Just mulling over something I come across repeatedly on garden consultation visits which is that many gardeners are under confident when it comes to extending planting from the boundaries of the garden inwards. [caption id="attachment_3268" align="aligncenter" width="614"] Typical dreary garden scene in Ireland - basically lawn and devoid of plants[/caption] I am...
Read MoreThis super Irish summer (with temperatures having been well in to the mid-20s (0C) with clear blue skies for quite some weeks now - SWEET!) has put me in mind of our Bloom 2009 garden, best in show garden - The Garden Lounge. [caption id="attachment_3170" align="aligncenter" width="614"] The Garden Lounge, Bloom 2009...
Read More[caption id="attachment_3156" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Garden party at Gardenworld, Kilquade[/caption] Delighted to be involved in the charity garden party to be held this weekend at Gardenworld, Kilquade for what promises to be a fun day out for all the family. We are sponsoring my garden "The Riverside Retreat" for the day and Camelia...
Read MoreOk, so things just got way too busy at Bloom to give you the rest of the updates on construction. Apologies! We obviously finished on time, thanks to huge efforts and ridiculously long hours over many days from all the team involved - I think we broke my previous record for...
Read MoreHere's a couple of pics of construction progress at Bloom! Biggest worry at the moment is the continuing cold weather and the delay that it is putting on to our blooms! Day 1 Day 8 Garden design image for Giardino della mostra Tim :) ...
Read More[caption id="attachment_3060" align="aligncenter" width="614"] Giardino della mostra by Tim Austen for Bloom 2013[/caption] I am all of a flutter about Bloom 2013 having just uploaded the details about my show garden on to the official Bloom in the park website and apparently there are only 30 days to go before the...
Read MoreA timely reminder, if you don’t mind, that the seminal Irish garden design event of 2013 (Bloom in the Park excepted) is taking place this weekend in Blanchardstown, Dublin. If you live in Ireland or indeed the UK and you are interested in what’s new in garden design then I would...
Read MoreHi, I am giving this workshop with Colm Doyle on Saturday the 2nd March, 2013 if you would like to attend, please book via the GLDA website: Payable to the GLDA (Book here)"Two experienced designers and project managers show how to draw up a contract document including contract...
Read More[caption id="attachment_2975" align="aligncenter" width="614"] Russborough House, Co. Wicklow. Spring bulbs creating a beautiful and colourful floral carpet beneath mature Lime trees[/caption] I was captivated by this colourful display on a weekend break to West Wicklow last week (a garden designers busman's holiday or what?). These beautiful bulbs including snowdrop, winter aconite (yellow)...
Read More[caption id="attachment_2925" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Really cool and purty garden seat in my Bloom 2011 show garden - clothes from Arnotts, flowers from Austen flowers if you are wondering[/caption] When I first saw the images of these steel garden seats on Alex Moore's website: www.mooredesigns.co.uk, I just had to have one in my...
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