Fota House and Gardens in April
Pics taken 14.04.2024
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Water droplets caught by the sun |
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Necklace of drops |
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A little misty haze rise from the hedges and plants as the sun warms the morning air. |
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Another jigsaw? |
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The Italian Garden. Often wonder why the gates to this are always closed. |
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In the fern tree area |
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The thorny mahonia x media charity |
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Ready for Santa (and more!) |
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Rear of the house |
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A panorama of a circle of trees that seem to grow from one root. |
Fota Gardens and Arboretum
As Autumn Begins.
(pics: 26.09.2022)
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Dahlias |
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Fern Garden |
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Evergreens |
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Fuchsia |
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Autumn border, Black-eyed Susies in foreground |
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Fota House (rear) |
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Italian Garden |
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Daisies? |
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Pampas Grass |
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Pumpkins |
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Fota House & Arboretum & Gardens,
Fota Island, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork
Telephone: + 353 (0) 21 481 5543
Email: info@fotahouse.com
Fota Gardens and Victorian Working Garden
on a sunny afternoon
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Figs |
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Three flower "spires" in a row. |
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Fota House, with Bakestone Café at the left. |
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Fuchsia x2 , both in glasshouse |
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Glasshouse flowers, above and below |
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In the glasshouse |
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In the Orangery! |
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Poppy and rose in the borders |
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One of the wild flower areas in the walled gardens |