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TWO bloom Medals, including a Best in Show Award, have been awarded to garden designers and floral artists from Kerry at the prestigious Bloom flower and food festival in the Phoenix Park, Dublin.

Killarney native Tricia Harris has been awarded a silver medal for her show garden ‘A Space to Collaborate’ created with architect Seamus Furlong. ‘A Space to Collaborate’ is an urban garden which is located adjacent to the home of a maker. It is a creative sanctuary which is focussed on its inhabitants and the interaction that is fostered through collaboration. The built structure represents home and the authentic connections and personal bonds that we develop. Seating areas offer a relaxing social space were experiences can be shared and ideas explored.

Overhead wooden structures represent the fluid nature of the crossover between work and social and the connections being made. A corner workspace affords and opportunity for these concepts to be brought to fruition. This creative process mirrors the life cycle of the planting throughout the garden, which acts as the glue to bring the elements together and the garden to life, softening the built lines and providing the inhabitant with a multi-sensory experience.

Trish Harris is a furniture designer creating unique, contemporary, design-led furniture who trained in the renowned National Centre of Excellence for Furniture Design and Wood Technology at GMIT Letterfrack.

Additionally, Caherciveen-based company Kells Bay Gardens was awarded Best Nursery. Bord Bia announced the details of all award winners as the gates opened this morning on the annual five-day event, which runs until Monday.
 

 
Above: Garden designers Tricia Harris and Seamus Furlong or A Space to Collaborate.
Picture: Johnny Bambury/Fennell Photography