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Gardening tips for October

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Plenty of times when the weather during the day at least continues to be mild, but the colder night temperatures often make ground conditions damp and soft. It is a great time of year for the stunning autumnal colour displays which begin as the temperatures…

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Ideas to make your family garden more enjoyable and easier to have fun

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Probably the most important design criteria for designing and landscaping an urban family garden especially for one with growing teenagers, is to provide space for teenagers and their pals to use and enjoy whilst also satisfying the critical parental requirements for an attractive colourful garden…

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Top tips for adding more colour to your garden

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Our bees are in serious threat of significant decline. Recent reports point to as much as 75% of the bee population may have disappeared. The reasons are varied and many but most commentators agree that the loss of habitat, simply not enough flowers to nourish…

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New project which aims to re-model a family garden for changing family needs

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A new and exciting garden design and landscaping project, takes us this time to Ranelagh, Dublin 6. Like so many family gardens in similar circumstances, needs and requirements evolve and change over time . This is most evident in gardens where the garden has provided…

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Family garden in Stillorgan is stunningly rejuvenated by creative design and expert landscaping

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Our current project in many ways is a very rewarding experience and satisfying undertaking. Similar in size and scope to many large family garden sites of similar vintage, offered much design potential and excellent exploitable garden opportunities but from the outset the key objectives and…

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Garden patio landscaping

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Progress on our current project enters a very important phase, the building of patios and pathways, which are common to most gardens and critical to the overall space enjoyment and use. Patio design is not only about what size and finish but positioning of patio…

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Design and landscaping the garden of an Edwardian property in Terenure

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If I am honest, landscaping front gardens is always of particular interest to me. Why you may wonder is the difference between landscaping a front or rear garden? Well there are several reasons but two in particular are worth noting. Landscaping front gardens is often…

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Garden makeover in Dublin 6W

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A project to design and landscape an old garden in Dublin 6W and create a low maintenance sub-urban oasis for the busy owners. Closely following the completion of significant refurbishment works to the property, the proud owners next turned their attention to completing a major overhaul…

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Landscape Gardening in Rathmines – controlling the spread of mature Bamboo

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Bamboos are very popular plants with many gardeners, frequently used in urban gardens to provide evergreen screening for privacy or simply as elegant lush background planting displays. Once established, bamboos are very resilient plants and often the only routine but essential maintenance is watering during…

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Small family garden design and landscaping in Knocklyon

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I am a big fan of raised bed gardening design. Why? Well there are few alternatives which can offer such versatility and design potential to any space making raised beds one of the key design elements for enhancing any garden space. In this project the…

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