The walled garden, built in 1801, is a major horticultural attraction with its knot garden, maze and fruit garden. The Richardson’s Walled Garden was redeveloped for the millennium and was one of the largest private/public sector initiatives to happen in Northern Ireland. Greenmount horticulturalists designed the garden, provided the site, technical expertise and labour. Richardson’s Fertilisers supported the project financially.
The Richardson’s Walled Garden has a dramatic, formal framework with softer planting within. Features include a fountain and cascade, a bronze sculpture, intricate Celtic knot gardens and a small maze. These are a wonderful contrast to the colourful mixed borders and rose beds. Pleached lime trees, formal yew hedges and a large trellis clad pergola contrast the informal potager planting of fruit and vegetables amongst ornamentals.
Group visits are available by appointment only (charges apply).