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Bloom 2013

Bloom 2013

Almost a year late, but here is the story of my involvement in Bloom in the Park garden show last year. Picking up icy cold stones in January of 2013 as the winter was slowly easing its grip on the country, I powered on through the cold in a bid to get my outdoor classroom project completed for my May deadline. It was during this time that I was contacted by renowned Irish landscape designer Tim Austen. A regular medal winner at Bloom, Tim was designing a large garden for the

Making a mosaic

Making a mosaic

Here is a picture of a project I recently finished for an artist in West Cork. The mosaic in the center was actually a bit of an afterthought. The seating area was initially designed to have a fire pit in the center but later the client decided against the fire pit. I still wanted to have some sort of central feature, so I decided to put in a mosaic instead. I have been getting a lot of reaction to the mosaic I made for the center, I also have been getting some feedback from

Stone seats, the building process.

Stone seats, the building process.

A few months back I wrote a post ‘Stone Chairs. Some ancient some not so ancient…Yet….’ in which I mentioned that one of my favorite things to build are stone seats. Well here is a stone seating area I have just completed and the process I used to create it. So recently a lady in down in Co. Kildare asked me if I could transform this old area of her garden into one of my stone seating areas, so of course I was only too happy to oblige. My delivery of stone. So when the old ma

Placing stepping stones on your lawn

Placing stepping stones on your lawn

Stepping stones are a great way to create a path through your lawn without being too dominant. They can also help draw your eye down through the garden. Once you are happy with how it looks, walk across them to make sure the spacing of the stones is comfortable to walk. When you are satisfied, using a spade, cut around the edge of the first stone. Now move the stone to the side and remove the grass sod you have just cut out. Remove some of the soil if necessary, as the depth

Mypex ground cover and tips on how to fix around edging.

Mypex ground cover and tips on how to fix around edging.

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