We went for a ride over to Killarney on Monday and had a walk around the grounds of Muckross House yet again.
It was left to the people of Ireland and even the car parking is free. Killarney is the most popular visited place in Ireland and I can see why.
Tulips flowering in the old productive vegetables garden area perhaps? Now formal hedging and bedding displays.
Finally a Myrtle Tree. I have a lovely one of those growing in my Northsider garden. They originate in Spain and love the Gulf Stream. They only grow fifteen feet high and their bark peels and they have a pretty white blossom.
It was a nice saunter especially after such a wet Winter. Spring is a great time to visit estates and their gardens.
A nice wee daunder. I wonder who brought the first Myrtle from Spain?
ReplyDeleteThere are some gardens like that over here in Scotland...Logan for one, in Galloway,
Sir Walter Raleigh lived at Myrtle Grove in Youghal and he brought potatoes and tobacco and probably the Myrtle to Ireland and the UK GZ. They originate from Spain. Fuchsia is also a none native that flourishes in the West of Ireland. My favourite estates in England are Heligan in Cornwall and Cholmondley in Cheshire. All great days out.
ReplyDeleteI love the almost-a-maze garden beds, I always wanted a yard big enough to plant a maze in, but with short greenery so people could still see their way to my front door. Is the Myrtle the same as the Crepe Myrtle? We have those here with white, or pink, or red flowering types available.
ReplyDeleteIt's the Common myrtle River. They were introduced from Spain and don't like frost or being away from the Gulf Stream.
DeleteCholmondley, is that the one pronounced "chumley"?
ReplyDeleteNot sure River. Princess Diana got engaged there.
DeleteI wonder how long it will take for my little Pieris to grow as big as that one?
ReplyDeleteThey can live up to forty JayCee. Any nice estate gardens near you open to the public?
ReplyDeleteThere is a small one across town called Milntown. I haven't been for a while but it was very pretty.
DeleteSounds like a good day out and a photo shoot for your blog.
DeleteLovely gardens. Well worth a wander. That azalea is brilliant
ReplyDeleteThey are Linda. The Azaleas and Rhododendrons love the peaty acidic Irish soil. Queen Victoria once stayed there. I don't think it was air bnb though.😊
ReplyDeleteThat Pieris is magnificent. Our poor little thing is clearly in the wrong place (or needs company). The colour of the azalea is a good rival for the bougainvillea that starts flowering all over Greece at this time of year - almost neon.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it a fine specimen Tigger? I have seen the Bougainvillea in flower in the Algarve. Believe there is a thornless one Tigger?
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ReplyDelete(Tanks a lot Dave! The cheque is in the post)
Newcastle Brown Ale and Kansas should pay the most sponsorship YP. I mention them the most and they never acknowledge me.
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