blogs – Peter Donegan Garden Design & Landscaping

small gardens, ideas, designs & what to do

there has been a massive wave in search for ideas all to do with small gardens.

here are the top 10 or so that you have read in the last 12 months. You chose them.Just click on the highlighted word in each line to go to that article.

If it’s not on this list. You can leave a comment and ask or take a browse through the categories list [over there on your right].

so you want to get three quotes
n-ever had your garden designed before or garden designs on a budget
get some ideas for your garden and a good design
hard landscaping for small spaces or build your own patio
garden needs a good tidy– what to do. start with the weeds
chickens?
trees, trees, trees and more trees
topsoil
lawn by seed, how to fertilise the lawn and even more lawn
herb gardens
install a water butt

vegetable growing [easy style]…

i tried the ‘going green’ with the veggie grow gig, the herbs and all the other green stuff. It takes time. I needed something to impress the in or out-laws and fast! I’m Peter Pumpkin eater… the walls of the house and my car are supposed to be green… I’ll be ready for them all next year?!!

The reality is some things are easier to grow than others. So I’ve devised my own list of what actually can be categorised as ‘no brainer’. To this I mean: plant it – lose interest – no uber special treatment – it survives!

I’m not saying you’ll have finest fruit in Ireland, what I am saying is if you don’t have time everyday or even every weekend to be in the potting shed – then here’s my suggestion on what won’t die overnight… [you get my drift!]

The easy green category has to start with fruit – the herbs- then veg… and yes, I know I should be stating ‘biblicly how to precisely’ – but lets be honest… if you’ve tried that and got no thanks at all….? then here’s the how to impress the in-laws list! I wont give too long a list – but if you want to give it a bash – here’s where you pretty much can’t go wrong. If it does – dont worry [I’m here] just try again.

herb/ kitchen cooking

parsley
thyme
lavander
oregano
bay laurel
chives

fruit- tree style

apple tree cookers and eating
pear
plum
cherry
olive
logan/black/ berries and currants

veggie-ish style

rhubarb [top of the list]
pumpkins
carrots
corn on the cob
turnip/ swede
onions

one for the kiddies

mustard
basil
watercress