The government has taken on the Flower Show in Botanical garden of Agri-Horticultural Society Nilgiris in 1980 by forming a board called the Flower and Fruit Show Committee Nilgiris. The flower show attracts some 150,000 tourists per year worldwide. More than 50 varieties of potted plants, 150 varieties of slash flowers, different types of steamy fruits and moderate vegetables are set by competitors. The floral decorations, flowers and Indian Japanese flower arrangements, statue vegetables, flowers Rangoli, Bonsai etc are the main attractions of the day show in Ooty. This year The Popular Ooty flower show starts on May 20th 2011. Flower show will be remaining opened up to three days. Flower show at the Botanical garden, Ooty in Tamil Nadu is catching the attention of huge number of travelers and flower lovers from all over the country.Probably above one million flowers together with roses, lilies, orchids and daisies are on exhibit in the Ooty Flower Show.
The three-day flower show, which begins on 20th may, is expected to attract over 6, 00,000 tourists. The beautiful flowers in full blossom joined with fine weather conditions are definitely to become an immediate freshness with the tourists.
With the temperature having risen lately in the Blue Mountains, preparations have already commenced at the Government Botanical Garden and the Centenary Rose Park in Ooty for the summer tourist season.
While the 10th 'Rose Show' will be conducted on May 7 and 8 at the 'Rose Centenary Park' in Ooty, the 4th 'Vegetable Show' at 'Nehru Park' in Kotagiri will be held on May 14 and 15, according to B Chandramohan, Director of Horticulture and Plantation Crop.
115th 'Flower Show', a three days event, will be inaugurated on May 20 at the 'Government Botanical Garden'. The show will be held up to May 22. The 53nd 'Fruit Show' will run on May 28 and 29 at 'Sim's Park' in Coonoor, said the official. However, the date for the 'Spice Show' introduced last year is yet to be announced. The spice show will be conducted in Gudalur as part of the festival.
Favoured by the hilly terrain and the weather conditions in the Nilgiris, spices such as cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon and pepper are grown in the hills. A display of all varieties of spices was held at Devala Horticulture Farm in Gudalur for the first time last year.
The whole garden is being improved by renovating the existing fountains and the ponds. Over 15,000 flower pots of various varieties are also getting ready for display in the show, according to officials.
Display of lilium flowers in over 500 pots will be an added attraction during flower show. About 500 pots have been planted with lilium flower saplings.
Planting of 3,00,000 flower saplings of 145 types out of 45 varieties in the Botanical Garden have already been completed. Similarly, pruning operations in the Rose Park are already over.
With about 25,000 rose plants of 3,800 varieties, the Rose Park has always been a fabulous attraction. The pruned rose bushes will start blooming in about three weeks.
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