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Day 5 – Bloom Highlights

Today, Monday, 4 June 2018, is the penultimate of five days of activities from Bord Bia’s 12th Bloom festival in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. MILLIONTH VISITOR On Sunday, Bord Bia’s Bloom...

Business blooming at Ireland’s premier floral and food festival as 200 buyers descend on...

Bord Bia today hosted more than 200 national and international buyers for a trade breakfast in the Food Village at Bloom, Ireland’s largest gardening,...

Bloom 2018 Medal Winners 

Show Garden Medal Winners Best in Category Large: ‘The Sustainable Seafood Garden’ – designed by Andrew Christopher Dunne, sponsored by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) Medium:...
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‘The Greener Way for Fingal’ wins Gold at Bloom 2018

Institute of Technology Blanchardstown, Fingal County Council, and the Dublin Dun-Laoghaire Education and Training Board (ETB) have been awarded a gold medal for their...
Free preregistration for trade visitors GrootGroenPlus activated

Free preregistration for trade visitors GrootGroenPlus activated

The preparations for the trade fair, which will be held from 3-5 October 2018 in Zundert, are in full swing. The advertisement plan has...
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What A Catch! Sustainable Seafood Garden Hooks Overall Prize at Bloom 2018

Garden designer Andrew Christopher Dunne from the coastal fishing village of Clogherhead in County Louth has been named as the overall Show Garden winner...
An upside down garden, the challenges of urban living, skin cancer awareness, gender inequality, sustainable fishing and biodiversity are among the issues which will be brought to life in some of the stunning show gardens at Bord Bia's Bloom which returns to the Phoenix Park Dublin from 31st May to 4th June 2018. The five day event which showcases the best of Ireland's horticulture and food industry will feature 20 spectacular show gardens and endless garden and floral features. Bloom offers a great out for all the family featuring arts, crafts, music, food and drink as well as talks, debates, workshops and live cookery demonstrations with some of Ireland's best loved chefs. Pictured at the Botanic Gardens Glasnevin, for the launch of Bord Bia's Bloom were: Gary Graham, Bord Bia's Bloom Show Manager, Tara McCarthy, CEO Bord Bia and children Skye Toal aged 5 from Finglas with Mateus Carvalho aged 6 from Athlone. Picture Chris Bellew / Fennell Photography 2018

Opening Day at Bloom 2018

Bloom will be officially opened by President Michael D. Higgins with his wife Sabina today at 11am. Visitors will also have the chance to see top chefs at the Bord Bia Quality Kitchen Stage in The...
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Phoenix Park Counts Down to Bloom Blast-Off!

As the gates are set to open on Bord Bia’s Bloom festival in the Phoenix Park, Dublin tomorrow, the site is buzzing with activity as...
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GreenTech Summit outlines horticulture’s future in 2028

GreenTech Amsterdam will open its doors again for the third time from 12 - 14 June. The GreenTech Summit will take place on 11 June 2018,...
Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin Garden

Bloom 2018 Large Garden – Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin Garden

This garden, brought to you by Kildare Growers in association with Bord na Mona and Peter O’Brien Landscapes, serves as a place of solitude;...