Easy Steps to Dream Gardens 2024

Featured at Bloom Festival 2023, the 'Coastal Garden' design by James Purdy comes with an easy-to-follow planting plan and planting list that can be implemented in your garden according to the time, space and budget you have available. Details of the garden and products can be found below.

The Coastal Garden

This east-facing garden is inspired by the Irish coast but will suit any location. This garden is designed to be robust and will tolerate arid and windy conditions that are typical in coastal locations but it will work just as well inland and lends itself to a good family space, with the ability to withstand the elements.

‘This garden is designed to be robust and will tolerate arid and windy conditions that are typical in coastal locations but it will work just as well inland and lends itself to a good family space,’ explains James Purdy, the Belfast-based garden designer and chartered architect.  

Everything in the garden has been chosen to withstand the elements. While the garden, once properly planted, is relatively low maintenance, James notes that ‘you can’t have a garden without being a gardener’. ‘Even a lawn can be intense time-wise so you have to be active. Make sure you get the expensive items like trees and hard landscaping right but you can experiment and have fun!

For a full information pack which contains design tips as well as full plant listings click here >>> Coastal Garden Information Pack

James Purdy

James Purdy is an award-winning garden designer and chartered architect. James struck gold at his first appearance in Bord Bia Bloom 2016 and again at Bloom 2019.

For a look at other Easy Dream Garden designs, click on the relevant link below:

2025 - Plant Lover's Garden
2024 - Family Friendly Garden
2022 - Nature Enthusiast's Garden
2021 - Shared Spaces Garden

You can also find further information and download the full design packs from www.BordBiaBloom.com as well as finding plants from each design available to purchase in our store.