Garden Gallery
There are many gardens I have created and designed over the last, almost 10 years now. These are just some of the images that may help in giving you and idea of just what kind of possibilities exist with your great outdoors. NB: As a by the way…. if you wish to enlarge the images [...]
{ all posts, services } { 4 comments }Rediscover Fashion
With an estimated 93% of all textile waste in Ireland sent to landfill, rediscover fashion is a spin off – now fashion label – from Rediscover Centre Ballymun. Set up in 2007 its aim is to demonstrate the potential for textiles recycling, reuse and recovery in Ireland and also to highlight the environmental, social and [...]
{ all posts, courses/ gigs/ events } { 4 comments }Donegan Wins Landscape Quality Award For 2010
February 26th 2010. Peter Donegan Landscaping Ltd has achieved the Bord Bia Quality Award. The assessment for this award is through a stringently audited programme that was designed to raise standards within the landscape industry and increase customer confidence by rewarding companies who operate an awarded quality system through best practice and at the highest [...]
{ all posts, office } { 10 comments }Trade Associations for Garden Related Firms
There is no particular reason for this poll as such. It is however a real way to find out an overall public perception in relation to ‘garden’ related trade associations and just how aware people are of them or not. I would ask [very politely... ] those involved in the trade if you could refrain [...]
{ all posts, horticulture in ireland } { 4 comments }creating a garden at the smithfield festival ’09
Do you remember Urban Garden Smithfield that took place last year…? There are a lot of elements involved in it. But from my point of view…. it’s obviously got to to be about gardens. This year it going to be a little different. This year I’m building a garden. Of sorts. I can’t really tell [...]
{ all posts, my show garden[s] } { 4 comments }the new tech garden – book
Ever wanted a book with a little something… a little different… a little refreshing…. a breath of bloomin’ fresh air….? Look no further. By Paul Cooper – this isn’t really ‘a book‘, so to speak….its more a collection of designs from various garden designers using ‘modern materials and technologies in creating innovative and individualistic gardens [...]
{ all posts, recommended reading } { 3 comments }the thoughts and ramblings of…
….a landscape garden designer. a couple of hundred images found on my telephone [s] and with no idea of what of what to do with them… I eventually came up with this. Enjoy
{ all posts, smile...? } { 0 comments }john brookes… the career of [book]
I like this book. A little more expensive than my last book review at €44.70 – but well worth it. I had about three of Johns book in my library up until recently… but very unfortunately they [and a large amount of others] grew legs and decided to go walkies To put in context how [...]
{ all posts, recommended reading } { 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 }3 minute wonder…
{ all posts, smile...? } { 0 comments }they think it’s all over…. bloom ’08
remember the pink boat travelling across the M50 [click here] the video that was made by genius Colin from Irish Video’s….. You would have thought that was the end of of it… yesterday evening I arrive home and check the emailage…. this video was in there… Have a look and let me know what you [...]
{ all posts, my show garden[s] } { 9 comments }behind the scenes of a bloom show garden
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 The slogan that runs under the bloom logo is ‘celebrate garden life’. This year more than ever I hope we as a nation do [...]
{ all posts, courses/ gigs/ events } { One comment }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 }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. [...]
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