I have learnt the hard way, so you don’t have to. I offer Garden Designers, support and resources for their design Journey. Many of us got into garden design through our love of plants, flowers, nature and being in the great outdoors. We are creative people hoping to express ourselves and follow our dreams. While this is still a guiding force behind everything I do, the reality is that if you want
to make it as a garden designer, your creativity and love of all things garden will only get you so far. Being a garden designer often means being a small business owner first and foremost. While your design course took care of the design bit, who thought you how to run a business? Running a design business can be especially challenging since all your concentration and energy is usually taken up by your latest design project. With all that on your mind, it can be easy to make simple mistakes or miss vital opportunities that can be the difference between your business succeeding of failing. My name is Andrew Christopher Dunne and I run a multi-award-winning garden designer based in the grounds of the magnificent Beaulieu House and Gardens in Drogheda co. Myself and my small team have designed some of the most exclusive and luxurious private gardens in Ireland and have taken commissions as far away as Australia. I have been lucky enough to have received a total of four gold medals at the Bloom flower show and received the coveted “Best in show” title on two separate occasions. My design experience is extensive, having designed not only gardens but houses, sculptures, furniture, interiors whiskey maturation facilities and much more. I am a a former windsurfing instructor, and been designing gardens now for 25 years. I lives with his wife and 3 three children in the picturesque fishing village of Clogherhead in County Louth.
