2-day flower exhibition begins in Jalandhar

It was a treat for nature lovers to enjoy the blooming flowers of the season as they attended ‘Bagicha’, a two-day flower exhibition, at Guide House in Model Town on Saturday.

The exhibition is being organised by Mummaplease, an event management firm, in collaboration with Jalandhar Municipal Corporation. AAP minister Mohinder Bhagat was the chief guest at the opening ceremony. Among the major attraction at the exhibition were standees in the shape of hockey, ‘trishul’, butterfly and a peacock readied using flowers of different colours.

Several organisations, institutions and private companies had put up their stalls at the event. A variety of potted petunias, pansies, marigolds, dahlias, chrysanthemums, candytufts, salvias and poppies had been put on display for buyers to take a pick.

The Cantonment Board had also put up a stall of bonsais of ficus, banyan and peepal, which were only for display and not for sale. The experts at the staff, however, explained techniques of growing bonsais to the visitors at the exhibition.

The students from the Department of Agriculture of Lovely Professional University had put up a stall, where they sold packets of organic compose readied by them for a minimal price of Rs 10 per kg. They put up samples of huge size winter vegetables, including radishes, turnips etc., which they had produced in the fields on the campus. The stall also showcased items, including key chains, costers and trays readied by them in resin embedded with fresh flowers and leaves.

Garden tuners, a private company based at Jalandhar Heights-2, put up colourful garden deco pieces, hanging pieces and pot sticks in the shape of mushrooms, parrots, deers and butterflies made in fibre.

The exhibition also had stalls of hose hanging rings, rugs, purses, hats and eatables, including a variety of strawberry, vanilla and chocolate paan and golgappas.