The thoughts and ramblings of a landscape gardener…
Posted in every post to date, uncategorized on Sep 19th, 2008
i’m so many times asked how? why? and what made you did you think of that…? and i’ve so often wondered myself?!! Sometime time ago the legend that is Will sent me this little clip… so now you know…?!
Posted in every post to date, uncategorized on Sep 11th, 2008
Posted in every post to date, the pink boat - bloom 2008 on Sep 8th, 2008
it had been organised to tweet meet-up at the pink boat at the stradbally festival. And it happened. Myself, Maryrose, David, Frankiep, Ciara, Debbie and some extra added friends joined to kick off the celebrations.
The boat joining the picnic really started online via Rick and it was very appropriate that its new berth was celebrated [...]
Posted in uncategorized on Aug 20th, 2008
I will be foreverr & eternally greatful to Rick and his team for all they did for me & completing the pink boats journey. At the time, I did promise to publish a [massively] reduced top 10 list of those who offered to take the boat.
As you all know by now the boat is [...]
Posted in every post to date, the pink boat - bloom 2008 on Aug 15th, 2008
not long to go now. This pic courtesy of ‘C’. Appreciated. See you at the picnic folks! Of course it all started on the rick show… As long as I’m not confused with the lead singer of Franz Ferdinand [great band by the way]… Darren [the legend.. with odd music tastes!] thinks I look [...]
Posted in every post to date, landscape design on Aug 11th, 2008
The grass title maybe misleading. Need advice? [click here]. I may have constructed unusual lawns, [topographically] but never seen anything like this. Thanks to Will who got it from brandflakesforbreakfast who got it from this guy.
Lawn care enthusiasts take note — it’ll take more than a riding mower and a thrice-daily waterings (for shame) [...]
Posted in every post to date, uncategorized on Jul 25th, 2008
Firstly whats a fluffy - invented by Mr Mulley a genius of the computing world Fluffys are pretty much little trinkets found on ones travels online. I doubt there has ever been one for gardening - greenish related but here goes my attempt. Thanks Damien.
first up michael schumachers garden
jane halls ecoshop - gone be the [...]
Posted in every post to date, uncategorized on Jun 30th, 2008
I borrowed this from Damiens blog. He seems to like it. So does Nigel. You can buy them here. In fact everyone seems to like them.
I think they’re pretty funky too to be honest. Anything that makes people say… hey I better look after a plant has to be worthwhile… next up solar powered plants…. [...]
Posted in every post to date, the pink boat - bloom 2008 on Mar 20th, 2008
yesterday was not the most usual of days in my horticultural career! This 1957, 33 foot, 7 tonne boat is the model Royal Cruiser IV that will be used in Bloom 2008, the garden show extravaganza in the Phoenix Park this June Bank Holiday weekend.
It took 7 men, a 30 tonne specialist marine transporter and [...]
Posted in every post to date, my favourite plants on Feb 7th, 2008
I bought this plant around five years ago. But only recently has it started to show its true beauty. An aged, almost antique piece for the garden The ‘corkscrew hazel’ as it is commonly known produces tiny catkins which develop around the winter period.
I found it very difficult to get a really good photograph - but [...]
