About Horatio's Garden Northern Ireland
The garden is the seventh to be opened by nationwide charity Horatio’s Garden and is a project which has been brought to life with generous support from the National Garden Scheme.
Visitors can expect a warm welcome from the Head Gardener, Garden Administrator and volunteer team, who all work together to care for people and plants alike.
Key design features
– The first Horatio’s Garden to feature a dedicated boccia court in a social area with parasols and sensory planting.
– Planting to distract from the surrounding buildings and the angular, square geometry of the existing space.
– A beautiful water feature for tranquillity.
– A warm garden room with timber cladding and a green roof and garden pods offer shelter, privacy and socialising spaces with a large Griffin Glasshouse for garden therapy and growing.
– Star plants include the tactile paperbark maple and Seven-sons trees, fragrant planting including Daphne and box leaf Azara and elegant Japanese quince, toad lily and Chinese silver grass.