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 [...]
{ all posts, make and do } { 2 comments }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 [...]
{ all posts, ireland } { 2 comments }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 }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. [...]
{ all posts, horticulture in ireland } { 0 comments }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 [...]
{ all posts, design } { 2 comments }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 [...]
{ all posts, office } { One comment }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 [...]
{ 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 [...]
{ all posts, garden advice } { 0 comments }rootballs, bare roots & whips
All across Ireland on motorways, farmland and construction sites planting is taking place – but time waits for no man, to plant. Some say winter is the quite period for landscaping – I don’t really agree. There are exceptions to every rule but in general, plants [bare roots/ whips] are dormant in winter. This allows, [...]
{ all posts, garden advice } { 0 comments }galway & landscaping.. not in my home[r]
I’ve just returned from Galway where the week truly could’ve only got better. When I visited in August what I found was nothing short of criminal. The ‘contractor’ had removed the foundations of the retaining wall leaving it falling away into the garden with the driveway. He also took up the trees & drainage pipes [...]
{ all posts, garden advice } { 0 comments }holidays for a garden designer
‘Tranquil settings, the finest of surrounds within the peaceful and serene grounds complete with parklands and golf course.’ This all sounds absolutely superb but what the small print on the booklet didn’t tell me was that this would be, for me, a true bus-mans holiday. It was a few weeks ago when invited away for [...]
{ all posts, office } { 0 comments }head and shoulders above…
after my last post and my previous attempt at humour. This may make amends for it… just or make things worse? Titled head and shoulders above… this postcard was sent to clients to say thank you for working with us. Although all were grateful of the sentiment, most were not so in awe of my [...]
{ all posts, office } { 3 comments }horticulture – it’s a funny business
a fellow blogger sent me this yesterday. I hope it makes you smile on a slightly overcast Tuesday in Dublin. As always enjoy, peter [UPDATE: actually it was the very thoughtful Anne who sent me the cartoon sorry nezza and Anne.?!!]
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