
Bangalore: A 30-ft Buddhist stupa made of 400,000 flowers, including 150,000 roses, to convey the message of peace will be the star attraction at the Bangalore flower show beginning on Friday as part of Republic Day celebrations. In front of the floral 34-ft radius stupa built at the Glass House in the famed Lalbagh will stand a statue of Buddha decorated with 75,000 roses and other flowers. For the first...

04:42 PM, Jan 19, 2012

BANGALORE: Come January 20, all roads lead to the Glass House in Lalbagh Botanical Gardens. Around 10 lakh visitors are expected to visit the gardens and see a visual treat, thanks to the Mysore Horticultural Society. The flower show is the 100th exhibition of the Mysore Horticultural Society that was started by the then Superintendent of Lalbagh G H Krumbiegal in 1912. The Society, in association with Horticulture Department, has...

08:42 AM, Jan 11, 2012