Tag Archives: bloom 2011


Lifting the steel roof in by moonlight – Bloom 2012


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…

BLOOMING GOOD SHOW – Wicklow People


“…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,...

Drainpipe Lanterns & the Show’s ‘Most Attractive Chairs’ – The Sunday Business Post


“…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...

The ‘Lean Back’ Chair


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...

A Bloom’n Bronze


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...

In full swing at Bloom 2011


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...

Less Than A Month To Go…


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…

We’re In! – One of 27 Show Gardens at Bloom 2011


outerscapes has just been notified that we’ve been chosen to participate at Bloom 2011 (Thu. 2nd – Mon. 6th Jun. 
Open 10:00 – 18:00 Daily, Weekend, Phoenix Park, Dublin). Bloom 2011 will showcase 27 exquisite show gardens from the very best of Irish landscape gardeners and designers and we are delighted to be one of them. We’re trying to come...

Blooming Exciting


outerscapes have just registered our emphatic interest in competing in Bloom this year. If you’re looking at our site and blog, chances are that you will have a pretty good idea of what it is but…just in case you don’t…it’s the biggest and best Garden show in Ireland. Last year over 60,000 people went and had a wander around to see...

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