4-415: Flower shows are horticultural exhibitions with an emphasis on flowers. For flower festivals , which are festivals with a wider range of activities with a floral theme, see Category:Flower festivals . The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Flower festival A garden festival is a festival and exposition held to celebrate
8-514: Is an ever-growing number of garden festivals: permanent and temporary, official and non-official. One of the best known is International Garden Festival held on a permanent site at Chaumont in France. Despite the name, Chaumont does not come within the BIE definition of an 'international' festival. Other shows feature garden design but describe themselves as 'flower shows'. The best-known example in this category,
12-614: The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), which was established by a diplomatic international convention, signed in Paris, in 1928. Horticultural expos can also be recognised by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (IAHP / AIPH). To qualify as a national exhibition, a garden festival must be recognised by a national government. Because garden design is becoming more popular and featuring on TV, there
16-411: The arts of gardening , garden design , landscaping and landscape architecture . There are local garden festivals, regional garden festivals, national garden festivals and international garden festivals. The idea probably originated with Germany's Bundesgartenschau . The UK held five garden festivals in the period 1984–1992. To qualify as an international exhibition, an expo must be recognised by
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