The following is a selection of recent articles written about the Dillon Garden by various gardening journalists. The name Helen Dillon is well known, even outside gardening circles. She is Ireland's gardening ambassador, with a great reputation abroad. The garden is littered with tea-cups abandoned in icy showers. Muddy trails lead along the paths, up the steps to the front door, and through the house to the phone.
Leaves swirl fitfully, undecided where to settle.
Fox Surrounding Helen Dillon's elegant 1830s house in Dublin are effervescent borders of pinks, reds and blues. As Robin Lane Fox discovers, hers is a garden painted with bold artistry and a plantsman's feel for harmony and balance. Eileen Battersby Gardening, once seen in Ireland as a fuddy-duddy pursuit, is now trendy, and 'okay to do', says Helen Dillon, who is to be honoured by the Royal Horticultural Society in June. Fox Robin Lane Fox experienced the solar eclipse in the Dillon Garden and was entranced by the lifting darkness and unfolding colours. In the heart of Georgian Dublin, Helen Dillon has created a magical garden hidden from the outside world.