Bloom 2010
As always you can rss the podcasts via iTunes or direct via audioboo To all things Bloom, once again, I quote myself from last year: To only mention the gardens is, maybe, what I should be doing…. but, as a garden builder and designer at Bloom – they are all [seriously] amazing and I simply [...]
{ all posts, courses/ gigs/ events } { 7 comments }Peter Donegan Garden Podcast #3
As always you can rss the podcasts via iTunes or direct via audioboo or you subscribe to the blog and listen to them right here. Missed last weeks garden podcast? Here are the links as mentioned on the podcast: bloom in the park – Thursday 3rd – Monday 7th June remember the rediscovery centre in [...]
{ all posts, garden advice } { One comment }donegan, electric picnic & a pink boat
I went down to electric picnic ’09 on the Sunday, late in the aftrenoon. Just for the one night/ day. My good friends Michael & Nicola were getting married on the Saturday and I couldn’t miss that Thanks so much to Sian Maloney, Anthony Sarah, Amy & sis Blaithín Ben and all the really nice [...]
{ all posts, my show garden[s] } { 2 comments }irish basketmakers association
Basket making on a landscaping weblog…? You better believe it! It is an amazing craft and brilliant to watch…really it is. But more I like the fact that ‘most work with natural materials such as willow, rush, straw and hedgerow materials’ – says the leaflet that IBA secretary Kathleen Mc Cormick gave to me. I [...]
{ all posts, grow your own } { 3 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 }the bloom in the park ’09 experience
The sun is splitting the skies, the Phoenix Park looks spectacluar…. you simply can’t imagine what a show Bloom in the Park has turned out to be. To only mention the gardens is, maybe, what I should be doing…. but, as a garden builder and designer at Bloom – they are all [seriously] amazing and [...]
{ all posts, courses/ gigs/ events } { 6 comments }looking back…. bloom 2007
this week is bloom in the park week. This being my ‘year off’…. [?] this week, I’m gonna take a look back and a little look forward…. No Rubber Soul. My Garden for Bloom 2007. I love this garden. I really do. I had no sponsor. I was advised not to do it. Nobody knew [...]
{ all posts, my show garden[s] } { 4 comments }bloom ’09 caption competition winner….
To see the competition – click here. To hear the winner announced…… watch the video! A huge thanks to Dublins 98 fm Dave for picking the winner for me [disclaimer: *all complaints should be directed to Dublins 98fm's Dave Moore click here to read his blog terms and conditions and apply no Dj's were harmed [...]
{ all posts, courses/ gigs/ events } { 6 comments }win 2 tickets to bloom 2009
related posts: my bloom in the park ‘09 reviewed how to bloom in the park show gardening – behind the scenes looking back on bloom 2008 looking back on bloom 2007 ****************To see the winner announced – click here*********** This is now 4 tickets…… btw. It’s next weekend. It’s the entire weekend. It’s in the [...]
{ all posts, courses/ gigs/ events } { 14 comments }Bloom in US eh?
I received this email on Wednesday. What do you Think…? To: info [at] doneganlandscaping [dot] com Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 10:03 AM Subject: High Quality Pictures of Bloom Show Gardens and Other Images of Irish Garden Design Dear Designers, Gary Graham will be making a number of presentations on Bloom at the Philadelphia Flower [...]
{ all posts, courses/ gigs/ events } { 0 comments }2008, a good year…?
Another year over and what can I say?!! In short 2008 was the greatest roller coaster of a year since I first set up Donegan Landscaping over 8 years ago now. We had some really great,challenging and exciting projects to work on and that of course is down to really amazing Clients. I thank you [...]
{ all posts, office } { 4 comments }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 }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 day I met President Mary…
It took a while for me to get this and if you want to know the full story of how and why – you’ll have to read about why Peter Donegan was a bit shy here… If you would like to get involved with Peter Donegan and Bloom 2009 via sponsorship or any other proposal [...]
{ all posts, my show garden[s] } { 5 comments }reeling in the years…
I was searching through some old emails and stumbled across this…. With special thanks to Paddy for what was one day to get this done… at the time [and still] it was so much appreciated. A great song and tells the No rubber Soul story story so well. Read the full story here.
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