NCBI Sensory Garden Bloom 2012 – final stages now… We are entering the final stages of the build now at Bloom 2012. Nearly all the plants are in and the garden looks super. Here is a little video of the steel roof being put into position…
So we have started our show garden for bloom 2012. So far so good, weather today was beautiful, which made up for having to work on a Saturday. Brilliant to see everyone from last year. Some of the gardens are already taking shape while others are under a couple of inches of water thanks to the awful rain during the...
Here’s a plan view of our garden for bloom this year. The NCBI sensory garden.WE CAN’T WAIT! The aim of the NCBI (National Council for the Blind of Ireland) Sensory Garden is to encourage a multi-sensory awakening, to create a space where each and every guest, especially the vision-impaired, can feel at home and engaged with their open air surroundings....
The ‘Lean Back’ chair gets another little plug on the wonderfully inspiring blog, Box Seven Design. Have a browse through the site and try not to want everything! box seven design ‘Lean Back’ Chair Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 10:00AM “ Because it’s Summer, because we were at Bloom, because it’s Irish, because it’s simple and recycled from hardwood pallets....
“…TRANSFORMING NEGATIVE EQUITY INTO POSITIVE ENERGY…” BLOOMING GOOD SHOW – Wicklow People Wednesday June 08 2011 “ Breffni McGeough and Francis Doyle of Outerscapes in Greystones took home a bronze medal for their first ever Bloom entry ‘Taken out of Context’. Entered into the medium gardens category, the theme of the garden focused on transforming negative equity into positive energy,...
“…the show’s most attractive chairs…” The Sunday Business Post. 12th June 2011 – By Ros Drinkwater. “ Ireland’s ghost estates inspired Breffni McGeough and Francis Doyle’s ‘Taken out of Context’ garden made sterling use of the kind of builders detritus that usually ends up in a skip – galvanised steel for a pergola, a deck built out of old scaffolding...
After a rather overwhelming reaction to our reclaimed garden furniture at Bloom 2011, we are looking at ways of producing enough to feed the demand. We should be up and running very soon, so check back here or on facebook for updates. Simple, solid and unique , the perfect respite from a days work, be it in the office or...
We now have our first show garden under our belts and along with it our first medal. We have been walking on air over the past week with both the positive, constructive critique from the judges and the oohs and ahhs from the crowd. With a little mention on the Marion Finucane show – (the only show garden to get...
outerscapes are in full swing at bloom 2011. After a couple of days off-site due to the queens visit, most of the hard landscaping has been completed. Our large specimen trees have been planted and It’s really starting to take shape.The rest of the planting will start on tuesday. One of the hardest things about working at bloom is trying...
We attended a designers meeting in the phoenix park this morning. Less than a month to the start of our build. Here’s Fran checking out out our garden space…
