The revival of interest in the art of flower cultivation, floristry, gardening finds a way out in holding floral festivals. They are held in many Russian cities, and the most interesting - in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Samara, Yaroslavl. A unique experience in this direction is the flower festival in Moscow, which brought the event to an international level. This amazing wonderful celebration of flowers charges our everyday life with joy and bright colors for a whole year, so that it can be repeated again in a year, because the event has the status of an annual one.
International Flower Festival in Moscow
In the first summer months, landscape designers and florists turn the capital into a garden city for 18 days. The streets turn into flower gardens, and there are three immediate objects where the flower festival is held in Moscow - GUM, Arbat, and Muzeon Park. GUM during the event resembles a botanical garden or a huge greenhouse with lined carpets of flowers. Plants adorn the building both inside and out. Pink geraniums and white petunia, lemon tagetes and lilac ageratum flaunt here, so what you see is simply breathtaking. During the festival, visitors to Museon unwittingly become participants in fairy tales from around the world: they can get into the Ural Malachite Box from Pavel Bazhov’s tales or in the French Water Garden, the plots for which were borrowed from Claude Monet. And the guests of Arbat become participants in unforgettable master classes on making jam according to old recipes, with which they can subsequently pamper their households.
How it all began
The first international flower festival, combining exhibitions and contests on the theme of living author's floral and garden compositions, was held in Moscow from July 3 to 8, 2012. It was created as an analogue of the Chelsea Flower Show - the annual flower festival in English Chelsea. The event brought together more than 50 landscape designers and florists from different countries, and its program was full of various events. The jury was composed of eminent and titled foreign experts in the field of
landscape architecture . Moscow Flower Show is a truly unique event, and not only for the capital, but also for Russia as a whole. The festival aims to become a unique example of urban landscaping and landscape design, which other cities of Russia will be able to apply on their streets. That first Flower Show was highly appreciated by the guests of honor who noted the business acumen, talent and charm of the Moscow organizers. And since the event seemed promising in terms of development, the Moscow festival of gardens and flowers acquired the status of an annual event.
Flower Festival in Moscow at the Museon
So, being the largest Russian exhibition in the field of natural landscapes, the Moscow festival offers to plunge into the world of harmonious symbiosis of natural perfection and human creations. The Museon art park, a favorite place for Muscovites to walk, at the time of the Moscow Flower Show, becomes a creative space for talented architects, designers and florists from all over the globe. The fruit of their creativity are the best examples of landscape gardening art. The festival program provides for the production of the main exposition, which is subsequently divided into dozens of thematic sites, which are mini-gardens through the eyes of the designer. The creation of masterpieces of floristry takes about 30 thousand plants and flowers. The unique atmosphere and riot of colors, design gardens and unique floral arrangements, master classes and environmental lectures - these are the Moscow Flower Show International Moscow Festival.
VI Flower Festival in Moscow
You can plunge headlong into the great variety of flowers and plants, walk through the gardens of Russia, France and England, without leaving the MKAD. Enjoyment of floral aromas and relaxation from the bustle of the city are included in the ticket price. Well, so as not to get bored, the organizers provided for participation in an educational and entertaining program with its lectures, master classes, workshops and presentations.
Where there is a flower festival in Moscow, there is beauty and good mood. The program of the event is changing daily. Having gained new knowledge in the field of landscape design in one day, on the other you can feel like a real fashion model and make gorgeous shots. And as a reward, get a cute bracelet made of fresh flowers. The theme of the Moscow Flower Show in 2017 was: "Life in the style of IVF." He passed from June 29 to July 9. The competition was attended by more than 200 contestants from 12 countries with 30 projects. All the competition works, according to tradition, were located in the Muzeon art park. Despite the abnormal weather conditions (namely, during the festival, a devastating hurricane swept over the capital and a huge amount of rain fell), the event was attended by more than 45 thousand people. It should be noted that in just 6 years the Moscow Flower Show has firmly entered the cultural life of the capital, it has become equally expected by professionals and visitors. It adequately keeps the bar high and meets international standards.
Rose "Moscow"
One of the significant events at the flower festival in Moscow 2017 was the presentation of a new rose variety called "Moscow". A delicate pink flower with velvet petals was specially
developed for the anniversary of Moscow as part of an
environmental program. The hybrid peony rose is ready for difficult Russian climatic conditions and already in July they began to plant it in flower beds.
Gardens Competition
At the flower festival in Moscow, the most prestigious competition among landscape designers is held. At the Moscow Flower Show 2017, professional participants presented their amazing compositions to the attention of the audience and judges. A pond with water lilies and a resting fairy was next door to the giant flower Chameleon and the Mistress of the copper mountain from the Malachite kingdom, and the windows of the Green House looked directly at the Poppy Field. The idea of the unity of nature and man, their harmonious coexistence runs through the whole event.
Children's contest "Planet of flowers"
In 2017, the Moscow Flower and Plant Festival hosted a competition for children for the first time. "Planet of flowers" is held as part of the Moscow Flower Show among schoolchildren from different cities of Russia from 6 to 17 years. And for the children-visitors, the festival prepared a large number of entertainments: at the unusual master classes, the children were able to learn how to make miniature gardens and make jam, create unique decorations from waste materials at hand, and turn garbage bags into flowers.
Moscow, GUM Flower Festival
In the heart of the capital, in the State Department Store, in the middle of the summer, a grand garden suddenly grows. And this is no coincidence, because the territory of the old department store is one of the three official venues where the flower festival in Moscow will take place. On the opening day, famous media people, actors, athletes act here as gardeners. Creative personalities in an atmosphere of cheerful carelessness “conjure” over the Gum gardens, turning them into an incomparable beauty greenhouse. A huge number of flowers adorn the ancient building inside and out, transforms it and fills with a paradise aroma. And the entire external perimeter along the facade is illuminated by illumination. And the most “tasty” news of the event - admission is free!
Flower Festivals of Russia
Flower festivals are held all over the world. They are loved and perceived by people as a bright holiday event. The tradition of organizing such events dates back to ancient times, it has survived to this day. The annual international flower festival in Moscow popularizes the event and takes it to a new level.
But even earlier, in 2001, a flower festival was held in Pavlovsk, on the estate of Empress Maria Fedorovna. She knew about flowers, loved them, and this love was mutual. Her chambers went into the garden, in which many flower beds were broken. The immeasurable love of Maria Fedorovna for plants became the starting point for the foundation of the annual festival "Imperial Bouquet" in Pavlovsk. Guests take part in master classes in arranging bouquets, arranging the setting of a festive table, and decorating vases and flowerpots. The event ends with a gala concert.
Samara also boasts its amazing flower festival. The venue for the event changes every year, the scenario of the event is never repeated. This attracts many guests to the holiday and contributes to its popularity.
Flower festivals do not leave indifferent. These paradise gardens in the middle of the stone jungle delight the eyes and serve as a joy to the heart. Therefore, the opportunity to attend such an event should not be missed in any case.