Showers of praise at Bloom festival

Lots of hardy annuals at Ireland’s biggest garden festival got a good watering yesterday.

Showers of praise at Bloom festival
Fri, 30 May, 2014 - 01:00
Evelyn Ring

Bloom 2014 opened under rain-filled skies in Dublin’s Phoenix Park but the weather did not put off its patron, President Michael D Higgins, from doing the honours.

The President did not have to travel far — Bloom is held beside Áras an Uachtaráin.

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