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

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

“When one plants anything, whether it involves five or 50 plants, they should be planted together and not dotted here and there.” 

Those words, of Ambrose Congreve (1907-2011), describe one of the great gardens of the world. They conjure up the essence of the wonderful Mount Congreve.