The Perfect Clients Garden
**Listen to the audio first before enlarging the images below. I think the audio says it all. I found it really difficult to explain this with one image….
{ all posts, design } { 0 comments }small gardens [more] ideas
I had a root through the statistics on the web-blog recently and it seems that for the most part one of the greatest interests is in that of small gardens and getting some ideas…. With that in mind I rumaged through the archives to find some images that may help you a little better along [...]
{ all posts, design } { 0 comments }supporting plants…
looking for a little alternative other than the sheet of trellice that keeps rotting away behind that overgrown climber? maybe a more presentable way to support that new tree you just bought? maybe a new way to divide that strip between you and the neighbours….. ? Take a look and see what you think….
{ all posts, design } { 3 comments }herbaceous plants
herbaceous adj designating plants that are soft stemmed rather than woody herbaceous border n a flower bed that contains perennials rather than annuals [source collins paperback dictionary] In ordinary lingo, a herbaceous plant is one that although is more like a shrub rather than a bedding plant; it will come up year after year [ie. [...]
{ all posts, design } { 2 comments }the most amazing water feature…
This video[s] was taken about 5 years ago now, a good while ago now… but I’ve only gotten around to uploading recently. It’s a natural piece of sand stone with a hole bore straight through. A light is then placed below water level. It contains a resevoir below the surface which recycles on that water. [...]
{ all posts, design } { 4 comments }small garden… any ideas?
Whether small or large, the size is irrelevant, your garden should still be given the same amount of thought, detail and attention as any other. If you are looking for ideas, you’ve had enough of the January blues and February is the month you really need to make life that little bit brighter… Then here [...]
{ all posts, design } { 5 comments }hard landscaping & small spaces…
The key to landscaping small spaces is that the final result, when complete, gives the feel of a brighter, airy & open space. It is to give the eye more than a ‘oh that’s nice’ and a walk on effect. It is to give, even in the smallest of spaces, a visual journey. The second [...]
{ all posts, design } { One comment }the poetry of plants [reviewed]
Saturday 15th November 2008, from 2-5pm saw four guest speakers take the stand for The Lewis Glucksman Memorial Symposium. What must have been a near full auditorium in the Edmund Burke Theatre in Trinity College [sponsored by Bloom and in association with Dublin City Library]. Chaired by Professor Moray McGowan; The first speaker was Dr [...]
{ all posts, design } { One comment }plants and their names
I had a conversation with a lady recently who was asking about a particular plant. The problem is… she may as well said can I have a Donegan…. Bear with me…. I’m trying not to make this confusing, because it confused me, at first, when it was first explained to me… hmmm Anyhow. She asked [...]
{ all posts, design } { 6 comments }professional services
Professional services we offer only the highest level of professional services available to you at any stage of the development of your landscape, tailored to suit your project and budget. A full landscape design and consulting service is available to both domestic and commercial clients. Whatever the size of your project, Peter Donegan’s team will [...]
{ all posts, design } { 0 comments }finding inspiration…
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.
{ all posts, design } { 0 comments }picture perfect lawns…?
The grass title maybe misleading. Need advice? [click here]. I may have constructed unusual lawns, [topographically] but never seen anything like this. Thanks to Will who got it from brandflakesforbreakfast who got it from this guy. Lawn care enthusiasts take note — it’ll take more than a riding mower and a thrice-daily waterings (for shame) [...]
{ all posts, design } { 0 comments }have you ever wondered
have you ever wondered in your garden, lying down looking at the sky. Life bustling somewhere, nature surrounding you… A truly amazing feeling.
{ all posts, design } { One comment }budget + designer = hot air??
I written many times about low budget gardening or gardening on [what you may consider to be] a low budget. Although not unusual, sometimes *it is* a case where the client cannot see what the end result will be. This is the first usual when one does not wish to employ a full design service. [...]
{ all posts, design } { 0 comments }Small Gardens – good design
The key to ‘good’ small garden design is to make the most of your small space or to make it look as big as possible. The first step in this is to eliminate symmetry ‘that can tell me how big your garden is’ [by just looking at it from a window] and also to use [...]
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