Peter Dowdall: Cork garden will create a positive space for all

Peter Dowdall meets Irene and Eoin O'Connor as work starts on a community garden in memory of their daughter Béibhinn 

Irene and Eoin O'Connor turning the sod in the Carrigaline Community Park for the Heart Angel Garden, and Peter Dowdall, Irish Examiner. PIcture: Dan Linehan

What is the purpose of a garden? This is something that you may never have thought of or, if like me, you spend your life in gardens and creating new ones, then it is a question that is constantly at the forefront of your mind.

When designing a garden for a client, some of the purpose is dictated by them.