Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area • 2019 Shenzhen Flower Show

Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area·2019 Shenzhen Flower Show was held at the SZBG from March 22 to 31, 2019. The theme of the Flower Show was Flowering Shenzhen, Flourishing Life. The theme flower was stock (Matthiola incana) which symbolizes eternal love and beauty. A total of 156 exhibitors and individuals from 18 countries and regions participated. The show included international gardens, floral displays, flower borders, elite gardens, container gardens, and creative gardens. The precious gesneriads which have been conserved by the garden for years were also exhibited to visitors. During the flower show, more than 100 cultural performances, nature education activities and academic fora were presented, including Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Flower City Construction Forum, and 2019 Shenzhen Flower Industry Forum. There were more than 716,000 visitors during the 10-day show, which became a major local event for its duration.

Stock

Stock (Matthiola incana) is the theme flower of the 2019 Shenzhen Flower Show. Zi-luo-lan is its Chinese name. It symbolizes eternal love, a beauty that does not fade, and connecting with the world around us. The native habitat of stock is the coastal areas of western to southern Europe, where it grows as a biennial or perennial subshrub flowering plant. It prefers calcareous soils and often grows on cliffs facing the Mediterranean Sea. Stock belongs to the cabbage family (Brassicaceae), which also includes: Chinese cabbage, broccoli, the oil-plantBrassica rapa, and ornamental plants such as sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima) and kale. Stock plants growing in the wild resemble those familiar cabbage family members and have a cross-shaped corolla consisting of four separated petals. The corollas can be purple, lavender, pink or white.

International Gardens

Gardening is not only the way we live but also the way we can experience the world. There are 5 international gardens, featuring exotic styles that were designed by top designers from the UK, France, Japan, and the Philippines. Urbana Silvam, The Contemporary Kitchen Garden, Secret Garden, Journey to Southeast Asia, and the Water Scene with No Water (水の無い水景) relive the fabulous glamour of the garden and bring you an entirely different experience. We believe that the art of the garden is using nature itself, exhibiting the beautiful floral life all the time.

Urbana Silvam

Urbana Silvam is a celebration of Shenzhen past and present. It shows the vibrancy and color of a megacity, all the while respecting the importance of pockets of wilderness and greenery in an urban space both on the horizontal and vertical plane. The ground plane takes its inspiration from the pattern of the rice paddy fields that used to be prevalent in Shenzhen. The vertical columns represent the economic growth of the city both in terms of high-rise buildings and the colors of the large port that is central to Shenzhen’s history. The garden is designed so that from certain views it looks like a city while, from other locations, it seems like a green forest due to the plantings on one side of the walls and the roofs. It is a very inviting space looking out from inside the garden

Desigers: James & Helen Basson
Constructed：Hongyue Horticultural Corporation

Journey to Southeast Asia

The proposed garden will gather various elements that will represent bits of Southeast Asia’s long and diverse history while fusing it with a contemporary theme of a modern style garden
The new look will be featured through shapes and layout, materials, outdoor furniture, hardscape elements, and waterscape. The softscape will have the traditional approach of a tropical garden that is divided into three main parts
The ultimate goal is to create a garden that will promote a healthy lifestyle by providing a relaxing and calm ambiance while integrating some of Southeast Asia’s history and culture into the garden

Desiger: Christopher Edward Eulloran
Constructed: Hongyue Horticultural Corporation

Secret Garden

This garden creates a secret space to hide away from the pressures of society. Mirrors in the garden room reflect and refract, as if there are many small windows opening up this small space, turning it into a larger garden. The reflected plants give added vitality so that the whole garden is more dynamic and has a sense of depth. Fantasy and fun, this wonderful space is healing too. The flowers are in the mirror, and the dream is in the garden.

Designer: Michael Morley
Constructed: Hongyue Horticultural Corporation

Water Scene with No Water

Not limited to existing concepts, this design takes a fresh approach to the idea of a traditional courtyard. No water (pools, waterfalls, etc.) -- just new ideas representing water. Exhibiting multiple views in a limited space, the main ingredient of the courtyard is no longer the stone of Japanese rock gardens or beautiful plants such as pine and Eucalyptus, but the human beings, giving a sense of agility, tranquility, and harmony.

Designer: Tanka Shuichi
Constructed: Hongyue Horticultural Corporation

The Contemporary Kitchen Garden

Providing a healthy and green lifestyle daily in a beautiful garden space, to explore the contemporary and cultural expression of industrial, art, food and conversation in a landscape.

