Bord Bia Bloom 2026: Fingal Nurturing Communities through Nature

Each year, Fingal County Council proudly sponsors the design, planting, and construction of a show garden for Bord Bia Bloom, highlighting creativity, sustainability, and community‑focused landscape design.

In 2024, the Council unveiled the award‑winning “Coming Home to Nature” Show Garden, which received exceptional recognition with four prestigious medals. The garden achieved a Gold Medal, was awarded Best in Show Large Garden, and also received accolades for Best Construction Team and Most Sustainable Garden.

Show Garden 2026: Fingal Nurturing Communities through Nature

Building on this success, Fingal County Council returns to Bord Bia Bloom this year with “Fingal Nurturing Communities through Nature” a garden themed around community gardening.

The garden is designed by Áit Urbanism + Landscape Ltd, an award-winning landscape architecture and urban design practice based Dublin. 

This large garden, which will be brought to Bloom 2026 by Fingal County Council, embraces the growing movement towards community gardening. It is designed as a welcoming place, where residents can meet their neighbours, build connections, and reconnect with nature. 

The garden’s primary aim is to encourage residents to grow seasonal produce together, while encouraging the development of gardening skills, plant knowledge, and a strong sense of community. At its centre, a large canopy structure and propagation house will be a gathering point for the sharing of seeds, skills, and stories. Accessibility and inclusion are central to the design, with raised planters at varying heights enabling people of all ages and abilities to take part. 

Fingal is pioneering the development of community gardens to support the needs of its expanding and diverse communities. Following Bloom, the garden will relocate to the historic Brackenstown Walled Garden in Swords, where a community gardening group will be established.

Progress at Bord Bia Bloom

27 April 2026- 02 May 2026