Achill Secret Garden

The garden at Bleanaskill Lodge, that Alexander Williams
laid out before the First World War, much added to and
improved over the years, is now open to the public. A
woodland garden with an ornamental pond and lawns, the
three acres have been divided into contrasting areas. one
leading into the next, so that the visitor can stroll through
the garden with a sense of exploration. Native trees and
shrubs have been combined with many exotics, including
the Chinese euonymous E. cornutus and the Chilean hazel
Gevuinea avella.

Bleanaskill Lodge is to be found on the Atlantic Drive,
Achill Sound, not far from Grace O'Malley's Castle. See
also Willem & Doutsje Van Goor's website:
www.achill-art-garden.com

Above: A view of an herbaceous space and
shurbbery set against an area of woodland.
The garden contains more than 5000
daffodil and other spring bulbs.