Bord Bia Bloom 2025 Medal Winners

Best in Category

Large

The Repak Most Sorted Garden, designed by James Purdy, which will show that waste is not an inevitability but a design flaw; one that can be solved through thoughtful recycling and regeneration.

Medium

The European Commission’s ‘Renewed Blooms’ Garden, designed by David Negus, which embodies EU circular economy principles by repurposing materials and blending nature with human-made elements.

Small

The Pot Gallery Garden, designed by Alan Rudden and sponsored by the Alan Rudden Collection, which demonstrates how freestanding and vertical pots can green spaces such as terraces, roofs or balconies.

Concept

The Rainbow Brick Balcony Garden designed by Limerick artist, Gary Kirwan, as a tribute to LEGO, and is built entirely with the iconic brick.

Judge’s Special Award for Sustainability

The European Commission’s ‘Renewed Blooms’ Garden David Negus

Best Planting

The Citroën Downsizers’ Garden, designed by Louise Checa and sponsored by Citroën Ireland

Gold

• The Repak Most Sorted Garden, designed by James Purdy, which will show that waste is not an inevitability but a design flaw; one that can be solved through thoughtful recycling and regeneration.
• The European Commission’s ‘Renewed Blooms’ Garden, designed by David Negus, which embodies EU circular economy principles by repurposing materials and blending nature with human-made elements.
• The Pot Gallery Garden, designed by Alan Rudden and sponsored by the Alan Rudden Collection, which demonstrates how freestanding and vertical pots can green spaces such as terraces, roofs or balconies.
• The Rainbow Brick Balcony Garden designed by Limerick artist, Gary Kirwan, as a tribute to LEGO, and is built entirely with the iconic brick.
• Nourish – The Caragh Nurseries Garden, designed by Leonie Cornelius and sponsored by Caragh Nurseries
• How to Train Your Dragon Garden, designed by Tünde Perry and Barry Kavanagh and sponsored by Universal Pictures Ireland
• Nature Wrapped in Gold, designed by Ailish Drake and Conor Hourigan and sponsored by Kerrygold
• The Citroën Downsizers’ Garden, designed by Louise Checa and sponsored by Citroën Ireland, which provides inspiration for those downsizing their homes and gardens.

Silver-Gilt

• The Pink Lady Balcony, designed by Cornelia Raftery and sponsored by Pink Lady
• The Make-A-Wish Garden of Hope, designed by Linda McKeown and sponsored by Make-A-Wish Ireland in association with The Smurfit Westrock Foundation, provides a rich sensory experience that creates an atmosphere of tranquillity and possibility.
• The Grass Advantage, designed by Robert Moore and sponsored by the National Dairy Council
• The Support Garden, designed by Joe Eustace and sponsored by the Decision Support Service embodies the deeply personal journey of advance planning, reflecting themes of strength, trust, and care.
• The Early Bird Catches the Worm Garden, designed by Benny Magennis and sponsored by the Marie Keating Foundation in association with AstraZeneca and Gilead, which raises awareness of cancer prevention and the importance of early detection.

Silver

• Into The Forest, designed by Sarah Cotterill, Bord Bia Bloom Cultivating Talent Winner 2025, and sponsored by Westland Horticulture
• Manor Farm – 250 Years Taste and Tradition, designed by Tünde Perry and sponsored by Manor Farm
• The Estate’s Essence, designed by Patrik Weisser and sponsored by Abbeyleix House and Farm
• Bee Happy Wildlife Garden – Super Garden designed by Debbie Brophy
• Fostering Is For You, designed by Pip Probert and sponsored by Tusla Fostering. It features a “safe haven”, offering interactive play and cosy nooks where children can bond and grow.

