Hi Roddy123,
I live on a 3/4 acre site in North Dublin and recently landscaped our garden.
The guy I hired did an excellent job at a very resonable price. He drew up some plans, and once we decided which design we were most happy with, he worked with us to get the garden in on budget. It did involve my wife and I doing some of the donkey work, but that just meant we appreciated the garden all the more. His design and planting were all first class and he was keen to take our input onboard at the design stage. Altough, he had no problem telling us if he tought some of our ideas were awful!
My parents in law also used this guy and they were very satisfied with the finished product.
Not sure if I can post his name and number up here. Let me know if you are interested and I can get it to somehow.