A carnival of many shrubs in flower with a delightful duo of bluebells and wild garlic light up Blarney Castle Gardens
pics: 28.04.2026
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| Queue for the Blarney Stone! |
Tulip Time at Blarney Castle
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| Tulips coming on strong these days at Blarney and the display should last for a week or two more. |
Amazing how quickly the magnificent cherry blossom
of just over a week ago has almost totally vanished.
Not too far away though the rhododendron offer vibrant pink
in the Himalayan Valley have some time still left
to show off! See the current display on this 27 second video.
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The vibrant blossoms of
rhododendron on the Himalayan walk. |
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Cherry Blossom Time At Blarney Castle Gardens
Visit: 27.03.2026
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| Blossom all around you as you walk towards the garden |
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| Prunus Shirotae close to the entrance |
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First days out for the cattle.
At least, the first time I saw them. |
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| First flowers on the wild garlic. |
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| In the Himalayan section, a hint of what's to come |
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| Cyclamen, with is distinctive leaf pattern. |
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| River, blossom and castle. |
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Time for a rest!
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Magnolia, you sweet thing...
Pics: 20.03.2026
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| American (Yellow) Skunk-cabbage |
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| Tearoom or temple? |
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| Above, the Fern Trees Garden |
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| On the boardwalk |
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| Daffodils galore |
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Wishing Steps and Daffodils at Blarney Castle Gardens
11.03.2026
Short videos of the Wishing Steps (remember you must walk backwards to have your wish granted!)
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More signs of Spring at Blarney Castle Gardens
Pictures 3rd March 2026
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| Castle, river, and Ester Barrett's St Hubert's Stag |
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| Blarney House, opens to the public for a few weeks at the peak of the season |
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| Castle, its tall watchtower and river. |
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| Castle and Ester Barrett's Catch |
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| Castle and its tall watch tower. |
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| Castle, crocuses |
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| Crocuses |
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| Cut branches are used to make this fence. |
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| Morning sunshine highlights moss on the branches. |
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Resident Heron enjoys the sun at Blarney Castle Gardens
pics taken 15.02.26
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| The resident heron knows the sunniest places |
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| A crowd of Crocuses |
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| Daffodil rows |
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| A host of daffodils. Some 40,000 bulbs in all! |
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| An avalanche track of Snowdrops |
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| Blarney House |
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| The famous castle towers over nearby house in the garden |
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| A bare tree except for lots of ivy |
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Blarney Castle Gardens, a stroll on a February Saturday
Pics taken 07.02.2026
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Mega Flower by Lynda Christian
Enamel decorated recycled metal |
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| Teazel |
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Eternal Ascent by Blessing Sanyanga
Kilkenny Black Marble and stainless steel |
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Lost in the woods
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| Fern Tree Garden (above and below) |
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Sunshine walk at Blarney Castle Gardens
Sunday Feb 1st 2026
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| Copse under a blue sky |
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| Snowdrops |
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| Blarney Lake viewing point |
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| Daffodil road |
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| Horse rests in the morning sun |
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| On the lake, reeds in blue water. |
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| Blarney House (south face) |
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Crocus and Snowdrop. Blarney Gardens.
31st January 2026
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| New viewing point at lake. |
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