About

Howbert and Mays Garden and Landscape Designers is run by the husband-and-wife team of Anthea Howbert and Tycho (Tig) Mays. Established in 2002, the practice carries out garden and landscape design, garden renovation and development, as well as skilled, hands-on gardening and plant supply.  Their style is relaxed, informal and fitting for the location. There is an emphasis on planting, and their gardens have a natural and comfortable atmosphere. Hard landscaping is kept to a minimum, and materials are well-chosen and elegant. Howbert and Mays have worked with numerous architectural practices.

Tycho is a fully accreditted member of the Garden and Landscape Designers' Association (GLDA) and Anthea is a graduate of the prestigeous Professional Gardener training course at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania.

Anthea and Tycho also run the award-winning online garden centre - Delivering Your Garden, which supplies the plants, tools and accessories than have used in their gardens for years. DYG.IE (Delivering Your Garden)

Many of their gardens have featured in newspapers and magazines over the years, and their gardens for one project were described in the Sunday Times as " what must be the most beautiful of any public building in Ireland". Tycho has appeared on Television as a judge on RTE's popular 'SuperGarden' show, as well as a radio gardening correspondent with the late Gerry Ryan. 

Projects are nationwide, with a concentration around Dublin and Wicklow. There is a strong emphasis on planting and a belief in gardens improving and evolving over time. No garden stays still - they are in a state of flux and need thoughtful and intelligent care.