Show Garden Medal Winners
Best in Category
- Large: “FBD Insurance “Transition” by Oliver & Liat Schurmann, Mount Venus Nursery, Dublin.
- Medium: ‘The Teagasc Garden of Hope’ in association with Pieta House by Louise Jones, Laura Cassin & Linda Murphy from Teagasc, Kilkenny.
- Small: ‘Everyone has a Dream’ by Leonie Cornelius at Woodies by Leonie Cornelius, Sligo.
- Concept: Oxfam Ireland and GOAL Garden: ‘A World Beyond Walls’ by Niall Maxwell, Dublin.
- Planting: ‘Savills Urban Retreat’ by Alan Rudden, Dublin.
Gold Medal Winners
- Niall Maxwell: Oxfam Ireland and GOAL Garden ‘A World Beyond Walls’
- Louise Jones, Laura Cassin & Linda Murphy: ‘The Teagasc Garden of Hope’ in association with Pieta House
- John Durston: ‘Nature’s Resurgence’ sponsored by Ria Organics
- Alan Rudden: ‘Savills Urban Retreat’
- Kevin Dennis: ‘Living Oasis by Santa Rita: Living La Vida 120’
- Oliver and Liat Schurmann: ‘FBD Insurance Transition’
Silver Gilt Medal Winners
- Leonie Cornelius: ‘Everyone has a Dream’ by Leonie Cornelius at Woodies
- Kieran Dunne & Anthony Ryan: ‘Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin Garden’ sponsored by Crumlin and Bord na Mona
- Bríd Conroy: ‘Despicable Me 3’ Garden sponsored by Universal Studios
- James Purdy + Dan Henson: ‘Cuprinol Kaleidoscope of Colour’ sponsored by Cuprinol
- Dara O’Daly: ‘Greening the City’ sponsored by Dublin City Council and Greenleaf Ireland
- Tünde Szentesi: ‘My Land, Your Land – Ireland’ sponsored by Agri Aware
Silver Medal Winners
- Maeve O’Neill: ‘The Strawberry Bed Garden’ sponsored by Bord Bia
- Tricia Harris & Seamus Furlong: ‘A Space to Collaborate’ sponsored by Chocolate Factory Collective
- Tom Grey & Dementia-Friendly Garden Team: ‘Dementia Friendly Garden’
- Paul Dunne & Tünde Szentesi: ‘Marie Keating Foundation Heroes of Hope Garden’
- Des Kingston: ‘Rustica Hibernia’ sponsored by Super Garden
- Brian Burke: ‘On Cloud CaNine’ sponsored by Dogs Trust
- Joan Mallon: ‘The Enable Ireland ‘No Limits’ Garden in association with Solus Light Bulbs’
- Linda McKeown: ‘Until Love Conquers Fear – A Garden for Trocaire’ sponsored by Trocaire
Bronze Medal Winners
- Hugh Ryan: ‘Stem Cell’
- Fingal County Council & Institute of Technology Blanchardstown: ‘Flúirse Fingal’
Nursery Garden Medal Winners
Best in Category – Best in Show Winner
- Kells Bay Gardens, Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry
Gold Medal Winners
- O’Reilly Nurseries, Mountnugent, Co. Cavan
- Navan Garden Centre, Co. Meath
- Plant Store, Tallaght, Dublin 24
- Heritage Bulbs, Dublin Industrial Estate, Dublin 11
- Fuchsiavale, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, UK
- Kells Bay Gardens, Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry
- Kilmurry Nursery , Gorey, Co. Wexford
- Teagasc, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
- Mr Middleton Garden Shop, Dublin 1
- W.S. Warmenhoven, Hillegom, The Netherlands
Silver Gilt Medal Winners
- Hughes Roses Ltd, Garristown, Co. Dublin
- Riverlane Nursery, Trim, Co. Meath
- Irish Water Plants, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon
- Cois Na Trá Plants, Westport, Co. Mayo
- Association of Irish Floral Artists, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Silver Medal Winners
- Garden Direct, Naas, Co. Kildare
- Western Plant Nursery Ltd, Skreen, Co. Sligo
- Premium Pelargoniums, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, UK
- Shady Plants, Youghal, Co. Cork
- Dublin School of Horticulture, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin
- Harrington Exotics, Saggart, Co. Dublin
- Papervale Trees, Newry, Co. Dublin
- Green Art Production, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
- Three Gates Florist & Nursery, Naul, Co. Dublin
Bronze Medal Winners
- Flannery’s Nurseries, Donadea, Co. Kildare
- Waterford Institute of Technology, Co. Waterford
A.O.I.F.A Floral Art Competition 2017 Medal Winners
Best in Category – Best in Show Winner
- Maeve Duke: ‘Vision of Beauty’, Rathfarnham, Dublin
Gold Medal Winner
- Margaret Murphy: ‘High Summer’, Sallins, Kildare
