Flower show begins today
Staff Reporter
To showcase more than 10,000 varieties of flowers, fruits and plants
KOCHI: The Cochin Flower Show 2006, organised by the Ernakulam District Agri-Horticultural Society, will begin on Thursday.
The show, to be inaugurated by Mayor Mercy Williams on Thursday morning at Subhash Bose Park, will showcase more than 10,000 varieties of flowers, fruits and plants.
Sebastian Paul, MP, K.V. Thomas, MLA, Deputy Mayor C.K. Manishankar and councillor K.V.P. Krishnakumar will speak. District Collector A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish will preside.
Different varieties of hybrid annuals like marigold, flox, dahlia, senia, dianthus, petunia, selotia and others as well as different varieties of orchids and anthuriums will be part of the show.
Besides competitions of gardens and vegetable gardens, contests in flower arrangement will also be held. The flower prince and flower princess competitions for children between five and 12 years of age will be held on February 12. A special pavilion for vegetable carvings will be arranged, to display the carvings created by expert carving artists.
Another attraction of the show will be the 2000 sq ft pavilion for flower arrangement presented by Kalpana Reji, a flower arrangement expert from Karnataka. A collection of agricultural equipment from the past will form another interesting part of the show. Different types of paddy grains will also be exhibited.
Department of Agriculture and Vegetable and Fruit Promotion Council Keralam will also have stalls at the show. Over 15 nurseries will be taking part in the show, offering seeds and saplings to the public.Cultural programmes will be held every day at Rajendra Maidan as part of the show. Gazal singer Devi Menon will lead the Melody Night on the inaugural day, followed by magic dance. Mimics comedy show presented by Sabu Thiruvalla will also be held. The show will continue till February 13, from 8.30 a.m. to 9.30 p.m. The tickets are priced at Rs.10 per person.
(The Hindu-09/02/06, Thursday)
Staff Reporter
To showcase more than 10,000 varieties of flowers, fruits and plants
KOCHI: The Cochin Flower Show 2006, organised by the Ernakulam District Agri-Horticultural Society, will begin on Thursday.
The show, to be inaugurated by Mayor Mercy Williams on Thursday morning at Subhash Bose Park, will showcase more than 10,000 varieties of flowers, fruits and plants.
Sebastian Paul, MP, K.V. Thomas, MLA, Deputy Mayor C.K. Manishankar and councillor K.V.P. Krishnakumar will speak. District Collector A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish will preside.
Different varieties of hybrid annuals like marigold, flox, dahlia, senia, dianthus, petunia, selotia and others as well as different varieties of orchids and anthuriums will be part of the show.
Besides competitions of gardens and vegetable gardens, contests in flower arrangement will also be held. The flower prince and flower princess competitions for children between five and 12 years of age will be held on February 12. A special pavilion for vegetable carvings will be arranged, to display the carvings created by expert carving artists.
Another attraction of the show will be the 2000 sq ft pavilion for flower arrangement presented by Kalpana Reji, a flower arrangement expert from Karnataka. A collection of agricultural equipment from the past will form another interesting part of the show. Different types of paddy grains will also be exhibited.
Department of Agriculture and Vegetable and Fruit Promotion Council Keralam will also have stalls at the show. Over 15 nurseries will be taking part in the show, offering seeds and saplings to the public.Cultural programmes will be held every day at Rajendra Maidan as part of the show. Gazal singer Devi Menon will lead the Melody Night on the inaugural day, followed by magic dance. Mimics comedy show presented by Sabu Thiruvalla will also be held. The show will continue till February 13, from 8.30 a.m. to 9.30 p.m. The tickets are priced at Rs.10 per person.
(The Hindu-09/02/06, Thursday)
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