Blooming great festival

Now in its 10th year, the Bord Bia Bloom festival takes place from Thursday 2 June to Monday 6 June in the Phoenix Park.

Patrick Donohoe

2 June 2016

Irish Country Magazine's Serene Sanctuary has won a gold medal at Bloom 2016.

More than 100,000 people are expected to attend over the course of the bank holiday weekend.

When Bloom opened in 2007, 40,000 people attended the event.

President Michael D Higgins will officially open the five-day festival mid-morning on Thursday.

Irish Country Magazine won a highly prestigious gold medal for its garden at Bloom. This is the second year in a row it has scooped the top award.

Roz O’Shaughnessy – the Bloom machine

First look: Irish Country Magazine’s Serene Sanctuary at Bloom 2016

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