for garden inspiration. All that, so much only on Ireland’s only [and award winning] garden radio show, The Sodshow.

124: Graham Hall, Irish Beekeepers Jul 12, 2013

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This week the Sodshow is a hive of activity as we travel around the country learning about bees and worms. In Dublin Peter Donegan talks to Graham Hall of The Federation of Irish Beekeepers’ Associations all about bees. This marks the four year anniversary of the first time Peter sat down with the ever jolly Graham to learn from his vast knowledge of bees. This week we also travel down to Cork where Belle Norman (aka Limmster) is out and about enjoying the sun and telling us all about her new wormery. We also find ourselves down a garden in Kildare as we hear from David Corscadden. He too is out in the sun and shares some top plants to attract bees into your own garden. All that, so much only on Ireland’s only [and award winning] garden radio show, The Sodshow.

123: Harrington Exotics Jul 05, 2013

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This week the Sodshow goes exotic and Peter Donegan talks all things prickly with Michael Harrington of Harrington Exotics. Michael’s passion for cacti, succulents and exotic plants in general started when he was given his first over 30 years ago by his son. Michael shares his story with Peter and also shares his top pick for starting off with cacti.

This week we also hear from David Corscadden who has come out of his cave and is out in the garden talking all things green and shares some top tips he has pick up from his very knowledgeable twitter friends. All that, so much only on Ireland’s only [and award winning] garden radio show, The Sodshow.

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122: Una Fitzgibbon, Origin Green Jun 28, 2013

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This week Peter Donegan talks to the lovely Una Fitzgibbon, Marketing Director of Bord Bia, all about Origin Green. Peter learns all about the Irish campaign for sustainability that was launched a year ago this month. Una explains how sustainability is not just for big multinational companies and that everyone in the industry can get involved.

This week we head back to Cork to hear the final part of Belle’s story about her ever expanding and evolving garden. We also hear from the amazing David Corscadden who tells us about a great event happening this weekend. All that, so much only on Ireland’s only [and award winning] garden radio show, The Sodshow.

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121: Balbriggan Allotments, Dublin Jun 21, 2013

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This week, Peter Donegan talks to Caitriona Redmond, Kathryn Marsh and Denise Dunne at the recent launch of the new Balbriggan Allotments. We hear all about the community led movment to bring the allotments into existence and the great spirit that now flows through it. Peter also talks to some of the people who have started to grow their own and finds out why they decided to get involved with allotments. On this weeks show we also hear from the lovely Belle aka Ms Limmster all the way from her garden in county Cork. She is talking all things green as she takes us around her garden and has a look around her vegetable patch with her lovely day in the background!! Make sure to listen in next week for the second part of Belle’s story. All that, so much only on Ireland’s only [and award winning] garden radio show, The Sodshow.

120: Trevor Cochrane, Garden Gurus, Australia Jun 14, 2013

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The Sodshow goes international this week, as Peter Donegan talks to Trevor Cochrane of Australia’s hit garden TV show, Garden Gurus. On the back of an extremely successful Bloom 2013, Trevor explains why he holds the Bloom show so highly amongst the world’s top garden festivals and why he likes Irish show gardens so much.

On this week’s show, we also hear from the brilliant David Corscadden who shares his new hobby of botanical drawing with us. He also talks about the encounters he has had with botanical art so far this summer. All that, so much only on Ireland’s only [and award winning] garden radio show, The Sodshow.

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