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Mabuhay! After staging the highly successful Flora Filipina Expo (FFE) in February 2009 with the Department of Tourism and Department of Agriculture, the Philippine Orchid Society now in cooperation with the Quezon City Government will be holding its 63rd Mid-Year Orchid & Garden Show at the Orchidarium Park, Quezon City Hall along the Elliptical Road at Diliman, Quezon City on August 27 to September 07, 2009. This year’s show theme: “Growing Orchid for Health and Wellness ”. The show features an orchid and landscape competition from among the country’s top collectors, breeders and landscape experts at the sprawling open space exhibition area of Quezon City. The commercial section boasts of about 70 suppliers carrying the widest assortment of plants and garden supplies, as well as other specialty booths from the Society’s partners. Entrance fee is only PhP30.00 for adults and PhP20.00 for students and senior citizens with valid ID. Group discounts will also be available. This momentous social event is also intended to enhance current or prospect linkages and cooperation among domestic and foreign guests and tourists, government attaches, and visionary garden enthusiasts. The place is a venue for plant shows, exhibit and trade fairs usually visited by approximately 20,000 guests, students, foreigners, and plant connoisseurs. The POS had been holding its orchid and garden shows in this venue for the past 6 years. |
