The National Botanic Gardens
The Botanic gardens are located in Glasnevin in Dublin.
You can combine a visit here with a visit to the historic Glasnevin cemetery which is adjacent and can be accessed from within the botanic gardens through a separate gate.
Entry to the Botanic Gardens is free as is entry to Glasnevin cemetery.
It is a great day out, the gardens have developed beautifully and the works have extended the displays considerably since last I was there, well over two decades ago.
Put simply, stunning landscapes and plants in a wonderfully bucolic setting.
Keep the wheels turning.
The contemporary Round Tower in Glasnevin Cemetery beneath which is housed the tomb of Daniel O'Connell.
Watch out for the flesh eating carnivorous plants and the philosophers step.
Sidney Squirrel.
A Pine reaching for the sky.
Tina and Tommy Turtle.
Harry the young Heron.
A Victorian/Edwardian style shelter.
The entrance gates.
The original old Iron entrance turnstiles.
It was wonderful to see them still there, a nice reminder of a bygone era.
The river Tolka seems healthy with numerous Trout seen on our visit.
Mickey and Millie the Moorhen fledglings.
A castellated Tower in adjacent Glasnevin Cemetery.
The walled Fruit gardens.
The Rose garden.
Socrates.....he looks nothing like the Brazilian soccer player I remember.
