Thursday, January 24, 2019

The Empress Garden


The landscaping was good and the evening light was perfect to capture this. 


Every time when I enter the Empress Garden (in Pune) I am in awe of this structure which must have been standing there for more than a century 



and so are these tall trees that are standing as a mute witness to all that is happening around it 


The flower show and the sale of the Garden items that is held every year had something unique this time and that is the landscaping of the place by Dr Krishna Chavan. Liked his concept of “Love Green Live Green”


One can’t miss the lavish spread of green with splashes of colourful flowers.


The perfect background  for selfie seekers. 





For a minute I thought that these are real flamingos   


There were other activities too like flower show competition and Bonsai display






This was organised by the Agri-Horticulture Society of Western India. You can have a glimpse of everything in this short video.
I was told that the exhibition and the sale will continue till 27th of January. 




17 comments:

Augustine Xavier said...

Thanks Joe for the lovely colourful post. Yes Empress Garden has been always special with beautiful displays of plants and flowers.i am regular visitor since my childhood days and feel so peaceful with the greenery of this place. This year we have witnessed the flamingos in all aspects. Thanks once again.

Anonymous said...

Awesome clicks and write up Joe, appreciate your passion for such events and more importantly the photography and writing. - Madhur

Anonymous said...

Excellent coverage - Col Kuldeep

Shoyeb Ahmed said...

What a professional video of Empress Garden. Earlier also u had made a clip of Empress while daily traveling through Tata Motors bus.
Great keep it up.

Anonymous said...

Empress Garden was always this mysterious place that woke up from its slumber during flower shows. Looking at it from a different perspective after reading your blog....you said it right..... mute witness to the centuries gone by.... Fantastic writeup. - Anna Krishnan

Unknown said...

We visited this garden when we came to Pune last year. Beautiful. Wish we were there for the flower show. Your lovely photos will have to do for now.

Bijoux said...

How beautiful! Those flamingos do look real!

Anvilcloud said...

Ahh ... colour and warmth.

magiceye said...

Beautifully documented.

trees said...

Must see this place the next time I'm in Pune!

Anonymous said...

It is really awesome Joe. Maybe when I am in Pune next , I will make it a point to visit. - Banan K M

Tanza Erlambang - Every Day Issues said...

lovely colorful flowers.
yes, excellent background for selfie.
have a great day

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Very good post. Beautiful images!
Thank you for sharing this.

Vagabonde said...

What a beautiful garden with so much to see – a great place to take colorful photographs.

Small Kucing said...

wow...the garden looks beautiful. Love the bonsai too

Unknown said...

Simply awesome,was there last year with my daughter who visited us from Perth and was surprised with the flower show Congrats

Flower Delivery in Patna said...

beautiful flower Garden and bonsai plants show