Saint Patrick’s Day Gardening

Saint Patrick’s Day is typically a time to reunite with friends and family in the name of our patron saint. Hosting a themed garden party may be on your ideas list, or maybe you would just love to give your outdoor living space a good old spring clean. Either way the green fingered guys at MonkeyPuzzle.ie are at hand to help.

In this blog we highlight some of the most important tasks to carry out in the garden to make the most of the glorious mid-March weather. 

On a crisp and sunny March bank holiday there really is nothing like some light gardening to help your garden reach its full potential.

It's time to roll up the sleeves and get cracking preparing seed beds, sowing seed, cutting back winter shrubs and sprucing up your outdoor living space for the arrival of friends and family over the holiday.

Our gardening goals for Saint Patrick’s Day

Mow the lawn

Cut back Salix (willow) and Cornus (dogwood)

Kill weeds before they get too unruly

Add fresh compost to plants that need some

Remove pond heaters if the temperature is optimal

Open the greenhouse/conservatory doors and vents on mild days

Plant shallots, onion sets and early potatoes in a vegetable patch

Protect new spring shoots from slugs

Plant summer-flowering bulbs

Claim €595 to €4,050 back on all home and garden improvements with thanks to the new HRI scheme!

Did you know that right now, with thanks to the Home Renovation Incentive you can have the garden of your dreams for a lot less!

The Irish government has just introduced a new Home Renovation Incentive allowing you to claim tax relief by way of a tax credit at 13.5% of qualifying expenditure on any repair, renovation or improvement work carried out on a principal private residence.

·       The work must cost a minimum of €4,405 (exclusive of VAT) which would attract a credit of €595

·       Where the cost of the work is on or above €30,000 (exclusive of VAT) a maximum credit of €4,050 will apply.

The VAT amount at 13.5% of your overall cost, up to €30,000 may be reclaimed through your tax returns for the following 2 years.

This means you can now get back anything from €595 to a maximum of €4,050 on all garden/landscape repairs, renovations or improvements!

Why would the Government give homeowners such an incentive out of the blue?

It is hoped that this scheme will help the construction trade get back on its feet after the recession and discourage people from using contractors operating in the “black market” to carry out home repairs and improvements.

Why choose MonkeyPuzzle to carry out my garden/landscape repairs, renovations or improvements?

ü  Here at MonkeyPuzzle we are a fully tax compliant service provider.

ü  We meet and often exceed our customer’s high gardening expectations.

ü  Our services are carried out by a team of energetic and highly experienced staff.

Our team of gardening experts are passionate about garden design and love to present innovative, budget conscious and tailored solutions to your outdoor landscaping needs. We will fully cooperate with and adhere to the guidelines set out in the HRI Scheme.

Call 012897751 or Email us info@monkeypuzzle.ie for your FREE Quotation today.

Further details on the Home Renovation Incentive are available at:

• www.revenue.ie/en/tax/it/reliefs/hri/hri-general-faqs.html
• www.citizensinformation.ie/en/housing/housing_grants_and_schemes/home_renovation_incentive.html