S1 Ep239: The Sodshow meets Michael McEvoy and Elaine Brown of GIY International
On this weeks garden podcast Brian Greene chats with Michael McEvoy and Elaine Brown, GIY International and GIY Ireland.After returning from England to his hometown of Belfast, Michael decided to set up his own GIY group in part, to get himself a little more in touch with his community.Elaine on the other hand has a slightly nomadic (as Brian calls it) touch to her travels but is more in line w...
28m Nov 27, 2015
28m
S1 Ep238: The Sodshow meets Hugh O’Hara and Chris Farrell of The Amber Springs and Ashdown Park Hotel
On this weeks garden podcast Peter Donegan heads to Wexford to meet head grower Hugh O’Hara and chief buyer Chris Farrell of The Amber Springs and Ashdown Park Hotel.Together they chat Hugh’s journey from horticultural college to head grower with the Redmond Hotel Group, to actually being able to provide all of the food grown crops required for 2 fully operational hotels 52 weeks of the year, h...
29m Nov 20, 2015
29m
S1 Ep237: The Sodshow meets Professor Donal O’Shea. Obesity, Gardening and GIY Ireland
On this weeks garden podcast Peter Donegan chats with Professor Donal O’Shea.“Donal is a consultant endocrinologist and physician based in St Vincent’s University Hospital and St Columcilles Hospital. He is the principle investigator in a research group that currently focuses on the study of the health consequences of obesity”.You may recognise his voice a little better from RTE News, Primetime...
24m Nov 12, 2015
24m
S1 Ep236: The Sodshow meets Neil Crossan, Living Green Organic Compost
On this weeks garden podcast Peter Donegan and Brian Greene chat with Neil Crosson of Living Green.The largest grower of worms (17 million in total) on the island of Ireland, more importantly Neil is the maker of Irelands first organic compost (made with 80% worm casts and 20% peat).Together Peter and Neil chat everything from why (seriously why ?) start this as a business, to what happens when...
26m Nov 06, 2015
26m
S1 Ep235: The Sodshow meets Eoin Kearney of Glendalough Distillery
On this weeks garden podcast Peter Donegan chats with Eoin Kearney of Glendalough Distillery, an Irish craft whiskey (they also make gin) distillery set up in 2011.To the how this ended up on a garden podcast ?Eoin was originally selected to take part in the Bord Bia (the Irish Food and Horticulture promotional board)/ Smurfit fellowship programme before he joined the team. The master distiller...
23m Oct 30, 2015
23m
S1 Ep234: The Sodshow meets Jean-Pierre Lihou and Rodney Keogh of Bosch Garden
On this weeks garden podcast Peter Donegan chats with Rodney Keogh, Brands Manager DIY Retail and Jean-Pierre Lihou, Head of International Business Development Lawn and Garden Professional with Bosch. @sodshow on twitter - sodshow.com - The Sodshow on facebook Over the last weeks over 3 shows (4, including this), we have tested and trialed approximately 3 pieces of Bosch equipment in bringing ...
24m Oct 23, 2015
24m
S1 Ep233: The Sodshow, Garden Podcast – Hedgerows, Hedges, Maintenance and Bosch – Part 3
On this episode of The Sodshow garden podcast - this is part 3 of our mini episode on hedges and hedgerows and their maintenance - and Peter Donegan is back chatting with neighbour, garden enthusiast, fellow hedgerow walker and hedge maintainer Phil Murtagh. Irish Hedgerows, Hedges, Maintenance and Bosch – Part 3We delve into the Bosch ALB 30Li garden blower and go right under the bonnet of th...
28m Oct 16, 2015
28m
S1 Ep232: The Sodshow meets Mark Diacono of Otter Farm
On this weeks garden podcast Peter Donegan chats with Mark Diacono, formerly of television famed River Cottage Farm where he lead the garden team, the author of too many books to mention and of more recent now, the head of his very own Otter Farm. From doing jobs that he never really enjoyed having left school early to how 15 years ago having never grown before, he planted some spuds to impres...
