Hong Kong Flower Show Is Back After 4 Years

29 March 2023

-Anita Krizzan

Yep! Life will get better now that spring is here because the temperature will be back to normal gradually. Some days are still gloomy, probably part of the transition of the season. When spring comes, we always anticipate the blooming of flowers and other plants. A symbol of new life. The world will be more colorful and lively again after the gloomy season.

Another thing we anticipate here in Hong Kong when spring comes is the Flower Show. This event is always glamorous showcasing different flower themes organized by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department to promote Horticulture. However, due to the circumstances that happened in the past 4 years, particularly about mass rallies that lasted for a year and followed by Covid that lasted for almost three years, this event was stopped. I've been to two different Flower Shows in 2017 and 2018 and it was truly saddening when it was stopped.

Now that Covid protocols are no longer mandatory and everything is slowly getting back to normal, life must go on, and so is the Flower Show! The most anticipated event in spring.

Finally, after four years, the Flower Show is back! This event happens annually every spring season and is held at Victoria Park, Causeway Bay.

So last 12th of month, I didn't miss the chance to attend the flower show again after four years which only lasted for ten days. And since it was Sunday, a heavy crowd was expected. It seems that everyone wants to see flowers in full bloom at the show after the Covid crisis. The Causeway Bay was the busiest that Sunday where show was held. There were lots of people everywhere— on the streets, among the pedestrians, at the entrance and at the ticket booths. Of course, officers were present to assist with the event and lessen traffic congestion and unforeseen events.

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This Victoria Park, by the way, where the flower show was held, is one of the biggest urban parks in HK that is 190,000 square meters in size which make it a suitable place to hold this huge event.

The theme of the Flower Show for this year was Bliss in Bloom and there were a lot of Hydrangeas all over the place which is the featured flower in the show. The first thing to see upon entering the place is the tunnel made from bamboo covered with hydrangea flowers in pink and purple colors.

To give you a closer shot of Hydrangea, here it is, with that beautiful huge blue morpho from Peru. I wasn't sure though if it was alive or just a display.

The tunnel was too crowded that I can barely make a few inches of step, lol. It seemed like the theme inside was Christmas as there were poinsettias potted on both sides with snowman figures and gift boxes.

As I made my way out of the tunnel, the Piverse Balloon installation came into sight. This probably is one of the sponsors of the show.

On the left side of it was the hydrangea garden with air balloons with lights hanging overhead and around the place. It is also good to visit this place at night when those lights are on. I heard those air balloon toys cost a few hundred each. Just wow. Those are authentic.

Walking forward is another tunnel covered with green vines and violas as the featured flower in this zone. The park was truly crowded and I couldn't get a decent photo without any photo bombers. So getting selfies at every attraction was impossible to have alone, lol. So I rather take a photo of the attraction itself.

I was able to get a souvenir shot here though. It seemed that autumn was in this part. There were a few orange-colored trees which I wasn't aware of the name and lots of yellow viola and marigold flowers on the ground.

The next stop was a glass beehive full of hydrangea.

A big lotus surrounded by hydrangea. Indeed, this featured flower was everywhere.

Some of the attractions in the flower show were the beautiful landscapes arranged by locals from different districts. One of those was this pumpkin house and the landscape of crops at the back.

And more landscapes....

Among all, here are my favorites...

This beautiful landscape is made from native materials. It is surrounded by different flowers that match its colors such as hydrangeas, sunflowers, foxgloves, and others.

There are several animal-shaped flower decorations too, and one of them was this beautiful bird. Is this peacock? People who worked to make this flower show event successful are truly commendable. The essence of art and creativity is all over the place! And people just so loved all the presentations.

There are also different gardens creatively designed with different flowers and decorations made by locals from different districts, and each garden has a different theme. For instance, this cherry blossom garden is a Japanese design with a bridge and bamboo fountain.

This was my favorite garden, the Sweet Garden. I like the color of the house, it complements the flowers in the garden. I also like the cute little turbine and the swing on the side with bunnies on it. If I will make a tiny house, I want it to be like this surrounded by different flowers😊. Simple yet beautiful and relaxing.

There were a plethora of kinds of flowers in this show, including some exotic plants, but what stands out, aside from hydrangeas, was this wide field of tulips which was my favorite flower arrangement in the show.

All colors of tulips were there and in other parts of the event space. This was just one of the tulips fields.

By looking at those photos above, you can tell how spacious this park is to be able to fill those flower arrangements, decorations, and gardens, and hold different activities and shows in just one place! This is quite lengthy now and I might just share other photos and activities in this flower show in a separate article.

That concludes my blog for today. I hope you liked this virtual tour to the Hong Kong Flower Show. You can watch the video on 3Speak for a better experience. It feels so good to be back here after some busy days.

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