Designer: Quintin Davidson
Constructed: Hongyue Horticultural Corporation

Elite Gardens

The main exhibition venue is located at the Linden Tree Lawn with 11 gardens, and another garden at the Heavenly Pond. Each garden area is about 200 m2. They have been organized by the 11 municipal districts and the Shenzhen Park Service. All have been carefully designed and constructed, integrating traditional and modern technologies, following the theme of the flower exhibition. This exhibition aims to showcase the advances made in horticulture, the great achievements of the past 40 years of reform and opening up, and the importance of ecology for a sustainable future.

The Soaring Longgang

The shape of Longgang's iconic Dragon sculpture was re-interpreted as a dragon-shaped flower gallery that dances in the garden, guiding visitors to shuttle through it, stepping on a flower-watching journey. This walk-in landscape emphasizes participation, experience, interpretation, and perception. We use various plant species and recyclable materials in this garden, which not only incorporates art, ecology, and cultural landscape, but also conveys the concept of environmental education.

Exhibitor: Urban Management Bureau, Longgang District, Shenzhen
Designer: LAN Qixia
Designed and Constructed: Shenzhen Sanlv Landscape Co., Ltd.

Flowering Bao’an

Bao’an, literally means peaceful, and this garden thrived, long ago, is an ancient town in China, starting in the Jin Dynasty about 1600 years ago. This was the cradle of Hong Kong and Shenzhen. The long history of Bao’an is the backdrop, which is decorated with water and flowers. It reflects Bao'an’s rapid development and a bright future. Urban Kaleidoscope is set up in the garden. This will improve the interaction between the garden and visitors.

Exhibitor: Urban Management Bureau, Bao’an District, Shenzhen
Designers: SHENG Kefeng, Guo Tianzi, JIN Haitao, HUANG Xinhua
Designed and Constructed: Shenzhen Techand Ecology & Environment Co., Ltd.

Lingnan Heritage

Take the essence of Lingnan architecture - Guo Er Wall as the crucial scene. Now, combine the elements of ancient local architecture to set up a Lingnan style wall and pseudo-classic pavilion. Then add some miniature terrain, including mountains, sea, and fish ponds. The overall layout manifests the history and beautiful scenery of Nanshan District, and implies the Lingnan culture’s imperishable.

Exhibitor: Urban Management Bureau, Nanshan District, Shenzhen
Designers: ZHAO Jun, LI Yongchao, ZHANG Keyong
Designed and Constructed: Shenzhen Fangsen Garden & Flowers Co., Ltd.

Transforming Longhua

Since the establishment of the Longhua New District in December 2011 and its change to the Longhua District in 2017, Longhua has made considerable progress and written a new chapter in its history. Three relevant artistic components and flowers are abstractly arranged here. The color, plant location, and space are ever-changing, which stands for progress. At the same time, the pairs of wings symbolize Longhua as it continues to leap into an innovative era.

Exhibitor: Urban Management Bureau, Longhua District, Shenzhen
Designers: HU Shiyang, JIAO Xiaoyan
Constructed: Shenzhen Huamei Green Environmental Construction Engineering Co., Ltd.

Waterfall Garden

The garden was inspired by the Maluanshan Waterfall, the largest waterfall in Shenzhen. Gazing upon the extensive formation of blue-violet flowers, with delicate floral arrangement on either side, we behold a fantastic waterfall in a cascade of flowers. Combining the devices of Pingshan migratory birds and thousands of acres of plum gardens, the garden symbolizes the harmonious development of urban development and environmental protection. The holographic projection technology shows the flourishing growth of hi-tech.

Exhibitor: Urban Management Bureau, Pingshan District, Shenzhen
Designer: LEE Yu
Designed and Constructed: Shenzhen Guoyi Park Construction Co., Ltd.

Seven-color Guangming

The seven colors of the flower sea mainly consist of shades of the flower Stock. There are seven-color cows, and the seven-color flower belts pouring down from the clay pots, to create a comfortable life in the limited space. There are several flower borders around the flower sea. With innovations and vitality, it offers an idyllic urban elegance and the pursuit of artistic taste.

Exhibitor: Urban Management Bureau, Guangming District, Shenzhen
Designer: WU Shaohua
Designed and Constructed: Shenzhen Hongrui Decoration Design Engineering Co., Ltd.

Mountains, Sea and Flowers • Leisure Time

The garden is about 200 m2. The goal is to build a model of an international city for this show, combining elements from both mountain and sea, with lots of flowers, in the Yantian District. Using wavy white and mirror steel strips, a blue-purple-white flower border, a winding crystal strip, it connects the heavens with the bodhi tree, thus helping to create a harmonious and beautiful landscape. Here the mountains and sea are thriving, and the flowers are blooming. Now, we can enjoy our leisure time!

Exhibitor: Urban Management Bureau, Yantian District, Shenzhen
Designer: CHEN Yanfang, LIN Junying, LI Junmin, LI Lingyun
Designed and Constructed: Shenzhen Techand Ecology & Environment Co., Ltd.

