In the United Kingdom and Ireland the Walled Garden was often the most practical element of any historic garden. Known sometimes as the Kitchen Garden it was enclosed on all sides by high walls built in brick or local stone in order to shelter the plants and fruit trees growing inside. Normally constructed with a sunny aspect its walls were intended to create a micro climate in order to grow marginal plants requiring a longer season such as fruit trees which would be trained as espalier against the walls. Walled Gardens are quite common in many parts of Ireland and are readily recognisable often containing remnants of the original planting. Some fine examples open to the public include Johnstown Castle and Tintern Abbey in Wexford and Strokestown Gardens in Roscommon.
Follow up maintenance on the herbaceous borders.
We are well versed in reconstituting the planting and layout inside a Walled Garden. The results are most gratifying to their owners supplying them with fruit and vegetables for an extended period when planted as a Kitchen Garden in particular.