25m Oct 05, 2015
25m
S1 Ep231: Karen O’Donohoe, GIY
On this weeks garden podcast Peter Donegan meets Karen ODonohue of GIY International.For many the GIY (Grow It Yourself) movement needs no introduction, but it is logic enough to suggest that it is and has been the fastest growing collection of gardening folks this (or any) country has ever seen, over the shortest period of time (we get to the actual maths on that in an soon to be aired upcomin...
24m Sep 30, 2015
24m
S1 Ep230: The Sodshow meets John Noonan of Flahavans
On this weeks Sodshow Peter Donegan chats with John Noonan of Flahavans; a 7th generation Irish family food business based in Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford.On the go since 1785, according to Love Irish Food, Flahavan’s “is Ireland’s favourite porridge” with “over three million servings of Flahavan’s consumed nationwide each week”. Together Peter and John chat everything from the sourcing of their...
25m Sep 25, 2015
25m
S1 Ep229: The Sodshow – Irish Hedgerows, Hedges, Maintenance and Bosch – Part 2
On this weeks episode of The Sodshow garden podcast – we head are back with part 2 on hedgerows and hedge maintenance and Peter Donegan is chatting with neighbour, garden enthusiast and fellow hedgerow walker and maintainer Phil Murtagh. #gardening #Irish #horticulture #heritage
26m Sep 18, 2015
26m
S1 Ep228: The SodShow meets Fiann O’Nuallain
On this weeks Sodshow Peter Donegan chats with good friend and fellow garden man Fiann O’Nuallain. Better known as The Holistic Gardener, Fiann is the author of 2 very successful books, a regular speaker of the garden circuit, an award-winning garden designer (Peter and Fiann both built and designed gardens year 1 of Bloom In The Park 2007) and one of the finest gentlemen you will ever meet. ...
24m Sep 11, 2015
24m
S1 Ep227: The Sodshow: Hedges, Hedgerows, Maintenance and Bosch – Part 1. Plus Mick Kelly of GIY Ireland and GrowFest.
On this Friday’s Sodshow – part 1 of 4 – and in the quest to maintain his own hedgerow Peter Donegan chats with neighbour, garden enthusiast and fellow hedgerow walker and maintainer Phil Murtagh. Brian also chats to Michael Kelly about the upcoming GIY GROWFest. #Irish #Gardening#Horticulture #GIYInternational #GROWFest
28m Sep 04, 2015
28m
S1 Ep226: The Sodshow Meets Alan Wolfe Of The Rye River Brewing Company AKA McGargles
Caitriona recently caught up with Alan Wolfe, one of the 6 founding fathers of the Rye River Brewing Company. Many thanks to Love Irish Food for facilitating this interview. The Sodshow – Ireland’s garden podcast, can be found in iTunes and all good podcast stores from 3.30pm every Friday. #gardening #horticulture #IrishFood
28m Aug 28, 2015
28m
S1 Ep225: The Sodshow meets Kerrigans Mushrooms and Monaghan Mushrooms
On this weeks episode of The Sodshow, Peter Donegan chats with two of Irelands largest and best growers of one of Ireland’s greatest exports (85% of all grown in Ireland are exported) – the mushroom. From picking and how they are grown, to the industry itself, the benefits nutritionally, how Monaghan Mushrooms employ 3,500 people, worldwide (yes, you read correctly) all the way up to the ‘Just...
26m Aug 21, 2015
26m
S1 Ep224: The Sodshow Meets Fiona Dillon, Author of Freddy Buttons
Caitriona Redmond chats to Fiona Dillon, author of “Food From An Irish Garden” and also of the recently published series of children’s books “Freddy Buttons”. Fiona is passionate about living well and teaching children about where great food comes from. Join Fiona as she discusses how much her life has changed since she left the rat race and what she’s up to next. The Sodshow airs every live F...
