Winners of the landscape exposition contest were awarded at the RUSSIA EXPO
On July 7,
the International RUSSIA EXPO held the award ceremony for the winners of the
landscape exposition contest as part of the "Future in Flowers"
festival. Natalia Virtuozova, Director General of the RUSSIA EXPO, addressed
the participants with a welcoming speech.
"Thank
you for your interest in our workshop and the 'Future in Flowers' festival. A
huge thank you to all our regions, which have amazed us once again. Many thanks
to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, who extended our Exposition, allowing it to
expand beyond the pavilion walls. As the expositions in Pavilion No. 75 changed
day by day, our flowerbeds also bloomed and flourished. This is an incredible
miracle and a revelation for the whole world that our country is the
best," said Natalia Virtuozova in her welcoming speech.
During the
award ceremony, the winning expositions were announced in several categories.
The Moscow region won in the category "Best Festival Theme
Interpretation" and the Zabaykalsky region won in the category "Best
Color Scheme".
The
Kaliningrad region was awarded first place in the category "Best Spatial
Design" and the Republic of Bashkortostan won in the category "Best
Floral Installation".
The
Republic of Karelia became the winner in the category "Best Natural
Object" and the Khabarovsk region's exposition was recognized as the
"Best Art Object".
The
Voronezh region's exposition won in the category "For Professional
Execution" and the main prize in the category "Urban Landscape
Expositions" went to the Ivanovo region.
The Lipetsk
region claimed the top spot in the category "Accessibility for
Implementation in Urban Environments" and the Republic of Komi's
exposition was recognized as the "Best Project". The main prize in
the category "For Best Quality of Planting Material" was awarded to
the Kaluga region's stand and the "Audience Choice Award" went to the
Tyumen region's exposition.
Several
expositions received special prizes: the magazine "Flower Growing"
honored the stands of the Belgorod region and the Kamchatka region, and the
prize from ALLAROS was awarded to the Sevastopol exposition.
The
"Future in Flowers" festival, organized with the support of the
Moscow Government, began its work at the Exposition on May 21. Festival guests
can see 100 million flowers from different parts of Russia. They are arranged
in flowerbeds prepared by all the Exposition participants — regions, ministries
and companies. In the "Future in Flowers" workshop, visitors can see
the best achievements of Russian breeders: about 400 varieties of peonies, 140
varieties of lilacs, 120 varieties of irises, 250 varieties of roses, 30
varieties of dahlias and other flowers and plants from Russia.
By tradition, every Monday at the National Centre RUSSIA is a technical maintenance day, and even Knowledge Day on 1 September will be no exception.
On 29 August, the Russian Crab Festival opened on the Sportivnaya Embankment in Vladivostok. The event will run until 14 September.
