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This charming informal garden on the banks of the Argideen river has been created by five generations of the Travers family.
The 121 ha estate was originally purchased with the village of Timoleague by Colonel Robert E. Travers in 1818 and he began laying out the grounds around the later Georgian house he built there. Each generation of the Travers family has added to the gardens over the intervening 160 years.

The gardens are a tribute to their plantsmanship and palm trees and ot...

"The garden is the glory of Lisselan" Examiner newspaper....

Celebrated gardens rarely live up to their reputations so effortlessly as Ilnacullin, alias Garinish - an enchanted garden island lying in a sheltered inlet of Bantry Bay....

Some of the most varied and profuse gardens are those that have been developed over many generations. At Timoleague no less than five successive generations have left their mark on these charming and informal gardens on the banks of the Argideen River....

Kilravock Garden has been planted with a range of southern hemisphere plants to take full advantage of the temperate climate of West Cork.

There are many interesting features including a summer house, pergola, small orchid house, oriental area with ponds and bridges and a tranquil woodland garden. There are also collections of acers, sorbus and hostas....

Picturesque stepping stones combine the two areas, rugged, alpine rocks and Irish woodlands. The feeling of height dominates, surprises await. At places, hundreds of colourful butterflies surround you....