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 standards possible [...]

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Landscaping In Ireland ….?

I saw this yesterday courtesy of Grandad….
I saw this today courtesy of Philip….
I’m beginning to wonder…. but, as I have said many times before, [my journey in] horticulture was never for the quick buck and as we sun tanned Paddy’s are well aware…. the weather has always been something to rely upon in this country [...]

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Nominated For The Irish Blog Awards 2010

Last year this weblog was nominated for the irish blog awards 2009. And this year somebody nominated this green blog again
As you are most likely well aware there is a long way to go and so I shall [appropriately] quote myself from last year once again…
That said – awards or not, it is [...]

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Loughshinny Beach

Before you even dream of saying it….. I will
What on Gods earth am I doing reviewing a beach…?
Well, it turns out one of North Dublins hidden gems may not be the worst day trip you ever took. And in this case it turns out there is a lot more than sand to see [...]

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Which Compost To Buy

Buying compost for some, is possibly a little like me trying to figure which washing powder I am supposed to put in the supermarket trolley. It wasn’t always like that….
I couldn’t believe it when in the garden centre recently the amount of types variations in labells one could buy. It’s seemed extremely confusing [...]

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