| Wednesday 6th August 2008 Herb Gardens at Kilgraney House with Dermot O’ Neill Consisting of a series of interconnecting herbal gardens, Kilgraney features an enclosed kitchen garden, a tea walk, a medicinal herb courtyard, a medieval monastic herb garden and a garden of aromatic and fragrant herbs.
healthy herbs in the kitchen Mixing his love of cooking with gardening, Dermot O’ Neill will lead visitors through the gardens at Kilgraney identifying herbs that are most commonly used for culinary purposes. In conversation with Bryan Leech from Kilgraney House, Dermot will provide useful tips for using herbs in signature Kilgraney dishes. Venue: herb gardens at kilgraney house, kilgraney, bagenalstown, co. carlow
Edible Landscaping
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Kilgraney House, Borris Road, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow |
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About Kilgraney house & Herb Garden Kilgraney takes its name from the Irish “cill greine” which means “sunny hill” or “sunny wood”. These wooded and secluded grounds overlook the tranquil Barrow valley and are situated halfway between Carlow and Kilkenny.
Consisting of a series of interconnecting herbal gardens there is a large kitchen garden, a tea walk, a medicinal herb courtyard, a medieval monastic herb garden and a garden of aromatic and fragrant herbs.
Facilities: Car park, toilets, restricted access for wheelchairs. We regret the main house is not open to visitors. Directions: Situated just off the R705. Kilgraney is halfway between Bagenalstown and Borris. Opening times: First Sunday of every month May – September 2.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m. Other times strictly by arrangement only. Admission fee: €8.00 per person including light refreshment (Herbal Tea/Tea/coffee and biscuits). ... About the garden The enclosed kitchen garden supplies the guesthouse with fruit, vegetables and herbs and has been run on organic lines for almost 10 years. It consists of gravel paths and eleven raised timber beds of varying sizes grouped to form a modern potager. Here you will find unusual leafy plants such as mibuna, mizuna and komatsuna amongst more traditional salad varieties.
Next to the kitchen garden is the tea walk, a short gravel path lined on one side with plants suitable for infusions and herbal teas. The medicinal garden, set in a granite courtyard, consists of nine raised beds in Irish oak timber. Each bed is planted with herbs suitable for treating a particular part of the body. In the lower courtyard you will find an aromatic garden planted with herbs for fragrance and also for their usefulness in cosmetic preparations.
Finally, in an adjoining courtyard, there is a modern interpretation of a medieval monastic herb garden with four oak raised beds surrounded on two sides by an oak timber cloister. The main house is not open to garden visitors.
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