Owen Chubb Garden Landscapes Archives - Page 3 of 12

Small gardens – design and landscaping ideas

What are the key factors which determine the price of a property? A popular response and a favourite quote of many Estate Agents is "Location, location and location!” Similarly when designing and landscaping gardens, 'space, space and more space' is the key ingredient. Space for…

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November gardening tips

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In November, the clocks have been re-set for winter time, days are much shorter now, and often wetter and much colder. Conditions are uninviting and generally much more challenging especially if there are strong winds and/or frost. Occasionally mild sunny spells may prevail but not…

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Gardening tips for October

Advice, Garden & Outdoors, Uncategorised

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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Gardening tips for September

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In normal circumstances, September would usually mark the end of summer and the start of autumn, and after our wonderful summer, already the new month is bringing signs of autumn creeping in. As day and night temperatures fall, conditions will cool considerably, and the earlier…

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

Advice, Garden & Outdoors, Uncategorised

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

Advice, Garden & Outdoors, Uncategorised

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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August gardening tips

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Already this summer, the garden has endured weather of extremes, very hot periods leading to prolonged dry spells and more recently very heavy rainfall which unfortunately has produced major flooding in some areas. Usually by the time we reach August, the garden has hopefully come…

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