Scenes from the Irish Countryside
Garinish Island/ Ilnacullin (Island of Holly)
Located in the sheltered harbour of Glengarriff in Bantry Bay, Ilnacullin is a small island of 15 hectares (37 acres) known to horticulturists and lovers of trees and shrubs all around the world as an island garden of rare beauty. The gardens of Ilnacullin owe their existence to the creative partnership, some eighty years ago, of Annan Bryce, then owner of the island and Harold Peto, architect and garden designer. From http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/south-west/ilnacullin-garinishisland/
From top left: Italian Garden with Caha Mountains in bg; Phill at top of steps leading up to Martello Tower; Phill resting halfway up; One of the views from the top of of the Martello Tower; a dahlia from the walled garden; Seals on Seal Island taken from the ferry; Phill texting on board the ferry; the ferry leaving with the next load of passengers.
We had a wonderful three hours there.
July 27, 2011
Located in the sheltered harbour of Glengarriff in Bantry Bay, Ilnacullin is a small island of 15 hectares (37 acres) known to horticulturists and lovers of trees and shrubs all around the world as an island garden of rare beauty. The gardens of Ilnacullin owe their existence to the creative partnership, some eighty years ago, of Annan Bryce, then owner of the island and Harold Peto, architect and garden designer. From http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/south-west/ilnacullin-garinishisland/
From top left: Italian Garden with Caha Mountains in bg; Phill at top of steps leading up to Martello Tower; Phill resting halfway up; One of the views from the top of of the Martello Tower; a dahlia from the walled garden; Seals on Seal Island taken from the ferry; Phill texting on board the ferry; the ferry leaving with the next load of passengers.
We had a wonderful three hours there.
July 27, 2011
Garinish Island/ Ilnacullin (Island of Holly)
Located in the sheltered harbour of Glengarriff in Bantry Bay, Ilnacullin is a small island of 15 hectares (37 acres) known to horticulturists and lovers of trees and shrubs all around the world as an island garden of rare beauty. The gardens of Ilnacullin owe their existence to the creative partnership, some eighty years ago, of Annan Bryce, then owner of the island and Harold Peto, architect and garden designer. From http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/south-west/ilnacullin-garinishisland/
From top left: Italian Garden with Caha Mountains in bg; Phill at top of steps leading up to Martello Tower; Phill resting halfway up; One of the views from the top of of the Martello Tower; a dahlia from the walled garden; Seals on Seal Island taken from the ferry; Phill texting on board the ferry; the ferry leaving with the next load of passengers.
We had a wonderful three hours there.
July 27, 2011
Located in the sheltered harbour of Glengarriff in Bantry Bay, Ilnacullin is a small island of 15 hectares (37 acres) known to horticulturists and lovers of trees and shrubs all around the world as an island garden of rare beauty. The gardens of Ilnacullin owe their existence to the creative partnership, some eighty years ago, of Annan Bryce, then owner of the island and Harold Peto, architect and garden designer. From http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/south-west/ilnacullin-garinishisland/
From top left: Italian Garden with Caha Mountains in bg; Phill at top of steps leading up to Martello Tower; Phill resting halfway up; One of the views from the top of of the Martello Tower; a dahlia from the walled garden; Seals on Seal Island taken from the ferry; Phill texting on board the ferry; the ferry leaving with the next load of passengers.
We had a wonderful three hours there.
July 27, 2011
See photo in original gallery.