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Malvern Project – Garden Design, Construction & Maintenance
Back in January 2017 we were commissioned by our wonderful clients to design and construct all elements of their 350 square metre Malvern landscape. Not surprisingly for an active family [...]
Cosh Living Bean Bags
The sun is out and that means we are too! And what better way to soak up the rays than lounging on an outdoor bean bag in your garden. Our [...]
Thomas Hoblyn – International Garden Designer
Ian first came across English landscape designer Thomas Hoblyn at the Chelsea Flower Show back in 2011. As luck would have it, Ian and Tom were site neighbours, and after [...]
Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)
Arguably the most beautiful of the flowering trees, (especially in Ian’s eyes - hence why he used them in his last landscape design entry at Chelsea), the Cornus florida, commonly [...]
Digitalis purpurea
Providing striking colour and architectural height to borders, Digitalis purpurea, commonly known as Common Foxglove, was an obvious choice to us when designing the garden beds at our Camberwell 3 [...]
Piet Oudolf – International Garden Designer
If the world of gardening had rock stars, Piet Oudolf would be Mick Jagger, David Bowie and Prince rolled into one. He is a living legend in the design world and [...]
Spring Garden Maintenance – Tips and Tricks
Spring has sprung! And here and at Ian Barker Gardens, we’ve got gardening on our minds! It’s a wonderful time to be in the garden, as the warm weather causes [...]
Indian Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis ‘Oriental Pearl’)
Indian Hawthorn is a tough and hardy low shrub and an incredibly versatile garden landscaping plant. A compact, dense evergreen shrub that rarely grows to more than 1 metre high [...]
Tim Austen – International Garden Designer
As a result of his creativity, design expertise and passion for creating gardens, Tim Austen has not only become one of Ireland’s best known garden and landscape designers, but he’s [...]
Elsternwick Garden Design Project
A garden design can take its cues from many places, but the architecture of the house often plays a big part in the final product. They should work together and [...]