Events
What to See
- The history of the gardens
- The astonishing variety of plants and flowers
- Daily maintenance and seasonal planting
- Organic composting
Quaker Interest: The Strangman family former owners of the garden had a son Thomas Wilson and his wife Sarah Louisa (Pike) took a special interest in developing the garden and one of their daughter’s Lydia took particular pleasure gardening with her mother. Lydia’s Garden is one of the most charming of the Ballymaloe Cookery School Gardens to this day with its pretty border, Summer House and pond. Viola’s flourished in a separate area of the garden which became known as the Violet farm, the Quaker Strangman’s sold the pretty posies of this fashionable flower in the London Flower markets.
What we Offer
- The Gardens: A Potted History
- The Water Garden & Memory Arboretum
- The Ornamental Fruit Garden
- The Kitchen Potager
- Lydia’s Garden
- The Herb Garden
- The Old Pleasure Garden
- The Herbaceous Border & Shell House
- The Soft Fruit Garden
- The Celtic Maze & Wildflower Meadow
- The Farm Walk
- Garden Courses
Quiet Space
Meander through the beautiful gardens at Ballymaloe settle into your favourite quiet corner and find a little of natures wonder in the many contemplative spaces in this garden full of scents and tastes and beauty.