Ciaran Burke's posts

Ciaran talks with Johnny about Lilium pyrenaicum, foxgloves and sweet rocket, ornamental plants that have gone wild and deserve a pace in gardens.

Ciaran Burke talks about Lilium pyrenaicum, sweet rocket and columbine, wild flowers and flowers gone wild for Irish gardens on the Johnny Oosten Show on CRC FM

Ciaran propagates plants- Ciaran Burke shows Johnny Oosten how to take cuttings of plants...

Ciaran Burke talks to Johnny Oosten about bedding plants for containers and herbs for pots...

Ciaran tells Johnny not to plant out the summer bedding yet, advises on hanging baskets and then laughter abounds when Johnny realises that he has eaten a fried Dandelion flower... lots of laughter at the end!

Ciaran Burke talks with Johnny Oosten about ways of encouraging children to garden and they taste nasturtium leaves and chives...

Countess Markievicz, an Irish revolutionary was also a gardener. Ciaran relates some of her gardening advice and tells a little about her life.

Ciaran and Johnny talk about garden pests and how to treat them, green dock beetle, vine weevil and swift moth caterpillar

Ciaran Burke shows Johnny Oosten how to make compost from kitchen waste, plant potatoes in a bag and sniff the scent of Skimmia x confusa 'Kew Green'

Ciaran Burke talks about seed potatoes, genetic modification, shamrock and clover