Bloom lived up to its reputation as a destination show with great gardens

It’s the flagship show for garden design and gardening in Ireland and as it’s run by Bord Bia it has found a suitable bedfellow in the food industry.

Bloom in the Phoenix Park has developed over its 11-year history into a show of which Ireland can be proud. All food comes from the garden and so it is apt that the other main feature of the show, apart from the show gardens and nursery displays, is food.

The standard of all the show gardens was high. Congratulations to Kevin Dennis on his Santa Rita garden which, for me, was the best large show garden on display.