Follow me down the lane .....

... through the blue gate into the restored Victorian Walled Garden of Kylemore Abbey ... (restoration began in 1996) ...

.. which is completely enclosed with brick and limestone wall

A stream divides the two halves of the garden ... the Flower Garden ...

... and the Kitchen Garden ..

... part of the Kitchen Garden as a section for herbs - medicinal, aromatic and culinary ..

Here is another part of the flower garden showing one of the two restored glasshouses, of which there were originally 21 ! Part of a wall of another being restored at present is seen at the bottom of pic ..

.. which were all heated by means of a limestone kiln underground and grids through which the heated air came through ..

Would have loved to have paged through these old gardening books ...

... which are on display in the restored Head Gardener's House ... seen on left with the blue 'brookie lace' gables and windows ....

Also shown in photo above is the restored Labourers' Bothy ... and below - the side door of the bothy ... note the well-worn step under the door ...

Broken clay pots next to the steps going down the limestone kiln ...

Beautiful trees shade another part of the garden which is filled with shade loving plants ...

.. and a bench or two ... to rest awhile ...

.. beside the trickling stream ...

.... where you can see the fluttering butterflies ...

... and catch the scent of fruit ripening on the plants trained against the surrounding walls ..

... and the rain-washed apples

Midday made it difficult for photos .. but it's a beautiful and interesting garden ! So glad you came with me ...