The grand scale of the largest flower festival in the North
At the 2024 Me Linh Flower Festival, there are more than 100 commercial booths and 200 tons of fresh flowers decorated on an area of nearly 10,000 m² with 10 main areas and 8 miniatures. The miniatures and flower models are designed to combine traditional images and modern lighting technology, creating an extremely brilliant space, bringing a unique experience to visitors. Ms. Nguyen Thi Hanh, Trang Viet commune, Me Linh district, shared: "I find the flowers there very beautiful and have never seen so many beautiful and brilliant flowers in Me Linh like today". According to statistics, Me Linh district, with nearly 2,000 hectares of flower growing land, is one of the largest flower centers in the North. Not only famous for its diverse flowers, Me Linh also owns many historical and cultural relics such as Hai Ba Trung temple, 79 Spring hill eco-tourism area and traditional craft villages. These advantages create favorable conditions for Me Linh to develop sustainable tourism, combining culture, history and nature. Mr. Nguyen Thanh Liem - Secretary of Me Linh District Party Committee, said: "The first time we organized it, we attracted more than 100,000 people to the flower festival. Through each flower festival season, the value of flowers as well as Me Linh flower growers has increased". Me Linh Flower Festival is not only a cultural event but also an opportunity to honor the value of flower growing, quality agricultural products and tourism potential of Me Linh. The festival is expected to attract from 50,000 to 100,000 visitors during its duration, especially on the two weekends. This is an opportunity for visitors from all over the country to admire the most beautiful flowers of Me Linh, participate in interesting activities and learn about OCOP products, typical agricultural products of Hanoi and other provinces.Stories of the craftsmen
Rose bushes have bloomed in Ms. Phuong's family's rose garden, which is the source of about 60-70% of the roses for this year's Me Linh Flower Festival. In particular, old roses - unique, beautiful and charming rose varieties with a seductive fragrance, are the main flowers at the festival. Therefore, she and her staff have to take care of each flower tree more meticulously and carefully than ever. This is a precious opportunity for flower artisans to introduce the special value of Me Linh old roses, bringing visitors from all over the country special impressions and experiences. Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong, owner of Hai Phuong garden, said: "My garden has many flower models and tree shapes. In the process of taking care of the trees, I have to prune and fertilize them to have the most beautiful flowers to bring to the festival". This is the second year that F Farm orchid farm has participated in the Me Linh Flower Festival. With more than 20 different orchid varieties, this farm has provided a large amount of high-quality orchids, contributing to the diversity and beauty of the flower festival. To ensure that the flowers bloom on time for the festival, outstanding orchid varieties such as Phalaenopsis orchids, Red Landlord orchids and White Snow Orchids are grown under extremely careful care. The first Me Linh Flower Festival in 2022 left a strong impression, attracting a large number of tourists to know about Me Linh flowers and Phalaenopsis orchids. Therefore, each Me Linh Flower Festival season is an opportunity for households to introduce the highest quality flower products that they take care of themselves. Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy, owner of Melinh F Farm, shared: “This year, our family participated in displaying 20 orchid varieties at the second Me Linh Flower Festival. Displaying like this is a great opportunity for gardeners, helping to improve the economy and promote flower gardens.” After the first festival, the Me Linh flower brand has created a big buzz, the income of flower growers has increased significantly with high orders during the festival season. This is a clear demonstration of the success of the Me Linh Flower Festival in promoting the value of Me Linh flowers and promoting trade. Flower gardens and businesses participating in this year's festival are focusing more on improving product quality and strengthening promotional strategies. Me Linh is aiming to turn this festival into an annual event, helping to honor the value of the craft village and promote tourism potential.The boy puts passion into every rose tree
Born and raised in Me Linh - a land famous for flower growing , after graduating from grade 12, Mr. Tran Ngoc Anh was oriented to study cooking with the hope of becoming a chef. However, after nearly ten years of working as a chef and working abroad, he was not successful. In 2012, he decided to return to his hometown, starting a business with the traditional flower growing profession of the locality even though he had not a single day of experience. Initially, he started with a small area, only about 100 m² with 1,000 rose bushes. Working and learning, accumulating experience day by day, up to now, his flower growing area has expanded to more than 10,000 m² with more than 60,000 flower bushes, mainly imported roses and old roses. He is a pioneer in bringing new flower varieties to Me Linh, while this place previously mainly grew commercial roses. Mr. Tran Ngoc Anh, owner of Huyen Anh garden, said: “I encountered difficulties from expertise, techniques to land. I myself was not born into a farming family, so I had to learn a lot from my relatives and brothers about the technical expertise of growing roses. I brought new flower lines, different from traditional flowers and had to find the specialized techniques of the relatives to combine them, creating a new style of playing”. After 5 years, Mr. Anh found a new direction: grafting roses and bonsai. But this path was not easy. Facing countless difficulties in choosing varieties, learning rose grafting techniques without proper guidance, everything was self-discovery, research and practice. However, thanks to his perseverance, he succeeded in creating beautiful, unique bonsai rose pots to bring to the market. The value of each bonsai rose tree lies not only in the variety but also in the effort, creativity and passion. Anh Anh's bonsai rose brand has created its own mark in the ornamental plant market, affirming the quality of flower products as well as the skills of flower growers in Me Linh, bringing the position of roses to a new level. Now when mentioning bonsai roses, people will immediately think of Me Linh land. Young people like Anh are contributing to preserving the traditional flower growing profession of more than 40 years in Me Linh, at the same time creating new directions to help the land of flowers maintain its reputation in the market.hanoionline.vn
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