Come visit our Garden.......

The grounds here are over 16 acres in size. Our garden is open to the public and we have all types of visitors including people bringing the kids for a quiet picnic, keen gardeners who appreciate the labelled plants in our garden, large groups getting guided tours, small groups of art students, wildlife enthusiasts who appreciate the variety of living things here and people taking wedding photographs. We hope there is something for everyone who likes gardens.

Please read below to get a brief overview of the garden. For more photos please click here.

The Woodlands  

The four acres of woodland planted 15 years ago are now at the stage where a specific woodland ground floor of plants is beginning to establish.

We have added to this richness by planting aconites, daffodils, snowdrops, and bluebells. Other areas will be more cultivated and underplanted with hosta, astilbe etc.

Our woodland is often the host for a nest of beautiful long eared owls and numerous other birds.

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The Front Garden  

William Robinson strongly believed in establishing harmony between the house, garden and the countryside. We hope that our design of the front garden would have met with his approval.

Our favourite rambler rose is a German raised cultivar called Sommermorgen which is growing profusely over the picket fence and provides the visitor with a warm welcome.

The borders to the immediate front of the house consist mainly of pink, white and lavender colours creating a calming effect.

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A Traditional Bridge  

A number of streams bisect the garden and to emphasis their existence a number of small stone and bridges have been built the latter with nest boxes are presently being used.

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The Lakeside Garden    

The small lake in this garden has been man made and was established to enrich the garden with wildlife and provide a special feature.

The surrounding borders are lavishly planted with large herbaceous plants with some of our favourites being Stipa gigantia, Eupatorium, Echinaceas and large leaved Hostas.

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The Barn    

Sadly many of our traditional barns have disappeared from the Ulster countryside but we lovingly saved ours from extinction. The ground floor was originally used as a byre. The surrounds to the barn were traditional rough cobbles bedded in clay but these have been painstakingly relaid in recent years.

It faces an Orchard that has many old Irish apples varieties.

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The Formal Cottage Garden    

This is the only area of formal garden and to some extent was imposed upon us by the nature of the shape of the space.

The link to the countryside has been achieved with a natural stone wall. Paths have been lined with a cobble stone edge and box hedging and to continue the traditional and natural theme of the garden the paths have been finished with local grey stone gravel.

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The Sheltered Garden    

This secluded area of the garden has been designed for quiet contemplation whilst the shelter established here provides for the growing of more choice plants.

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