Garden Group Tour To Irelands Eye Guide
ALL CLEAR GIVEN. TRIP IS GO!!! Not to be confused with another Garden Gig – the grow your own garden course – that I am running this Saturday. This post is for those attending The Peter Donegan Weblog Garden Group Tour to Irelands Eye. *ONLY* If your name has been accepted via comment on The [...]
{ all posts, garden group } { 10 comments }The Red Exhaust Pipe Bird Feeder
Building a garden recently I was asked for something unusual as a feature for the garden. My imagination being what it is, the idea coming to mind is never a problem. It is however a problem for some clients [?] when they can’t see what has never existed before and ultimately a level of trust [...]
{ all posts, make and do } { 4 comments }Cycas Revoluta
The Cycas or Sago palm, cycadaceae, is a genus of about 15 species. This one, the C. revoluta is better known as the Japaneese sago palm. These are another batch of plants I spotted in the Cape Garden Centre. It is generally a very robust plant but with age it tends to begin to lean [...]
{ all posts, plants } { One comment }Beaucarnea recurvata
… Some of these plants were used in the building of the garden in Wallacedene. Once again they came from The Cape Garden Centre. They were however planted as a smaller species [you'll see them in the images below in sand in a liner similar to a 1 litre pot]. Once again and yet again [...]
{ all posts, plants } { 0 comments }Leucospermum cordifolium x glabrum
I was blown away when I saw this plant displayed at The Cape Garden Centre. I have seen these guys before… but they are very much a rarity, in Ireland anyway and moreso in such abundance. The Leucospernum, commonly known as the pincushion, Protaeaceae, is a genus of about 47 species of evergreen shrubs. What is [...]
{ all posts, plants } { 0 comments }Cape Garden Centre, Cape Town, South Africa
Whilst building the garden in the Wallacedene Township in South Africa, I would first like to note that I was a part of a team. A very large team. And I simply played a part. To that there where so many really good people I met out there. One in particular was a really good [...]
{ all posts, parks & places } { 3 comments }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 [...]
{ all posts, my show garden[s] } { 2 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 }recycling in dublin….
I always wanted to meet the lads in one of these places. No particular reason. Just intrigue I guess. And it’s important. And I guess I irregularly get those calls saying ‘do you know if they take that kind of stuff….’ Nice lads. Very interesting place. more information at the Dublin waste website
{ all posts, grow your own } { 0 comments }10 [more] even green-er bits and bobs….
Haven’t done this in a bit…. so here goes my 10…. ish bits and bobs can’t remember who sent me this… sorry. Thanks to popjam anywho… PETA want a non – dairy Michael Jackon sculpture – courtesy of Sherry in L.A. What the..? Who the…? Stick to the coats and do us all a favour. [...]
{ all posts, uncategorized } { 2 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 }House wrecked as man kills weeds with flame thrower
It’s Monday. And whilst I wouldn’t wish to laugh at someone else’s misfortune I just couldn’t keep my hands off this story…. House wrecked as man kills weeds with flame thrower Fri Jul 3, 8:08 am ET BERLIN (AFP) – A German gardener’s house was left a smouldering wreck on Friday after he set it on fire while trying [...]
{ all posts, smile...? } { 3 comments }recycle a [red] satellite… ?
I wanted a bird bath for my ‘wild’ fruit garden area remember my very dead [& red] tree….? remember my long grass under the fruit trees….? I found a satellite and had some paint left over…. I also needed a bird bath… And I fancied a little ACDC…. It makes me smile in the morning [...]
{ all posts, make and do } { 2 comments }looking back… bloom 2008
this week is bloom in the park week. This being my ‘year off’…. [?] this week, I’m gonna take a look back and a little look forward…. yesterday was of course my entry for bloom 2007 Pour L’amour de Jeux. my Garden for Bloom 2008. Once again… I had no sponsor and I was advised [...]
{ all posts, my show garden[s] } { 2 comments }looking back…. bloom 2007
this week is bloom in the park week. This being my ‘year off’…. [?] this week, I’m gonna take a look back and a little look forward…. No Rubber Soul. My Garden for Bloom 2007. I love this garden. I really do. I had no sponsor. I was advised not to do it. Nobody knew [...]
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