All arrangements are in place for the 119th annual flower show which will be held from May 15- 17. The show will feature national flowers from about 200 countries. Over 1.5 lakh visitors are expected to visit the show.
The Government Botanical Garden has been hosting the show every year since the first one was organised in 1896. The Garden spans 22 hectares and lies at an altitude of 2,400-2,500 metres above the sea level on the lower slopes of Doddabetta Peak.
The Garden itself is considerably older and was established in 1847 by Marquies Tweedale, the British Governor of Madras Presidency who started the Horticulture Society.
In the gallery, nearly 15,000 plants belonging to 185 species will be displayed.
