Ship made from Flowers to be Displayed during Flower Exhibition at Kadri Park
Mangaluru: “The department of horticulture in association with the district administration and Zilla Panchayat will organize the annual three-day Flower exhibition from January 26 to 28”, said the deputy director of Horticulture H R Naik in a press meet held at the Kadri Park here on January 25.
Addressing the mediapersons, H R Naik said that the annual flower show will feature a variety of flowers and plants. The flower show will be inaugurated by the district minister in-charge U T Khader along with other ministers. The show will be open to the public, people are free to participate in the exhibition and display their artistic talents in arranging flowers and carvings with plants and fruits. To meet the expenses of the exhibition and to maintain the horticulture we are Charging an entry fee of Rs 20 for adults and Rs 10 for children. For schools arranging to send children in large numbers, the entry will be free if students come in their school uniform. This year the entry for the physically challenged is also free.
A wide range of flowers like marigold, orchid, anthurium, jarbera, Chrysanthemum and other ornamental plants grown by the horticulture department will be exhibited during the Flower exhibition. The flower exhibition will be open for 3 days.
The special attraction of the exhibition will be the model of ‘Ship in the Sea’ which will be made with roses and other flowers. To promote terrace gardening, the horticulture department has made a model of the Terrace garden. We will hold flower arrangement competitions for which all are free to participate.
Various flower and vegetable seeds, gardening equipment/machinery, manure and plants will be available for sale at a reasonable price at the various stalls set up.
DC Sasikanth Senthil and ADC Dr Kumara were also present.