22m Aug 14, 2015
22m
S1 Ep223: The Sodshow Meets Olan McNeese of Dan Kelly's Cider
Peter chats to Olan McNeese of Dan Kelly's Cider. The story of Dan Kelly's Cider is a great family tale, which extends from the railway line in Drogheda down to the banks of the Boyne. #gardening #irish #horticulture #cider
24m Aug 07, 2015
24m
S1 Ep222: The Sodshow Meets Mary, Manager of Powerscourt Townhouse Centre, and Maureen Massey of The Bonsai Shop
On this weeks show we continue with Episode 4 of The Sodshow Live Sessions at Bloom Fringe 2015 from The Powerscourt Townhouse Centre; as we chat to Mary, the manager of the Powerscourt Townhouse Centre, and Maureen of The Bonsaid Shop, also located in the centre. The Sodshow airs every live Friday at 3pm and can be found in all good podcast stores around tea-time that evening. Our thanks to o...
25m Jul 31, 2015
25m
S1 Ep221: The Sodshow meets Roisin de Buitlear and Max Kempar – Bloom Fringe 2015, Episode 3
We're back with Episode 3 of The Sodshow Live Sessions at Bloom Fringe 2015 from The Powerscourt Townhouse Centre; as we chat to artist Roisin de Buitlear and garden man Max Kempar. From the year of design, willow growing and the traditional craft of basket making becoming fashionable to grey water retention planters that deal with our city’s rain and garden design clinics. The SodShow Online...
23m Jul 16, 2015
23m
S1 Ep220: The Sodshow meets Finbarr OMahony of West Cork Secret – Part 2
Part 2 of 2, as Peter Donegan returns to West Cork Secret, Kilbrittain. Part 1, embedded below. There Peter met college friend, friend, colleague, fine gentleman and fellow horticulturist Finbarr O’Mahony of West Cork Secret. And you probably wouldn’t believe us if we told you, or you would; but Peter was again, camping, in Cork, on his holidays, in the very stunning gardens of West Cork Secr...
24m Jul 16, 2015
24m
S1 Ep219: The Sodshow meets Finbarr OMahony of West Cork Secret - Part 1
On this weeks show Peter Donegan returns to Cork to meet college friend, friend, colleague, fine gentleman and fellow horticulturist Finbarr O’Mahony of West Cork Secret. And you probably wouldn’t believe us if we told you, or you would; but Peter was again, camping, in Cork, on his holidays, in the very stunning gardens of West Cork Secret. Whilst there, the former students took a little time...
26m Jul 10, 2015
26m
S1 Ep218: The Sodshow meets Dublin Urban Farm and The Grow Dome Project – Bloom Fringe 2015 Episode 2
In this second episode of the Sodshow Live from Bloom Fringe, the team chat with 3 great urban farmers. The team from the Grow Dome Project in Flanagan's Fields, and Andrew Douglas of the Dublin Urban Farm. The Sodshow airs every live Friday at 3pm and can be found in all good podcast stores around tea-time that evening. Our thanks to our radio show sponsors Greensax. #horticulture #gardening #...
24m Jul 03, 2015
24m
S1 Ep217: Live, Helen James Design, Bloom Fringe
In the first of the Bloom Fringe series, we chat to Helen James. Here she chats to us about how important gardening and the outdoor life is to her, and about the big changes she's made to her life in the past few years. #gardening #horticulture #Irish #BloomFringe
24m Jun 26, 2015
24m
S1 Ep216: The Sodshow meets Joan Mallon and David Williams. Goal Garden, Bloom 2015
Peter meets with Joan Mallon who studied garden design as a second career. It’s interesting to hear what led her to design a garden at Bloom 2015. Also on the show this week is David Williams from Goal Global, who chats about the message that they wanted to convey this year. Our thanks to our radio show sponsors Greensax. And also to the team at Bord Bia and Bloom for being lovely behind the sc...
