Kodak Agfa presents Spring Flowers Show 2016

First of all , I apologize that I am posting this now. It is very belated post as I have should post it in April but then it was one hell of a month.
On the same day I went to the fair in late March , I woke up to find some man hijacked an EgyptAir Flight. 
Still, it is never too late to celebrate Egypt's Spring Flowers show for this year.

At the entrance of the Show this year , a company arranged its flowerbeds like
the Egyptian flag. It replaced the color black with purple flowers   

Last year, Egyptian Chronicles proudly presented Egypt's Spring Flowers show 2015 and this year it continued the tradition and it covered Egypt's longest running annual Flowers Show.
On 19 March 2016, minister of agriculture and Giza governor inaugurated the 81st annual Spring Flowers Show in Giza's El-Orman botanical public garden .

Inside El-Orman botanical public garden

Comparing to Spring Flowers Show 2015 , I think the exhibition in 2016 was bigger for with more colorful flowers and plants.
It also attracted more visitors than last year judging from what I saw at least on the day in the Middle of the day in the middle of the week.
I saw foreigners and Egyptians , families and singles as well couples from all ages.

I did not mean to sneak on that beautiful old couple but they were moving
around with the help of their younger chauffeur buying flowers pots together 

From all backgrounds , they came to enjoy a little breeze and greener view in greater Cairo.

Egyptians from all background were there enjoying a fresh air in the Flowers show 

I saw many Syrians in the Spring Flowers show. I think the Show reminded them with their beautiful country during Spring.

The Egyptian amateur and professional photographers were there like me with all their gear on including tripods and big DSLRs giving no damn to signs saying "No photography allowed"

Checking the photo taken on the DSLR LCD in sunny day

People came and took selfies and photos with their mobile phones as well.

Snapping a selfie 

According to the official statement of Egypt's ministry of agriculture issued about the show, more than 160 Companies and nurseries participated in the Spring Flowers show 2016.

Each company and nursery showed off its products above them Flowerbeds 

Flower pots for sale including tulip pots 

On both sides of that lane in the public garden , flowers showed us what spring means 

There is no estimation of the total number of flowers or plants or pots or flowerbeds shown in this beautiful annual show.

Inside one of the partitions in the Flowers show 2016 

It was more cheerful than last year's show 

That partition sold flower pots directly to the people 

Beautiful flower pots full of colorful tiny flowers I ignore their names. 

There were flowers and plants of every shape and kind including those who naturally do not grow in Egypt's hot weather.

Japanese Ikbana pots 

Japanese bonsai tree on the right and other odd looking trees 

Japanese bonsai and another odd looking small reddish tree

Daisies in every color were so popular in the Show this year.

A close up of a purple daisy , I think it is so beautiful

White , orange and mixed colored daisies 

Yellow , orange and red daisies pots 

Orange daisy 

Light pink daisies 

Mixed colored daisies  

The cacti were there also as we are a desert country.

Flowed Cacti at the show 

Flowered cactus 

Odd/alien looking Cacti 

Red , Yellow and orange cacti 

This year , Tulips were there beautifully.

Beautiful tulips 

Popular roses were there with their different beautiful colors.

A Close look to a red rose 

A red rose 

A light pink rose 

Landscaping companies also showed their products mostly targeting Upper class.

A fountain inside a partition of a landscaping company in the Show 

Nice blue plastic butterflies seem to be the latest trends in garden accessories 

The name of God Almighty "Allah" in Arabic formed on grass at a company specialized
in natural and artificial grass' partition  .  

There were also types of beautiful flowers which I did not know their names but that did not stop me from taking their photographs. 

Beautiful pink flowers whatever their name is 

Those flowers are called "Velvet" in Egypt , do not know their real name in English

beautiful purple flowers

Here is the Spring Flowers show's official Facebook page in Arabic.

Now let's go back to the past and see how important that beautiful Flowers show was in Egypt.
Here is a very photo for King Fouad I inaugurating the Flowers show in the late 1930s.

King Fouad I of Egypt and Sudan inaugurating the Flowers show 

Here are also a couple of Photos of the legendary beauty Princess Fawzia Fouad inaugurating the Flowers show in the late 1940s with her sister Princess Faika Fouad.

Princess Fawzia and her sister Faika Fouad inaugurating Flowers show
in the 1940s "King Farouk's website" 

Princesses Fawzia and Faika at Flowers show 
in the 1940s "King Farouk's website" 

I posted a photo last year from that event.
Here was also the press coverage for the Princesses' visit and you can see the photo of Princess Fawzia colored.

Princesses Fawzia at Flowers show 
in the 1940s "@So2rate" 

Here was also the cover of the Egyptian Radio magazine's cover in April 1952 covering Princess Faiza's visit to the show.

Princess Faiza Fouad on the cover of Egyptian Radio
magazine in April 1952 "Hannan Ezzat"

I published in 2015 Akher Saa'a Magazine coverage to that visit.
That was the last time a member of the Royal Family inaugurated the annual Spring Flowers show.
Here is an AP archives video report about the Spring Flowers Show shot in the mid-1990s I think judging from clothes.

Egypt's Spring Flowers Show in 1990s by AP

You can see that El-Omran botanical public garden was much greener and the flowers nurseries were more than the landscaping companies showcasing their products.
Back to 2016 , you can see below the whole photo gallery full of 90 photos taken from Egypt's Spring Flowers show 2016. Just zoom in to enjoy the photos.