March 6, 2012
A visit to Arboretum Inspirational Gardens at Arboretum Home and Garden Heaven, Leighlinbridge is a treat for the amateur and the enthusiast alike. These gardens were created to inspire visitors to realise their own dream gardens.
March 5, 2012
Welcome to Arboretum Home and Garden Heaven. On a ten-acre site, this family-run business is a complete shopping experience – in addition to the five-star garden centre visitors will find beautiful interior furnishings, quirky gift ideas, Weber barbecues and accessories, ladies’ fashion, Regatta outdoor wear, kitchenware, and the award-winning Rachel’s Garden Café. Edinburgh Woollen Mills and Adman Sheds complement the offering.
March 3, 2012
‘An oasis of peace and tranquillity’, ‘a hidden secret’, and ‘sensory delight’ are just some of the many lovely descriptions of the highly acclaimed, award-winning gardens set on 2.5 acres with a series of interconnecting gardens to beckon you with bright and beautiful blooms.
March 2, 2012
Duckett’s Grove, the 18th, 19th and early 20th century home of the Duckett family, was formerly at the centre of a 20,000 acre (8,093 hectares) estate that has dominated the Carlow landscape for over 300 years. Even in ruin, the surviving towers and turrets of Duckett’s Grove Walled Gardens and Pleasure Grounds form a romantic profile making it one of the most photogenic historic buildings in the country and a castle in Ireland to visit.
March 1, 2012
One of the largest and finest Spanish chestnuts in the country greets you on arrival to 2.5 acres of lawns and shrubs surrounded by magnificent beech and oak trees. A wonderful walled garden behind the house contains many unusual plants and flowers in the herbaceous border
February 28, 2012
Kilgraney takes its name from the Irish ‘cill gréine’ which means ‘sunny hill’ or ‘sunny wood’. These wooded and secluded grounds consist of a series of interconnecting herbal gardens that are revealed gradually as you walk through the property. The enclosed kitchen garden supplies the guesthouse with fruit, vegetables and herbs.
February 27, 2012
Huntington Castle, voted one of Ireland's top '20 Hidden Gems' by The Guardian is set in over 160 acres of gardens, woodland and farmland. The castle was originally built as a garrison in the 17th century and was later runed into a family estate by Lord Esmonde. A direct descendant of the castle's founders, current custodian Alexander Durdin Robertson and his family is keeping tradition alive in a decidedly hands-on fashion.
February 26, 2012
Leighlinbridge, winner of Ireland's Best Kept Town in 2015, enjoys a range of gardens, built and designed by the local community to commemorate various aspects of village life over the years. This Irish garden includes the Millennium Garden, seven small individual gardens, each with its own theme represented by trees, shrubs and stones.
February 24, 2012
Oak Park forest Park is a mature, mixed species woodland of over 120 acres with a predominance of beech, oak, scots pine, silver fir, larch and sycamore. Boasting a rich diversity of wildlife, the lakes and their surrounds provide a habitat for swans and ducks, while the islands shelter many wild and game birds.