Holy begonias! Do you know what 1 million begonias looks like? It looks like this Carpet of Flowers in Brussels, Belgium. Every other year, since 1971, the Grand Place courtyard turns into a Carpet of Flowers to promote the lovely begonia. Chosen above all for its qualities of robustness, resistance to bad
weather and strong sunshine the begonia guarantees the long life and
freshness of the carpet. It also provides a rich range of colors -
from vivid colors to delicate pastel shades, with in between, the
parti-colored and white flowers which reflect the light so well.
2008's carpet was based on the patterns of the 17th Century French Savonnerie tapestry. How is this done? A perforated plastic with the design on it is laid down and the spaces between the floral design areas are filled with rolled turf. The stems are packed so tightly, 300 stems per square meter, directly onto the stone, so they won't be blown away. No soil is used at all. The next display will be August 15-17, 2010. Below is a video of the nighttime presentation with its special lighting and most beautiful musical score!
Thanks to Sprout Flowers in Worchester, Massachusetts for the heads up on this fabulous floral display!
Wow such a nice beautiful flower carpet.How i wish i can see those adorable flower carpet.
-Grace
Posted by: Gifts Philippines | Apr 07, 2009 at 05:40 PM
OMG--what a beautiful image.
Posted by: Asianmommy | Apr 07, 2009 at 10:08 PM
i can't believe it.... this looks so beautiful!!!!
Posted by: Nay-K | Apr 07, 2009 at 11:47 PM
Wow-I can't even imagine what it would be like to see that in person. Gorgeous!
Posted by: Katie @ The Savvy Event | Apr 08, 2009 at 07:30 AM
Thanks for sharing, but I'm Sprout in Worcester Massachusetts! ;-)
Posted by: Sprout | Apr 08, 2009 at 12:19 PM
this is incredibly beautiFULL! i'm so so SO inspired. thanks for sharing.
Posted by: lucia @ d*lsh | Apr 08, 2009 at 12:40 PM
Wow, that is truly amazing!
Posted by: Little Lovables | Apr 08, 2009 at 01:41 PM
For having seen it, I can tell it is even nicer in reality.
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Posted by: Nick Matyas | Jan 11, 2010 at 11:40 AM
wow,it is so amazing!!!
Posted by: Cell Phone LCD Screens | Nov 07, 2010 at 10:43 PM
so beautiful ,so great.what a amazing!
Posted by: Cell Phone LCD Screens | Nov 07, 2010 at 10:44 PM
Woooow! this is unbelievable, I've never seen one like that before. I can't imagine the effort they put on working and designing on that project, that huge flower carpet is so beautiful.
Posted by: Mia- silk wedding bouquets | Dec 16, 2010 at 04:29 AM
This is like a carpet in heaven. Having the flowers bloom and putting them together as a carpet is a hard task to do. It requires time, effort, money and a lot of patience. But the long wait is over. The flowers are in bloom they are amazing. They are like woven with picky hands. Thanks a lot for the feature. More power.
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Posted by: Dell Latitude E6500 battery | Feb 21, 2011 at 01:23 AM
Is that real? Wow, it's stunning. I can't imagine the amount of time consumed and the flowers used in making this fantastic project. It's unbelievably gorgeous.
Posted by: Florist Sydney | Apr 05, 2011 at 07:46 AM
magnificent
Posted by: Thomas Moore | Oct 26, 2011 at 10:55 AM
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