The Garden Show is endorsed by:
Beirut Municipality
The Cooperative of Development & Promotion of Lebanese    Flowers and Plants

VISITOR FACTS
More than 22,000 visitors attended the Garden Show 2004 from Lebanon mainly but also from Syria, Jordan, GCC and KSA.

Visitors’ profile:
Public Visitors
Industry Sector included: Landscaper, Horticulturist, Outdoors    Furniture & Accessories and Nursery.

EXHIBITOR FACTS
3,635 square meters of net stand space and over 151 companies participating.

Official participations included
The Royal Netherlands Embassy
The Ministry of Tourism – Lebanon

Foreign companies were represented directly or through their agents from: USA, Russia, Egypt, Holland, Italy, France, Tunisia, etc.

Exhibitors’ profile:

Events held during The Garden Show
In collaboration with The Royal Netherlands Embassy, a centerpiece arrangement contest for professional florists and exhibitors were organized under the theme “A Spring Table” on Wednesday May 19 at 5:00p.m. Florists competed to present their most outstanding arrangement, showing their professional skills and “Savoir-Faire” to a wide audience, resulting in a flower rhapsody to enchant the senses.

This year’s participants included Fleurs la Vie en Rose; Bouquet s.a.r.l.; Green Zone; Fleurs Green Touch; Gardenart ; Malek flowers ; Mrs. Sana Tawil “Partir en Inde”, Garden City and Pépinières Haddad.

Supervised by professional judges: Michel Lis, garden advisor and worldwide TV celebrity; Martin Van Bergen, master florist; Regina Fenianos president of the Green Garden Group; Rabih Keyrouz, fashion designer; and Ghassan Kitmitto of “Une Soirée à Beyrouth” for event organizing.
The lucky winner “Le Bouquet” got a free airline ticket to Netherlands, courtesy of KLM.

Michel Lis made a special appearance on the first three days of the Show, providing tips for creating and maximizing your personal sense of style, and solid advice and direction on all things pertaining to gardens! Educational, informative and entertaining, Lis’ years in the gardening business provides the foundation for garden-related events that appeal to men and women alike. Lis helped visitors solve their plants and garden woes, driveway dilemmas and gardening frustrations. His sharp sense of style and humor has captivated his audience.

Master classes in decoration for tables and houses were the high point of the show given by Mr. Martin Van Bergen. Exceptional bouquets were then displayed to the public.

A conference on roses was given by Dr. Simon Karam. He explained the difference between old and modern roses.

Many conferences were also given on the “Traditional Food products” booth. «Thimarr el Arrd», the garden’s fruits was the farmers’ market of the Garden Show. Around 10 producers from many Lebanese remote lands and villages, gathered to sell, show and share all their «gardens’ fruits» the market was a big success that showed the interest of the consumer for quality food products, perpetuating health, tradition, quality and local taste.