26m Jun 19, 2015
26m
S1 Ep215: The Sodshow meets Andrew Wilson, Bloom 2015
This week Peter Donegan chats with RHS Chelsea 2015 silver gilt medal winner, Chelsea and Bloom judge, author and absolute legend Andrew Wilson.Not their first time to meet, Andrews first time chatting on the record was in 2013. Two years later, the lads sit down for a chat and a little catch up and; from another Chelsea silver-gilt to Singapore gold medals, from bloom garden judging to walking...
26m Jun 12, 2015
26m
S1 Ep214: The Sodshow meets Niall Maxwell. Pieta House Garden, Bloom 2015
The Sodshow meets Niall Maxwell. Pieta House Garden, Bloom 2015. Our thanks to the team at Bord Bia for being brilliant and also to our radio show sponsors Greensax. And from all at The Sodshow, very well done Bord Bia and Bloom and much congrats Niall and Pieta House. #gardening #horticulture #Bloom
25m Jun 05, 2015
25m
S1 Ep213: Carol Marks, Alan Murphy. Bord Bia, Bloom 2015
Peter chats to Alan Murphy, who is the events co-ordinator of Bloom 2015. The scale of the event is amazing, and he details just some of it. Peter also chats to Carol Marks of Bord Bia who works with the amenity side, we need a rest just after hearing her list of responsibilities! The Sodshow airs every Friday live at 3pm on Dublin City FM and is available in iTunes and all good podcast stores ...
28m May 29, 2015
28m
S1 Ep212: Louise McLoughlin, Bloom, Bord Bia
Peter chats to Louise McLoughlin of Bord Bia. It's an interesting, insider's perspective of how the build on site progresses. The Sodshow airs every Friday live at 3pm on Dublin City FM and is available in iTunes and all good podcast stores around 3.30pm the same day.Thoughts or comments ? @sodshow on twitter or on facebook as The Sodshow. #gardening #horticulture #irish #gardenradio #Bloom2015
28m May 22, 2015
28m
S1 Ep211: The Sodshow Meets Joe English of Waterford IT
Peter chats to the young fella in a hoody, Joe English, who doesn't look like your typical horticulture student. Despite being only 21, Joe has taken a roundabout route to studying horticulture and he explains why he chose it and how he loved it since he was a kid. The Sodshow airs every Friday live at 3pm on Dublin City FM and is available in iTunes and all good podcast stores around 3.30pm th...
28m May 15, 2015
28m
S1 Ep210: The Sodshow Meets Eric McNamara And Tom Farrar
Peter chats to Eric McNamara, a newly minted landscape gardener from Co Clare. He's in his first year of operation and he has great insights into how difficult it is to get started. He also chats to Tom Farrar, a student from Waterford IT who has a particular interest in greenkeeping. The Sodshow airs every Friday live at 3pm on Dublin City FM and is available in iTunes and all good podcast sto...
28m May 08, 2015
28m
S1 Ep209: The Sodshow Meets Nicky Langton of Waterford IT
Peter talks to Nicky Langton who comes from (as he says himself) an ordinary house in Kilkenny. He decided to study the horticulture degree course in WIT for an unusual reason. It involves his beloved dogs, greyhounds no less! The Sodshow was awarded Ireland’s Best Podcast in 2012 and again in 2013. It’s also Ireland’s only full time garden radio show and is brought to you with thanks to the ve...
28m May 01, 2015
28m
S1 Ep208: The Sodshow Attends The Launch Of Vita Exhibition At Dublin Airport
Caitriona was a guest of Vita Ireland on Tuesday last as President Higgins (Uachtarain Na hEireann) opened a new exhibition of photographs dedicated to the very real changes the potato programme makes to lives in Africa. You'll hear from the learned Charles Handy, CEO of Vita Ireland (and friend of the show John Weakliam), and the main man MDH himself. The Sodshow was awarded Ireland’s Best Pod...
