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The garden reflects Kerrygold’s natural positioning as a producer of high quality, healthy, natural food. The golden flecked boundary wall, with its verdant green undulating strip inspired by the rolling pastures of the Golden Vale, evokes Kerrygold’s roots and connection to Irish farming. Wildlife will find shelter, food, water, and nesting materials. The habitat tower invites birds, bees, butterflies, moths, and bats to inhabit the garden. Drifts of pollinator-friendly native and non-native perennials and grasses in shades of yellow, white and blue are punctuated by Irish native trees and shrubs. The water feature and the habitat-rich groundscape provide ideas for the visitor on how to attract wildlife into their gardens. In the gathering space at its heart, guests can relax and savour what’s good in life. Award Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/bord-bia-bloom-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal Bord Bia Bloom The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ AD Ailish Drake Designer Drake Hourigan Architects ](https://gardensdb.com/people/ailish-drake) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ea53f403-eda7-4e15-a28e-1daa99a33c0a/conversions/Nature-Wrapped-in-Gold-image-1-scaled-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/88187b77-51db-480d-8159-e958a7870fe8/conversions/Kerrygold-nature-wrapped-in-gold-garden-render-scaled-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/513ae3ae-2974-4dcb-b6ee-fc1d5b1ead9d/conversions/Nature-Wrapped-in-Gold-image-2-scaled-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Sponsor 1 - [ ![Kerrygold](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/kerrygold/logo.webp) Kerrygold ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/kerrygold) ![](/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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