About the garden – Small garden
The Pink Lady Balcony is a sustainable, bee-friendly balcony garden that highlights the important role that pollinating insects play in the production of fruiting trees and plants.
It features two multi-stemmed Crataegus persimilis ‘Prunifolia Splendens’ trees – a variety of Hawthorn that provides spring blossom and autumn colour. The underplanting is pollinator-friendly with a palette of pale pink and white flowers accented with brighter pinks to represent Pink Lady apples.
Rough timbers reimagine apple boxes as planters, log piles provide homes for pollinators, and the sedum trim supports biodiversity and provides sustainable drainage. This is an educational and impactful space that offers viewers the opportunity to connect with nature and learn about the importance of bees.
About the Designer
Cornelia Raftery graduated from the National College of Art & Design with a B. Des in Industrial Design Engineering. She pursued a career in exhibition design in London, designing for Motorola, British Telecom, Alcon, and Abbott & Alamo among others.
On returning to Ireland Cornelia studied for a Masters in Landscape Architecture in University College Dublin. She has since worked as a landscape architect in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom. This is Cornelia’s third show garden for Bord Bia Bloom.
A
bout the Sponsor
Pink Lady apples have unique taste qualities. They benefit from the care taken by passionate growers who are all committed to responsible production, as demonstrated by the Bee Pink programme to protect bees in orchards and its partnership with FIBKA.
The seating, several planters, and much of the planting will be rehomed in a terrace garden design after the festival.
Designer Information
Email: cornelia.raftery@gmail.com
Website: instagram.com/crlandarch/
