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Kerrie Gardiner Bord Bia Bloom Show Garden and Horticulture Content Manager (Centre), with (l-r) Show Garden Designers Nicola Haines, Joe Eustace and Alan Rudden. Bord Bia Bloom is inviting creative a
Bord Bia Bloom is inviting creative and ambitious gardeners from Longford to apply to design and deliver one of the magnificent show gardens at the heart of their 'Bloom Festival' in 2024.
The festival takes place in Phoenix Park in Dublin from May 30 to June 3 next year. Bord Bia Bloom continues to attract some of Ireland’s leading landscape and garden designers year after year. For 2024, organisers are also keen to attract applications from talented and experienced professionals who may have not yet considered taking part in the spectacular industry showcase. In outlining the opportunity Bord Bia Bloom presents, seasoned show garden designer Alan Rudden , who has won eight gold medals for his garden designs at the festival said, “Bord Bia Bloom is an unbelievable platform that most other industries don’t have. If you have any idea percolating in your head, it gives you the ability to express yourself on a big blank canvas which is not in the real world and so it has no restraints. The whole process is amazing. To be given free rein to be able to express yourself and deliver a design you want to do. Where would you get that exposure or that stage in any other industry? That for me is the big draw.”
The inaugural ‘Cultivating Talent’ winner in 2023 was Joe Eustace who currently combines studying for a degree in Landscape Architecture in University College Dublin with running his own business, Online Garden Designs. At 21 years of age, he is one of the youngest designers to have brought a show garden to Bord Bia Bloom. Speaking about the experience, Joe said “I was following Bord Bia Bloom for years as a spectator as I had a huge interest in garden and landscape design but I would have always thought it was something that was above me. I heard about the Cultivating Talent initiative through my college network and going from a spectator to being involved has given me a huge boost as a designer. I would say to anyone thinking of it, apply, apply, apply -100% go for it!”
The closing date for applications for next years 'Bloom' is Monday November 20. To apply and find out more information abou the festival visit the website https://www.bordbiabloom.com/participate/
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