The thoughts and ramblings of a landscape gardener…
Posted in every post to date, the pink boat - bloom 2008 on Aug 26th, 2008
[yeah - i moved it...] Electric Picnic is nearing - click here
Adrian proposed it.Maryrose is bringing two. Marie Boran thought it would be great. David said he’d join in. Frankiep & Ciara are aboard now. I know Rick [on hols at the mo'] will be there. And of course i’ll be there…
You don’t ‘have to’ [...]
Posted in every post to date, the pink boat - bloom 2008 on Aug 25th, 2008
the casino royal boat has an amazing story. Why didn’t I use it, to my [possible] advantage? The boat was a ruin. Inside-less, sideless & due to be dumped. Could I/it ever have been fully restored - no.
It was next to consider could I give it *any* use other than a skip? yes.
The question now [...]
Posted in every post to date, garden of hope on Aug 25th, 2008
I want to thank all of you who raised, donated [no matter how much] or simply gave me your couple of spare shillings, for my second journey with The Niall Melon Towship Trust. This will be my second year travelling to Cape Town. Thank you all. If not to me for the charity. Bulaidh bós [...]
Posted in every post to date, my ireland on Aug 25th, 2008
I was down in Longford some time ago for a meeting. I’d been there before - It’s where I found the type of pink I wanted for the boat.
For ages everyone was saying ‘nobody uses that shocking pink!
…and there it was the whole time right beside the waterways filled with boats moored up beside [...]
Posted in every post to date, my office on Aug 23rd, 2008
so many times I hear people say they never knew we did this or that with relevance to ‘gardening’ of some form. This may sound like a sort of pitch - it’s more clarification - on the record.
The company is called Peter Donegan Landscaping Ltd. But, maybe I should have called ‘the company’ Peter Donegan… [...]
Posted in advice - garden, every post to date on Aug 20th, 2008
If one is thinking of where to start in a garden… at the top is usually a good place! In good gardens, good planning is everything. One can have anything they want and at anytime, but, when it comes to working with the seasons this is where one gets the most from their budget.
As I [...]
Posted in every post to date, the pink boat - bloom 2008 on Aug 20th, 2008
I will be forever & eternally greatful to Rick and his team for all they did for me & completing the pink boats journey. At the time, I did promise to publish a [massively] reduced top 10 list of those who offered to take the boat.
As you all know by now the boat is [...]
Posted in every post to date, landscape design on Aug 20th, 2008
If garden making and the design of was only considered business, I’d never be inspired…. sometimes i think we simply need to stop [a little more...] and take a look around. Isn’t this a wonderfully beautiful country we live in….
This is Enniscorthy in Wexford.
Posted in every post to date, my office on Aug 19th, 2008
I wanted the mini proofs here - but due to copyright I [wisely] left them out.
As most know, when President Mary stopped by my Garden in Bloom - the photography wasn’t the greatest. It turns out some amazing professional photographers were there. I eventually got contact details for one of them. [name of photographer deleted].
I [...]
Posted in every post to date, my ireland on Aug 19th, 2008
Like all, almost all, some semi state employees when its not your money, why should you care? Benchmarking? hmmm….
Here’s a top tip: sell umberellas and wellingtons in the rainy season and sunscreen and sunglasses in the sunny season or in this case promote ‘your’ waterbutts when its raining and water conservation when its not.
Butt [?!] [...]
