Irelands Eye

The second garden group event took place today. This time to Irelands Eye. It was an amazing day. And to that some notes of thanks are due. To the legend that is Diarmuid O’Cathasaigh of The Howth Peninsula Historical Society, who spoke to us about the island and to Mary Stephenson who introduced me to [...]

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The Garden Group Set To Sail

I have a different gig on this weekend – not be confused! To this one, planning had started some time ago for the garden groups second journey and I am pleased to say we are ready to roll. Never been on a garden group gig…? After a late night phonecall with a gentleman called Mark [...]

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Your Country Your Call

Monday night I was invited to a meeting in The Guinness Storehouse. Martin McAleese was coming along. So were some of Irelands top blogger people. Your country your call is the brainchild of Martin McAleese ….is what I was told. I’d met Martin before. Nice guy. Ferdinand Von Prondzynski was there too – should have [...]

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The Garden Group Guide

Some months ago I popped out a wee blog post to get an idea of who may be interested in [lets call it...] the great outdoors. You see, I was a bit peeved off with [the perception] of some groups. From what I’m told/ can gather some feel that once one is degree in horticulture-less [...]

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Suggestions for 2010….?

The year 2009 [go take a look and come back....] saw me take on a very varying range of what some may call challenges. I’m wondering if 2010 will prove as much a challenge….? Now is your chance to recommend, suggest or get in touch. Whether it be in the form of a landscape project, [...]

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Get Your Garden [Group] Boots On….?

UPDATE: 15th Jan ’09 names are now officially being taken for the first garden group gig.The list below was as an expression of interest…. please go to the post below and get yer name on http://blog.doneganlandscaping.com/2010/01/15/the-garden-groups-first-adventure/ So it was sometime last year that the suggestion came in to set a garden group up…. and I [...]

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Top 20 Green Influencers to follow on Twitter

Niall and Lauren did something similar over on Simply Zesty But whilst this list refers to those only green – it is here I must side step slightly…. For it seems in Ireland, in the horticultural department at least…. we really do not get the online gig. And if ‘we’ do… it’s not done terribly [...]

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Gardening Nude – a book review

This is a really unusual story…. in a sense. I’d had this idea for a book. A garden book….. I still do, anyhow… the book idea aside, it was to be something a little, not Royal Horticultural Society, all pot pourri kind of smoking jacket – esque etc… you get my drift. Via my good [...]

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Ever Wondered What It Takes To Grow A Plant…?

October Bank Holiday Weekend, I went to Kilkenny. I had so much to do…. On my agenda was to meet my good friend & plant inventor Pat Fitzgerald. I had interviewed Pat for the blog before. I had also worked with Pat on so many of my projects and gardens… but I’d never seen his nursery. The [...]

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Bring On The Conker Championships

…. After a different week of sorts last week [and today ]  Last Friday saw Ballybougals first poker classic take place in the old school hall. With very special thanks to the people I share this small village with €827 was raised on the night for the Niall Mellon Township Trust. I really am so appreciative, sincerely for [...]

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‘trying’ to get paid….

At the turn of the year I made a concious decision to not do anymore work for people in my life who decided not to pay or make it difficult to get paid.   I know this is something that may happen to all businesses but I’ve come to the point where I’m wondering whether there is [...]

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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 [...]

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getting to the NMTT family gardeners weekend

Have you read all about the event thats taking place this weekend at The National Garden Exhibition Centre. The one you have been donating to so kindly so you can have some peace and quiet in Ireland for a little Here’s how you get there By DART get the DART to bray and then Dublin [...]

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gardeners weekend for the niall mellon township trust

the guide to the event: How to get to the Garden Exhibition Centre – click here Make a donation online to the Fundraiser- click here the line up and times for the w/e Any further information – to contact peter – click here for those who attend and have blogs/ twitter/ etc please can you [...]

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the garden group gets an identity…

I put out an S.O.S. on twitter looking for a logo for the garden group…. and it seems we got a great one. manythanks to Luke Donegan alias @LukeDonegan on twitter for this. No relation. Just coincidence. for more details or to join the garden group simply leave comment or go to the ‘peter donegan [...]

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