Until next Sunday, October 20, citizens will have the opportunity to enjoy the National Plant and Flower Festivalorganized by the Botanical garden National, an entity that highlighted as a novelty for the 18th edition of the event the participation of more than 100 companies.
“The time has come for our party with nature,” said the director of the Botanical gardenPedro Suárez, during the opening ceremony of the fair, where he highlighted that nurseries, florists and orchid gardens are part of the festival participants.
Suárez reminded those interested in attending the event that “they will be able to purchase a large number of plants at fair prices.” Admission costs 150 pesos for adults and RD$75 for children, according to what was reported by the organizers.
Maridalia Tejeda, in charge of the Protocol and Events Division, explained during her speech that other novelties of the festival include a cinema on the grass, a mini zoo and a children’s area.
Festival favorite
After the opening ceremony, reporters from Free Diary They toured some of the stands installed in the Botanical garden where visitors observed and bought the plants and flowers on display, the favorite being, as in past editions, the orchid.
“I liked what I saw because I like bushes, that is my life and therapy,” said Angélica Ortiz, a resident of the Alameda sector. The woman, who had not attended the festival for a few years, highlighted the organization and the prices: “they are very good.”
“Every year we come to the fair, I am a lover of orchids“said Rosa Martínez while holding a bag with several specimens of this plant.
Personnel who work in the Nursery of the Botanical garden He noted that the first day of the Festival “has been good. Almost everyone who enters buys.” They explained that people come in search of plants like begonias, which cost between 250 and 500 pesos.
Activities
The organizers of the festival indicated that, during the four days, a series of talks will be given at no additional cost to all attendees. “Toxic Plants Used in Residential Gardens” is one of the conferences, given today, Thursday, by the person in charge of the Botanical Herbarium, Elizabeth Séptimo.
When offering details about the talk, Séptimo indicated that there are toxic, poisonous and stinging plants (they cause itching) that are planted in homes and that present some compound that can affect adults, children and animals.
He gave as an example the case of cherry trees, “those plants have little hairs that cannot be seen with the naked eye, but they cause allergies.” The specialist clarified that these species can be kept in homes, as long as due care is taken.
Within the framework of the Festival, the conferences will be presented: “Mangroves, an ecosystem between two worlds and a natural solution to climate change”, “Green Infrastructures in Urban Areas: Technological Solutions to Promote Biodiversity and Potentialize Real Estate Value”, “De Pre-Bonsai to Bonsai”, “Care and Maintenance of orchids” and “Pests and Diseases, How Do I Control Them?”
He National Plant and Flower Festival It will take place from 9:00 am to 6:00 p.m.
