[Photo from visitdublin.com]

Carysfort Lodge, home of Siobhan and David Dillon is an old-fashioned Regency house in a terrace close to the centre of Blackrock - a bustling suburb of Dublin.

The garden has been created over the past thirty-five years and is now, thanks to good structure and some beautiful trees, an oasis of peace and beauty in a busy urban setting - a veritable rus in urbe!

Among the many features of this lovely garden, the trees are of particular interest especially a fine Magnolia x soulangeana and a beautifully tiered Cornus controversa 'Variegata'.

Address: 49 Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock, County Dublin

Contact: +353 1 288 9273

Web: www.dublingardens.com