The annual Republic Day flower show, organised by the Department of
Horticulture and Mysore Horticultural Society, will open to the public
on January 18 and will go on till January 28.
The main attraction at this year’s show will be a 35-foot high floral
replica of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Meant as a floral tribute to
Gustave Eiffel, who erected the Eiffel Tower in 1889, the replica will
be decorated with more than 2.5 lakh roses and more than 10,000 orchids.
It will occupy pride of place at the Glass House.
A six-foot tall flower statute of Swami Vivekananda will be set up on a
five-foot tall rock pedestal. Quotations of Swami Vivekananda will be
prominently displayed around the statue. Besides the two floral
structures, other attractions would be a range of flowers from different
parts of the country, floral pot display in eco-friendly three-tiered
bamboo baskets, floral anthurium barbie and 500 attractive bonsai plants
at Bonsai Park.
The gardening competition will witness teams from the Raj Bhavan,
various ministers’ official residences, public sector undertakings, the
Indian Institute of Management and gardens on defence properties
competing with private sector entities such as Leela Palace, Taj West
End, Infosys and Wipro. The organisers have so far received 772
competition entries.
Noted botanical firms such as Florens Flora, Fruit Land and Eden Lora (Bonsai Collections) are also participating.
While the main show will be inaugurated on January 18, the Ikebana,
Indian Floral Art, vegetable carving and Bonsai exhibition will be
inaugurated on January 19. Winners of various competitions will be
felicitated by Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath on January 24. The same
day has been specially earmarked for school students who have free entry
to the exhibition.
Entry fee is Rs.40 for adults and Rs.10 for children.
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