Are you looking for a Valentine’s gift with a difference? Treat your loved ones to a flower-filled day out at Bord Bia Bloom with a premium package, including Bloom tickets and a two-course lunch for two in the Garden View restaurant.
The festival returns to the Phoenix Park, Dublin from Thursday, May 29th to Monday, June 2nd, giving the gardening enthusiasts and floral fans in your life something special to look forward to at the start of the summer.
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Patrick Weisser to return to Bord Bia Bloom
Over the coming months we will be chatting to some of the talented show garden designers who will join us at Bloom 2025. In February’s instalment of our new ‘How does your garden grow?’ series, Patrick Weisser of Abbyleix House and Farm tells us about his garden at home in County Laois and gives us a hint about what to expect from his second show garden this year.
Read more here.
Bring a postcard garden to Bloom
Are you part of a community organisation, school, or training group which has a passion for gardening? Would you like to participate in this year’s Bord Bia Bloom?
Our much-loved Postcard Gardens, sponsored by Tirlán CountryLife , will return to Bloom again this June bank holiday weekend, providing amateur gardeners and community groups from across Ireland with an opportunity to create small, pop up gardens that showcase their locality or highlight the issues that matter most to them.
Applications to bring a Postcard Garden to Bloom 2025 are now open and you can find more details here . The deadline for entering is Thursday, March 6th so please make sure you submit your online application before then. Good luck!
People in Bloom: Hopeless Botanics
Meet Erin Thomas of Hopeless Botanics which won a silver-gilt medal for its Nursery Village display in 2024. On bordbiabloom.com this month, Erin shares advice on picking the perfect houseplant to suit your space and suggests some ideas for Valentine’s gifting with a difference. Read more.
Blooming great recipes: Sticky Quality Assured beef skewers with mustard mayonnaise and tomato salad
This delicious dish from chef Neven Maguire’s demonstration at Bord Bia Bloom last year is sure to go down a treat at home this month. Read the recipe here.
Win tickets to Bord Bia Bloom
We’re back with another chance to win tickets and lunch for four people at Bord Bia Bloom this June bank holiday weekend. The competition closes at midnight on February 28th.
