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This great estate dates from the middle ages when there was a Cistercian Abbey here. Since the eighteenth century it has been the home of the de Vesci family.

The pleasure grounds extend along the river Nore and around a lake with much ornamental planting in the picturesque style of the eighteenth century. The place is renowned for its fine trees and primeval oak wood which is carpeted with bluebells in spring.

Near the house there are formal terraces which were made in t...

Cead Mile Failte to The Garden of Ireland and the Wicklow Gardens Festival, now in it's 19th year. A treasury of choice will delight the visitor whether Robinsonian, Formal, Ornamental or Cottage Garden in style. Awakening the senses, there is much to discover and enjoy. A free Wicklow Gardens Festival Brochure is available from the office  or visit the website www.visitwicklow.ie/gardens/ . 
The Wicklow Gardens Festival attracts over 50,000 people each year over the course...

Heywood Gardens were landscaped in the eighteenth-century and completed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1912. They consist of formal gardens, lakes, woodland, and architectural features such as gothic gates and artificial ruins embellished with vandalised medieval pieces such as the window taken from Aghaboe Abbey.
The garden is under the care of Dúchas, the Heritage Service. The garden is open all year round, free of charge, with access at the weekends through the turnstyle entrance. Wheelch...

This charming informal garden on the banks of the Argideen river has been created by five generations of the Travers family.
The 121 ha estate was originally purchased with the village of Timoleague by Colonel Robert E. Travers in 1818 and he began laying out the grounds around the later Georgian house he built there. Each generation of the Travers family has added to the gardens over the intervening 160 years.

The gardens are a tribute to their plantsmanship and palm trees and ot...

A magnificent neo-classical house designed by James Gandon in 1790, on the same magnificent scale as his Custom House, for John Dawson 1st Earl of Portarlington. The construction begun in 1790 and additions were made at different stages. The fashionable English architect Lewis Vulliamy added the north front portico with four giant ionic columns in 1834. The present owner Mr. Chomeley-Harrison has magnificently restored and refurbished Emo Court.

The domed rotunda at Emo Court, insp...

Killruddery House has been the home of the Brabazon family (the Earls of Meath) since 1618. It was completely renovated in 1820 by the 10th Earl. The large and small drawing rooms have particularly fine plasterwork ceilings. There's an Orangery, which was added in 1852, and the house is surrounded by magnificent gardens that date back to the 17th century.
A number of Hollywood movies have been 'on location' at Killruddery House including My Left Foot, Far and Away and Becoming Jane. T...

The urban enviroment is an important part of Belfast's heritage and is enhanced by the unique blend of features and characters of the city many parks, old and new, large and small Annual events promote interest and activity in the parks, and include lectures, demonstrations, guided walks, bus tours, band performances, children's aciivities, outdoor summer schemes, educational programmes and major events such as Rose Week and the Spring and Autumn Flower Shows....

This is a neat gift shop, with something for every one!

It is located in the newly renovated old school house.
The gardens around The Conservatory are opend in the Spring. A tea room will soon be opening here, selling teas/coffees andcake and buns to sweeten those taste buds.

Opening Times:
Summer 10am - 6pm

Winter 11am - 4pm...

The house a two story Regency style was built about 1830 as a Dower House for Powerscourt and sited to give superb views to the waterfalls and the wicklow Mountains. Some of the planting including a weeping tulip tree and the avenue trees, date from this period. The 1850's and 1860's saw the introduction of conifers from the west coast of America-giant Redwood, (Now 7m in girth), Noble Fir, Thuya and Douglas ir. From the turn of the century to the present day, planting has continued with Rhodode...