The Art of Niwaki and Topiary

Beautiful topiary, the kind you see as features of great gardens and landscapes especially in the Italian gardens can look amazing sculptures in all sizes, we feature a number of shapes, sizes in Box, Yew, Olive, Hornbeam and Beech to name just a few of the topiary trees.
Multi-stemmed trees

Today is about adding all of my multi-stemmed trees that have been recently lifted from the fields and potted up onto the website but before I do I thought I’d share with you what they are and the best ways to use them in your planting schemes. The Multi stemmed trees form part of our Specimen […]
Tropical Gardens without the tropics

It is possible to create a tropical looking garden right here in Ireland, now if you live in Connemara or even the Curragh plains then maybe it might be a step too far but for city and town gardens you can create your own little tropical oasis and here is how to go about it. […]
And the results are in !

The medals have been announced for RHS Chelsea Flower Show and no real suprises from Chelsea this year, some really special gardens all trying to push the boundaries and most not going for the safe, proven gardens but gardens that really make you think – is that what people want from Chelsea or would you […]
Easter Opening on The Nursery

We are Open almost all through the Easter Holidays and when we are not open, our webshop stays open 24-7, so Call Over or Take a Look at all we have in stock or our Design Ideas Good Friday 8am – 5pm Easter Saturday 9am – 5pm Easter Sunday Closed Easter Monday 11am – 5pm […]
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

During a visit to London it felt wrong to not see Kew Gardens so we braved the coldest weekend ever in the city to visit the world famous botanical gardens and we weren’t disappointed. There was a few things we didn’t see due to the snow and wind and the temperatures of below zero but […]
A tale of Snow and Resilience

This week has really tested our resolve on the nursery, like everyone else especially around Kildare, Wicklow & Dublin we seem to have been the hardest hit by the so called Beast from The East and then Storm Emma but please spare a thought for the small businesses that have suffered more than you could […]