Mount Usher Gardens
Mount Usher Gardens (Irish: Gairdíní Mount Usher) located at Ashford, County Wicklow, Ireland, was laid out in 1868. It is spread on twenty acres of land along River Vartry, having more than 5000 plant species.
History
The land now part of the garden was anciently part of a lake.
A new house was built on the site in 1927-28 for E.H. Walpole.
References
- ^ "Gairdíní Mount Usher/Mount Usher Gardens". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ Fodor's Ireland 2003. Fodor's. 3 December 2002. p. 138. ISBN 978-1400010721.
- ^ Christi Daugherty; Jack Jewers (27 December 2011). Frommer's Ireland. John Wiley & Sons. p. 206. ISBN 978-1118027653. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Dictionary of Irish Architects - Mount Usher". www.dia.ie. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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