Bloom Event Schedule 2025*
*Event timetable is subject to change
Garden Stage - sponsored by Zarbee's
Fiann Ó Nualláin, The Holistic Gardener in conversation with Community Gardens Ireland
Community Gardening
Andrew Wilson, Mark Gregory, Karen Foley, Paul Maher and Feargus McGarvey – Show Garden Judges
In conversation with Bloom Garden Judges on Judging Show Gardens
Creating The Most Beautiful Plant Combinations In The Garden
Jimi Blake from Hunting Brook Gardens
Mary Keenan, Gash Gardens and The Irish Garden
How to plant a garden - creative plant combinations for year round interest
MC Fiann Ó Nualláin hosts panel discussion with Adam Frost, Diarmuid Gavin and Leonie Cornelius
Trees for every garden
Dunnes Stores Quality Kitchen Stage
Neven Maguire, MacNean House Restaurant and Cookery School, Blacklion, Co. Cavan
Cooking for family and friends
Horticulture Is Life Stage
Seafood Kitchen
Sustainable Living Stage
“Food waste to Fertiliser” How to create the circular economy
Harp Renewables - Gerry McDonnell & Joe Cowley
Greener Living – Cleaning and Gardening with Fewer Chemicals
Mywaste.ie - Pauline McDonogh, Regional Waste Planning Officer, with Eimear Hutchinson, social media influencer and communications manager in agricultural research.
Is Buying Irish Food More Sustainable? Origin Green & Bord Bia Insights, Rising Food Prices, Buy less buy better
Grace Binchy, Bord Bia Trends & Insight Specialist, Thia Hennessy, Professor of Agri-Food Economics at UCC, Katie Davies, Irish Nutrition & Dietetic Institute, Fiona Ward, Healthy Ireland.
The value of native plant species in the garden
National Biodiversity Data Centre - Ruth Wilson
Budding Bloomers Stage
Entertainment Stage
Agri Aware Farm Feature
Botanical Hub Demo Space
Things I Wish I Knew at the Start of My Houseplant Journey
Erin Thomas, Hopeless Botanics