Machnamh/Reflection was voted by Designers as the best and received a Siver medal. It was designed as a contemplative place to escape a busy day. It was tranquil, unfortunately I did not discover its charms until the final day of Bloom 2012. Contact Deirdre
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Changing Perspectives – Show Garden Bloom 2012
Grafitti covered walls, dumped and battered old washing machine and litter strewn ground greet the visitor, not the typical welcome for a visior to a Bloom garden. Between the concrete blocks there are glimpses of a brighter place, a more colourful and welcoming place. This was a show garden that took the visitor on aContinue reading “Changing Perspectives – Show Garden Bloom 2012”
Cookie and Creams (and bunnies) = Gold – Show Garden by Leonie Cornelius Bloom 2012
A contemporary garden which blends architecture and natural beauty and is built with reclaimed materials. Old windows, leftover steel and scrapped scaffolding become a classy garden hut. Straight edges and strong lines are softened with meadow style plantings, this garden combines formal elements with informal planting and it works. Hard lines are blurred with softness,Continue reading “Cookie and Creams (and bunnies) = Gold – Show Garden by Leonie Cornelius Bloom 2012”
Nasturtium Pesto – Lower Food Miles Version- Recipe
We have The Garden School at BLOOM this year situated in the “Budding Bloomers” area. We are hoping to inspire future generations of gardeners by teaching children (and many adults) how to make plant pots from newspaper and then sow a nasturtium seed into peat free compost. Nasturtiums are ornamental and edible. The simplest wayContinue reading “Nasturtium Pesto – Lower Food Miles Version- Recipe”
The Garden School at Bloom 2012
GARDENING IS FOR EVERYONE, YOUNG AND OLD! WE ARE EXCITED TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE KIDS ZONE AT BLOOM THIS YEAR. EVERYONE WHO VISITS BLOOM CAN DROP INTO THE GARDEN SCHOOL AND LEARN HOW TO MAKE A POT FROM NEWSPAPER, FILL IT WITH PEAT FREE, ORGANIC COMPOST AND THEN SOW A NASTURTIUM SEED. THEN YOUContinue reading “The Garden School at Bloom 2012”
Ciaran The Gardener 