01/06/2026
And that brings a close to Bloom2026. A big thank you to instituteofflowers for having us along to join in this great community event. T hanks to Nova vanderplas_ireland and tannersfoliage along with the wonderful Lynn noodlehorse_media. Well done Karen, Clara and Jenny for being home the gold. I’m thrilled also to have received a silver with much encouragement from AOIFA - Association of Irish Floral Artists. As many of you know Monkey joined us have way through Bloom as he missed his flight back to Canada . We worked him very hard along with all the other dedicated florists that turned up. What great workshops ye provided, making floral crowns , flower fashion and buttonholes by the bucketful. All the hard work constructing the stand , the displays and the minions garden, along with washing the pots sweeping the floors and all the everyday activities we all do. Thanks to irishflowerfarmers for your continued support. Drive safely home everyone, sleep well and we’ll see you all next year bloom2027i