Airing Thursday 7 May at 7pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player
In Episode 3, designer Emily Moorcroft sets out to create a sanctuary space and a garden that will water itself. Emily used to be a detective in the London Metropolitan Police. Her husband was offered a job in Germany so she stepped back from police work. Her husband’s work then brought him to Dublin, and Emily decided not to go back to the Met. As one door closes, another opens, and she decided to fully commit to following her passion for gardening and did a post grad course at the Garden Design Academy. She is hoping to get to Bloom, helping her to complete the transition from detective to garden designer.
About Super Garden
Five designers take on a challenge that requires great creativity and a huge amount of physical effort to build a garden worthy of going to Bord Bia Bloom, Ireland’s premier garden show.
With just three weeks and a budget that amounts to €15,000, each designer takes over one garden in a new social housing estate – their blank canvas – to make something that will impress the judges. Millrace in Ashbourne County Meath, a new social housing development by Meath County Council, is the location for this series. Five families, who had just moved into their new homes, had their gardens transformed for the competition.
The Super Garden judges are Brian Burke, representing Woodie’s, who is a previous Super Garden winner; Kerrie Gardiner Bord Bia Bloom’s Show Gardens Manager; Carol Marks, Manager of Horticulture Bord Bia; and Monica Alvarez, a garden design lecturer also representing Dulux.
The winning garden is recreated at Ireland’s premier garden and food event, Bord Bia Bloom. Over 100,000 people will get to experience the Super Garden and this provides a great launch pad for the winning designer.
Super Garden is sponsored by Woodie’s and Dulux.