- Maeve Duke: ‘Vision of Beauty’, Rathfarnham, Dublin
- Helen Kelly: ‘Vision of Beauty’, Stamullen, Meath
- Sharon O’ Sullivan: ‘The Evening Shades Prevail’, Malahide, Co. Dublin
- Karen O’ Farrell: ‘Patterns From Nature’, Rush, co. Dublin
- Carol Bone: ‘Perfectly Formed’, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Silver Gilt Medal Winner
- Christine Foley: High Summer, Kells, Meath
- Kathleen Barnett: Vision of Beauty, Athea, Limerick
- Maura Quirke: The Evening Shades Prevail, Portrane, Dublin
- Terri Kennedy: The Evening Shades Prevail, Dublin
- Marion Mc Gee: Patterns From Nature, Tynan, Armagh
- Ann Clifford: Perfectly Formed, Dundrum, Co. Dublin
Silver Medal Winner
- Bernadette Cullen: High Summer, Monasterevin, Kildare
- Louise Bolger: Vision of Beauty, The Naul, Dublin
- Margaret Quinn: Vision of Beauty, Dublin
- Beatrice Hertog: The Evening Shades Prevail, Warrenstown, Meath
- Bridget Morley: Patterns From Nature, Oughterard, Galway
- Karen Robinson: Perfectly Formed, Ballinteer, Dublin
- Sharon O’Sullivan: Perfectly Formed, Malahide, Dublin
Bronze Medal Winner
- Elizabeth Kenny: High Summer, Enniscorthy, Wexford
- Adrienne Flood: Vision of Beauty, Donabate, Dublin
- Ann Clifford: The Evening Shades Prevail, Dundrum, Dublin
- Anne O’Dowd: Patterns From Nature, Dublin
- Ann Hester: Patterns From Nature, Passage West, Cork
- Terri Kennedy: Perfectly Formed, Dublin
Postcard Medal Winners
Best in Category – Best in Show
- ‘Caoga Bliain ag Fás – Fifty Years a Growing’ by County Wexford Garden & Flower Club.
Certificate of Distinction
- ‘Drogheda on the Boyne’ by St. Josephs Secondary School Drogheda.
- ‘Nuture and Nature the path to Wonder’ by NCCWN / ACCESS 2000 Community Development Project, Co. Wexford.
- ‘Magic of Mindness’ by Procrastimake in collaboration with Shannon Orchard, Longford.
- ‘Discovery beyond Windows’ by NLN Park House, Co. Dublin.
- ‘Caoga Bliain ag Fás – Fifty Years a Growing’ by County Wexford Garden & Flower Club.
Highly Commended
- ‘Good for the Heart’ by The Heartbeat Trust, Dun Laoghaire.
- ‘Reflection of Life’ by PACE Training Services & Social Enterprise, Santry, Dublin.
- ‘On the b-right side of life’ by Friends of the Earth Ireland, Dublin.
- ‘The Cunnigar Crossing’ by Dungarvan Hillwalking Club, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford.
- ‘Together as One’ by PACT Youth Diversion Project and Pathfinders Brothers of Charity joint exhibition Waterford
Commended
- ‘Coolmine 2017’ by Coolmine Therapeutic, Dublin 15
- ‘Escape Into Nature’ by Merlin Woods Primary School, Doughiska, Co. Galway
- ‘Burren in Bloom’ by Fiona Bichard in collaboration with Burrenbeo Conservation Volunteers, Athenry, Co. Galway
Botanical and Floral Art 2017 Medal Winners
Best in Category – Best in Show Winner
- Prunus Domestica ‘Victoria’, Victoria Plums by Shevaun Doherty, Sandyford, Dublin
Gold Medal Winners
- ‘Fading Papaver orientale’ by Mary Dillon, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
- ‘Prunus Domestica ‘Victoria’, Victoria Plums’ by Shevaun Doherty, Sandyford, Dublin
- ‘Gerbera’ by Siobhan Larkin, Dublin
- ‘Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Black Tulip’ by Holly Somerville, Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow
Silver Gilt Medal Winners
- ‘Rosebay Willowherb / Chamerion angustifolium’ by Lynn Stringer, Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow
Silver Medal Winners
- ‘Tulipa Rococo’ by Mary Dillon, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
- ‘Wheat Field Castlewarden’ by Katherine Geoghegan, Straffan, Co. Kildare
- ‘Coconut Tree “Cocos nucifera” by Nayana Sandur, Co. Limerick
- ‘Turning’ by Holly Somerville, Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow
- ‘Japanese Anemones’ by Sue van Coppenhagen, Co. Cork
Bronze Medal Winners
- ‘Citrux reticulata’ by Shevaun Doherty, Sandyford, Dublin
- ‘Barley Field Bodenstown’ by Katherine Geoghegan, Straffan, Co. Kildare
- ‘Opium Poppy’ by Siobhan Larkin, Dublin
- ‘Apple blossom’ by Anne McLeod, Co. Wexford
- ‘Primroses’ by Anne McLeod, Co. Wexford
