The Plant Collector's Balcony - 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%2Fthe-plant-collectors-balcony) [ 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%2Fthe-plant-collectors-balcony) - [ 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/bf0a7cfd-6bb4-4fb1-8603-2bed97433c0a/conversions/the-plant-collectors-balcony---1-gallery.webp) [Gardens](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) / [ Bord Bia Bloom 2026 ](https://gardensdb.com/shows/bord-bia-bloom-2026) Balcony Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/bord-bia-bloom-silver-gilt-medal/icon.webp) Silver Gilt Medal The Plant Collector's Balcony =============================== Designed by Tom Bradford At a glance Show Bord Bia Bloom Year 2026 Category Balcony Garden Small Show Garden Photo: Bord Bia Bloom About this garden The story ----------- Evoking the atmosphere of a tranquil woodland, this densely vegetated balcony space features an abundance of shade-tolerant outdoor and indoor plants, grouped within their species and displayed in a series of shelves, mini greenhouses, planters, and on trellis and a pergola. A petite museum of planting, it gives visitors an opportunity to see how jungle- and woodland-style plants might grow and thrive in the wild. Here moss carpets the ground; lichens drape under branches; vines and epiphytes climb the tree trunks. Bathed in green light, with a rich tapestry of textures offset by splashes of intense colour, this is a garden for serious plant lovers. It is created by first-time Bloom designer, Tom Bradford, as an intimate and enveloping space where people and wildlife co-exist happily within a peaceful, biodiverse ecosystem. Award Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/bord-bia-bloom-silver-gilt-medal/icon.webp) Silver Gilt Medal Bord Bia Bloom The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![Tom Bradford](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/tom-bradford/profile_photo.webp?v=d8325372-5a05-4e07-ac95-01fc9f525306) Tom Bradford Designer ](https://gardensdb.com/people/tom-bradford) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/bf0a7cfd-6bb4-4fb1-8603-2bed97433c0a/conversions/the-plant-collectors-balcony---1-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/4cbb5a60-8b14-4059-a87b-45ddc568dee9/conversions/the-plant-collectors-balcony---3-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/551a06d5-17fe-4259-bc2a-91f7453b2e13/conversions/the-plant-collectors-balcony---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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