Tulip
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Kifissia In Bloom
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When:
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29 Apr - 18 May 2008 (annual)
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Where:
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Kifissia Park
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10am-10pm
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Every year, Greece surrenders to the arms of spring. Of the various botanical shows that take place, the Kifissia Flower Show in northern Athens is the most spectacular and longest-running.
The show is home to over 50 different species of roses, camellias, hydrangeas, gardenias, tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, chrysanthemums, gladioli and dahlias. Rare and exotics species join an astonishing array of flowers and indoor/outdoor plants from all over Greece.
Although the majority of exhibitors are from Attica, there are producers from regional Greece too, mainly from Volos and Thebes. More than 120 flower growers take part, together with the likes of the Embassy of the Netherlands, the Vienna University Botanical Garden, the Balkan Botanical Garden in Kilkis and the Stavroupoli Botanical Garden.
More than 100 stands offer advice on how to transform your home, garden or veranda into a floral paradise, and the show also features gardening books, pots, pesticides and a programme of informative and entertaining events.
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