The Philosophers’ Garden

Lisselan Clonakilty, Co Cork

Nigel Everett explores the gardens of Lisselan and investigates the evidence for its appellation as a ‘Robinsonian’ creation

Bantry’s Elysian fields

Book Review: THE WOODS OF IRELAND: A HISTORY, 700 – 1800

Book Review: IRELAND AND THE PICTURESQUE: DESIGN, LANDSCAPE PAINTING AND TOURISM 1700-1840

Book Reviews: Irish Demesne Landscape, 1660-1740, Kilmacurragh Sourced in the Wild: The Moulding of a Heritage Arboretum

Bantry’s French Connections

Island Paradise

Nigel Everett recounts how John Annan Bryce and his architect Harold Peto transformed Garinish Island into one of the most important gardens in Europe