Nature in Balance
Linda McKeown
Garden Sponsors
About the garden - Medium garden
Nature in Balance highlights the merits of organic farming that actively protects water, soil and biodiversity while producing healthy, wholesome food that is, by its nature, also low carbon.
Pasture gently sweeps down to enclose a modern rustic farmyard, a social space shaped by a stone wall and natural materials rooted in the land.
A slim profile pergola shades a farmyard table, the focal point of the space, displaying locally produced food alongside pots of herbs and vegetables. From here, pasture planting transitions into naturalistic, pollinator-friendly planting, while a stone cattle drinker introduces water, supporting wildlife and biodiversity, and reflecting a system shaped by nature and farming practice.
About the Designer
Linda McKeown
Linda McKeown has been a professional garden designer since 2001. Based in Belfast, she designs private, public, and commercial garden spaces. Her designs are inspired and motivated by plants, which she combines with exciting materials to achieve simple and contemporary form in the garden.
Linda is a member of the Garden and Landscape Designers Association (GLDA) and a fully qualified Social and Therapeutic Horticulture (STH) practitioner. She splits her time between her design business and delivering horticulture and gardening sessions to adults with learning disabilities. Linda is a regular at Bloom, previously designing and delivering seven medal-winning Show Gardens.
About the Sponsor
Bord Bia and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) sponsor the Organic Show Garden at Bloom, funded through a DAFM organic sector promotional fund, supporting delivery across three years and aligning with the National Organic Strategy 2024–2030.
What is planned for this garden after Bloom?
The main structure, stone wall, paving, water feature, pergola, and sculpture will be reused in other garden projects post-Bloom. The meadow sward will be returned and reinstated to the farm from which it came. The trees and plants will all be reused in various charity and school gardens and in other garden projects.
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