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Rathmichael Lodge

Garden

Romantic garden, with herbaceous borders, roses, walks and pavilions

Address:

Ballybride Road
Shankill
Co Dublin

About Dublin 18

Tel: +353 1 282 2203

Please mention ireland-guide.com when enquiring.

Rathmichael Lodge

Opening Months: May, June, July
Opening Days:
Opening Hours: BY APPOINTMENT
Admission Charge: €5.00

Appointment Only
Admission Charge

Georgina Campbell

Rathmichael Lodge is one of those gardens that wins an “oh!” of pleasure when they first burst into the field of vision. Like sex appeal it’s a quality that is hard to pin down, but whatever it is Corinne and Richard Hewat’s creation has it in spades.

It could be something to do with the allure of a half moon of herbaceous border packed with appealing plants and plant associations; it could be to do with the invitation to explore and find out what happens beyond a Gothic gate - and it could also be the desire to bury one’s nose in one of the dozens of old fashioned roses, or simply the pleasure of sinking onto a strategically placed garden bench and drinking the whole scene in.

The garden is at its peak in June; Corrine loves roses and the garden is full of old fashioned ladies like ‘Adelaide d'Orleans’ , ‘Margaret Merril’ and ‘Mme Isaac Pereire’ . Cottagey plants, like foxglove and alchemilla mollis seed happily in corners and covetable varieties - violas, delphiniums, oriental poppies, thalictrum, hemerocallis - await admiration in the borders.

Festooned in wisteria and particularly exuberant climbing roses, the house forms a backdrop to this informal cottage style garden, and a terrace provides shelter for tender treasures in troughs and pots. Surprises waiting to be discovered include a Millennium Walk leading to a gazebo, a perfectly manicured tennis court and a pair of stone dogs wearing ivy collars.

Best time of year to visit: May, June, July

Gardens Strengths

Roses in abundance ,herbaceous plants etc

Groups & Tours

Groups Accepted
Groups Need Appointments
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Tour Days:

Tour Times

By Appointment

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The Dublin Garden Group

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Rathmichael Lodge

Garden

Romantic garden, with herbaceous borders, roses, walks and pavilions

Please mention ireland-guide.com when enquiring.