Lalbagh Flower Show Aug 2017
Twice every year the Horticulture department comes up with a unique and creative way to depict the nature, culture and heritage of our country with flowers. This time the highlight of the show was themed based on one of the most popular Kannada poet of all time, Rashtrakavi Kuvempu. A tribute in flowers was offered to Kuvempu at the 205th Lalbagh Flower Show held from August 4 to 15, 2017. Floral arrangement of Kuvempu's house The epicenter of the Glass house of Lalbagh was decorated with over 350,000 Dutch roses and carnation flowers to re-create Kuvempu’s house at Kuppalli in Shivamogga district. Kuvempu's house decorated with roses A tribute to Kuvempu Other main attractions inside the glass house were the replica of Jog falls and various colors and sizes of Dahlia. The water sprayer setup inside the glass house kept the flowers fresh and also made the mercury levels lower. Behind Kuvempu's floral house Replica of Jog falls, one of Kuvempu's