About Us

We are Christine and Leslie Wilson, and are excited to open our garden again from May to September 2025 .This is our fourth year back since we were last on the west cork garden trail from 2000  to 2012 . We look forward to  meeting friends old and new.

         We moved here from the West Midlands in England . Les is a blues guitarist & singer . Christine was a primary school teacher . We are 45 years married , and have been in Ireland for 35 years.

Admission is free.
We only ask that you make a donation elsewhere to a charity of your choice.

To arrange a visit, please call 085-169-6474 or 023-8855307, or email houserocker@live.com to make an appointment. More details on how to find us are on the 'Find Us' tab at the top of the page.

 There is parking for coaches .  We can offer tea , coffee and cakes  for small numbers only .
  Toilets are available.

The Garden

The garden is one acre in size. We bought the old ‘cottage and acre‘ back in 1990 . It was originally a grass field with no garden. About a third is now a woodland garden with mostly deciduous trees, providing the perfect place for snowdrops, daffodils, wood anemones, bluebells and other shade plants.

There is a large pond with goldfish , a waterfall and bog garden. The surrounding bank is planted with willows, beneath which are various junipers and evergreen conifers. Near the house is a spring bed, with camellia, rhododendrons, magnolia, and azaleas. This adjoins long twin shrub borders, edged with colourful rockery plants. Behind these is a formal box parterre filled with pots of herbs.

A long pergola divides the garden , and is planted with a variety of climbers .

There are two polytunnels, one for vegetables. There are also outdoor veg beds  a fruit cage and strawberry patch. We have two main flower borders containing colourful perennials, many of which we have grown from seed. A new addition to the flowers last year is a wild flower bed which was a great success. Hidden in a far corner is our secret walled garden.

We have a no-dig, no- bend, no-weed growing system for most of our veg that you might find interesting.

There are stunning views to the west of Shehy mountain and Nowen hill.