A CHINESE garden designed and built by the Suzhou Garden Bureau and presented as a gift from the Chinese people to the people of Ireland will be a key feature at Bloom garden festival this year.
The authentic Chinese garden is Bloom’s first international show garden and will provide the perfect platform for a dazzling display of Chinese cultural activities and entertainment at the event, which will run from June 2nd to 6th.
Details of the festival were announced yesterday by Bord Bia. The event, which will be held in the Phoenix Park, will feature a record 27 show gardens.
Other gardens will include an Irish craft garden in association with the Crafts Council of Ireland to celebrate the year of craft.
The large, medium and small show gardens will be judged by international independent judging panels. Gold, silver gilt, silver and bronze medals will be awarded. In addition, RTÉ’s Super Garden winning garden will be featured at the show.
Gary Graham, Bloom show manager, said a number of themes would be explored in the engaging space gardens on display at the event, now in its fifth year.
There will be an “allergy-free” garden, a garden focusing on mental health recovery, and another designed to celebrate Dublin being designated as a city of literature.