28m Apr 24, 2015
28m
S1 Ep207: The Sodshow Meets Marion Keogh of Bloom Fringe - Part 2
If you feel it's a bit like deja-vu then you're not wrong! This is the second part of a pair of interviews with Marion about the Bloom Fringe movement. The Sodshow was awarded Ireland’s Best Podcast in 2012 and again in 2013. It’s also Ireland’s only full time garden radio show and is brought to you with thanks to the very lovely Greensax.ie. #gardening #radio #horticulture #Ireland #BloomFringe
28m Apr 17, 2015
28m
S1 Ep206: The Sodshow Meets Marion Keogh of Bloom Fringe – Part 1
Peter chats to Marion Keogh, garden designer, all around busy woman, and one of the organisers of the Bloom Fringe. The Sodshow was awarded Ireland’s Best Podcast in 2012 and again in 2013. It’s also Ireland’s only full time garden radio show and is brought to you with thanks to the very lovely Greensax.ie. #gardening #horticulture #radio #gardenradio #Irish
28m Apr 10, 2015
28m
S1 Ep205: The Sodshow meets Fiona Kelly at Malahide Allotments
Peter chats to Fiona Kelly of Malahide Allotments. She holds 100 sq m allotment and is a very popular blogger. She writes the popular blog "Fiona Grows Food" which frequently makes us laugh, enjoy, and empathise with the trials of allotments.The Sodshow was awarded Ireland’s Best Podcast in 2012 and again in 2013. It’s also Ireland’s only full time garden radio show and is brought to you with t...
24m Apr 02, 2015
24m
S1 Ep204: The Sodshow meets Horticulturist Rory Newell at Waterford Institute of Technology
Peter talks to Rory Newell about how his journey took him from DJ'ing to horticulture, via a sales job. The Sodshow was awarded Ireland’s Best Podcast in 2012 and again in 2013. It’s also Ireland’s only full time garden radio show and is brought to you with thanks to the very lovely Greensax.ie. #horticulture #gardening #radio #gardenradio #Ireland
25m Mar 27, 2015
25m
S1 Ep203: The Sodshow - A Day Late, St Patrick Day Week, Kevin Rowe and Inis Mór 2015
A day late due to building gardens..... but this weeks podcast sees Peter Donegan and Kevin Rowe take a walk around the island of Inis Mór. This was recorded last year on almost the eve of Peter's return this year 2015. The Sodshow was awarded Ireland’s Best Podcast in 2012 and again in 2013. It’s also Ireland’s only full time garden radio show and is brought to you with thanks to the very lov...
28m Mar 21, 2015
28m
S1 Ep202: The Sodshow - Episode 200 - In Review
This week on The Sodshow, Brian Greene reviews some memorable moments from the previous 199 episodes with some giggles along the way. Happy 200th Birthday to us! The Sodshow was awarded Ireland’s Best Podcast in 2012 and again in 2013. It’s also Ireland’s only full time garden radio show and is brought to you with thanks to the very lovely Greensax.ie. #horticulture #gardenradio #gardening #Irish
25m Mar 13, 2015
25m
S1 Ep201: The Sodshow – Episode 199 – Ireland’s Only Garden Radio Show
Peter and Brian chat about the news in the world of Irish Gardening. It’s a jampacked show today. The Sodshow was awarded Ireland’s Best Podcast in 2012 and again in 2013. It’s also Ireland’s only full time garden radio show and is brought to you with thanks to the very lovely Greensax.ie.
25m Mar 06, 2015
25m
S1 Ep200: The Sodshow - Brian Greene Visits Kew Gardens And Talks to Nick Johnson
Brian Greene goes on a bus-man's holiday to Kew Gardens where he speaks to Nick Johnson, Manager of the Princess of Wales Conservatory at Kew. The Sodshow was awarded Ireland’s Best Podcast in 2012 and again in 2013. It’s also Ireland’s only full time garden radio show and is brought to you with thanks to the very lovely Greensax.ie. #gardening #horticulture #sodshow #radio
24m Feb 27, 2015
24m
S1 Ep199: The Sodshow - Should You DIY Your Garden?
