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This client contacted me after seeing a blog I had posted about a fire pit we had constructed in Mount Merrion. On visiting his garden in Rathfarnham he had a beautiful back garden with a 3M circular Indian sandstone seating area. After discussing budget, materials and requirements we came up with the idea of a semi-circular seat surrounding two thirds …

Supply and lay 1.5 SWA armoured cable through garden for future garden lighting   Supply and install 40cm high cement rendered 4” solid wall, capped with 600×300 brush hammered Oatmeal granite slabs to double up as seat   Supply and install 90cm high raised bed behind seat to act as back rest and individual bed for bamboo using cement rendered 4” solids …

The first award went to Frank & Ann Hegarty, Monkstown, Co Dublin for there sloping front garden design. This garden was a formal tiered garden made up of four levels. The first level was a raised bed consisting of rendered walls capped with silver granite to double up as seating. This raised bed was planted with Ligustrum lollipops underplanted with …

On the initial visit to this project the courtyard area and roof garden were in need of quality landscaping services. The materials and colours used were dull and boring and the spaces lacked imagination. After surveying the garden and discussing the clients requirements we came up with the following brief. –   Low maintenance garden –   Primary and bold colours –   …

A fire pit is a great idea for any garden design. It provides a focal point within a garden where people gather and enjoy. It is also a usable feature where you can first barbecue food and then add logs to create a fire. There is something primeval about a fire instantly relaxing and enjoyable, often referred to as natures …