I’ve saved the best for last. I am hoping that you will share my enthusiasm for what pictures can only begin to describe as the most amazing garden in Ireland. I speak – with hand ceremoniously held over heart – of Kylemore Abbey. Kylemore is a castle tucked into a wooded hillside on the edge of a lake. That alone has a pretty high drool factor. What you can’t see from the entrance of the estate, however, are the sweeping gardens that are a shuttle drive away down a windy road nestled in the forest.
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…but evidence of the fact that this is a real, working garden. Not just for show:
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…chives, lettuces, it went on and on.
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and some beds featured companion planting of calendula to combat pests. I nearly had to breathe into a paper bag to contain myself here.
http://www.kylemoreabbey.com/vc_walled_garden.asp, but I chose to focus my attention here.
In a previous conversation with someone who will remain anonymous, they expressed that vegetable gardens “just aren’t pretty”. I challenge anyone to visit Kylemore Abbey and still feel that way about vegetable gardens.
Next stop, France!
/images/42681-38999/Kylemore_Abbey1.JPG” width=461 border=0>…but evidence of the fact that this is a real, working garden. Not just for show:
/images/42681-38999/Kylemore_Abbey3.JPG” width=461 border=0>…chives, lettuces, it went on and on.
/images/42681-38999/Kylemore_Abbey5.JPG” width=461 border=0>and some beds featured companion planting of calendula to combat pests. I nearly had to breathe into a paper bag to contain myself here.
http://www.kylemoreabbey.com/vc_walled_garden.asp, but I chose to focus my attention here. In a previous conversation with someone who will remain anonymous, they expressed that vegetable gardens “just aren’t pretty”. I challenge anyone to visit Kylemore Abbey and still feel that way about vegetable gardens.
Next stop, France!