Peter and Brian discuss whether it's a good idea to build your own garden. Is it worth hiring a landscape garden professional and just how much can the average "Joe-Soap" do with their own garden?The Sodshow was awarded Ireland’s Best Podcast in 2012 and again in 2013. It’s also Ireland’s only full time garden radio show and is brought to you with thanks to the very lovely Greensax.ie. #horticu...
25m Feb 20, 2015
25m
S1 Ep198: Dublin Gardening
Brian talks about a trip to Kew Gardens, Peter talks about choosing a garden designer. The Sodshow was awarded Ireland’s Best Podcast in 2012 and again in 2013. It’s also Ireland’s only full time garden radio show and is brought to you with thanks to the very lovely VivaGreen GreenSax. #Ireland #Horticulture #Gardening #Garden
25m Feb 13, 2015
25m
S1 Ep197: The Sodshow Talk February
Peter Donegan and Brian Green touch base and chat about all things Sodshow. It's interesting to hear what they think about garden radio and garden tv in Ireland.
26m Feb 06, 2015
26m
S1 Ep196: The Sodshow meets Eugene Higgins – Part 2
Peter Donegan continues his chats with good friend, fellow landscape gardener and “The Irish Mail on Sunday” garden correspondent Eugene Higgins & Jane Powers contributes an ode to Snowdrops
28m Jan 30, 2015
28m
S1 Ep195: The Sodshow meets Eugene Higgins – Part 1
Peter Donegan chats with good friend, fellow landscape gardener and “The Irish Mail on Sunday” garden correspondent Eugene Higgins.The Sodshow was awarded Ireland’s Best Podcast in 2012 and again in 2013. It’s also Ireland’s only full time garden radio show and is brought to you with thanks to the very lovely Greensax.ie.
26m Jan 23, 2015
26m
S1 Ep194: The Sodshow Podcast. 16 January 2015
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at The Sodshow? Peter and Caitriona chat about what they do and why they like podcasting.Would you like to be a guest on The Sodshow? This is a must listen so.The Sodshow is Ireland's only garden radio show and can be found at www.sodshow.com
22m Jan 16, 2015
22m
S1 Ep193: The Sodshow meets Amy Cooney
Kicking off 2015 is a show not recommending all of the things you could be doing in your garden, but instead one you might listen to over a mug of coffee and think yes, that might just make my garden just a little bit more beautiful and for the better. Today Peter Donegan chats with artist Amy Cooney about the how why and what it takes to become an artist of the outdoor type and what it is lik...
30m Jan 09, 2015
30m
S1 Ep192: The Sodshow meets Mary Minnock of Soil Renew Ireland
Peter Donegan talks to Mary Minnock of Soil Renew Ireland, about how her life journey brought her to working with soil renewal products. So what are soil renewal products?The Sodshow was Ireland’s Best Podcast in 2012 and again in 2013. It’s also Ireland’s only garden radio show and is brought to you with thanks to the very lovely Greensax.ie
25m Nov 21, 2014
25m
S1 Ep191: The Sodshow Talks About The Rain
No interviews this week, just the Brian and Peter shooting the breeze. It's light, it's refreshing and yes, it's an Irish Garden Radio Show talking about the weather. How's that for a national stereotype?#gardening #horticulture #irish #podcast #weather #whatthefluichThe Sodshow was Ireland's Best Podcast in 2012 and again in 2013. It's also Ireland's only garden radio show and is brought to yo...
24m Nov 14, 2014
24m
S1 Ep190: The Sodshow Talks Coffee With Nathanial From Indonesia
Peter Donegan talks to Nathanial, a coffee farmer from Indonesia. He talks about how Rangoon is perfectly situated to grow coffee, how Java coffee comes from the area of Java and that's where the name originates.The Sodshow was Ireland's Best Podcast in 2012, then 2013. It's Ireland's and only garden radio show and is brought to you with thanks to the very lovely Greensax.ie#coffee #growing #ho...
28m Nov 07, 2014
28m