Counting the success of Bloom 2014

The spectacular success of Bloom 2014, the five-day gardening and food showpiece which ended last night at Dublin’s Phoenix Park, is reflected in the statistics released by organisers Bord Bia.

Last year, a behaviour and attitudes study valued the onsite sales at €5.5m with business this year again, well, blooming.

Bloom 2014 attracted more than 106,000 visitors. Around 80,000 plants worth an estimated €750,000 were sold, and some 27,000 people availed of a free shuttle bus service.