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Six Kildare People Have Won Prizes Across Five Categories At Bloom

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President Michael D Higgins officially opened the five-day festival today.

On the opening morning of Bord Bia Bloom in the Phoenix Park, Kildare garden designer Tunde Perry was awarded a silver medal for her show garden “Aldi’s Sustainable Forest Garden

The garden incorporated forest gardening – one of the oldest and most eco-friendly horticultural practices – into the design created for Aldi.

In the AOIFA Floral Art competition, Maureen Fagan from Maynooth Flower & Garden Club was awarded a gold medal and Best in Show for her entry in the ‘Phenomenal Forms’ category

Shevaun Doherty from Broadford received a gold medal in the Botanical and Floral Art Exhibition for her work ‘Take a breath’.

Katherine Geoghegan from Straffan, also received a silver medal for her “Winter Fern” entry into the floral art competition.  

 In the Nursery Village, Mary and Patrick Doran, mother and son team from Doran’s Nursery, Donadea received a bronze medals

 Today, Bord Bia Bloom Patron, President Michael D Higgins officially opened the five-day festival along with his wife, Sabina.  

 

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