âWe had the plans for the garden before we had the plans for the house,â says Eileen Gibbons, of her home tucked away at the end of the tree lined cul-de-sac off Convent Road in Delgany. The 0.9 acre site is now laden with trees and shrubs with year round colour, especially from acidic loving rhododendron, camellia, japonica and hydrangea âWe planted every single tree, shrub and flower here, and specifically designed the patio to the rear, to look over the gardensâ says Gibbons. The Gibbons family purchased the site â now accessed by a private walled entrance with electric gates â when it had full planning permission, but decided against the original plans. âWe wanted to put in our own design with English redbrick and a Rosemary (clay) tiled roof, but had to fight tooth and nail, so it ended up with An Bord Pleanála. It was a much sounder choice environmentally â as we have never had to paint the house â and now there are houses in the Burnaby in Greystones that have subsequently used the Rosemary tiles,â she says .