LAHORE: Featuring a wide array of colorful flowers, the annual chrysanthemum exhibition organised by the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) will open here today (Monday) at the Jilani Park (Racecourse).

According to the PHA spokesperson, during the two-week long event, more than 50 varieties of chrysanthemum, some of them exotic, will be on display. The main attraction at the show is the innovative use of flowers to craft a topiary garden featuring figures of different animals such as peacock and giraffe.The spokesperson says the PHA had decorated around 35,000 plants, including Marigold, on the Jilani Park premises. The exhibition is the only time of the year when so many varieties of chrysanthemums are on display at one place, he adds.

The PHA has also set up a shop at Jilani Park where visitors can purchase plants at government prices.

PHA Director General Muhammad Tahir Wattoo says the annual exhibition has become a trademark of PHA, helping it revive the golden tradition.

He also lauded the organising committee, headed by Administration Director Muhammad Musa Ali Bokhari, for organising a wonderful chrysanthemum display.

Published in Dawn, December 4th, 2023