The thoughts and ramblings of a landscape gardener…
Posted in every post to date, the pink boat - bloom 2008 on Mar 20th, 2008
yesterday was not the most usual of days in my horticultural career! This 1957, 33 foot, 7 tonne boat is the model Royal Cruiser IV that will be used in Bloom 2008, the garden show extravaganza in the Phoenix Park this June Bank Holiday weekend.
It took 7 men, a 30 tonne specialist marine transporter and [...]
Posted in every post to date, the pink boat - bloom 2008 on Mar 11th, 2008
Without a main sponsor….. Peter Donegan’s design, titled ‘Pour L’amour de Jeux’ is a garden whose title and theme was chosen on the basis of a Designers desire to build and design ‘dream’ gardens because of a love of the game. With modern pressures and taken for granted hectic lifestyles this garden is a [...]
Posted in every post to date, my office on Mar 4th, 2008
Some time ago i wrote about call out & consultation charges. [There is a difference.] A consultation is by definition ‘2 a meeting or discussion for seeking advice’. It requires professional advice based on education and experience. A call out, to differ, generally requires pricing for specific tasks as decided already by the client. [In this day [...]
Posted in every post to date, my office on Mar 3rd, 2008
I got this as a gift recently, to say thank you. Simply, I thought it was genius and should share this with you! It now sits of my drawings file in my office! Thank you so much, it’s really very much appreciated.
Happy Monday, slán go foill
peter
Posted in every post to date, my books - my reviews on Mar 1st, 2008
I bought this book about 8 years ago now and at the time it cost about €100 [possibly púnts at the time?]. If botany and intricate plant studies are what turns one on… then this is your cup of tea. Do understand this is not Sunday afternoon reading. It is a referene book. A bible [...]
