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The National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh (Irish: Garraithe Náisiúnta na Lus, Cill Mochura) is a garden and arboretum outside Wicklow Town, County Wicklow, Ireland. It is a satellite of the main National Botanic Gardens located in Glasnevin, County Dublin. The 52 acre gardens are situated 5 km from exit 18 on the M11 motorway.
The gardens are also responsible for the arboretum at Kilmacurragh, County Wicklow, a centre noted for its conifers and calcifuges. This is located some 50 kilometres (31 miles) south of Dublin. A gateway into Glasnevin Cemetery adjacent to the gardens was reopened in recent years.
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The Hidden Gardens of Ireland, Marianne Heron, Gill and Macmillan, Dublin 1993 ISBN 0-7171-2029-5 O'Brien Guide to Irish Gardens , Shirley lanigan, O'Brien press, Dublin, 2001 ISBN 0-86278-632-0 The Gardens of Ireland , Jack Whaley, Poolbeg Press Limited, Dublin, 1990 ISBN 1-85371-073-3
Japanese gardens at Powerscourt Estate. In 1844, at the age of 8, Mervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt, inherited the title and the Powerscourt Estate, which comprised 200 km 2 (77 sq mi) of land in Ireland. When young Lord Powerscourt reached the age of 21, he embarked on an extensive renovation of the house and created the new gardens.
Mount Usher Gardens (Irish: Gairdíní Mount Usher) [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.