Located in the leafy suburbs of Dundrum, Dublin, Airfield Estate is a 38 acre working farm, gardens and visitor attraction. It offers a place where you can reflect, be replenished and celebrate the connection between people and nature in a stunning natural environment.

Originally established as a charitable origination by the Overend family in 1974 for educational and recreational purposes, the Overend sisters were passionate gardeners and that passion has been carried on ever since by enthusiastic gardeners and designers.

The gardens first came to prominence when renowned local plantsman Jimi Blake was Head Gardener. Like all good gardens, the gardens at Airfield Estate are never static and in 2014 they went under a complete redesign under guidance of Lady Arabella Lennox-Boyd and Irish designer Dermot Foley.

Airfields Garden team have since put their stamp on the gardens as they continually evolve.

Today the gardens are over 6 acres in size and are composed of diverse garden spaces ranging from an ornamental walled garden, Victorian glasshouse spaces, to an extensive organic certified food gardens.

Fresh produce from the gardens are harvested and delivered to the Estates eatery – Overends Kitchen on a weekly basis. The temperate climate of south Dublin accommodates a large variety of plants, which provides year round interest to a garden visitor.

GARDENS

The Walled Garden: what The Walled Garden lacks in size, it makes up for in interest. The herbeacous borders are filled with colour from early April through to the first frost.

The Food Garden: the expansive organic certified food garden provides an extensive list of fresh, seasonal produce to the onsite eatery – Overends Kitchen.

The Meadow Gardens : the pictorial annual meadows start performing from mid – July and typically flower until the first frost.

The Victorian Glasshouse:  the beautifully restored glasshouse houses a large range of plant collections from Perlargoniums to cacti and succulents.