Heywood Gardens

Heywood Gardens near Ballinakill in County Laois is an elegant formal garden famed for its design by the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, with planting associated with Gertrude Jekyll. Set within landscaped parkland of lakes, woodland and terraces, the gardens are a fine example of early twentieth-century design and are open to visitors as a heritage attraction. They offer a graceful and peaceful place to stroll, and rank among the notable gardens of the Irish midlands.