Lalbagh flower show - August 2008

I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.

- Robert Louis Stevenson

Lalbagh probably has the most diversified collection of trees and plants of any botanical garden in the world. The huge botanical garden, spread over 240 acres, in the heart of the city has over 1800 species of flora. A lake inside the garden attracts a variety of birds like kingfishers, barbets, cormorants, bee-eaters, and robins. Squirrels, mynas and other insects amongst bees are a common sight.

The 4th national flower show at Lalbagh botanical garden in Bangalore inaugurated from 9th August 2008 to 17th August 2008. The show was open to public on all days from 8:00am to 7:30pm. The botanical garden is open throughout the year from 6:00am to 7:00pm.

This Flower show will be organized every year for a fortnight. One during Republic Day and the second during Independence Day.Flower show at Lalbagh is one of the most splendid and sought after events in Bangalore during this season. I happened to visit the flower show on Sunday afternoon.

The main attraction in the garden is the Glass House, where the best of the flowers are hosted. it’s a riot of colors there. In the jostling crowd i managed to click a few decent pictures.

Let's get to the flowers, this time the center of attraction of the flower show - Hampi Chariot is not in Glass House. It's at a different place, next to organic farming stalls. And a wide variety of vegetables are on display, apart from seeds and saplings of the flowering plants and vegetables. The Horticulture Department has put up an exhibition on the ‘Role of horticulture food and nutrition security’.

I’ve just included a couple of photos, will upload few more here..