Bronze

• The GIY Balcony Garden, designed by Barry Kavanagh, sponsored by GIY Ireland

Certificate of Distinction

• Edible and Accessible by service users of Belcamp and Riverside Adult Day Service Centres, with the support of St Michael’s House, Mount Merrion, Dublin
• Bloomin’ Diversity Grow and Cook-Book by St Kevin’s Community College, Fonthill Road, Dublin
• The Stephen Moylan Nurture Garden by The Stephen Moylan Foundation, Glasnevin, Dublin
• Mending the Cracks by Dublin Samaritans, 112 Marlborough Street, Dublin

Highly-Commended

• Connection by St Mary’s and St Gerard’s National School, Enniskerry, Wicklow
• Music in Mind and Peace by Seedability, Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Athlone GAA Green Clubs Garden by Athlone GAA, Athlone, Westmeath

Commended

• The Comfort Garden: A Sanctuary of Care and Connection by Comfort Keepers Homecare Ireland, Woodford Bus Park, Dublin 17
• Coolmine Inspire by Coolmine Inspires Team, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15
• Turning Back Time in our Garden by Ballyfoyle Pastoral Group, Ballyfoyle, Kilkenny
• The TY Sensory Transcendence by Our Lady of Mercy College, Dublin City, Dublin

Best in Show

• Hopeless Botanics, Dublin 8, Dublin

Gold

• Kilmurry Nursery, Gorey, Wexford
• Three Gates Nursery and Florist, Naul, Dublin
• Hopeless Botanics, Dublin 8, Dublin
• Irish Plants, Kildare
• Boyne Garden Centre & Nursery, Slane, Meath
• Kells Bay House and Gardens Ltd, Cahersiveen, Kerry
• Riverlane Nursery, Trim, Meath
• W.S. Warmenhoven, Hillegom, Netherlands
• The Bee’s Knees, Naas, Kildare

Silver-Gilt

• Woodview Plants, Naas, Kildare
• Shady Plants, Clashmore, Waterford
• Plant Store Ireland, The Liberties, Dublin
• Elmgrove Flower Farm, Gormanston, Meath

Silver

• The Flower Farmers of Ireland, Clonsilla, Dublin
• GreenArt Production, Alkmaar, Netherlands

Best in Category

• Euphorbia by Siobhan Larkin, Dublin – Botanical / Coloured pencil
• Golden Rose by Sue van Coppenhagen, Ladysbridge, Cork – Floral / Watercolour

Gold

• Euphorbia by Siobhan Larkin, Dublin – Botanical / Coloured pencil
• Golden Rose by Sue van Coppenhagen, Ladysbridge, Cork – Floral / Watercolour
• Hollyhock by Siobhan Larkin, Dublin – Botanical/Coloured Pencil
• Pansy Blue Shades by Trish Maher Hogan, Castleknock, Dublin 15 – Floral, Coloured Pencil
• In Ellen’s Footsteps- Herbertus hutchinsiae, Juniper prongwort by Shevaun Doherty, Broadford, Kildare – Botanical / Watercolour on vellum

Silver-Gilt

• Prunus domestica ‘Opal’ by Nayana Sandur, Mungret, Limerick – Botanical / Watercolour
• Pelvetia canaliculata, Channelled wrack with Red Periwinkle by Shevaun Doherty, Broadford, Kildare – Botanical / Watercolour
• Peony Pink by  Sue van Coppenhagen, Ladysbridge, Cork – Floral / Watercolour
• Golden Hour by Katherine Geoghegan, Straffan, Kildare – Floral / Acrylic with oil glazes on aluminium
• In the Stone Wall (Polypodium vulgare, Cymbalaria muralis & Asplenium trichomanes) by Lynn Stringer, Kilcoole, Wicklow – Botanical / Watercolour & Pencil

Silver

• Pterocarya fraxinifolia by Olwyn Burke, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 – Botanical / Watercolour
• Spring Flowers by Sylvia Linehan, Saggart, Dublin – Floral / Watercolour on paper
• ‘She carried magic secrets…’ by Nicola Morrin, Athy, Kildare – Floral / Watercolour
• Farmleigh Rose by Kate Kos, Gorey, Wexford – Floral / mixed media
• Fireworks – Wych Elm Flower by Elaine              Moore McKay, Ballinteer, Dublin – Botanical / Polychromos Pencils

