RHS Seaforde Gardens
Seaforde Gardens are situated in the historic Demesne of Seaforde in County Down, which has been a family home for almost 400 years. The principal gardens, which are open to visitors, are to be found within and adjacent to the old walled garden, whose structure dates from the early half of the 18th century.
The hidden, micro-climate gardens boast Ireland’s oldest living maze (hornbeam) and support a truly illustrious collection of plants, many semi-tender, several of which have been carefully collected and curated from distant corners, including China, Vietnam, India and Australasia thanks to the travels of keen plantsman Patrick Forde.
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Activities at RHS Seaforde Gardens include:
- Gardens
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Downpatrick
County Down
BT30 8PG
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Age Appropriate
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- Adults
Location
- Outdoor
The gardens also include an arboretum containing champion trees and rare species. Seaforde holds the UK National Plant Collection of Eucryphias with more than 20 glorious species and cultivars grown here. Boasting specimens of Eucryphia x nymansensis, E. cordifolia and E. x intermedia ‘Rostrevor’; these white or pink flowering southern-hemisphere trees look at their most spectacular in late summer and autumn.