janet duff, garden design, landscaping. Gardens 11

Residential

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St. Fintans Road, Sutton

This garden in Sutton was well cared for with mature fruit trees, lawn and a play area for the children. The client is a keen gardener and likes to grow vegetables and flowers for cutting.

She wanted us to redesign a patio area for the family. We created it with a built in BBQ and some raised bads at different levels for growing vegetables and flowers. We also incorporated built in seating within the patio area.

A bicycle shelter was constructed along with a potting bench and storage area. Wisteria was planted along the side of this shelter with herbs, fruit, vegetables and flowers planted into the new beds.

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Hazel Avenue, Kilmacud

For this garden the client wanted minimum maintenance with a water feature and seating area. We started by clearing everything from the site apart from a mature Ash tree at the end of the garden.

We set about paving most of the area, building raised beds which curved around the garden. The walls were painted and a seating area was constructed around the base of the Ash tree.

A large garden shed was erected which is now used as a gym. A small area of lawn was laid with lighting throughout the garden. We created a curved water feature just beside a decking area which can be seen from the house.

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Seafield Road, Clontarf

This is garden we did in Clontarf was designed primarily with the children in mind. We built a curving deck by the house with a BBQ , this was the area for the adults to relax.

The path winds down to the bottom of the garden where a barked area allows space for swings and slides. We built a little playhouse for the children with a deck at the front. Trees and shrubs were planted around the boundaries of the garden for privacy and flowering plants near the little house.

We put in a good sized lawn and a shed for storage. A small sized Cherry Blossom that was of sentimental value to the clients was lifted and replanted into the lawn.