Promoting the potential of Sa Dec Flower Village

Updated date: 02/13/2025 14:05:21

DTO - With a history of more than 100 years, Sa Dec Flower Village, located on the gentle Tien River, is the pride of the people of Dong Thap. This place is not only a famous center for producing ornamental flowers but also a symbol of the harmonious combination of tradition and innovation...

Mr. Nguyen Phuoc Loc - Vice President of the Provincial Ornamental Plants Association shared about "Bonsai shaping techniques for ornamental plants with high economic value"

From talented hands

Flower growing in Sa Dec is not only a livelihood but also an art crystallized from the talent of the skillful hands of the artisans. Keeping the passion for the profession, the artisans here, especially the members of the Sa Dec City Ornamental Plants Association, constantly strive to create and learn from the previous generation, while updating new trends at home and abroad. From traditional flowers, the people of Sa Dec Flower Village have crossbred and developed many new and unique flower varieties with brilliant beauty and enduring vitality, bringing high aesthetic value.

Not only stopping at planting, the artisans also focus on techniques of care, pruning, and artistic shaping, turning potted plants and flowers into vivid works full of personal creativity. These ornamental flower works not only demonstrate talent but also are the crystallization of love for nature, perseverance and passion for the profession. Thanks to their diligence and dedication, Sa Dec Flower Village has today become a symbol of creativity and natural beauty, attracting visitors from near and far to admire and explore.

Although each gardener has their own direction, what they have in common is that they join hands to develop Sa Dec Flower Village, creating more attraction for consumers and tourists when coming to Sa Dec. With enough love, the people here always know how to combine harmoniously in production, always keeping up with new trends but still maintaining the culture and tradition of the famous flower village in the West.

Artists of the Cao Lanh City Ornamental Plants Association focus on improving the level of ornamental art products (Photo: Nhat Khanh)

Sa Dec flower village changes and develops

Every time I come to Sa Dec City, I can easily see that the gardeners here still apply the method of growing flowers on trellis. This is also a way to remember and "show gratitude" to the ancestors who have contributed to building and creating the foundation for the flower village to develop "brilliantly" as it is today.

For the people of Sa Dec, ornamental flowers have helped people have a prosperous life, many households have boldly grown flowers and combined them with tourism. This turning point has brought stable income, creating jobs for many households.

Mr. Pham Thanh Tam - owner of Rose Field Tourist Site (Tan Hiep Hamlet, Tan Quy Dong Ward, Sa Dec City) shared that in recent years, many gardeners have changed their production mindset, always "renewing" the flower village by bringing colorful flower varieties into cultivation, creating an unforgettable impression in the hearts of tourists. Coming to Sa Dec Flower Village, visitors can immerse themselves in the colorful space of ornamental flowers and feel the bustling atmosphere of trade in the flower village. Here, people and flowers have been attached and blended together, imbued with love for the land, love for people, and love for flowers.

Sa Dec land with many artisans are cultivating, caring, and making efforts for the development of the flower and ornamental plant craft village to bring beauty to life and prosperity to the largest flower land in the West. To achieve the achievements as today, people growing flowers and ornamental plants also have to go through many "ups and downs" in the profession, overcoming difficult and challenging situations. Besides, many gardeners also apply achievements of science and technology in production, contributing to improving the lives and incomes of people and creating unique products, creating a new mark for Sa Dec Flower Village.

Farmers of the Tan An Ornamental Flower Production and Supply Cooperative, An Hoa Ward, Sa Dec City, cultivate new chrysanthemum varieties to serve the market and attract tourists (Photo: Nhat Khanh)

Sa Dec is a place where talent crystallizes into value, where people with passion and creativity have brought to life many levels of life. Through many diverse flower colors, rich ornamental shapes, enriching the spiritual life not only for Sa Dec people but also spreading those good values ​​to many places in the country. Sa Dec ornamental flowers are not only the brand of a key agricultural industry of Dong Thap province with a value of more than 6,000 billion VND, but also become a highly symbolic name, affirming the value, tradition, quality, unique features and becoming a familiar destination for tourists who want to admire, experience, and immerse themselves in the cool, colorful space of ornamental flowers here.

Every Tet holiday, the atmosphere in Sa Dec Flower Village becomes more bustling and busy with trucks full of ornamental flowers following each other to provinces, cities and further to the international market. The flower pots are meticulously cared for by gardeners in Sa Dec, sending love, joy and happiness of the Land of Pink Lotus - Dong Thap to everyone, every home. Each small flower leaving the village is an ambassador of Sa Dec, carrying the story of perseverance, talent and love of nature to everyone, contributing to making Spring more beautiful and complete.

Ornamental flowers are sold at Cao Lanh Flower Market.

Joining hands with the development of the flower and ornamental industry in the province, recently, the Union of Science and Technology Associations of Dong Thap province (Union of Associations) in collaboration with the Ornamental Plants Association successfully organized the consulting workshop "Orientation and solutions for the development of the flower and ornamental industry in Dong Thap province" and the thematic conference "Bonsai shaping techniques for ornamental plants with high economic value". Thereby, the delegates clarified the potential, advantages as well as pointed out the difficulties and challenges of the flower and ornamental industry; proposed solutions to continue to enhance the value of the flower and ornamental industry such as accessing many potential markets, focusing on agricultural vocational training for farmers, organizing activities to promote the image of Sa Dec flowers and ornamental plants...

Recently, the Vietnam Federation of Associations in collaboration with the Vietnam Ornamental Plants Association and the Dong Thap Provincial Federation of Associations organized a workshop to disseminate knowledge on developing flowers and ornamental plants with high economic value. At the workshop, speakers shared their views on developing the Dong Thap flower and ornamental plant industry based on promoting the advantages of natural conditions and socio-economic conditions of the province. At the same time, developing the flower and ornamental plant industry in a market-oriented manner associated with tourism development and experience; encouraging forms of association, linking production with product consumption; enhancing research and application of science and technology...

Ky Linh

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