On May 5, at 11:00 a.m., the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Latvia, Armands Krauze, will visit and congratulate the Latvian Plant Parade, also opening the auction of rare plants dedicated to charity.
On both days of the Jubilee Plant Parade, there will be a beautiful bog trail, which was created in cooperation with the Latvian National Peat Society, it will contain informative stories about the formation, use and after-use of peat, as well as games and attractions for young and old visitors to the Plant Parade, in cooperation with the Riga Zoo.
Visitors and participants will enjoy three exhibitions. The first “Profile of a Latvian gardener”, where we will find out what a Latvian gardener is like, what are the typical nurseries of Latvia, compared to other countries.
The second will be a photo exhibition dedicated to the twentieth anniversary of the event, where we invite our visitors to get involved and respond by sending photos from Latvian Plant Parades, with an indication of which one it was, and we will provide beautiful and tasty prizes for the senders.
The third exhibition will be dedicated to the topic of peat, where we will show the first results for peat substrates with various additives, such as wood fiber, straw and reeds.
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This year, it is also planned to award the participants – for the most active and attractive promotion of the Seedling Parade in social networks, as well as the more beautiful and appropriate stands designed for the anniversary. One of the prizes will be the beautiful painting Parade of Trees by Kristīne Kutepova, graduate of the painting bachelor’s and master’s study program of the Visual Arts Department of the Academy of Arts of Latvia, which was inspired by last year’s event, where the artist participated with her exhibition “Mazdārziņi”.
The 20th Latvian Plant Parade is organized by the “Plant and Peat Innovation Fund” foundation in cooperation with the Plant Growers Association and Sigulda County Municipality.
The 20th Latvian Plant Parade will offer:
- Seedlings grown in Latvia
- Plant auction
- Plant wardrobe in cooperation with Līgatne amusement park “Zeit”
- Artisans and homemakers’ fair, garden goods and machinery
- Exhibition stands made by plant growers
- Kalsnava arboretum will delight children and adults with various attractive and educational games
- Visitors in Sigulda will have the opportunity to enjoy a toboggan run, a ride on a cable car, rides in cars for small visitors, a Ferris wheel (paid events)
Entry and parking to the event are free for the whole family.
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