In Bloom: Top gardeners flex green fingers ahead of festival

Top garden designers have started getting down and dirty for Ireland’s biggest garden festival.

Today marks the first day of the creation of the show gardens that will form the centrepiece of Bloom, now in its sixth year.

Organised by Bord Bia, the hugely successful gardening, food, and family festival takes place in the Phoenix Park in Dublin over five days. President Michael D Higgins will officially open Bloom on May 31.