Expertise

Surveys of historic gardens and planted landscapes.

Restoration of heritage gardens.

Overall design, sourcing of plants and overseeing planting and maintenance of gardens, including historic gardens, and those where appropriate and sustainable planting is important.

Garden project management.

Design and planting of gardens or habitats with specialized themes, ecological demands or client preferences.

Once off or ongoing advice on garden management and maintenance especially large historic properties or gardens with public access.

One day garden consultation for the practically minded gardener to get you going! 

Portfolio of Gardens worked on:

Gardens with public access

Slane Castle Irish Whiskey Distillery, Slane, Co Meath. Garden consultant for the design and planting of gardens within the new Whiskey Distillery 2015 to 2021

Virginia Park Lodge, Virginia, Co Cavan. Garden Consultant for the restoration and creation of new ornamental gardens. 2014 -present.

Airfield House and Gardens. Garden consultant overseeing the redesign and replanting of the Walled Garden and New Kitchen Gardens. 2012-present.

The Dunloe & Hotel Ard Na Sidhe, Killorglin, Co Kerry. Garden consultant advising on restoration of historic gardens. 2013 to 2017.

Wells House and Gardens, Gorey, Co Wexford. Restoration and replanting of the Daniel Robertson Terraces. 2012.

Woodville Walled Garden, Kilchreest, Loughrea, Co Galway. Redesign and planting of walled garden.

Clonabreany House & Courtyard, Crossakiel, Co Meath. (www.clonabreanyhouse.ie)

Balindoolin Gardens, Edenderry, Co Offaly: Responsibility for overall restoration and planting of garden & grounds.

Williamstown Gardens, Carbury, Co Offaly: Restoration, sourcing plants & laying out borders & woodland gardens.

Loughcrew Historic Gardens, Co Meath: Restoration, sourcing plants and laying out borders & water gardens.

Baronscourt, Newtown Stewart, Omagh, Co Tyrone: Restoration of herbaceous borders.

Manobier Castle, Manobier, Pembroke, S Wales: Partial restoration of gardens.

Ballintubbert Gardens, Ballintubbert, Stradbally, Co Laois. ( www.ballintubbert.com). Replanting of The Barn Garden & The Lutyens Garden.

Gardens with special requirements

Hope House, Foxford, Co Mayo: Design of gardens, overseeing hard landscaping and planting of gardens for Residential Care Centre.

The Nano Nagle Centre, Ballygriffin, Mallow, Co Cork. Design of gardens, sourcing of plants & overseeing planting for Visitor Centre.

Many large private gardens throughout Ireland.

Gardens with specialised planting.

Walled Gardens with traditional or more contemporary planting throughout Ireland.

Courtyard Gardens including small city gardens.

Woodland & Shade Gardens with welcoming, meandering paths and low maintenance naturalistic planting.

Seaside Gardens with colourful all season interest.

Damp Gardens with full, colourful and rich textured planting.

Rose Gardens with companion planting for all seasons.

Vegetable Gardens for productivity and ornamental appeal.

Herb Gardens which are beautiful, scented and functional.

Low maintenance gardens using interesting and unusual plants.

Wildflower and Annual Meadows.