Winners of the landscape exposition contest were awarded at the RUSSIA EXPO

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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.