Patricia Tyrrell

Patricia holds an honours degree in Landscape Horticulture from University College Dublin, and started her own design business in 1984.

Her consultancy is based in Dublin and provides design service for private clients and also for the commercial sector, particularly in the area of new housing developments.

She is noted for strong architectural lines and perfectly scaled use of hard landscape materials, softened by the effective use of herbaceous plants in combination with ornamental grasses and structural planting.

Patricia believes that a designer needs to stay aware of new possibilities and changing trends in design. Her philosophy is that the house should be, as far as possible, an intrinsic part of the landscape or garden, with a strong unifying theme in style and materials running throughout. "I prefer what is natural to what is contrived and I particularly like simplicity, clean lines and natural materials."