Des Doyle is a Garden Designer who has been developing the gardens at Lavistown House, Kilkenny since 2010. In his talk ‘Gravel Garden Heaven’ he will focus on the recent re-design of the plantings in his garden to include tougher, longer performing plants which thrive in a gravel environment. Now he waters much less, never stakes plants and enjoys interesting and relatively weed free days!
This talk explores how he made the garden, the plantings he chose, the criteria he used to select plants plus the nuanced thinking behind combining great structural planting with year round interest. He will go through the highs, lows and the learnings and include the plants that deliver the views throughout the year.
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In this talk Colm will discuss vegetable production with a focus on working with the soil biology to produce healthy soil which translates to healthy vegetables. Learn how to reduce your inputs, cut your labour and reap the reward of a more environmentally sustainable method of growing vegetables. The talk will also discuss the evolution of the food garden in Airfield Estate and will include variety recommendations of some of the tastiest vegetables he has grown.
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