‘Blooming’ great result for Irish designer

DRAGONFLIES and Flutterbys was the winning entry at Bloom, Ireland’s largest gardening showcase in the Phoenix Park, Dublin yesterday.

Designed by Paul Martin, Dundalk, it won a gold medal and the overall award in the large gardens category at the four-day Bord Bia organised show, which continues until Monday.

A graduate of the National Botanic Gardens and a past prize winner at both the Chelsea and Hampton Court Palace shows, he designs gardens for both private and commercial clients in Ireland, Britain and the US.