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Garden Name: Derreen
Last Modified: 19-04-2012
Garden ID: 0142

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Owner: Charles Bigham
Address:
Lauragh
Killarney
Co. Kerry
Postcode: 
County: Republic of Ireland

tel: +353 64 83588
fax: 
website: 
email: unknown

English Heritage Grade:


Opening Times:
www.gardenlovers.ieApr - Oct; Daily; 10am - 6pm, (but closed Mon-Thurs in August except by appointment)

Best Times of Year to Visit: 
Spring

To see: 
Rhododendrons, Camellias, Azaleas and Tree Ferns.

National Collection: 


National Garden Scheme days: No
Comments: 

Parties / Coaches: Yes 
Comments: 

Viewing by Appointment: Yes
Comments:  

House Open for Viewing: No
Comments: 

Admission Prices:
Adult &#8364;6; Child &#8364;3
Family ticket (2 Adults & accompanying children) includes free garden map; &#8364;20

Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: No
Shop: No
Plants for Sale: No
Lunches: No
Teas: Yes
Refreshments: No
Picnics: Yes
Dogs allowed: Yes
Only on Lead: Yes
Events: No

Other Facilities:
Teas - normally May - September or by arrangement. Some facilities for disabled.

Features: 


Designer: Fifth Marquess of Lansdowne
Description of Garden:
The most famous feature of the garden is the large number of Dicksonia Antarctica, tree ferns from South Eastern Australia and Tasmania. They seem completely at home here and self-seed freely. Myrtus Luma from Chile also self-seeds everywhere. There are huge Arboreum Rhododendrons and Cryptomeria Japonica Elegans. The Boathouse Walk features fine camellias and myrtles. Throughout the garden a rich patina of moss, liches, ferns and saxifrages cover rocks, paths and tree trunks, giving a sub-tropical feeling to the whole area.


History: 
First planted by Lord Lansdowne after he succeeded to the title in 1866 and completed by his grand-daughter, Lady Mersey in the 1950's.

Local Inns: 
O'Sullivans Bar - Kilmakilloge

Accomodation: 
Two 5 star hotels in Kenmare

Restaurants: 
Packie's, Kenmare
D'Arcy's, Kenmare
The Lime Tree, Kenmare

Village/Town/Sightseeing: