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All Posts Garden Talks and Events with Peter Donegan

getting to the NMTT family gardeners weekend

Post author By Peter Donegan
Post date September 8, 2009
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Have you read all about the event thats taking place this weekend at The National Garden Exhibition Centre. The one you have been donating to so kindly so you can have some peace and quiet in Ireland for a little 😆

Here’s how you get there

By DART
get the DART to bray and then Dublin Bus 184 from outside the DART station you will need to hop off at Burtons 4×4 garage and from there a 3 minute walk [approx] will bring you to Kilquade Church which is directly opposite the Garden Exhibition Centre.

By Bus
Bus Eireann bus number 133 from the City Centre will leave you a 1 mile walk away from the National Garden Exhibition Centre

By Car/ motorbike/ bicycle/ very long walk
If you have a sat nav here are the co ordinates to the Garden Exhibition Centre.
53.111132,-6.090202

If you don’t have satellite navigation. Here are the directions. I took them with Dublin Airport as the starting point.

If you don’t live in Dublin Airport 😉 Just click here and add in your own place of departure. Time from Dublin Airport is about 41 minutes by car.

Dublin Airport

Co. Fingal, Ireland

1.	Head south toward Swords Rd	75 m
2.	Continue straight	0.3 km
3.	At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit	0.5 km
4.	Slight left at Dublin Rd Go through 1 roundabout	0.9 km
5.	At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto the M1 ramp	0.7 km
6.	Merge onto M1	1.1 km
7.	At junction 1, take the M50 exit to N81/N4/N11/N3/N7/N2	0.4 km
8.	At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto M50 Partial toll road	38.8 km
9.	Continue on M11	3.7 km
10.	Continue on N11	10.7 km
11.	Turn left toward New Russian Village (signs for Cill Chomhaid/Kilquade)	0.8 km
12.	Slight right at New Russian Village Destination will be on the right	0.3 km

National Garden Exhibition Centre

If you can’t go – maybe you know someone who can or who could help out on the day. You can make an online donation securely [click here]. Or if you have a blog/ a twitter/ a FB/ a newspaper/ a radio – you could repost this – it really is so very much appreciated

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All Posts Garden Group, Tours

Garden Group Gets Grooving…

Post author By Peter Donegan
Post date August 20, 2009
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I put out a post 9 days ago to see if people would be interested in a garden group…. ?

The response was great – but most replies came in via email. Which is still cool. But like all of you… theres that whole thing called work and more important – I’d also like this to be as much fun for me as for you 😉 It needs to run very simply and very smoothly.

So here’s the deal.

No more emails. One simply leaves a comment and we can thrash it out if required from there.
I’ll set up a GARDEN GROUP category [right hand side of your screen]. All notices will appear there
there’ll be enough notice before the next gig/ meet/ proposal so just pop onto the blog and check the latest news or update on that post
We’re also on Facebook under GROUP’s as ‘peter donegan landscaping weblog garden group‘

If companies wish to offer free products, visits or venues [any offers acceted] get in touch and I’ll make sure we do a decent interview, review and post on the blog as best as I can. I’m open to offers 🙂

Once again – I want this to be free and fun. Lets keep it simple and have a good a bit of craic…. maybe even a few pints 😉

WATCH THIS SPACE…. 😉

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how green is…. joerg steegmueller

Post author By Peter Donegan
Post date July 16, 2009
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Introduced to me through my good friend Darragh Doyle, recently I had the privelige to meet with Joerg Steegmueller of The Dublin Event Guide. Apart from being one of the most interesting people I have ever met, Joerg is also one of lifes genuine nice guys… plus he has a sense of humour 😉

Have a look and see what you think.

ps: normal horticulture resumes on monday 😆
ps: email Joerg dublineventguide [at] gmail [dot] com to subscribe

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All Posts Landscape Design

small gardens [more] ideas

Post author By Peter Donegan
Post date July 1, 2009
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I rumaged through the archives to find some images that may help you a little better along the way in getting some ideas for your garden.

Like one… dislike another… you might just find that little bit that may make your smile a little brighter 🙂

small-garden-raised steps through plants

small-garden-mirror table and built in seating

small-garden-raised beds timber and pebble

small-garden-pebble garden low maintenance

small-garden-low maintenance pebble garden and swing seat

***for more information on small gardens – click here

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All Posts Parks, Places, Camping

the war memorial park

I don’t think I’ve been to this park since I was about 18 years old. For no apparent reason. [It is where I was once employed.] But it has to be said, if there is a park comparable to poetry…. This *is* it! I’ve missed it…

The history, the story, the layout, in it’s entirety… I love it. Not as many know about it. Maybe because it’s only across the road from the ‘more popular’ Phoenix Park – but for me – this is the ultimate.

Built to commemorate the 49,000 Irish men who lost their lives in the 1914-1918 Great War. This was in one way employment for those who returned home and was built [to the best of my knowledge] entirely by the hand. Designed by Edwin Lutyens – even his name may suggest you might be bored by that ‘ye olde stylee symetrical garden crapola‘. Not on your nelly! For its symbolism – the roses tiered to that of a coloseum; the four book rooms representing the four provinces; the walkway in the shape of a horseshoe as it was one horse power built and the central garden to replicating the alter of a church – it even includes two massive water features as the candles…. the list goes on.

Outside of that, the park is relaxing & very well maintained. There are places near the water to sit and watch; places within the rose and herbaceous plants to ponder and versus that open areas enough to cycle, run, picnic or just lie down and look up at the dappled shadow created by the very many mature trees around the grounds.

Visit it, love it, take your time and enjoy.