UDHAGAMANDALAM: Tamil Nadu chief whip K Ramachandran inaugurated the twentieth edition of the rose show in the sprawling and scenic Government Rose Garden (GRG) in Ooty on Saturday.
The rose show, which is one of the main highlights of the annual summer festivities of Ooty, has always been a crowd puller. Hundreds of visitors from across the country thronged the garden to witness the spectacular ‘colour of riots’ on the opening day.
The theme of the rose show this year is ‘ Save Aquatic World .’ It features a pair of dolphins made of 80,000 roses. There are floral models of an Olive Ridley turtle, a penguin, a starfish and others. More than 120,000 cut roses of various colours were used for making these models.
The show will be conducted for three days. However, the display of floral features and cut roses will continue for more than a week.
Speaking on the occasion, Ramachandran said, “The GRG, spreading over five acres of different levels of terrain in Ooty, was established in 1995 with 17,256 rose plants of 1,919 varieties. Today the garden boasts 32,000 rose plants of 4,301 varieties, including ‘green’ and ‘purple’ rose varieties .”
The GRG is one among the 14 gardens around the globe which has been bestowed with the ‘Garden of Excellence’ award by the World Federation of Rose Societies, London.
“The rose show is spectacular. The number of varieties of roses in the garden is amazing,” said K Mallika, a tourist from Salem.
The show included cultural programmes for the visitors. L Raman, another tourist, said, “The cultural programme is an added attraction to the show.”
There are prizes for rose growers who showcase the best blooms.
Nilgiris collector Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru and horticulture director P Kumaravel Pandian were among those who attended the inauguration ceremony.
The rose show, which is one of the main highlights of the annual summer festivities of Ooty, has always been a crowd puller. Hundreds of visitors from across the country thronged the garden to witness the spectacular ‘colour of riots’ on the opening day.
The theme of the rose show this year is ‘ Save Aquatic World .’ It features a pair of dolphins made of 80,000 roses. There are floral models of an Olive Ridley turtle, a penguin, a starfish and others. More than 120,000 cut roses of various colours were used for making these models.
The show will be conducted for three days. However, the display of floral features and cut roses will continue for more than a week.
Speaking on the occasion, Ramachandran said, “The GRG, spreading over five acres of different levels of terrain in Ooty, was established in 1995 with 17,256 rose plants of 1,919 varieties. Today the garden boasts 32,000 rose plants of 4,301 varieties, including ‘green’ and ‘purple’ rose varieties .”
The GRG is one among the 14 gardens around the globe which has been bestowed with the ‘Garden of Excellence’ award by the World Federation of Rose Societies, London.
“The rose show is spectacular. The number of varieties of roses in the garden is amazing,” said K Mallika, a tourist from Salem.
The show included cultural programmes for the visitors. L Raman, another tourist, said, “The cultural programme is an added attraction to the show.”
There are prizes for rose growers who showcase the best blooms.
Nilgiris collector Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru and horticulture director P Kumaravel Pandian were among those who attended the inauguration ceremony.
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