Socials and Media

Welcome to the socials and media page of The Planting Consultancy, offering professional garden design, planting plans, and landscape consultancy in Cork, Ireland, and throughout Ireland. This page brings together the latest updates, insights, and project highlights shared across our social platforms, helping homeowners, designers, and landscapers in Cork stay connected with our work throughout the year.

Regular posts showcase planting schemes designed for Cork gardens, before-and-after garden transformations, and practical planting advice tailored to Ireland's climate, local soil conditions, and native and wildlife-friendly planting. You'll find inspiration for small urban gardens in Cork City, suburban family gardens, rural landscapes, and low-maintenance planting designs that support biodiversity and provide year-round structure and interest.

Our social channels also share behind-the-scenes insights from garden consultations, site visits, and collaborative projects with homeowners, architects and landscape contractors across Cork. These updates highlight the process of developing thoughtful planting designs and turning them into resilient, long-term landscapes suited to the local environment.

For more information about our garden design and planting consultancy services in Cork, Ireland, please visit the main The Planting Consultancy Home page, or learn more about our approach, values, and sustainable design ethos in the services section. New content is added regularly, offering local inspiration and expert guidance for anyone seeking professional planting design and garden advice in Cork.

Cork Beo

Really pleased to have my landscape design at The Girl's Garden at Eglantine National School, Ballinlough Featured in Cork Beo. This was the national school I went to and it was a truly lovely experience to be able to lend a hand to the Parent’s Assocation in creating what will be a gorgeous, sensory, environmental, fun and learning resource for all of the school community for many years to come. This was part of my pro-bono work that I like to do to be able to give back to my community. 

Read all about it here: https://www.corkbeo.ie/culture/family-kids/cork-school-plants-new-sensory-33087400</h2>

Designing a Rural Garden

Designing a rural garden benefits from working with the natural landscape rather than against it. The starting point is to observe existing views, slopes, mature trees and wildlife corridors, then plan paths, seating areas and planting that enhance these features instead of hiding them. Soil type and local climate strongly influence plant choice. Testing soil and noting sun, shade and wind exposure helps select hardy, low‑maintenance plants that thrive without excessive watering or chemicals. Native species and perennials usually blend best with rural settings.

Practical access is essential. Wide, simple paths allow easy movement for wheelbarrows and equipment, while clearly defined zones for vegetables, orchards, lawns and wildflower areas keep the garden functional and easy to maintain. Water collection from roofs and discreet storage areas reduce visual clutter.

Wildlife‑friendly features such as hedgerows, ponds, log piles and flowering meadows support biodiversity and give the garden a natural, relaxed character. Using local materials for walls, fences and seating helps the garden sit comfortably in the wider countryside and preserves an authentic rural feel.  For some more concept design images for a rural garden check out my Instagram post here:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DSLQ8L4iFZP/?img_index=1