Ireland's largest gardening, food and family event opens in the Phoenix Park.
Now in its seventh year Bloom continues to go from strength to strength. There were over 80,000 visitors to Bloom last year.
From the eccentric to the more mainstream, there's a garden for everyone here at Bloom.
Gary Graham, from Bord Bia, says that this year people can expect lots of gardens of different shape, size and budget. Bloom also promotes the best in Irish artisan food and has events for children. He adds that Bloom is much more of a family experience than the Chelsea Flower Show.
There are 28 different gardens on display and throughout the festival the designers will show off their creations to tens of thousands of people.
Francis Doyle from Outerscapes has created a garden titled 'Pastimes' including a caravan to take people down memory lane on summer family holidays. Garden designer Eileen Nolan has created 'Journey on Earth, the Hospice Garden', a garden for Our Lady's Hospice in Harold's Cross, Dublin. Having worked as grounds manager at the hospice for years, Eileen Nolan has designed a garden to match the needs of the patients.
While it is a great day out, it is still a gardening competition. Judge Karen Foley says that gardens are assessed on a range of factors including workmanship, planting, design, originality and innovation.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 30 May 2013. The reporter is Aisling Riordan.
