Landscape
Johannesburg
International Flower Show
T
BLOOMING MARVELLOUS EXPERIENCE FOR JOHANNESBURG
he seeds have been planted for something
extraordinary. Something beautiful, exciting, and
the first event of this magnitude within Africa, is
coming to our city of gold this year.
The Johannesburg International
Flower Show is to be hosted
at Waterfall City from the
30th October to the 3rd
of November 2019.
“Celebrating design and innova-
tion with the country’s leading
landscapers,
designers
and
gardeners, the Johannesburg
International Flower Show will
house some of the best garden
and floral displays – making it
the showstopper event that will
compare to the internationally
acclaimed RHS Chelsea Flower
Show,” says Mike Sham, event
director. It is anticipated that
the Johannesburg International
Flower Show will attract between
80 000 and 100 000 visitors over
the 5 days of the event. “We are
thrilled to be hosting this extraor-
dinary floral experience in South
Africa and can guarantee that this
will become a much-anticipated
event on the annual calendar”.
At the heart of show is the
Grand Pavilion, where guests
can marvel at vibrant flower
displays and innovative garden
designs, attend workshops and
gaze at the truly unique floral
creations. South Africa’s leading
landscape designers, as well as
some incredible up-and-coming
talent, will create some extraordi-
nary gardens including Showcase
Gardens, Artisan Gardens as well
Chelsea Flower Show, and his
talent was recognized with a silver
medal at the Gardening World
Cup in Nagasaki, Japan. Leon
will oversee the installations of the
as creative Theme Gardens.
For more information on the event, please visit
our Facebook page, or
website: www.johannesburgflowershow.com
Great talents on show
Celebrity florist, motivational
speaker and teacher, Jill
Manson, currently captures an
audience of over 1.7 million
viewers with her inspiring
and creative floral design TV
show called Fresh Cut. The Jill
Manson Floral Design School
is the leading school of floral
design in SA and teaches all
levels of floristry to enthusiasts
and career driven entrepreneurs
wishing to make a living from
the trade. Jill has created floral
designs and floral décor for
hundreds of prestigious events
over the last 18 years. Her
stage presence is magnetic and
she rivals a passion for the cut
flower industry and her country
like no other.
Leon Kluge, who has become
synonymous
with
modern
contemporary landscaping and
garden design, will be heading
up the gardens of the show.
With experience in Israel and
the Comores Islands, Leon
started the award-winning Fever
Tree Nursery in Nelspruit upon
his return to South Africa. His
love for utilizing unusual plants
in his designs led to his inclusion
on the South African team that
worked their magic at the 2018
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many beautiful outdoor gardens
such as the artisan gardens, the
show gardens, specialty gardens
and fresh gardens.
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