Bliss In Bloom
20 March 2023
Bliss in Bloom is the theme of this year's Hong Kong Flower Show and I must say that this wasn't included in the places I've been to this year posted last Sunday because I visited the place in the afternoon.
Since everything is slowly back to normal here in HK, with no more Covid restrictions whatsoever, the Flower Show is as well back after four years! It is supposedly an annual event, but due to the recent pandemic, the event was stopped and was only resumed this month.
Spring truly symbolizes new life and a new beginning. For us here in HK who have been confined inside the masked world for nearly 3 years and were only freed this month, this is our new beginning. So this year's flower show reminds us that spring always comes, and so are happiness and hope.
People gathered in Victoria Park, Causeway Bay where the flower show is held to see flowers in bloom. This event will ran from 10th of March to the 19th. Since it was reopened after four years, the crowd was pretty huge that we can barely make decent selfies with the flower decorations, lol.
This 3D wall with a European autumn setting was just one of the attractions. Just to put myself in the photo alone, I have to delete the photobombers 😂. I guess it's obvious in the 3rd photo below, lol.
There was a plethora of flower landscapes, floral arrangements, and animal-shaped flower decorations, as well as activities and shows.
There were also different flower gardens arranged by some locals from different districts. One of them was the cherry blossoms garden in the photo with a bridge above.
Several kinds of flowers were featured in this show including exotic ones. The tulips were my favorite.
The main featured flower was the hydrangea.
Hydrangea commonly named hortensia is a genus of over 75 species of flowering plants native to Asia and the Americas. By far the greatest species diversity is in eastern Asia, notably China, Korea, and Japan. Source
Aside from flower landscapes, gardens, and animal-shaped flower decorations, there were floral arrangements too made by different Asian countries.
My favorite one was from Beijing China with hanging framed paintings and birds. On the ground were hydrangea flowers and that tree-shaped decoration was like made from twigs and roots.
There was also a photo and drawing competition for students, and a seminar about horticulture for those who are willing to learn. The main purpose of the flower show, by the way, is to promote horticulture.
I heard the Pahiyas from the Philippines has an entry here but I wasn't able to see it 😥. Nonetheless, I must say that I enjoyed my afternoon walk here. If only I have no other appointment that day, I would have stayed longer because it's prettier at night when light decorations are on. I heard there were cultural and flower shows as well.
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ang ganda nang mga bulaklak ...i think meron ding flower festival dito sa pinas nakalimutan ko ang term...