Sunday, August 14, 2011

Flower Show at Lalbagh, Bangalore.

Friday was a holiday for kids at school and so a friend, A proposed that we take them to the flower show at Lalbagh. So came morning and N was woken up promptly at 7:00 AM. He was more than happy to oblige even though it was a holiday. The excitement of going somewhere was more than enough.After bags were packed with a set of spare clothes, a hat, water bottle and enough snacks to keep an army happy, off we went. Traffic wasn't that bad and the weather was pleasant.
Once we were there, we were treated to beautiful sights in all colours. 
Though I personally felt that the flower show is a hyped up event. Don't get me wrong, it is nice to look at and spend, maybe, 30 minutes, but other than that its nothing great. You can spend time in Lalbagh taking a walk, other than at the flower show.
Anyways, here are the visuals. Again a-too-many-pictures-post!

Did you notice the bunny rabbit in green in the pic above?


The yellows

The reds

The star of the show was this...



A replica of the Baha'i Lotus Temple in Delhi made with white roses, carnations and greens.


Replacing the wilted flowers with fresh ones. My mom was sad about the fact that so many wilted flowers would go into the bin.


Chop chop chop the stems to make the flowers the right size.

Carnations anyone?

Anthuriums


Some flower arrangements

The kids enjoyed watching the water fountain

And they even learnt about trees, roots and trunks from A.

Today is the last day of the Flower show, so go on and catch it if you haven't done it yet!
Linking in to Tanya's Tea Time Thursdays at Kreative Korner!

And to Patty's renamed linky party The Weekly Story! 


18 comments:

  1. Neha@ All things beautifulAugust 14, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    Lovely shots, Simran! I really liked the white roses.

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  2. SimranAugust 14, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    Thanks Neha! The white roses and carnations were my favourite too :) They look so elegant.

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  3. EmreenAugust 14, 2011 at 7:01 PM

    Wow... Lovely shots..simran... Love the bunch of carnations... and the flower arrangements..and those large urn-like flower pots...

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  4. SimranAugust 14, 2011 at 7:20 PM

    Thanks Emreen!

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  5. AnonymousAugust 15, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    What awesome photographs.. You guys sure had a lovely time.. This is what I miss being.. in Dubai..

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  6. SimranAugust 15, 2011 at 11:17 PM

    Awww! I am sure you guys have loads of other things :) And next time u plan an India trip, come over to B'lore, will take you around!

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  7. NayanaAugust 16, 2011 at 1:02 AM

    wow..so beautiful... I have been to Lalbagh before, its a beautiful garden but the flower show is spectacular.

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  8. SimranAugust 16, 2011 at 2:12 AM

    I agree Nayana lalbagh is a beautiful green place :)

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  9. AparnaAugust 16, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    Wow Simran - lovely photos. I never manage to get to this, as I just don't like braving the crowds esp. the parking bit. Nice to get these beautiful views :).

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  10. SimranAugust 16, 2011 at 10:00 AM

    Thanks Aparna! We thought so too that there might be a big crowd and too much traffic but it was a pretty empty place when we landed. The earlier in the morning the better.

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  11. ChoxboxAugust 17, 2011 at 12:10 AM

    Lovely pix Simran. Must download mine from my phone to see what mine are like :)

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  12. notyet100August 17, 2011 at 4:56 AM

    Missing blore now :(

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  13. SimranAugust 17, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    Thanks Chox! I think this is one event where most of Bangaloreans, bloggers and ppl with kids do try and make it. And definitely photographers - professionals and amateurs.
    Awww! Notyet100. Come visit us some time!

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  14. Tanya AnuragAugust 18, 2011 at 11:44 PM

    Glad you shared these pictures. The replica of Lotus Temple is wonderful. I had no idea that a flower show at such a large scale is organized in Bangalore.

    This post has been featured on Tea-Time Thursdays @ Kreative Korner. Feel free to grab the button and use it on your blog.

    Thanks for linking up at Tea-Time Thursdays @ Kreative Korner. Your post added to the celebration. Party for this week is going on now. Hope to see you there.

    http://tanyaanurag.blogspot.com/2011/08/tea-time-thursdays-3-and-features.html

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  15. SimranAugust 19, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    Thank you so much Tanya!! You just made my day brighter :) Will add your button asap and will link in too.

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  16. ShanthiAugust 20, 2011 at 4:15 AM

    Amazing!!! In Hyderabad we do get flowers from Bangalore and the shop keepers proudly say Ma'm these are from Bangalore and now I know why :-)

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  17. SimranAugust 20, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    Thank you Shanthi! From B'lore to Hyderabad with love :)

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  18. AnonymousJune 25, 2013 at 11:32 AM

    it's lovely images of flower are shown beautifully and eye catching...

    Florist in Bangalore

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