Highlights of the Botanic Gardens in Dublin. I saw when I visited the garden each month over this past year. Hopefully you will see some plants that will work in your garden.

Autumn colour in the Botanic Gardens, Dublin One of the best things about autumn is the beautiful array of colour in many deciduous trees and shrubs. Trees and shrubs are generally low maintenance and provide strong structure to the planting scheme in a garden. Here are a selection of trees and shrubs looking brilliant in Dublin in autumn - a mix of well-known favourites and more unusual varieties. Autumn colour for a small garden or patio... Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum) J

Planting area the following July It was a joy working with Ronan and Sapna on a planting plan for their front garden in Raheny. They had a great wish list: Some native Irish plants Some drought-tolerant Mediterranean plants Something for every season including early flowering plants Pollinator-friendly Safe for pets Low maintenance Shallow-rooted in spots than due to recently added hardcore They already had a lovely olive tree and magnolia tree in pots, so we worked those int

I really enjoyed designing this planting scheme for Cathal and his family in Cabinteely. Acer palmatum, now underplanted with another Japanese plant Hakonechloa macra. Heuchera, a fern, and the striking red blades of Imperata ‘Red Baron’ are in the bed just behind it. Their one existing plant in the garden was a gorgeous Japanese maple, which we used to set the theme an Asian-tropical feel with plenty of lush foliage. A packed, full bed with Agapanthus, Persicaria and Astran