Shells Gardens | Horticultural Services | Dublin, Ireland

Planting Projects

Garden in Clontarf

Olive tree planted with white, purple, silver/grey tonal plants & pops of red colour plants.
Border planted in February. Client sent photos of spring blooms, summer plants yet to flower.

Garden in Clontarf

Summer photos sent by the client. Garden built and planted in December.
Back wall planted with shade tolerant espalier pear trees, perennials including Digitalis (foxglove) and Heucheras.

Garden in Clontarf

Planting in pots. Mix of evergreen, perennials and grasses to brighten up the deck area.
Seasonal interest planting in the pots.
New lawn laid. Border to be planted on the left when the fence is replaced.

KC Football club in Killester – native tree planting project

Sorbus aucuparia (Mountain ash), Taxus baccata (Yew) & Betula pendula (Silver birch).
Bark is laid at the base to help retain moisture and to suppress weeds.
Tree watering bags provide slow release of water. Used during dry spells.
Erica (heather) – planted at the base of the trees.
Betula pendula – Silver birch and heather.
Erica darleyensis ‘Rubin’ – heather
Killester Donnycarney Football Club – native tree planting project.

Garden in Clontarf

Dicksonia antartica fern planted near the back of the border.
Splash of colour for a dark corner.
Semi-shade border planted with Blechnium ferns and Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’.
Before
Shaded window border planted with bright lime colour grasses Hakonechloa & taller Deschampia grasses at the end of the border.
After

Garden in Clontarf

Bark is laid around the plants to help retain moisture and to suppress weeds.
Nepeta perennial, attracts pollinators.
Viburnum oplulus shrub, will produce red berries in the autumn.

Garden in Finglas

Shaded border planted with shade loving plants after soil being enriched.
Before – borders had rubble, needed enriching.
Before – poor soil conditions and Olive trees needed TLC.
After – enriched soil added and plants with seasonal interest.
After – borders plants and soil enriched. Olive trees pruned and given a feed of seaweed pellets to help rejuvenate them.

Garden in Clongriffin

.After – Bay trees height & width reduced and enriched soil added to the bed.
After – shade loving plants.
Before- Bay trees grown too large and not enough soil in the bed.
After – planted in April. Mix of evergreen and deciduous planting to provide colour all year round.

Garden in Artane

Front garden lawn replaced with shale & cobbles surrounded by plants.
Stipa tenuissima grasses add airy movement. 
Erigeron karvinskianus (daisy like flowers) is a hardy plant that attracts pollinators.

Garden in Killester

After – mix of perennials, bulbs, and evergreen & deciduous plants.
Before – raised bed.

Garden in Clontarf

Low maintenance plants used including clump forming bamboo, ferns, fatsia and perennials.
After – plant colours were green and white to make the garden feel calm and soothing.

Garden in Drumcondra

Front Garden – added pots to brighten up a dull patio.
Back garden – climbers planted to eventually cover the wall and a mix of perennials with tall grasses adding structure and seasonal interest.

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