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GARDEN LIGHTING

When it comes to selecting light fittings for your garden, design, performance and running costs must all be carefully considered. We offer a wide range of garden lighting products all used in our own landscaping project works. in fact it would be very rare that an alternative fitting would be ...

Townhouse Garden Design with Structure & Style

Earlier this year, the owner of a large Townhouse who was planning a major refurbishment of the property, contacted us to seek our advice and assistance to design and re-build a new garden to replace an old garden which had become overgrown with cumbersome planting and provided little means to enjoy any outdoor living. The sample ...

Planting Garden Planters for instant pleasure

Using the innovative modular patented Deroma 'Repeat' Planters with carefully selected Specimen Plants provides not only a superb visual and fragrant treat but an instant and practical solution to achieving impact in the garden and patio areas featuring specimen and architectural plant stock. The modular design of the Deroma 'Repeat' Planters makes them the obvious ...

Garden Fencing with appealing colour and style

Here are a few 'Before' photographs of an average sub-urban garden containing few if any focal points, an adhoc planting scheme, a rather drab looking cobblelock Patio and a site boundary which fails to enhance or define the overall view but seems to underline the juxtapositioning of all else in the garden space? An early ...

Planter gardening

Here are a few photographic examples from a recent project in which the client required an instant but attractive garden featuring subtle tones. The task was to design a planting scheme using a Planter layout which would provide some screening of patio areas but also good access and visibility to lawn ...

Sandstone Patios in challenging spaces

A recent project of ours I believe provides some useful illustration about the importance of design and layout in defining Patio areas. Perhaps not so evident from the photographs is that this particular garden which was was relatively compact but on two levels and made the more challenging by the chosen design. Some logistical challenges had also ...

HAMMOCKS - a heavenly feeling in the garden

What better way to enjoy those lazy hazy sunny summer days than facing skywards enjoying a gentle soothing slumber in a beautiful robust weatherproofed (frame) Hammock? There's hardly a more affordable and enjoyable way to enjoy Outdoor Living! Made from pressure treated spruce and a resilent heavy duty cotton canvass, this is ...

Design for Gardens at GARDENSTUDIO

An update on the terrific graphic design work which is being done by BAMMEDIA on our behalf. A big thanks to Bridget who is doing super work on defining our design identity and ethos for our GARDENSTUDIO and I'm sure you will agree, the graphics for Point of Sale Display panels featuring a selection ...

GARDENSTUDIO

Our new showrooms located at Unit 1, Fortfield Lane, Fortfield Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W (entrance to Fortfield Lane is next to the Topaz Service Station on Fortfield Road) is open to the Public. Unfortunately because of heavy commitments of our landscaping project workload, we can only facilitate visits to our Showrooms by prior appointment. ...

BLOOM 2009 - a blooming success

This years' event the third in succession is certain to exceed all expectations. The weather has been magnificent and the paying public have come in droves. On Sunday alone the attendance figures were in excess of 18,000 and by the end of the show on Monday in excess of 60,00 ...