Gardens for you to visit ....

The Blackwater Valley Garden Trail

Irish gardens remain one of the country's best kept secrets. This is especially true of the Blackwater Valley, where the River Blackwater flows through lush pastures with moorland and dramatic scenery never far away.

Why not discover these seventeen beautiful creations on the Blackwater Valley Garden Trail.

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Upcoming Events

2004 Rare & Special Plant Fair

The fourth annual Rare & Special Plant Fair will take place at Annes Grove Gardens, Castletownroche, Co. Cork on Sunday 9th May, 11am to 4pm

This is a once-a-year opportunity to find the best plants produced by Irish specialist growers on offer at one location.

For further details email: annesgrove@eircom.net

			Annes Grove Gardens, Castletownroche Turn of century gardens, incorporating 18th Century features. Extensive woodland garden with notable rhododendrons, hoherias, eucryhias and magnolias. Riverside walks shaded by arched gunnera, with day-lilies, primulas crowding the path. Walled garden with hedged compartments and long herbaceous borders.
	Annes Grove Gardens
Ballyvolane House, Castlelyons Extensive mature gardens, with terraced lawns, walled garden, and woodland walks through Bluebell woods and around three trout lakes. A large number of trees and shrubs have recently been planted
							Ballyvolane House
				Lismore Castle Gardens , Lismore Set within the castles 17th century outer defensive walls, the garden features mature magnolias, camellias and rhododendrons, an ancient yew walk, summer colour form a newly planted herbaceous border and pieces of contmepory sculpture.Set
	Lismore Castle Gardens