Why do I do BLOOM?
Nicola Haines returns to Bloom this year after receiving a Gold Medal and ‘Best in Category’ for co-designing the UCD Evolution of Land Plants show garden in 2016.
With a training in architecture and horticulture, she...
Bloom 2018 Medium Garden – Resistance, a garden for Trócaire
This garden will represent the plight of Human Rights and Environmental Defenders in the countries of Guatemala, Honduras, Zimbabwe and Palestine. It will provide...
Bloom 2018 Large Garden – A Different Outlook
This roof garden brings a modern office environment as close to nature as possible. The garden is designed to wrap around an extremely minimalist...
Food and farming sector makes post-Brexit demands – BBC News
The food and farming industry wants assurances from the government that it will still be able to recruit enough staff from the EU after...
Meet the Judges at Bloom 2018
Our judges:
Garden Judges
Andrew Wilson
Mark Gregory
Paul Maher
Feargus McGarvey
Karen Foley
Leslie Moore – Guest Judge
Cor Van Gelderen – Guest Judge
Nursery & Floral...
Video of Billys Pre Show preparations
Watch how Billy grows a vast collection of ferns on the beautiful South-West coast of Ireland. BBC two Billy Alexander - Kells Bay Gardens
Bloom 2018 Medium Garden – MAMMA MIA! Here we go again
This garden creates a scene in which visitors can get ready to sing and dance, laugh and love all over again in advance of...
Bloom 2018 Large Garden – FBD Insurance’s “Deep Play” Garden
The FBD Insurance’s “Deep Play” Garden is a relaxing and tranquil space for spending time with family and friends. The garden draws its inspiration...
