24 Aug 2017
by Andrew Christopher Dunne (Course Tutor)
Some of you will be studying with the Academy simply to use the skills and knowledge you will learn to improve your own gardens. However, many of you are dreaming of a blossoming career in garden design. Our courses will certainly help you to make the very best of your own space but if your dream is to get started in the industry, we will also show you how to achieve this.
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03 Aug 2017
by Louise Cristobal (Course Tutor)
I recently attended a lecture about the Incredible Edible Project. Started in 2007, the goal of the project was to bring people together by growing food in their gardens, school grounds or areas owned by their local authority.
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07 Jul 2017
by Lisa McKnight (Course Tutor)
The most basic element of garden design consists of planning the garden layout. In this blog, I’ll discuss two principles of planning – proportion and scale – so that you can maximise the space in your garden, no matter how small it may be.
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25 May 2017
by Cornelia Raftery (Course Tutor)
Bloom is Ireland’s largest garden festival, showcasing garden plants, garden design, construction and horticulture. Launched in 2007, Bloom follows the successful formats of garden shows such as the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and the RHS Hampton Court Palace Show. This year’s Bloom runs from Jun 1-5, 2017 in Phoenix Park, Dublin, with the aim of inspiring and exciting the public about gardening and garden design. With this year’s show almost upon us, Cornelia Raftery takes a look back at Bloom 2016.
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