Designer's Corner

How to plan your driveway

Author: Frank Culloty | 0 Comments
Why is it that, for an area that gets used every single day, nobody ever puts very much thought into its design? We spend hours, days even weeks pondering over patio layouts, and that’s an area we only use a handful of time a year (if we’re lucky). For most of us, every person that comes to our homes sees and uses our driveways and for some reason we never cast them a second thought. Well that stops here! I’m going to present a list of questions that you must a... [More]

The Garden Shed

Author: Frank Culloty | 0 Comments
The Garden Shed   There’s no need to blush or get embarassed, unsightly as they sometimes can be, a shed is an integral and essential element of most residential landscape layouts. The first question you need to ask yourself is, “Am I going to be able to see it”. Obviously, you can purchase a simple, low cost structure if you can tuck it away behind something, however, often there is just not enough space in the garden to do this.   So keep it cheap and ... [More]

Where does everybody sit ?

Author: Frank Culloty | 0 Comments
Most patio sets come with 6 or at most 8 chairs, well when was the last time you were at a party and only 6 people came. I hope you’re thinking, never. [More]

Good Planning is the key to a successful design

Author: Frank Culloty | 0 Comments
Good planning is the key to a successful design. When embarking on a landscape design project, it is vital to first of all make a list of what you want from the space. Take a walk around and look at what is there already, the chances are most of these thing will have to remain, in one form or another. [More]