Hello design friend! I’m very excited to welcome you to my brand new one hour one-on-one design session. I think that taking the first step to making your garden a special and unique space is one of the biggest steps in the whole process and I’m really excited to talk to you and get to hear your story. Creating a garden space for myself and my family has been one
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Have you seen my new collaboration with the amazing L’Occitane brand? In our new series we have teamed up to bring you inspiration on creating three different garden styles. The first one which you can read here is all about the power of blossoms as design inspiration! As a designer I love gardens which have put thought into early flowering. Not only is it a spectacular addition to the garden from an
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My new online garden package aim to get your creative juices flowing and give you your very own wow factor custom garden design concept and ideas for your space, from the comfort of your own home. So what is the Garden Essence package? While my traditional garden designs focus on the often relatively complex process of personal meeting, initial on-site survey and detailed drawings this new package aims to bring your
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How is everyone doing right now? I wonder is anyone else going through some strange ups and downs? One minute I am feeling calm, hopeful for the future and enjoying the spells of sunshine here in my little corner in the West of Ireland….and the next- bam- I’m thrown into a spell of feeling a deep sense of blue. I think maybe it’s that uncertainty of where this is all
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Welcome to your dream garden design I believe that an everyday connection to the wild is the basis of a more joyful way of living. By surrounding ourselves with wildly beautiful gardens, immersing ourselves in stunning wild landscapes or allowing the power of plants and nature to inform all parts of our everyday living, we my design ideas aim to re-connect you with nature and empower you to live a wild
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Everyone that spends time enjoying their garden knows that gardening is therapy. There is something about the fresh air, the touching of plants and appreciation of nature that slows us down and makes us feel good. Gardening undoubtedly has a positive impact on our psychological wellbeing. The garden is the perfect spot to relax and unwind and being surrounded by green is the perfect antidote to modern day stress of
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When you think about gardens what is the first colour that comes to mind? You will undoubtedly answer green and this is no surprise considering that green is the colour of most planting and considered the colour most associated with Springtime, nature and growth. Even the word green comes from the middle English and Anglo Saxon word ‘grene’ which, like the German word grün has the same germanic root as the words
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When was the last time you took a walk outside in our amazing wild landscape? I love exploring off the beaten track, discovering new paths leading to new views and stunning scenery. There is something about wandering aimlessly which makes you feel calm and rejuvenated, and sometimes I think that every new discovery brings a subtle shift in perspective. How therapeutic the rich green corners in the forest are, full
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Some gardens take your breath away. Whether through sophisticated planting design, clever colour or material use, fascinating historical contexts or spectacular visual settings; some gardens just shine brighter than others. Anyone that has ever visited the Lissadell house gardens will know what I mean. Set smack bang on the edge of the wild Atlantic coast, the house, which sits surrounded by sloping pastures and lush woodland leads the eye over undulating
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How a local regeneration project in the rural countryside has put Leitrim on the map Yesterday I had a lovely day. Just back from a trip away I was heading to check on a recently completed planting job, expecting to make some final snag lists on mulching, weeding and pruning and then head off again. Instead, I found this particular design happily settling into the borders- weeding complete, beds mulched
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