Landscape architects, designers, horticulturists, professionals, students and anyone who appreciates the exquisiteness of the outdoors, the Moscow Festival of Gardens and Flowers is an event you don’t want to miss! Inspired by the 100 Jubilee of the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show held annually in May in the UK, the festival in Moscow is on its way to becoming its friendly competition. Organized for a second consecutive year by the GPLI (Guild of Professionals in Landscape Industry) in Russia, the venue is the largest annual event in landscape architecture in the country, attracting more than 70,000 visitors, including some of the top professionals from Europe and the USA. Located in the heart of the Russian metropolis in the historical Gorki Park, the 2.2 hectares of green oasis invite visitors for 6 days of escape from the city. Visitors will have the opportunity to dive into the immense diversity that landscape design, nature and art offer. Dividing the event into 3 main topics; competitive, educational and entertaining, the organizers have made sure to keep everyone engaged regardless of their interest and professional orientation. There is speculation that the event will open with an exclusive designer’s showcase “Flower Dress”, which will invite guests to a one-of-a-kind fashion and flowers exposition. However, this has not been confirmed. An exhibition of paintings created from natural flowers, landscape and floral lectures, and master classes from top specialists are on the schedule as well. One of the main topics for this years’ event is “Gardens That Cure”. The organizers even offer educational and entertainment programs for children and families too.
One of the main features open to everyone is the garden design competition. It is an excellent opportunity to expose trending design ideas in front of an international panel of experts and to exchange ideas on how to create little oases in the growing metropolises. The garden designs will be showcased at the park throughout the event. For the second edition of the festival, the chairman of the jury will be James Alexander-Sinclair – garden designer and panel judge of the Royal Horticultural Society in the UK. The main categories available to choose for the competition are: -Garden show -City garden – interior yard, pocket format, vertical and fresh ideas for gardens -Mysterious garden -Garden art A guest and competitor will be Chris Beardshaw — gold medalist of Chelsea Flower Show 2012 and a BBC presenter. At the launch of the festival last year, over 50 participants including landscape architects and florists from Russia, USA, Italy, France, UK and Germany, who have kick-started Russia’s largest venue for landscape design. It is gaining popularity and international interest and is on its way to achieving the missions the organizers have set. Pin Moscow on the world map as a hot point of high quality in landscape architecture and public space design. Haven’t been to the city with one of the deepest underground metro systems and golden domed churches, which brightly shine in the early morning sun? Save the date–June 18-23, 2013. Meet your colleagues, exchange ideas and be a part of this exceptional landscape ideas incubator this summer! Report written by Yuliya Georgieva Website: https://flowershowmoscow.ru/main Dates: June 18-23, 2013 Venue: Gorki Park Tel: +7 495 201 34 31 Enjoy what you’ve read! Support us and pick up one of our awesome T-shirts and hoodies today, Click the link Published in BlogMoscow Festival of Gardens and Flowers
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