Three top picks: Small-space garden design at Bloom, luxe loungers and sweet treats

Home Editor Eve Kelliher sources a trio of ideas for inside and out this June bank holiday weekend 

Gardens at Bloom 2026 include the master gardener’s balcony garden, left, by Debbie Brophy and the celebrity dream garden, below right, inspired by Brendan Courtney, above right, which was designed by Declan McKenna. Pictures: Fennells

Super show gardens and crafty ideas have been bursting into life since Thursday as Bord Bia Bloom celebrates its 20th birthday over the June bank holiday weekend.

The gardening, food and sustainable living festival, in Dublin’s Phoenix Park, continues until Monday, when it’s expected that 100,000 people will have passed through the gates.