The festival featured the participation of over 800 artisans from 179 orchid clubs from 63 provinces and cities around the country.

Visitors taking photos of beautiful orchids at the festival.

The organising board presented 80 awards to the most beautiful orchid baskets. The flowers by artisan Quang Minh in Long An Province, which received the golden prize in the Dendrobium category, were granted the special prize at the festival.

Artisan Quang Minh (from Long An province) receives the special prize.

The golden prizes in the categories of synthesis, Cattleya, Hybrid Cattleya and Slipper Orchids went to Tri Tuc Garden (in Bao Loc Town, Lam Dong Province), Le Thanh Phuong (from Ben Tre), Tran Huu Tho (from Ben Tre), Le Van Hoanh (Da Lat City) and Phan Le Huy Cuong (from Vinh Long).

The organising board and artisans present scholarships to the outstanding children in Vinh Long province.

On the occasion, artisans and philanthropists presented scholarships to 50 outstanding students who are living in difficult circumstances in Vinh Long Province.

Thanh Tien paper flower making village

Over its 300-year history, the Thanh Tien paper flower making village is one of the attractive traditional craft villages in the ancient imperial city of Hue.

“Rice and flower villages” programme flourishes

(BGO) - 5 years ago, Bac Giang Ornamental Creatures Association was assigned by Vietnam Ornamental Creatures Association to pilot the programme “Rice villages, flower villages”. Thanks to attention and joint efforts of the local party committee, government and people, the flower growing movement has been rapidly spread over the province from the piloted growing model in Dinh Tri commune, Bac Giang city generating high incomes for local people. 

Bac Giang city supports hi-tech vegetable and flower cultivation

(BGO) – The People’s Committee in Bac Giang city, Bac Giang province has focused on implementing the project to support hi-tech vegetable and flower cultivation in the city to timely put in production.

Summer flowers

In May and June, red flamboyant flowers bloom, creating a colourful picture on the streets of the northern port city of Hai Phong as well as Hanoi.

Lotus flowers bloom on the outskirts of Hanoi

Located over 50km from the centre of Hanoi, a lotus pond in An Phu commune, My Duc district, Hanoi, is in full bloom, attracting a large number of visitors to take photos. The scenery is beautiful thanks not only to the fragrant lotus flowers but also the limestone mountains, creating a charming landscape.

Source: NDO