Showing posts with label Blarney Castle Gardens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blarney Castle Gardens. Show all posts

Saturday, May 15, 2021

Blarney Castle Gardens. Castle now open weekends May, 7 days from June 2.

Blarney Castle Gardens

Pics 13th May 2021

Blarney Castle is now OPEN! - Open at Weekends in May. - Will reopen 7 days a week from June 2nd! - Our gardens are currently open 7 days a week! - Opening times 9am - 5pm (LAST ADMISSION 4pm)

Bamboo arch - into the light

Dancer and flower (placed by visitor, presumably!)


Bank of colour

Bees busy below and an unusual hive above.


Blarney House

Bluebells, wild garlic

Two tone shrubs and wild garlic

Colour galore


Flower beds

Blue bells and wild garlic (and below)


Bamboo archway

Dancer and flower

Saturday, May 1, 2021

Blarney Castle Gardens Keep On Blooming 28.04.2021

Blarney Castle Gardens Keep On Blooming

28.04.2021 


After the daffodils and tulips, wild garlic and bluebells are taking over. Don't know
 the taller blue flowers in the background. (Camassia is the name, spotted it on the castle's
own feed)



Those taller blue flowers again. Camassia is the name, spotted it on the castle's
own feed!

Bluebells

Wild Garlic

Wild Garlic

Red Cedar

Red Cedar

Red Cedar - huge trunks

Cherry blossom

Young horse

Cedar

Cedar, opposite side of the one above

Sculpture

Sitka Spruce



Vietnamese Farmers Hut, with living quarters
and racks for drying cardamom. 

Vietnamese Farmers Hut

Telling how forest is being destroyed by cardamom farmers

Tree fern garden

Friday, April 23, 2021

Blarney Castle Gardens Continue To Surprise

Blarney Castle Gardens Continue To Surprise

Photos 21st April 2021



Busy bee in Blarney
Tulip








First of the bluebells


Looking forward to seeing how this develops

Forbidden fruit

Je t'aime




 

Spectacular resurrection with these waterside plants


Is that a Hippo in the water?

The River Martin. Two rivers cross here, the Martin going
under the River Blarney (the bigger). See the "crossing" near the entrance.


Skeleton












The Wishing Steps