Kerala - Kochi
Cochin Flower Show draws good crowd on opening day
Staff Reporter
Competitions on bouquet, fresh flower arrangement and vegetable carving today
KOCHI: The Cochin Flower Show, 2006, organised by the Ernakulam District Agri-Horticulture Society, began at Subhash Bose Park on Thursday. Mayor Mercy Williams inaugurated the event in the morning. District Collector A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish presided over the function.
The flower show drew good crowds on the opening day. Cut- and dry-flower arrangement by Kalpana Reji, a Bangalore-based specialist on flower arrangement, proved to be a big attraction. Her arrangements with heliconia flowers and ornamental pineapples drew the attention of many visitors. Another arrangement was with exquisite bird-of-paradise flowers. A boat model made of pots of grass was another eye-catcher. A model garden, arranged on land measuring 800 sq.ft. by a Kochi-based landscapist N.J. Dominic, became a big attraction.
A stall of vegetable carving was another major draw, with children crowding around the big dinosaur made of bitter gourds.
Major offices and departments in Kochi, such as the Cochin Port Trust, the Cochin Shipyard, the Greater Cochin Development Authority and the Kerala Books and Publishing Society, put up stalls.
On Friday, competitions on bouquet, fresh flower arrangement and vegetable carving will begin at 8.30 a.m. The flower arrangement competition will be held in two categories. Category 1 will include bridal bouquets (Dutch rose, carnations, orchid, lilies with rose), gift bouquet, hanging flowers, floating flowers, mass arrangement, Japanese style basic and Nageri.
Category 2 will include dry flower arrangement, artificial arrangement with cloth, paper, plastic, metal or fresh leaf, artificial flower bridal bouquets and dry flower bridal bouquets.
Vegetable carving will be held for individuals, caterers and hotels.
Though competitions are limited to registered participants, visitors will be permitted to watch the contests, according to K.I. Abdul Rasheed, convener, publicity, of the flower show.
(The Hindu-10/02/06, Friday)
Cochin Flower Show draws good crowd on opening day
Staff Reporter
Competitions on bouquet, fresh flower arrangement and vegetable carving today
KOCHI: The Cochin Flower Show, 2006, organised by the Ernakulam District Agri-Horticulture Society, began at Subhash Bose Park on Thursday. Mayor Mercy Williams inaugurated the event in the morning. District Collector A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish presided over the function.
The flower show drew good crowds on the opening day. Cut- and dry-flower arrangement by Kalpana Reji, a Bangalore-based specialist on flower arrangement, proved to be a big attraction. Her arrangements with heliconia flowers and ornamental pineapples drew the attention of many visitors. Another arrangement was with exquisite bird-of-paradise flowers. A boat model made of pots of grass was another eye-catcher. A model garden, arranged on land measuring 800 sq.ft. by a Kochi-based landscapist N.J. Dominic, became a big attraction.
A stall of vegetable carving was another major draw, with children crowding around the big dinosaur made of bitter gourds.
Major offices and departments in Kochi, such as the Cochin Port Trust, the Cochin Shipyard, the Greater Cochin Development Authority and the Kerala Books and Publishing Society, put up stalls.
On Friday, competitions on bouquet, fresh flower arrangement and vegetable carving will begin at 8.30 a.m. The flower arrangement competition will be held in two categories. Category 1 will include bridal bouquets (Dutch rose, carnations, orchid, lilies with rose), gift bouquet, hanging flowers, floating flowers, mass arrangement, Japanese style basic and Nageri.
Category 2 will include dry flower arrangement, artificial arrangement with cloth, paper, plastic, metal or fresh leaf, artificial flower bridal bouquets and dry flower bridal bouquets.
Vegetable carving will be held for individuals, caterers and hotels.
Though competitions are limited to registered participants, visitors will be permitted to watch the contests, according to K.I. Abdul Rasheed, convener, publicity, of the flower show.
(The Hindu-10/02/06, Friday)
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