The garden in August and September

April & May | June & July | August & September

Later on, in August and September, the air in the lower garden is scented by a row of Chilean Myrtle planted along the Avenue wall. The Hoheria will be flowering now, as will the avenue of Eucryphria Nymansensis Nymansay and the last of the Magnolias open. This is the Delavayi, planted by the Dowager Duchess 60 years ago; it is evergreen and the tallest of its kind in Ireland. The Hydrangea border is looking it's best with some unusual variety. The herb knot garden is full, the vegetable garden overflowing with all kinds of vegetables and salad crops, sweet-corn and aubergine and the fruit in the orchard is beginning to ripen.

The Yew Walk in the lower garden, thought to be 300 years old or more, is spectacular at any time of the year and is surrounded with ferns, buddleia and holm oak (Quercus Ilex).

The Paxton vinery greenhouse is in constant use for propagating and for housing tender plants such as Datura and a wide variety of Streptocarpus as well as winter salads and peppers.