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{ all posts, courses/ gigs/ events, thinking of others } { 0 comments }can you recommend a plant… ?
If you are looking for that splash of colour… for that flower-less bed that just never seems to appear bright at all or you simply wish to have a ‘bash’ at creating your own bit of inspiration……. Then here are 18 little beauties that are guaranteed to bring a [greater] smile to your face. You [...]
{ all posts, plants } { 4 comments }solanum crispum glasnevin
there are about 1,400 members to the solanum family. I particularly like this one climber mainly for its blue and yellow dotted trailing flowers. A member of the potatoe family… for that reason I believe] I find this beauty always does well in Irish soils given half a chance. The crispum members of the solanum [...]
{ all posts, plants } { 0 comments }beekeeping or simply attracting bees…
When I was in bloom I got to meet some people you may never get a chance to nab a quick interview with… In this interview I meet with Graham Hall of The Irish Bee Keepers Association…. before you watch it…. he was perched on the higher part of the tree base and I on [...]
{ all posts, grow your own } { 2 comments }garden time on dublin city radio 103.2fm
Tomorrow, Tuesday March 24th I will return to the studios of Dublin City 103.2fm – the 10am – 11am show. It’s been a while since I was in with the lads so I’m looking forward to it. And the guys are particularly nice so making it all worthwhile If you are hoping to tune in [...]
{ all posts, media } { 0 comments }top posts for december
the top posts for November were getting back to a more horticultural nature and December a little moreso again – but – I still don’t understand why a post on taxi ranks has rated in the top 10 since it was written….? Maybe someone can tell me? That said, I still have to publish the [...]
{ all posts, office } { 0 comments }top posts for november
the results for octobers top 10 posts as read by you were a little more appropriate to the season – ish… And it seems apart from the odd curveball, trends are becoming as trendy as they should be. And so from 1-10 here are the top 10 posts that you liked to read the most [...]
{ all posts, office } { 0 comments }top posts for october
the results for septembers top 10 were surprising… October however, brought trends back to that of what one would consider a little more appropriate to the season – ish… And so from 1-10 here are the top 10 posts that you liked to read the most, enjoy! and thank you for visiting and reading. Of [...]
{ all posts, office } { 0 comments }rhs chelsea flower show 2009
tickets are already on sale for RHS Chelsea flower show. How do I know? Well I follow them on twitter! The RHS are on twitter here and of course donegan landscaping is on twitter here. it’s amazing to think that even an organisation like the rhs [on the go since 1804] is embracing technology and [...]
{ all posts, courses/ gigs/ events } { 4 comments }the farmers market at swords…
i had never been but on saturday i took a stroll into Swords – just at the bottom of main street adjacent the swords castle – is where it’s all happening [10am - 4pm]. It’s not huge but it’s enough to have a relaxing, friendly day out side in the cool November air. I liked [...]
{ all posts, courses/ gigs/ events } { 2 comments }self build magazine – winter ’08 issue
You want to get the garden designed. You have already tried and after spending the entire lottery, it still looks humerous. The sun is shining. The neighbours have just started the barbeque. You own a jungle. Where do you start? If this is you? then, at €4.50 [not bad value at all!] the winter issue [...]
{ all posts, media } { 0 comments }the farmers markets…?
my reasons for starting Peter Donegan Landscaping Ltd are probably quite different to those of most in business [?] to be very honest. But as I have said recently it always comes back to the fact that I love what I do. With that in mind, I was thinking that maybe the Donegan Landscaping team [...]
{ all posts, horticulture in ireland } { 0 comments }follow me on twitter…
donegan landscaping is now on twitter… if you have any questions, queries or just want to get daily updates or just have a general chat about the great outdoors… this is where you’ll find me. Just click on http://twitter.com/doneganland [If you don't know what twitter is... just click the logo!] Other than that I hope [...]
{ all posts, techie } { 0 comments }why wont my plant grow there…
Sometimes the question to be asked *is* where does the plant want to grow? A weed is defined as a plant growing in a place where it is not wanted. Sometimes i get S.O.S. emergency calls asking why a plant isn’t doing so well here, or why [ieg] Marys plant grows better for her in [...]
{ all posts, garden advice } { 0 comments }weed, weeding and more weeds
I always think of my sins when I weed. They grow apace in the same way and are harder still to get rid of – Helena Rutherfurd Ely, A Woman’s Hardy Garden, 1903 Who wants them? What should we do about them? A weed by definition is deemed to be a plant growing in a [...]
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