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Clever design and skilful landscaping transform a Rathfarnham garden

At the very outset of this project, the priorities were firmly established and several appeared much more obvious than others. For starters, the existing garden lacked any redeeming features, the space looked tired, jaded and overgrown. Planting was adhoc, whilst very limited in some areas,…

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Landscaping garden design Dublin

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An update to report on progress from our current Garden Design and Garden Landscaping project in Sandyford, Dublin 18 to landscape a new driveway and garden area on a large and elevated site. To date, all preliminary works have now been completed, site excavations for…

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Gardening tips for February

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Traditionally and for gardeners especially, February can be a very difficult and unpredictable month. Apart from being one of the coldest months of the year with regular spells of frosts and possibly even snow, the weather conditions can vary considerably from cold yet bright sunshine…

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Family garden landscaping in Leopardstown

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Despite the very poor weather good progress has been achieved on replacing the previous garden with a much more appealing and practical design. A very space hardly overlooked made it an easy decision to replace the old deck with a raised patio. Sweeping curves are…

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December gardening tips

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With the arrival of December, colder winter weather becomes the new norm, marking the start of a prolonged period of calm and quiet in the garden. Often ground conditions limit the opportunities to do any gardening but the occasional clear bright dry day offers some…

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Raised sandstone patio landscaping Cabinteely

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Raised patio and raised lawn areas create impact with their simple yet very distinctive forms within the garden. On sloping sites, simple distinctive forms can also help to reduce the visually dominating effect sometimes caused by sloping ground. In contrast to the sloping aspects, a…

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November gardening tips

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By November, the clocks have been re-set for winter time, expect days to be much shorter, wetter and much windier. Any mild spells will be rare now and yet any are valuable opportunities to complete any outstanding gardening tasks. November is traditionally a very busy…

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Sandyford landscaping project

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Preparing ground for a new lawn is a slow process often requiring some patience as overworking or rushing the grading process of the top layer potentially risks damaging the micro structure of the soil. Good dry conditions are essential, working soil in wet weather will…

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Landscaping on a sloping site

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Our current project which is located in Sandyford has lived up to the challenges which one would encounter in many parts of this famous southern Dublin suburb, with its many hilly areas and an extensive area of granite bedrock. Still, sloping sites do offer lots…

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October gardening tips

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Despite the weather continuing to be very variable, ground conditions are soft especially after the very wet summer we’ve had, therefore one needs to be careful not to cause any damage to the lawn area when doing any work in the garden during this period.…

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