Flower Shows

The main objective of the Flower shows organized by Nagpur Garden Club was to enhance and increase the public interest in flowers. The Flower shows are being conducted every year since the last 43 years. The venues of the same however have been changing. For some period of years the flower show was held at the Institute of Engineers Hall and the Indian Medical Association Hall. Later, Mrs. Kundatai Vijaykar, a trustee of Bar. Sheshrao Wankhede Centenary Trust and an ardent supporter of the club took initiative to make arrangements by which the trust provides its hall to the club for conducting Monsoon Flower Show and Annual Flower Show every year. Now, for last more than 25 years these two flower shows are regularly held at the Kusumtai Wankhede Bhavan.

Initially, Nagpur Garden Club organized four flower shows every year. The Annual Flower show in January, Monsoon flower show in September, Chrysanthemum Flower show in the month of December and The Red Rose flower show on 14th November to mark the Birth Anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru .The club does not receive any kind of financial assistance from the Government for the flower show or for any other work of the club. Many people voluntarily offer assistance and other finances are gathered in the form of donations.

The members feel that the flower exhibitions help in inculcating the gardening hobby among citizens.

So far the club has held 113 flower shows till January, 2021. Every year, Monsoon Flower shows are held normally on 2nd Sunday of September. This show is held in memory of Kusumtai Wankhede. Main attraction of this show is Indoor Plants. In addition to Indoor plants, the show comprises of entries from Roses, Cut Flowers, Flower Arrangements, Flower Decoration, Floral Carpets etc.

Annual Flower Shows are generally held every year on second Sunday of January. Main attraction of this show is Roses and Dahlia, Gladioli, Cacti and Succulents. Besides, there are other sections like Cut Flowers, Flower Arrangements and Flower Decoration etc. Annual Garden Competition is also a part of this show where individuals, corporates, government offices, NIT, NMC, Ordnance factory from Nagpur take part. A team from the club visits premises of the participants to judge their Rose Gardens, Lawns, Kitchen Gardens, Terrace and Balcony gardens.

In the Golden Jubilee Flower Show, the club had booked 7 halls on North Ambazari Road and flower shows in all the halls were simultaneously inaugurated exactly at 11.30 a.m. by different Chief Guests. The show was thronged by thousands of Nagpurians.

Platinum Jubilee Show was held as a mega flower show in which the club had imported Tulips from Holland, Orchids from North East India and flowers from Kashmir.

The club had once held a mega flower arrangement show in which special attraction was flower arrangements/ Ikebana arrangements done by an All India Expert Ms. Shila Wagholikar from Mumbai and her team. These arrangements comprised of thematic arrangements one of which was depicting various religious celebrations like Diwali, Id, Christmas, Buddha Purnima, Parsi New year Day through flower arrangements.

The club has kept its tradition of holding flower shows without any break. During the COVID19 pandemic when the entire world had come to a standstill or nearly complete lockdown, members of the club adopted the digital technology and also motivated its participants and held its Monsoon Flower Show 2020 and Annual Flower Show 2021 in virtual format. By using the virtual platform the club was able to convert the adversity into an opportunity and expand the participation coverage from Nagpur to all India level.