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Forth Cottage Garden

Forth Cottage garden is inc in Shirley Lanigan’s book “The Open Gardens of Ireland”. A cottage garden with three distinct and contrasting areas. Summer emphasis on violas, geraniums, orchids, alpines and drought tolerant plants.

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Forth Cottage Garden

About Forth Cottage Garden

Forth Cottage garden is included in Shirley Lanigan’s book “The Open Gardens of Ireland”.
It features south-facing, roadside planting in front of the original cottage with three distinct and contrasting areas in the main garden. Thin soil over rock limits planting to drought tolerant plants with summer emphasis on violas, geraniums, orchids and other cottage garden varieties. One area is being allowed largely to rewild. The alpine troughs on the terrace in the walled garden give Spring interest.
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Forth Cottage Garden features

Location details

Forth Cottage Garden,
Newry,
County Down,
BT34 5NZ

Directions to Forth Cottage Garden
From A1 take B10 Rathfriland Rd. After 7½m turn R up steep hill onto Lisnacroppan Rd After 2m garden is on R. Park on R after cottage. From Rathfriland take B10 for 2m & turn L.

Forth Cottage Garden openings

This garden has now completed its National Garden Scheme openings for this year.

Accessibility

  • There is partial wheelchair access.
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FAQs

Payment is by cash only. Please get in touch with the owners for more details.

Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at Forth Cottage Garden at this time.

Sorry, no dogs are allowed in the garden at this time.

There are no plants for sale for the time being.

Yes, one or more routes at Forth Cottage Garden are accessible to wheelchair users.

Yes. Forth Cottage Garden seeks to offer a sustainable refuge for nearby fauna and wildlife. These sanctuaries host diverse habitats supporting indigenous flora and fauna and nurturing local biodiversity.