Mount Usher Gardens
Mount Usher Gardens () located at Ashford, County Wicklow, Ireland, was laid out in 1868. It is spread on twenty acres of land along River Vartry The River Vartry (; ) is a river in County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, and an important water source for the city of Dublin.

Ashford, County Wicklow
Ashford (), historically known as ''Ballymacahara'' (), is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It lies on the River Vartry and at the meeting of the R772, R763 and R764 regional roads. The village was formerly on the main Dublin–Wexford route, the N11, but was bypassed by the new N11 in 2004. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 1,425 people. Geography Ashford is about north of Rathnew, which is on the outskirts of the county town of Wicklow. Amenities The Mount Usher Gardens and Arboretum are located at the end of the village nearer Wicklow Town. The gardens were previously owned and operated by Madelaine Jay and the Jay family, but recently the gardens and shopping courtyard were leased to the Avoca Handweavers company, which originated in Avoca, County Wicklow, and which was owned and operated by the Pratt family for many generations, but sold to U.S. multinational corporation Aramark in 2015. There are a number of shops in the village centre, a ...
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River Vartry
The River Vartry (; ) is a river in County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, and an important water source for the city of Dublin.Dublin on a knife-edge when it comes to water supply
''Irish Times'' March 10, 2018

Name

The river first appears in 12th-century records with the name ''Fertir'' or ''Fortir''. This is believed to derive from an Old Irish term meaning "fortress", perhaps referring to a ringfort at Glasnamullen. Similar placenames are found at Forther, Forthar, Fortriu and Ferter in Scotland.

Course

The Vartry rises in ''Calary Bog'' under the Great Sugar Loaf mountain in northern County Wicklow. Passing through a Dublin municipal reservoir complex, it flow ...
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Gardens In County Wicklow
A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the cultivation, display, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The single feature identifying even the wildest wild garden is ''control''. The garden can incorporate both natural and artificial materials. Gardens often have design features including statuary, follies, pergolas, trellises, stumperies, dry creek beds, and water features such as fountains, ponds (with or without fish), waterfalls or creeks. Some gardens are for ornamental purposes only, while others also produce food crops, sometimes in separate areas, or sometimes intermixed with the ornamental plants. Food-producing gardens are distinguished from farms by their smaller scale, more labor-intensive methods, and their purpose (enjoyment of a hobby or self-sustenance rather than producing for sale, as in a market garden). Flower gardens combine plants of different heights, colors, textures, and fragrances to create interest and delight the se ...
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