The Dillon Garden, Ranelagh, Dublin 6



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45 Sandford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6
Tel/Fax: +353 1 497 1308
Web: www.dillongarden.com
E-mail: info@dillongarden.com

Helen Dillon is a world-renowned plantswoman, writer, lecturer and broadcaster. With her husband Val, she has created a garden that is considered to be one of the gems of the horticultural world. This widely acclaimed garden is a mix of startling design and perfectly grown plants - many of them rare and unusual. The view of the garden from the windows of the elegant drawing room is in the lexicon of most photographed scenes in contemporary gardening.

A dominant feature in the garden is a canal set in Irish limestone, bordered on each side by superb borders - one mainly in red and the other in shades of dreamy blue. Behind the borders pathways lead into garden rooms. A recent addition is a gravel garden planted mainly with exotically-leaved members of the Araliaceae family.

Change is a feature of this magnificent garden. This spring has seen the transformation of the front garden from a sophisticated town garden to a birch-bordered glade with exciting new planting.

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Situated:
GPS: N53-19.280 W006-14.818 el 21m
Southern suburb of Dublin, near church at intersection of Sandford Road and Marlborough Road.
(Map Reference: 1)

Open:
Groups, by appointment, any time except Sunday mornings.

Admission:
€5.00.

Groups (minimum 10 people):
Garden visit only, entrance via garden gate - €5.00 per person
Garden visit through house, with short talk in Drawing Room - €7.00 per person
Garden and House Visit with short talk in Drawing Room and Coffee/Tea & Biscuits in Dining Room - €10.00 per person

Facilities:
Plants for sale; Guided tours by appointment.

Best time to Visit:
April to September.

Contact:
Helen Dillon

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