Bloom 2013 is taking place in the Phoenix Park Dublin over the June bank holiday weekend, from Thursday 30th May until Monday 3rd June 2013. Bloom 2012 was the 6th year of the event and continues to attract thousands upon thousands of people every year. Bloom 2012 attracted almost 80,000 visitors to the 70 acre site at the Visitor's Centre in the Phoenix Park, Dublin.
To get a flavour of what Bloom 2012 had to offer see the day by day video highlights on the Bloom website. This website also gives you a look at the spectacular showgardens that are built by the dedicated showgarden designers, details of howtickets can be purchased for 2013 and, in the video section, an overview of Bloom in recent years.
With something for everyone and fun for all the family, visitors to Bloom 2012 enjoyed cookery and craft demonstrations, free gardening advice from the experts, Irish food produce, live entertainment and gardening workshops and kids attended for free!
For more information check out - www.BloomInThePark.com
Full List of Medal Winners
Show Garden Winners 2012
Gold
- Growise 'My Garden' by Jane McCorkell - LARGE
- Super Garden - Cookie and Creams Reclaimed Sanctuary – by Leonie Cornelius MEDIUM
- Summertime and the listening is easy by Paul Martin - MEDIUM
- Table for 4 by Gary Hanaphy - MEDIUM
- Greenhouse by Deirdre Prince and Patricia Tyrell - SMALL
- Angel's Fishing Rod', Mermaid's Tears - A Tale of the Sea' by 3 Design Gardens- CONCEPT
Silver Gilt
- The Cystic Fibrosis Garden, in Association with CF Ireland by Erika Reeves - MEDIUM
- The Viking garden 'green room' by Frazer McDonogh - MEDIUM
- Departures - by Cillian McDonald and Luke Byrne CONCEPT
Silver
- Japanese Tea Garden by Kate Kurevleva - MEDIUM
- Amach agus Isteach by Alan Rudden and David Ryan - MEDIUM
- Machnamh / Reflection by Deirdre Pender - MEDIUM
- Reigning Cats and Dogs by Miah O’Nuallain - SMALL
- Ar Ghairdin Cuil by David Gallagher and Senior College Dun Laoighre- SMALL
- NCBI Sensory Garden by Brieffni McGeough and Francis Doyle - CONCEPT
Bronze
- Cavan Crystal Hotel Wedding Garden by Jason Stubbs - LARGE
- Starberry Paradise by Andy Kelly - LARGE
- Worlds apart, school together by Dominic Loughran - MEDIUM
- Changing Perspectives by David Shorthall - MEDIUM
- The Birds & The Bees by Ben Landers - SMALL
- The Glenisk Lorax Garden by Fiann O’Nuallain - CONCEPT
- Wild Metal by Jack Harte and Frank McGeeney - CONCEPT
Special Commendation
- Woodies Garden 1 by Theresa Grady
- Woodies Garden 2 by James Brady
- Woodies Garden 3 by Clem Spratt
Nursery and Floral Display Awards
Gold
- Camolin Potting Shed, Co. Wexford
- Mr Middleton Garden Shop – Vegetables, Dublin 1
- Glens Garden, UK
- Devine Nurseries, UK
- Boyne Garden Centre, Slane, Co. Meath
- Peninsula Primulas, Ards., Co. Down
- Kilmurry Nursery, Gorey, Co. Wexford
- Fushsiavale Nurseries, UK
- Dicksonia Direct Inc. Kells Bay Gardens, Leopardstown, Co. Dublin
- Institute Of Technology Blanchardstown
- Mount Venus Nursery, Dublin 1
- Forest Produce Ltd., Tralee, Co. Kerry
- The Indoor Plant Store, Dublin 8
- Riverlane Nurseries, Trim., Co. Meath
- Association Of Irish Floral Artists Floral Display
Silver Gilt
- Hughes Roses, Ardcath, Dublin
- Tree & Environmental Academy, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
- Shady Plants, Youghal, Co. Cork
- Heritage Bulbs, Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath
- Blackwater Floral Accessories
- Harrington Exotics, Saggart, Dublin
- Leamore Nursey, Ashford, Co. Wicklow
Silver
- Herb's On Thyme, Rathangan, Co. Kildare
- Ballyrobert Cottage Garden & Nursery, Ballyclare, Co. Antrim
- Ashbourne Climbers, Navan, Co. Meath
- Three Gates Florist & Nursery, Naul, Dublin
- Rare Plants – Ireland, Dublin 22
- Mr Middleton Garden Shop – Bulbs, Dublin 1
- J & Jr Nurseries Nursery Display, Ballygowan, Co. Down
- Two Lions Nursery, Downpatrick, Co. Down
- Doran Nurseries (Irish Plants), Naas, Co. Kildare
- Royal Horticultural Society Of Ireland
- Seaview Nurseries, Bray, Co Wicklow
Bronze
- Flannerys Nurseries Ltd Nursery Display, Naas, Kildare
- Premium Pelargoniums (Fuchsiavale)
- Garden Direct, Naas, Co. Kildare
- Landbarn Nursery, Gorey, Co. Wexford
- Dublin School Of Horticulture
A.O.I.F.A Floral Art Competition
Gold
- Karen Robinson, Doddervale Flower Club
- Marie Dodrill, Portmarnock Flower Club
- Marie Dodrill, Portmarnock Flower Club
Silver Gilt
- Karen O’Farrell, Sutton Floral Art
- Marta O’Kelly,Bray Flower Club
- Richard Delmar, A.O.I.F.A
Silver
- Roseann Heaney, Navan Flower Club
- Eithne Duffin-Moynihan, Doddervale Flower Club
- Angela Kelly, Doddervale Flower Club
- Moira Watchorn, Doddervale Flower Club
Bronze
- Christine Hughes, Naas Flower Club
- Orla McGrane, Doddervale Flower Club
- Violet O’Brien, North Dublin Flower Club
- Margaret Nevin, Bray Flower Club
- Christopher White, Naul Gardening & Flower Club