DesignGreenIndia visited
an annual flower show - ‘Buds N Blooms’
at Empress Botanical Garden, Pune. The Empress garden covers a sprawling 39
acres, and is home to many rare species of trees and flowers. Managed by
Agri-Horticultural Society of Western India since 1880, Empress garden
organizes this annual flower show with aim of bringing gardening lovers
together across India.
Around 1,500 varieties
of flowers, including 600 different varieties of roses are on display there for
gardening lovers. Petunia, Marigold, Salvia, Zinnia, Coleus, Gazania and
Gerebra are main annuals covering most of the ground area at the show.
Different stalls of
indoor plants, bonsais, vegetables (seeds), gardening and landscape
accessories, flower paining, Japanese ikebana flower arrangements are arranged
by nursery owners, vendors and horticulturists coming all over India from
places like Sikkim, Darjeeling, Gujrat, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra.
Flower competition
(Rose) is one of the highlight of the event. Different type of roses (hybrid,
floribunda, miniature roses) grown by nursery owners and enthusiast are being
showcased in the show.
Also there are stalls by
nursery owners for home gardeners. Soil
mix, fertilizers, seeds, bulbs, compost could be purchased after consulting
with experts at these stalls.
Various flower
competition, workshops, street-plays, story-telling sessions and an interaction
with experts in the field are other features of the show. Around 25,000
visitors are expected this year.
DesignGreenIndia
recommends its viewer a visit to this show. It is being held from 17 to 19th
Jan 2014. The exhibition will open from 9 am to 9 pm.
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