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Back in Bloom! Bord Bia Bloom festival returns for its sixteenth year to the Phoenix Park, Dublin from 2nd June – 6th June 2022. Pic: Fennell Photography 2022

Celebrating the great outdoorsat Bord Bia Bloom

Bord Bia Bloom returns for its 16th year this June with a celebration of gardening and food in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. The centrepiece is made up of 19 show gardens including The Peter McVerry Trust Pathways to Home garden, Aldi’s sustainable For-rest garden and a wheelchair friendly garden by 2020’s Super Garden winner, Mark Hoey.