Robert's project archive

Real jobs, photographed as the business grew.

Every photograph on this page comes from Robert's own archive. Some older images were carefully restored so they are easier to see, but the places and the landscaping shown remain true to the original photographs.

Selected projects

Different jobs, each shaped by the ground and the people using it

Sometimes success is a finished garden. Sometimes it is a safer path, ground prepared correctly or a public space that gives people a reason to stop.

Completed residential garden with natural stone steps, river rock, fresh planting and dark mulch — A residential garden shaped with natural stone, planting and a dry creek detail.

Robert O'Sullivan beside a finished poolside garden and flagstone path — Robert at a completed garden, pool terrace and flagstone installation.

Completed woodland garden with a pale gravel path, stone, flowers and established trees — A difficult shaded corner renewed with a clear path, planting and definition.

Residential property during professional grading and site preparation — Grading in progress, preparing the site for the next stage of landscape work.

Company trucks and project crews at the Knotted Grotto installation beside the Cathedral Basilica in Philadelphia — The Knotted Grotto installation site during Philadelphia's 2015 papal visit.

Robert O'Sullivan and members of the wider Knotted Grotto project team — Robert and members of the wider Knotted Grotto project team.

Flagstone, planting and woven prayer ribbons inside the Knotted Grotto — Planting and flagstone within the woven community installation.

Stone edging, ornamental grass and prayer ribbons at the Knotted Grotto — Landscape details beneath thousands of handwritten prayer ribbons.

Robert O'Sullivan standing beside the nearly completed Knotted Grotto — Robert beside the installation as the structure neared completion.

Real jobs, photographed as the business grew.

See something that gives you an idea for your own place?