Mount Usher Gardens Explained

Mount Usher Gardens [1] located at Ashford, County Wicklow, Ireland, was laid out in 1868.[2] It is spread on twenty acres of land along River Vartry, having more than 5000 plant species.[2]

History

The land now part of the garden was anciently part of a lake.[3]

A new house was built on the site in 1927-28 for E.H. Walpole.[4]

References

53.008°N -6.105°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gairdíní Mount Usher/Mount Usher Gardens. Logainm.ie. en. 2020-01-01.
  2. Book: Fodor's Ireland 2003. Fodor's. 978-1400010721. 138. 3 December 2002. registration.
  3. Book: Frommer's Ireland. John Wiley & Sons. 978-1118027653. 206. Christi Daugherty. Jack Jewers. 24 July 2013. 27 December 2011.
  4. Web site: Dictionary of Irish Architects - Mount Usher . www.dia.ie . 21 May 2024.