On June 13th, we hosted a special event in Gairdín Kilbrogan with special guest Diarmuid Gavin where we crowned our Best Gairdín Competition Winner.

There was a fantastic response to the competition, with gardeners sending in hundreds of pictures of their beautiful gardens. On the day, Trish O’Leary was crowned as overall winner with an absolutely stunning garden. Other winners on the day included Steph Ayres – Best Vegetable Garden and Marian Roche – Best Container Garden. Trish was presented with a €500 voucher for Bandon Co-op by Diarmuid Gavin and Sean Browne, Gairdín Manager.

We were delighted to launch this competition to celebrate 1 year of Gairdín at Bandon Co-op being open, and to shine a light on all of the amazing gardeners in our community. At Gairdín we are rooted in passion and the standard of entries highlights that our customers are just as passionate about their gardens as we are. It was truly incredible to see all of the entries and a really difficult decision for our judging panel. However, Trish was a truly worthy winner with an absolute show-stopper of a garden!

Gairdín at Bandon Co-op, Kilbrogan offers shoppers a unique garden centre experience, making gardening more accessible all year around. Gairdín Mór, the larger of 2 all-weather tunnels, is a gardener’s heaven showcasing the highest quality plants, hand-selected with our locals in mind and cared for by our expert team. Sustainability is at the heart of this garden centre with a sub-irrigation watering system in place running off of on-site rainwater harvesting tank. Whether you’re looking for something different to stand out in your garden this year, shopping for the basics or hoping to build your knowledge and start your gardening journey, Gairdín is the place for you.

A snapshot of Trish’s winning Gairdín below.