The City of the Future

The work represents the future of our populated city. It was inspired by urban life. Creating an urban living room where people can communicate with the world, in front of the green skyscrapers. The primary structure is a three-level platform. The ground floor is the foundation which is raised above the ground to protect the original topography; the middle level is the sky garden, which consists of transparent boxes of paving and modular planting; the upper layer is the landscape unit, including the public living room, city skyline, and green core.

Exhibitor: Qianhai Administrative Bureau, Shenzhen
Designer: LI Tingting
Designed: Shenzhen Long Chase Region Planning & Design Co., Ltd
Constructed: Pubang Landscape Architecture Co., Ltd.

Happy Land

Everyone has a piece of field in their heart. Everyone has a dream in their mind. They use it to grow flowers, to grow vegetables and even to grow happiness... …Life can be like an idyllic pastoral scene. Futian District aims to be the international center of Shenzhen and becomes a model of happiness. The designer puts forward themes of a Happy Land, which symbolizes tranquility and contentment, as well as the thriving urban life in Futian District.

Exhibitor：Urban Management Bureau, Futian
District：Shenzhen，LI Xiaoxian，ZHENG Chunming
Designed: Shenzhen Techand Ecology & Environment Co., Ltd.
Constructed: Shenzhen Lvyuan Fang Landscape & Flower Co., Ltd.

Garden Waltz

This garden was inspired by the Shenzhen Park Service's logo which reflects its role of caring for nature. A beautiful bamboo structure is integrated into the environment, runs through the habitat, and transforms the whole space. In the garden, surrounded by green trees and flowers, listen to the beautiful ecological music of the harmonious coexistence of the heavens and the earth.

Exhibitor: Shenzhen Park Service
Designers: LU Yuanzhen, ZHANG Mingkai, XU Shilin, YOU Jingcheng, ZHANG Long, XU Tianxiong
Designed and Constructed: Shenzhen Landscape Co., Ltd.

Dream

The rotating flower stand symbolizes the continuing vitality and praises the spirit of Shenzhen that keeps pace with the times and is continually innovation. The Flower Reminiscence Corridor uses bamboo as the upholding structure. It then divides it into three phases: the past, the present, and the future. It uses different colors of flowering stock to express emotions and creates an interactive space of art and humanity. The characteristics of the garden include: assembled on-site, comprehensive use of unique crafts, visitor interaction, and the reuse of materials.

Exhibitor: Urban Management Bureau, Luohu District, Shenzhen
Designer: LUOYangwen
Designed: Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School
Constructed: Shenzhen Zhonghangweihe Construction Engineering Co., Ltd.

Poetic Mountains and Sea

The winding coastline, the rolling mountains, and the poetic life are the epitome of beautiful Dapeng. This work takes flowers as the sea, uses the woods and branches damaged by typhoons, recycled poly-fiber, and old fishing boats to create a poetic scene of clouds on the mountain top, boating on the flower sea.

Exhibitor: Urban Management Bureau, Dapeng New District, Shenzhen
Designer: FU Shan
Designed: Shenzhen Long Chase Region Planning & Design Co., Ltd.
Constructed: Shenzhen Sincere Environmental Art Engineering Co., Ltd.

Floral Arrangements

This exhibit focuses on the performance of flowers from the perspective of color, size, and shape. Two international florists, using natural aesthetics, highlight the practical and imaginative use of flowers in life. Five well-known domestic florists combine architecture with floral art and break through the constraint of containers to create multiple levels and more space by using winding, pasting, stacking, bundling and other methods and techniques. We will briefly introduce the above florists and present their representative works in the following pages.

Charm of Vulnerablity: Gesneriads

Exhibition time: 23-31 March 2019

This exhibition aims to showcase the precious Gesneriaceae collection which has been conserved by Fairy Lake Botanical Garden for years. This exhibition is the eighth exhibition which is sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The exhibition is held in turn in 15 botanical gardens belonging to the CAS once a year.

The venues of this exhibition include the Exhibition Hall and the gesneriads in the Shade Garden, Conservation Greenhouse and the Karst Topography Hall, to display the conservation, research, education and horticulture work with Gesneriads. More than 300 species and 500 cultivars of Gesneriads are displayed.

New Varieties of Ornamental Plants

Seven hundred eighty-six new varieties of ornamental plants will be exhibited in a variety of display forms, such as on the balcony, garden and interior space. Inspired by the imagery of the window, we build the city of flower through the window of horticulture. Ten internationally renowned horticultural companies from the US, the Netherlands, the UK, France, Japan and other countries provided exhibits showing different collocations of garden plants, grass flowers and potted plants. In addition, a new rose variety will be debuted during the Flower Show.