Coastal-themed garden in Portmarnock
Updated: Aug 27
Had a lovely time working with Emma on her back garden. She fancied a bit of a refresh for her borders; she wanted lots of colour but still easy to manage.
We settled on a coastal inspired scheme, which we achieved with a mix of ornamental grasses and plants like the coastal loving Erigeron ‘Sea Breeze’.
I advised Emma on plant choices that would give her plenty of colour while keeping the borders relatively low maintenance, including Geranium ‘Rozanne’ and Anisodontea 'El Rayo'. Both favourites of mine as they provide months of colour and are really easy to manage.
And the two Amelanchier canadensis we planted will be stunning come autumn, not to mention it'll give the garden some lovely structure along that back wall in time. Amelanchier are great trees for small gardens as they don't grow that large.
We kept about half of the existing plants that were in the borders already, but we did move the Bergenia into a semi-shaded spot where it'll be far more content.
We finished it all off with a gorgeous olive tree in a big pot on the patio. Olive trees grow well in the milder areas of Ireland such as the Dublin coast.
Looking forward to seeing it all come into its own over the coming years!
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