Blarney in Bloom

The Poison Garden

This post was originally published April 6, 2017.

Last time I was in Blarney, it was late January and the daffodils were just starting to peek up through the grass. Since spring comes early in Ireland, I felt another visit was in order, so this time I could appreciate the gardens while they were in full bloom. I know a lot of my friends and family are back home still shoveling snow, so here's a post filled with pictures of beautiful flowers and some new spots in Blarney's Gardens that I missed the first time I visited. If you missed the first post where I talk about the castle and some cool mystical features, you can read it here.

The Underground Tunnel was under a pathway that skirted around the river. It doesn't have any historical significance, but it's still fun to walk under.

The daffodils by the Blarney House reached full bloom, and a tree nearby had flowers as big as my face.

I knocked, but no fairies were home.

There was an array of differently colored roses, and they were absolutely beautiful with dew drops still sitting on their petals. I took probably 40 close ups.

I was getting some real Secret Garden vibes from here, but I couldn't find the key.

This is the Druid's Cave.

It's pretty easy to tell how the Witches Stone got it's name... a witch got trapped in it. Well, maybe that story's questionable, but how else do you explain a rock having a nose as large and crooked as that?

Blarney was even more rewarding the second time around. I can still smell the flowers, or maybe that's just my new laundry detergent. Either way, I'm happy to have an early spring this year, and for everyone still shivering in the cold, don't worry. I'm going to see plenty of snow soon, as I'm headed off to visit Norway next.