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”
Jane Mc Corkell’s My Garden is a garden for everyone -BLOOM 2012
Maybe it’s the economic climate, maybe people are more nostalgic when times are hard and we reminisce with our rose tinted glasses as we look back on the days that were better. Some of my favourite show gardens at Bloom have a touch of the past about them, where the simplistic design relies on aContinue reading “Jane Mc Corkell’s My Garden is a garden for everyone -BLOOM 2012”
Greenhouse Gold at Bloom 2011
A sustainable front garden for an urban house. Often such themes are lacking charm and beauty but Greenhouse a Gold Medal Winner and best in Category small garden at Bloom this year’s Bloom has it all; style, simplicity, charm and a bin storage area with a green roof that doubles as a herb garden! http://deirdreprince.ie/deirdreprince/ABOUT_DEIRDRE_PRINCE.htmlContinue reading “Greenhouse Gold at Bloom 2011”
Bloom 2011 – Other things I thought were cool!
With so much happening, so many great garden, superb plants and enticing plant stalls, I don’t have time to write about them all straight away. During the week I will get around to uploading all my photos to my photoshelter site. For now though here are gardens, plants and things that I really liked atContinue reading “Bloom 2011 – Other things I thought were cool!”
Should have gone to…
Specsavers garden, designed by Paul Doyle. I think that having a sense of humour in the garden is important. Sometimes garden design can be too serious and self important. It is good to laugh!
Ciaran The Gardener 