Are you going to BLOOM??????

Oh we love the June Bank Holiday Weekend, because for

 us it means BLOOM is here and the tutors of Kay's 

Flower School are heading there for 

5 Days of Flowers, Food, Family Fun and Fashion 

 For its 7th year running Bloom in the Park is returning to the Phoenix Park from Thursday 28th May until Monday 1st June from 9am - 6pm each day.Bord Bia (The Irish Food Board) will be one of the main sponsors of Bloom this year 

The weather last year wasnt too bad but always come prepared for our irish Weather, Rain Jacket & Sunblock.

There will be Picnic areas so pack up the picnic bag 

This year we will see the Bloom showcase over gardens designed by top garden designers.  For all you food lovers like us there will be over  Irish Food Producers.  

Bloom is such a family day out with something for everyone, Amazing Gardens, Fabulous Floral Arrangments, a Farmers Market, Family Fun area for the kiddies at the Childrens Zone. and lots more. 

Traveling to Bloom

Be aware that the Ashtown gates entrance into the park will be closed for the duration of the Bloom event

If you arriving by foot-

Please be aware it will take around 20 mins to walk from either Parkgate Street entrance or Castle knock gate to the Bloom event.

If you are arriving by Bike-

There will be facilities for parking and locking your bike.

If you are arriving by car-

·         For city centre traffic please follow the signs for car parks when you enter the Park.

·         For M50 & North City Traffic please follow the signs for car parks when you enter the Park.

Event Traffic coming from the M50 should take the slip road over the Flyover after the Petrol Station on the Navan Road and turn back along the Navan Road, turning Left at the Auburn Avenue junction and then following the signs to the Castleknock Gate.

Parking is available at the show at a rate of €5.

If you haven’t yet booked your tickets here is the link  - Tickets for Bloom

No doubt we will bump into lots of Past Students from Kay's Flower School, make sure to pop over and say Hi :)  

Janette

xxx

AOIFA - Association of Irish Floral Artists National Competition in the Middleton Park Hotel, Co Cork

Kay was delighted to get the opportunity to visit the National Competitions for AOIFA this year in Middleton in Co Cork.  As a Commercial Florist it is such a wonderful experience to see these Artists at work using the flowers & materials we use in the school everyday but on a commercial basis.
Their designs were just amazing and the hours of work that must have went into each piece was evident in the attention to detail in each of the floral designs.

Over the course of the day Kay got chatting with lots of the designers and coincidentally some of them had actually started out as students at  Kay's School of Floristry many many years ago.

Mary O Brien won Floral Artist of the year with this stunning creation and fantastic use of midelino sticks 

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Beatrice Hartog won first in the Craft Class with this exceptional piece of craft.

For more information on AOIFA visit their website here 

The 11th World Flower Show will be held in Ireland this year for the very first time in the RDS in Dublin.  This Event will be attended by Floral Artists and Flower arrangers from all over the world and is expected to be a phenomenal success.  For more information on this event and to buy tickets pop over to The World Association of Flower Arrangers Page. (WAFA)