More than 80 thousand people are expected at Ireland's biggest gardening festival in Dublin which opens today.
Bloom is being held on a 70 acre site in the Phoenix Park, with 28 show gardens, 50 nurseries, and 200 retailers over the next four days.
For once, the weather looks relatively dry and warm for the festival.
Eileen Nolan has put together a Hospice Garden, which will be donated to Our Lady's Hospice in Harolds Cross once the show is over.
She says it's important for patients to have nature in their surroundings:
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