This private garden residence is but the 3rd garden I will have designed in 2021 in Ireland.
Sitting on circa 1.5 acres, the three story garden topographically sits on 2 levels. The elevations are followed by the joined main structures which from the lowest end point allows one to walk back upwards and onto the upper tier. This will then be subdued ever so within a new landscape and surrounded by a canopy of mature trees and exquisite planting.
This beautiful private residential garden on c 1.5 acres of undulating topography was designed for a new build home sited within one of the most picturesque parts of Irelands landscape.
The objective was to to tie a nouveau fresh feel into the natural surroundings and to allow the build take place over a period of seasons.
Above shows just one section of the complete project to be.
This small private garden was designed in 2021 by Peter Donegan Garden Design.
The homes gardens history is one of elements collated as versus a clear concise direction and overall appearance.
The new design includes bespoke steel structure with additional lighting, select planting, mature trees and hand cut sawn paving to give it a new, younger feel; whilst also complimenting the surrounding established area of the dwelling and yet adding to the new interior.
I have very few if any heroes in horticulture. Maybe that there didn’t exist many when I first grew seeds way back in 1981. Maybe growing up we very simply weren’t a family that did a whole lot of sitting still, Mom 😉 And that act would by default have included being seated in front of the tele visual.
When I got to an age when I could afford to buy books, that were not second hand and pre 1960’s brimmed with illustrations, as versus images, one of the first that I treated myself to was a book by Andrew Wilson. I was not aware of Andrew at the time and though there is no specific reason why I purchased the book, I can tell you that in 2004, it cost me €36.75.
In 2007 Andrew judged my Silver medal garden and in Bloom 2008 he was there again. Some Peter growing up, baby changes and almost four years later, today, fresh from The Chelsea Flower show where he was a judge for The RHS in one catgeory and in another where his garden design won Silver-Gilt and now judging at Bloom 2013, we got to meet again.
Garden merits and acclaims aside Andrew is an absolute gentleman and this Friday on The Sodshow we sit down to talk in part 1 of a 2 part show.
And if you’re maybe wondering why my head hair is a bit Olly Mursoverly quiffed messed up, I had literally just crawled out of a hedge 30 minutes previous 😉 Back to gardens; I’ll return to landscaping here on the blog tomorrow, or the next day. I’ll see how dirty or clean my hands are.
The next big Q is when or if I’ll make a return to show gardening and/ or Bloom 2014. We’ll see. In the meantime, I’m gonna go for a cuppa. I’ve got a garden to finish with a tomorrow deadline and a jeep to remove much foliage from.
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