DIRT with Diarmuid Gavin and Paul Smyth

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The DIRT Christmas Special

Monday, December 20, 2021 • Duration 51:26

The lads are back for a Christmas special episode, with talk of Christmas trees (and the debate over tasteful vs exciting decorations), Christmas movies and traditions, the decline of tinsel, and of course plenty of nonsense.

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Ep 21: Look to the future (season finale)

Monday, November 15, 2021 • Duration 49:25

Diarmuid and Paul predict what the gardens of the future will look like. It's likely fewer people will own cars so perhaps driveways will be reclaimed as green spaces. Will VR and the metaverse mean we can travel back in time to see the likes of Hadrian's gardens at Tivoli? Diarmuid also tells the story of his balcony bath. Yes, he actually is bathing outside even though it's winter. And as a follow up to last week's episode, we hear how Diarmuid interpreted the story of Mary Eleanor Bowes in garden form. This is the series finale of DIRT. We'll be back next month for a Christmas special with more episodes in the New Year.

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Ep 12: Bamboom!

Monday, September 13, 2021 • Duration 40:05

Diarmuid and Paul answer their most frequently asked question - 'how to prune hydrangeas.' In this episode they're also looking at how gardening can be seriously political. From Melania Trump's overhaul of the Kennedy's rose garden to farmers planting up the Champs Élysée. And did you know that bamboo comes with its own in-built countdown clock to its demise?

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Ep 11: Wildflower meadows

Monday, September 6, 2021 • Duration 43:00

This is the big wildflower spesh! Diarmuid and Paul always get a huge reaction when they post photos of wildflower meadows on Instagram and there's a big move towards this type of gardening. They'll tell you how to choose the right seed mix, where to sow it, how you should go about doing it and at what time of year. Do you think summer begins in May or June? Well it turns out, it doesn't matter because you shouldn't be gardening according to the calendar.

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Ep 10: How hard can it be?

Monday, August 30, 2021 • Duration 51:31

This is the big houseplants spesh! Diarmuid and Paul have chosen some great entry level plants, as well as some slightly challenging ones for the more experienced plant mom/dad. Many of them are almost indestructible, so if you're prone to killing your plants, these are the species for you. Chances are you are over-watering, so there's advice on how to care for them. There are also tips on how to choose the right spot in your home and how to cut through the marketing jargon. Plants featured: Aspidistra (cast-iron plant), spider plant, Aloe vera, Schefflera (umbrella plant), Aglaonema (Chinese evergreen), Alocasia (Yucatan Princess), Tillandsia (airplants) and a Phlaenopsis orchid.

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Ep 9: Fucksia

Monday, August 23, 2021 • Duration 31:12

Diarmuid's been commissioned to create a massive garden for a Moroccan aircraft lessor outside Marrakech. 500 people have been invited to a party in the garden next year. The lads reveal their gardening pet peeves. Paul helps Diarmuid with a parenting conundrum. Oh and by the way, we've all been pronouncing fuschia wrong. It should be 'fucksia' not 'few-sha'.

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Ep 8: Mrs Pegman's Garden

Monday, August 16, 2021 • Duration 53:05

The lads discuss the controversial topic of rewilding. They're urging you to look for less perfection in your gardens; ditch the pesticides and let the weeds grow. There are also tips to create habitats for bugs and hedgehogs. Diarmuid talks about the garden that most influenced him growing up. Mrs Pegman's gnome extravaganza on Dublin's Ballyboden Road was (in)famous for its eccentric and exuberant design. There's also a 'cardening' update: Paul's cactus garden croaked it.

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Ep 7: A Top Dressing Down

Monday, August 9, 2021 • Duration 41:54

Diarmuid and Paul discuss urban greening and balcony gardening. The low-brow bit involves pondering whether plants poo but then there's the bit outside Trinity College, so swings and roundabouts! There's an essential rundown of what you need to create a green space on your terrace. The lads meet Keelin Egan who ran a wine bar until Covid hit. She pivoted into gardening and has designed the outdoor dining spaces on Merrion Row in Dublin.

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Ep 6: Propagation, but make it Beyonce

Monday, August 2, 2021 • Duration 33:38

Diarmuid and Paul are having a gardening festival and you're all invited. The lads run through their best gardening hacks as voted by their online community, The Riff Raff. They explain deadheading, rose pruning and how to take a cutting. (Paul likes to add a Beyonce mic drop flourish.) We drop in on one of their nightly Garden Conversations on Instagram Live, but it all gets a bit awkward when Paul judges Diarmuid's weeds. His attitude? Let 'em grow, let 'em grow, let 'em grow.

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Ep 5: Craggy Island gardening

Monday, July 26, 2021 • Duration 48:52

Diarmuid and Paul visit a jungle garden in Co. Kerry. They speak to Peta O'Connor who turned a craggy outcrop of land, beside the sea in Ballinskelligs, into a tropical oasis. The lads have advice for anyone trying to garden in an exposed location. Paul won't get in the sea.

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