Alltar - GardensDB Browse [ ![](/images/leaf_icon.svg) Gardens**DB** ](https://gardensdb.com) [ Gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) [ Shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) [ Studios ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) [ People ](https://gardensdb.com/people) [ Search gardens, designers, shows… ](https://gardensdb.com/search) [ Login ](https://gardensdb.com/login?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgardensdb.com%2Fgardens%2Falltar) [ Register ](https://gardensdb.com/register) [ ](https://gardensdb.com/search) Discover - [ Home ](https://gardensdb.com) - [ Gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) - [ Shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) - [ Events ](https://gardensdb.com/events) - [ 360° tours ](https://gardensdb.com/360-tours) - [ Trails ](https://gardensdb.com/trails) People & studios - [ People ](https://gardensdb.com/people) - [ Studios ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) - [ Books ](https://gardensdb.com/books) - [ Jobs ](https://gardensdb.com/jobs) Organisations - [ Sponsors ](https://gardensdb.com/sponsors) - [ Charity & non-profits ](https://gardensdb.com/charities) - [ Collectives ](https://gardensdb.com/collectives) - [ Companies ](https://gardensdb.com/companies) - [ Education ](https://gardensdb.com/education-institutions) - [ Nurseries ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries) Account - [ Login ](https://gardensdb.com/login?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgardensdb.com%2Fgardens%2Falltar) - [ Register ](https://gardensdb.com/register) Discover - [ Home Today's highlights ](https://gardensdb.com) - [ Gardens Show gardens, catalogued ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) - [ Shows Horticultural shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) - [ Events Festivals, courses & open days ](https://gardensdb.com/events) - [ 360° tours Step inside, long after the show packs up ](https://gardensdb.com/360-tours) - [ Trails Curated routes through the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/trails) People & studios - [ People Designers, judges, growers ](https://gardensdb.com/people) - [ Studios Design practices ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) - [ Books Recommended reading ](https://gardensdb.com/books) - [ Jobs Roles in the industry ](https://gardensdb.com/jobs) Organisations - [ Sponsors Organisations that back the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/sponsors) - [ Charity & non-profits Causes behind the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/charities) - [ Collectives Groups & community projects ](https://gardensdb.com/collectives) - [ Companies Suppliers & contractors ](https://gardensdb.com/companies) - [ Education Schools, colleges & universities ](https://gardensdb.com/education-institutions) - [ Nurseries Plant suppliers & growers ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries) [ Submit a garden ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/submit) [ About GardensDB ](/help) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/54ace643-6290-4a02-8ecb-6260948ece8b/conversions/Alltar---1-gallery.webp) [Gardens](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) / [ Bord Bia Bloom 2026 ](https://gardensdb.com/shows/bord-bia-bloom-2026) Concept Show Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/bord-bia-bloom-silver-medal/icon.webp) Silver Medal Alltar ======== Designed by Jack Donovan At a glance Show Bord Bia Bloom Year 2026 Category Concept Show Garden Photo: Bord Bia Bloom About this garden The story ----------- This garden by Bord Bia Bloom's 2026 Cultivating Talent winner, Jack Donovan, explores the idea of landscape colonisation. It is inspired by French garden designer and botanist, Gilles Clément's concept of spontaneous vegetation and the resilience of plants that establish in disturbed ground. The design celebrates the ecological processes through which nature reclaims overlooked spaces. A fractured ground plane and rammed earth base evoke disturbance and exposure of the soil profile, while a predominantly native planting palette demonstrates early ecological succession. A timber pavilion incorporating bat habitats offers refuge for wildlife and a quiet focal point for visitors. This concept garden highlights how biodiversity can emerge through minimal intervention and thoughtful use of natural materials. Award Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/bord-bia-bloom-silver-medal/icon.webp) Silver Medal Bord Bia Bloom The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![Jack Donovan](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/jack-donovan/profile_photo.webp?v=58d73a0e-2a1e-4e12-ac2d-1f5a1c3000c4) Jack Donovan Designer ](https://gardensdb.com/people/jack-donovan) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/54ace643-6290-4a02-8ecb-6260948ece8b/conversions/Alltar---1-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a46060b7-00b0-43e4-8c21-9b7b59ab3fc5/conversions/Alltar---3-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/229084a6-d7f6-4bb6-b140-4dc57c07b91a/conversions/Alltar---2-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: ![](/images/leaf_icon.svg) Gardens**DB** The world's largest collection of show gardens online, kept free, kept current, and shaped by the community that uses it. 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