Chiangmai Flower Show

This is one of the entrances to the flower show in Chiangmai. The first glimpse as you enter the show gave you an idea of what was in store. Despite it being winter, the day was quite sunny and hats and umbrellas could be seen all over the place. The flowers were beautifully arranged, the manmade landscapes made you believe that the flowers and plants actually grew there. They were ofcourse transported to Chiangmai from all corners of the globe. Well maintained walk ways throughout the Chiangmai flower show, made it a real pleasure to move around.

Gorgeous red flowers at the Chiangmai flower and plant show in Thailand. If you live in a place like Bangkok, such flowers are hard to find. The hot climate in Bangkok soon makes the flowers look dead and tired. You would ofcourse like to know that, Thailand has a flourishing artificial flower making industry. The place where these beautiful red flowers were kept was well designed to protect the flowers from direct sunlight.

A bed of yellow flowers, you really forgot the hot sun burning down when you saw these beautiful flowers and plants. Most of these flowers were a uniform yellow, scattered in this yellow bed were some darker yellow flowers with a tinge of orange. The local gardners did a tremendous job, it would not be an easy feat to keep watering thousands of flowers and plants. Chiangmai has a large resource of skilled gardners and botanical experts, it was a perfect location for this historic plant and flower show.

White flowers beautifully set among flowers of other colors. Remember that the flower show contained flowers from all over the world. It is therefore possible that the pink flowers on the right side of the image, came from a country that was thousands of miles away from where the white flowers had come. Our team consisted of jewelry and gem stone experts and none of them had any professional botanical knowledge. You ofcourse do not need a university degree to admire the beauty of mother nature.

Notice the colorful flowers in the above image, the flowers were spotted at the Chiangmai flower show too. All the flowers have a similar pattern but, show different color combinations. While some of these flowers are basically white with a pink trim at the end of each petal, others are predominantly pink and flaunt a white trimming at the end of each petal. You once again had to admire the skill of the gardners who helped keep the flowers and plants looking fresh, despite the hot sun beating down all day.

Natural beauty out doing even the best human artist. This was one of the most colorful plants at the Chiangmai flower and plant show. What you see here are leaves and not flowers. Three distinct colors on each leaf help create a mind blowing pattern on the leaves. A fashion designer could rob this color and design and use it on a run way show. This plant seems to be quite common in Thailand as we have noticed it in various gardens and national parks. The artistically colored leaves are naturally arranged in layers with the leaf sizes getting smaller as you move from bottom towards the top.

This awesome flower was tucked away out of the bright sunlight, it obviously did not like the heat of the sun. Many of you would know the name and species of this gorgeous flower, our knowledge did not extend that far. The flower show at Chiangmai did something unique, it brought together natures creations from all over the globe and set them next to each other. It would be great if people from all over the world could also live in such harmony.

A view of the venue for the Chiangmai flower and plant show from the outside. The back drop of the mountains and the well made and maintained gardens and road in the front, proved how man can enhance and nurture the sheer beauty of nature. While many parts of Thailand and the world are fast losing their natural beauty and charm, the above image captures a moment that we hope will last forever.