Flower Show 2025 gets a creative boost with first-ever design team
10,08,900 tray plants, 10,08,796 bag plants, and 59,150 potted plants used in the Flower Show
Updated: Jan 4th, 2025
As the much-anticipated Flower Show 2025 began in Ahmedabad, the Gujarat Samachar Digital English team visited the show for a first-hand experience.
For the first time since the inception of the flower show in 2013, the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has hired a design team for better aesthetics and display of the Flower Show.
What is the role of the design team?
The design team is instrumental for the layout, design, structural stability, irrigation and maintenance of the flowers at the show.
AMC Commissioner M Thennarasan, and Deputy Commissioner Dev Chowdhary hired AVN Architecture and Urbanism’s team Rashi Khode, Jagdish Gorle, Manish Kumar, and Jaimin Dalsania led by founders Hitesh Chhadva, and Purvi Bhatt in October 2024.
The team has used 10,08,900 tray plants, 10,08,796 bag plants, and 59,150 potted plants in the Flower Show.
“We have used 100 types of flowers to design the structures but mostly seasonal flowers, so that they can resist the winter atmosphere. However, we replace cut flowers at every 3 to 4 days interval and fresh flowers every 7 the to 8 days interval,” said Purvi Bhatt from the design team.
“The whole Flower Show is the collective efforts of AMC's Garden Department's A C Patel, Asifbhai and Dilip Patel, Abdul Mal from the electrical team and the six teams of workers,” said Bhatt.
What is new this time?
The design team that was hired by AMC, made sure that the show was interactive and experiential. “We have added concepts of flower valleys, flower canyons, flower waterfalls, animals, and temples inspired by the geographical landscapes, culture, and flora and fauna of India,” said Bhatt.
An audio guide scanner has been placed near the flower structures to listen to descriptions of the structures in three languages: English, Hindi, and Gujarati.
What do visitors feel about Flower Show 2025?
Visitors attend the Flower Show from Anand, Vadodara, Bhavnagar, Rajkot and even other states just to visit the Flower Show.
A couple travelling from Bhavnagar for the Flower Show, Anirudh Sharma and wife Dimple say, “The flower display is good, but some facilities could have been better such as a proper shed, and chairs.”
“The drinking water facility is also at long intervals,” said the Sharmas.
Prepare for long walks and sore legs before visiting the Flower Show which is divided into 6 zones featuring over 10 lakh flowers of more than 50 varieties and over 30 sculptures.
Asha, a nurse at a private hospital suggested installing water sprinklers and chairs for visitors as despite the winter season, the heat is exhausting.
She was captivated by the stunning flower displays at the entrance, along with the impressive structures of beloved cartoon characters like Doraemon, the Hulk, and Chhota Bheem.
While the place has flower structures, you can also buy plants, succulents, seeds, fertilisers, and other garden equipment from the nursery shops.
“You will find saplings starting from ₹100 up to ₹1 lakh. Over 100 varieties of plants are transported from Maharashtra, Valsad, and Pune,” Jitendra, a nursery shopkeeper said.
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