The Royal Floria awarded with 'Joyce White'

PUTRAJAYA: The Royal Floria Putrajaya has been awarded with 'Joyce White' from the World Flower Council International.
Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said the government is very proud to be endorsed to the title.
"We are proud to announce that the World Flower Council International has endorsed our efforts by offering the Joyce White, World Flower Council International Aware of Excellence with USD500 prize money to one of the participants in the Floral Pavillion for outstanding creative excellence," Tengku Adnan said during the launching ceremony of The Royal Floria 2015 here.
Tengku Adnan said the flower event which is held annually since 2007 has the potential to bring the local horticulture industry to a higher level.
"Floria has the potential to develop and spread its wings even further as a platform for import and export if flowers,networking, information sharing and research to elevate the local landscape and horticulture industry," he said.
The Royal Floria Putrajaya was launched by Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah Haminah.
This is the eighth edition of the floral event where it kicks off today, May 30, to June 7 at Anjung Floria in Precinct 4.
This enormous celebration of all things floral is a landmark event that will strengthen Putrajaya's vision as the world's first intelligent garden city.
Some 500,000 different types of flowers will be on display at the festival from all over the world, with over 50 world-class floral designers and landscape architects hailing from Australia, Cambodia, Canada, China, Denmark, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Macau, India, Indonesia and the United Kingdom to name a few that will be on hand to show off their design and landscape works.
Promising a unique experience, this year, the festival will feature a real life simulation of a Winter Garden and a Spring Garden, taking inspiration from the four seasons in most western countries. Both gardens will have temperature controls and will simulate actual weather conditions of these two seasons that will take visitors on a fascinating experience.
The Royal Floria festival will also have an exhibition of over 100 types of lilies from all over the world which is bound to be another main.
Among some of the festival highlights this year are the Lily Garden, the Spa Garden, the Innovation Garden, the Glamping Garden, the Kids Gardens and the Cats garden to name a few. There will also be an International Orchid competition.
The Royal Floria festival starts from 9am to 10.30pm (Monday to Thursday) and from 9am to 12 midnight (Friday to Sunday).