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Garden Group Tour To Irelands Eye Guide

Apr.13.2010  by  Peter Donegan

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 [...]

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The Red Exhaust Pipe Bird Feeder

Apr.4.2010  by  Peter Donegan

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 [...]

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Cycas Revoluta

Dec.14.2009  by  Peter Donegan

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 [...]

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Beaucarnea recurvata

Nov.30.2009  by  Peter Donegan

… 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 [...]

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Leucospermum cordifolium x glabrum

Nov.23.2009  by  Peter Donegan

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 [...]

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Cape Garden Centre, Cape Town, South Africa

Nov.20.2009  by  Peter Donegan

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 [...]

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donegan, electric picnic & a pink boat

Sep.16.2009  by  Peter Donegan

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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creating a garden at the smithfield festival ’09

Aug.10.2009  by  Peter Donegan

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 [...]

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recycling in dublin….

Aug.10.2009  by  Peter Donegan

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

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10 [more] even green-er bits and bobs….

Jul.19.2009  by  Peter Donegan

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. [...]

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the thoughts and ramblings of…

Jul.9.2009  by  Peter Donegan

….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

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House wrecked as man kills weeds with flame thrower

Jul.6.2009  by  Peter Donegan

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 [...]

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recycle a [red] satellite… ?

Jun.16.2009  by  Peter Donegan

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 [...]

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looking back… bloom 2008

May.26.2009  by  Peter Donegan

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 [...]

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looking back…. bloom 2007

May.24.2009  by  Peter Donegan

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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