Dream Garden Design

“If you can dream it, you can do it.”Walt Disney Our Dream Garden Design service aims to support you to achieve your “dream garden”. If you have a garden project or makeover in mind then Dream Garden Design is for you. With your vision and our gardening expertise, our Dream …

How To: Plant Bare Root Trees and Hedges

“The main thing to remember is the importance of soil preparation before planting.”Paraic Horkan “Bare root” is a term used in gardening to refer to plants that are sold with their roots exposed, instead of in a container with soil. Bare root trees and hedges are a popular feature in …

Defensive Planting For Home Security

The ever-increasing popularity and sophistication of gardening has not gone unnoticed by the criminal world in Ireland. Garden crime is a reality, with over 2 million euros worth of garden machinery, tools, bicycles, lawn mowers and garden ornaments stolen in Irish gardens every summer. According to An Garda Síochána, the most likely …

The Spread Of Japanese Knotweed

Japanese Knotweed is a fast-growing plant. It is covered in white flowers from July to November, propagating itself all summer long. It produces edible, asparagus like shoots and forms large, bamboo like stems that grow up to 7 feet tall in one season… what’s not to like ? Well… Japanese Knotweed is …

Paraic’s Plant Of The Month: June 2018

The June plant of the month is the Gazania Giant Orange, a member of the Asteraceae family. A native of South Africa, the Gazania Giant Orange creates a stunning show of colour in a warm, sunny position in the garden. It has a dramatic, daisy-like bloom and comes in shades of …