Bord Bia Bloom People’s Choice Award
Visitors to Bord Bia Bloom can vote for their favourite show garden in the People’s Choice Award. Voting is by text and details can be found on the signs at each eligible garden and on our website, bordbiabloom.com. Voting is open from 9am on Thursday, May 30th until 1pm on Monday, June 3rd and the winner will be announced later that day. Click Here for more information.
Cultivating Talent, sponsored by Westland Horticulture
Following a successful pilot in 2023, Bord Bia Bloom’s Cultivating Talent initiative returns this year with support from new sponsors, Westland Horticulture. The programme provides financial support and one-to-one mentoring to emerging designers, helping them to design and deliver their first show garden at the festival. This year’s winners are Nóra Tombor (Rewild!) and Sarah Buckley (The Mind Yourself Garden).
What is the difference between a show garden, concept show garden, and a feature garden?
There are 19 show gardens and three feature gardens at Bloom this year. The show gardens are split into four categories: Large, Medium, Small and Concept. Concept gardens are artistic installations or abstract exhibits, while all other show gardens are designed to suit residential gardens or balconies. The feature gardens are special garden displays that are not entered into the show gardens competition.
Bord Bia Bloom Show Garden Medals and Awards
Show Garden Medals
- Gold
- Silver Gilt
- Silver
- Bronze
Show Garden Awards
- Best in Category – Large, Medium, Small, and Concept
- Best Planting Design
- Designers’ Choice Award (voted by designers)
- Contractors’ Award
- People’s Choice Award
Judging Process
The gardens at Bloom are the culmination of countless hours of design, planning, sourcing of materials and ultimately, hard manual labour on behalf of our garden designers, nurseries and artists. Read more about the garden judging process below.
