Boar Bia Bloom has announced its line -up of local and international horticultural talents for the five -day festival from May 29 to June 2 of this year today (Tuesday, February 18).
Bloom said that the preparations will welcome over 100,000 visitors to the 70AC location of the festival at the end of May.
The headliners include Adam Frost Adam Frost, the moderator of Gavin's gardener experts and the BBC Gardeners, both of whom will take part in a series of conversations and discussions about the festival's gardening this summer.
Now in his 19TH The year will return to his house in Phoenix Park for five days on the June Bank holiday weekend and offer visitors the opportunity to explore innovative garden designs.
The heart of the show this year is the 21 show gardens that will tell stories about a number of topics.
These include the “Make a Wish Foundation Garden”, “Grá”, designed by Linda Mckeown, the “Tusla Fostering Garden” and “The Circular Economy Garden” designed by Kathryn Feeley for Dogs, designed by English designer Pip Probert “, and and The “Tusla Fostering Garden” designed by David. Negus for the European Commission, which will be announced many more.
One of the new designers for 2025 is Sarah Cotterill, the winner from Boar Bia Blooms, who is sponsored by Westland, which is intended to promote the next generation of garden designers and horticultural professionals.
Your “Into the Woods” garden will be a tribute to the unique Atlantic rainforests of Ireland.
As an assistant professor for civil engineering in the UCD with great interest in sustainable water management, she received a silver medal on the Hampton Court of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in the resistant pocket plant category in 2024.
The popular “Postcard Gardens” sponsored by Tirlán Counrylife will also return and contain a charming 2m x 3m plots and show lively and imaginative designs that were created by community groups, schools, non -profit organizations and garden clubs.
The small rooms offer a platform to tell stories and celebrate creativity through garden design.
The finalists of last year's finalist Teresa Walsh, a volunteer gardener and community volunteer of Co. Kilkenny, spoke about the Garden of the Ballyfoyle Community Group, “Our Senses of Place”.
“Working on 'Our Senses of Place' was an incredible journey and shows the various talents in our local community,” she said.
“As a gardener, it is really inspiring to see how nature connects people, and I am immensely proud to know that this garden will continue to thrive in Ballyfoyle in the coming years.”
Laura Douglas, the head of Board Bia Bloom, said: “Bloom has developed over the past 19 years to consistently offer a world-class event that inspires our visitors and at the same time offers new and exciting experience every year. “”
In addition to garden functions, the organizers have announced that in the coming weeks, an abundance of activities and new experiences in the coming weeks in relation to food, sustainable life and live entertainment will be announced for all ages.