Bronze

• ‘Love in a mist..’ by Nicola Morrin, Athy, Kildare – Floral / Aquatint etching
• Polypodium vulgare, Common Polypody by Fionnuala Broughan, Lismore, Waterford – Botanical / Coloured Pencil
• Malus sylvestris  Crab Apple Tree by Sylvia Linehan, Saggart, Dublin – Botanical / watercolour on paper
• Golden Oats, Stipa gigantea by Lynn Stringer, Kilcoole, Wicklow – Botanical / Watercolour
• Cornus kousa..chinensis..October by Patricia Morrrison, Bray, Wicklow – Botanical / Watercolour
• Hydrangea by Olga Byrne, Mornington, Meath – Floral / watercolour
• Borderlands Cloondara by Katherine Geoghegan, Straffan, Kildare – Floral / Acrylic with oil glazes on aluminium

Seasonal Splendor

Gold

Gilda Doyle, Sutton Floral Art (Sutton, Dublin)

Silver-Gilt

Margaret Burke, Drogheda & District Floral Art Group (Drogheda, Louth)

Silver

Naomi Mulligan, Doddervale Flower Club (Rathfarnham, Dublin)

Ursula Robinson, Maynooth FI & Garden Club (Maynooth, Kildare)

Joanne Morrissey, South Dublin Flower Club (Stillorgan, Dublin)

Bronze

Yvette Bloomfield, Trim Floral Art (Trim, Meath)

Cindy Reynolds, South Dublin Flower Club (Stillorgan, Dublin)

Shape the Future

Gold / Best in Show

Kathleen Barrett, Limerick Flower & Garden Club (Arthea, Limerick)

Silver-Gilt

Stephen McDonnell, Naul Gardening & Flower Club (London, England)

Silver

Adrienne Flood, Sutton Floral Art (Donabate, Dublin)

Bronze

Karen O’Farrell, Sutton Floral Art (Rush, Dublin)

Rani Doris, Maynooth Flower & Garden Club (Maynooth, Kildare)

The Triumph of Light

Gold

Stephen McDonnell, Naul Gardening & Flower Club (London, England)

Silver-Gilt

Lorraine O’Brien, South Dublin Flower Club (Deansgrange, Dublin)

Sharon O’Sullivan, Sutton Floral Art (Malahide, Dublin)

Silver

Harumi Langford, South Dublin Flower Club (Blackrock, Dublin)

Bronze

Christine Rigney, Co. Wexford Garden & Flower Club (Enniscorthy, Wexford)

Adrienne Thompson, Naas Flower & Garden Club (Kilcullen, Kildare)

Echoes of the Past

Gold

Thérése Kilcullen, South Dublin Flower Club (Blackrock, Dublin)

Silver-Gilt

Liz Kenny, Co. Wexford Garden & Flower Club (Enniscorthy, Wexford)

Silver

Margaret Quinn, North Dublin Flower Club (Raheny, Dublin)

Megumi Doody, Sutton Floral Art (Malahide, Dublin)

Bronze

Marion McGee, Monaghan Flower & Garden Club (Armagh)

Glowing Gems of Nature

Gold

Thérése Kilcullen, South Dublin Flower Club (Blackrock, Dublin)

Silver-Gilt

Lorraine O’Brien, South Dublin Flower Club (Deansgrange, Dublin)

Morlin S. O’Brien, South Dublin Flower Club (Stillorgan, Dublin)

Silver

Ann Clifford, Doddervale Flower Club (Rathfarnham, Dublin)

Bronze

Bridget Morley, Galway Flower & Garden Club (Oughterard, Galway)

Rani Doris, Maynooth Flower & Garden Club (Maynooth, Kildare)