BMC organizes annual garden exhibition in Byculla from February 3rd to 5th February from 8 am to 8pm*

Mumbai: 2nd February 2023 - Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

organizes annual garden exhibition in Byculla from February 3 along with garden exhibition, 42 stalls and 11 workshops on various aspects of gardening will be organized during the three day exhibition. Inauguration of this grand exhibition will be  held at Veermata Jijabai Bhosle Park in Byculla East on Friday, February 3, 2023 at 11 am. Municipal Commissioner and Administrator Dr. Iqbal Singh Chahal will inaugurate the 26th Edition of this Exhibition.  Additional Municipal Commissioner (Eastern Suburbs) Mrs. Ashwini Bhide, Deputy Commissioner (Parks) Shri. Kishore Gandhi,  along with garden experts and dignitaries from various fields will also grace the occasion. The annual exhibition, will cover the workshops on various 11 topics related to the garden which are also being organized during the exhibition. Along with the exhibition, there will be 42 stalls for the sale of garden related items, said the Superintendent Chief of Garden, Mr.  Jitendra Pardeshi.  Every year, the annual garden exhibition presents various designs using leaf-flowers.  These designs also get spontaneous response from Mumbaikars and especially children.  This year's exhibition will feature designs from various cartoons including Peppa Pig Family, Masha and the Bear, Baloo Tweety and Sylvester. The main attraction of this years exhibition is G20 symbol made of leaf-flowers and G20 Plants, flowers and vegetables from member countries will also be included in this year's garden exhibition, Mr. Pardeshi, added. He further said, along with this, Mumbaikars will get to see literally hundreds of types of fruit trees and flowers grown in pots, fruit and vegetable trees, seasonal flowers, medicinal plants bonsai in this exhibition.  Also, the trees of many rare indigenous species such as Krishnavada, which are very rare in Mumbai area, will also be seen in this year's exhibition.  To make this year's garden exhibition more memorable after a gap of  two-year COVID,  the officers and employees of the Municipal Corporation's Garden Department are literally working day and night.  From this effort, various types of replicas and selfie points along with replicas of various 'cartoons' made from leaves and flowers will be witnessed in this exhibition.  This year's annual horticulture exhibition is on Friday 03rd  February 2023 from 12 noon to 8 pm  and on 04th and 05th February 2023 between 8 am and 8 pm, will be open for all citizens for free.