Republic Day Flower Show At Lalbagh

By Staff

Tuesday, January 22, 2008, 17:57

The Republic Day Horticulture Show Jointly organised by the Horticulture Department and The Mysore Horticulture Society was inaugurated on Saturday 20th Jan 2008 at Lalbagh in Bangalore.

Lalbagh is a favourite venue in Bangalore. It stretches over 240 acres and houses a wide variety of tropical and sub tropical plants. It is also famous for its annual flower show, which is held in August and Jan every year at Glasshouse. The first show was held in 1922, and since then flower shows have attracted visitors regularly on Independence Day and Republic Day.

This year the Flower Show will be on till January 27 and it promises to be different. Participants from various regions of the country have been invited to participate. Over 200 annual flowering plants and over a hundred winter flowering plants will be on display in the show. Udupi Mallige, a variety of jasmine grown in the coastal regions, will be among the notable attractions in this year's flower show. There will also be displays of flowers of the not-so-exotic varieties at the show

A multi-media presentation at the Fossil Park, laser displays and exclusive landscaping of the show areas will be other highlights. A record 591 participants had registered for this year"s Republic Day flower show. Experts from the University of Agricultural Sciences in Bangalore and Dharwad, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research and Indian Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Organisation are participating in the flower show