For Everything Else There’s Mastercard…
garden furniture, all shapes and sizes all costs and types. I’ve seen them all. But if you are landscaping on a budget… or not and you want that seat that will fit right in to the ‘au natural’ look then I’ve got 2 that will save you a few shillings…
I have built these before in [...]
even more waste at fingal county council
To encourage home composting Fingal County Council sell home compost bins at a reduced rate and deliver them free of charge to residents living in Fingal.
So why then two weeks ago did I get a brown bin delivered…
One may say that’s good, right? not really. Another boo boo by Fingal County Council then possibly? The [...]
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.
A quick [...]
Landscaping Costs How much?
In conversation with some members of the ALCI, I decided to do a brief survey on landscaping costs, generally speaking.
All my staff are qualified in horticulture. We are members of the ALCI. I am a member of The Institute of Horticulture. Full Insurances. Quality Approved System and enough design and landscaping awards et cetera.
I [...]
consultations are over[heads]?!
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 [...]
{ all posts, office } { 2 comments }proud of ‘your’ garden?
garden show preparation are in full swing; The trees are in bud, almost trying into leaf; the daffs have sprouted and almost all in flower. The season is literally almost urging itself to burst into full bloom.
Such varied enquiries come into my office. But, even with our website [thanks Patrick] usually it’s what type of work [...]
summer holidays… this christmas!
If you ever want a wedding in the summertime, marry Santa… but never a horticulturist! This Christmas our summer holidays start December 29th and we return Wednesday 16th January.
Sounds like a long holiday but this is the first time the team [and I] have had a chance to sit down since this time last year! [...]
making [it] your business [to be] a little more green
Can you imagine if every shop front made this amount of effort to the front of their business? Wouldn’t Dublin be that little more beautiful. With construction work, traffic and all of the usual razamataz which might not inspire excitement in your day – what an effect it would have!
We did these planters for Itsa4 [...]
{ all posts, ireland } { 2 comments }9 useful… gifts for a gardener this christmas
Most of my articles are questions that are asked and where it has been asked more than once, assuming it can be of benefit to others I put it here. For any garden enthusiast you might know here are my suggestions that ARE 1000% better than socks and a CD. If you prefer cooked turkey [...]
{ all posts, office } { 0 comments }hedges – formal or informal
If cutting nee maintaining fine lines of pristine planting isn’t for you then a formal hedge is not what you want. If however you like trimming or cutting from time to time and don’t mind ‘organised chaos’ then maybe you do! But a hedge as we [becoming elder] Irish know it, is something that requires [...]
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