Person: Ambrose Congreve

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<p>There's plenty for children at the gardens, including a new “discovery” table for little ones to enjoy learning about nature and our ecosystem.</p>

home and gardens

Paths to paradise: Peter Dowdall visits Mount Congreve Gardens

Peter Dowdall retraces the steps he took as a child as he explores the County Waterford botanical destination

home and gardens

VIDEO: The garden at Mount Congreve is still breathtaking after all these years

property

Trading up

news

Window of opportunity for antique collectors

news

Everybody wants a part of Mt Congreve

general

Country house collection to attract treasure hunters

Country house collection sells for €4.5m

A table centrepiece at £343,250, a soup bowl at £159,000 and a mirror at £313,250 brought the tally for contents at Mt Congreve to £3.4m (€4.25m) at Christie’s in London.

Thu, 24 May, 2012

Congreve lots expected to realise £2.5m

Secrétaire a highlight, says Des O’Sullivan

Sat, 12 May, 2012

Congreve sale expected to make €2.5m

THE sale of 120 lots of furniture, paintings, silver and porcelain from Mount Congreve, Kilmeaden, Co Waterford is expected to bring in around £2.5m at Christie’s in London next May 23.

Sat, 21 Apr, 2012

World-famous gardener dies

A WATERFORD-based centenarian once honoured for creating “the greatest garden in the world” has died during his annual visit to the Chelsea Flower Show.

Thu, 26 May, 2011