'The organic show garden at Bloom promotes this growing sector'

The festival is open from 9am until 6pm each day, but with gardens, food, and more than 300 live performances over five days, it can be easy to become overwhelmed when choosing what to see and do. 

The festival is expected to attract over 100,000 visitors to the Phoenix Park

A Waterford based business that specialises in hardy ferns won a silver medal at this year's Bloom Festival in Dublin. Shady Plants fern nursery is based in the Clashmore area of County Waterford.

The Food Village will feature almost 100 of Ireland’s leading food and drink companies