For the second the day in Ireland my parents drove up to the Wicklow Mountains while I was at work. They enjoyed the views from the mountains and the waterfall they saw. However this was not the one they had wanted to see, but oh well it was still an Irish waterfall. 

Once I was finished with work we went to the Woodstock Gardens and Arboretum in Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny. The gardens sit on the sit of the Woodstock house. You can see the weather torn house next to the gardens. With numerous different plants and varieties this is a place for a plant enthusiast to go. We saw all types of flowers, shrubs, and trees. In the walled gardens there was a vegetable garden with carrots, broccoli, pumpkins, corn, etc. Potatoes was the most abundant crop. The arboretum was filled with trees from all over. There was monkey puzzle trees (Chilean Pine), Bentham Cypress, Giant Redwood, Mexican Pine, Holm Oak among others.  It was neat to see all different types of trees and plants in one area. Check back tomorrow for our adventure to Kilkenny Castle. Here are a few pictures from the day. 

"Hmm..how do I get this wood home?"