Caption: Landscape In-charge of BEML Keerthinarayan and his team of gardeners receiving the overall trophy from Shashikala Nagaraj, Director of District Horticulture Society, at the valedictory of Dasara Flower Show in city on Thursday. Dean of Horticulture College Dr. Venkatesh and Dy. Director of Horticulture M.N. Nagaraj are also seen.

Mysore, Oct. 27

The 10-day flower show organised by the Dept. of Horticulture as part of Dasara festivities at Curzon Park adjacent to Kote Anjeneya Swamy Temple came to a close on Thursday.

The valedictory function was marked by distribution of prizes to winners of flower arrangement competitions in various categories. BEML won the first prize in 24 categories and bagged the attractive ‘Moodagooru Subbanna, Puttaveeramma Overall Rolling Shield.’

Prizes and certificates were also issued to institutions and individuals including industries, educational institutions, lodging houses, private houses, hotels, government, semi-government and private persons who won prizes in various competitions in which as many as 573 participants took part.

Sarada Vilas Educational Society and SDM Institute for Management Development bagged the award for gardening while Co-operative Horticulture Director, Ooty and Mysore, secured the award for arranging flower plants.

Dixit bagged most of the awards in various competitions held for children as K.Rathna, a resident of T.K.Layout, got the award for arranging pots while J.G. Basavaraju and H.N. Vasanth of Ramakrishna Nagar bagged the award for maintenance of big and small private gardens respectively.

Best Industrial Award was given to Hindustan Petroleum Corporation as Shyamala Prasanna won the award for maintenance of Best Private Garden.

Mahadev, gardener of BEML, said women can grow vegetables in pots and these organic vegetables would be sufficient for a household for three months.

source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / Home> General News / October 27th, 2012