City Park, Dublin - Fitzwilliam Square

We have been involved with the large park in Fitzwilliam Square in Dublin city centre for a number of years. Open to keyholders only (those who live or work in the area) the park is the only Georgian park in the city to retain its original layout. We carry out ongoing maintenance and development as well as some planting to ensure its continuation for future generations. We have also carried out some smaller ornamental planting.

These photographs show areas before, during and after we worked on them and carried out planting.

Paths are infested with moss after years and years of weedkilling. The decaying organic matter created by weedkiller breaks down and is the ideal medium for moss and more weeds.

One of our favourite combinations: Stipa 'Pony Tails' (grass); Anthemis 'E.C. Buxton (yellow); Nepeta 'Six Hills' Giant'; and Scabiosa caucasica. It has a long flowering season, is exceptionally resilient, and has a beautiful muted, faded pallet. Other plants in this bed include 'Astelia 'Silver Spear', Salvia 'Ostfriesland' and Eryngium.

Eryngium alpinum (Sea holly), in the same bed.

Scabiosa caucasica (centre), Anthemis 'E.C. Buxton' (yellow) and Salvia 'Ostfriesland' (purple-blue spires)

Echium pinaniana in a forest of self-sown plants by the North gate.