New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) in association with India Rose Society will organize the Winter Rose Show this weekend (December 21-22) at India - Africa Friendship Rose Garden in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.

Large number of Institutes and individuals both local and outside will participate in the rose show for exhibiting their best blooms as well as blooming potted plants, a statement by the civic body on Friday said.

In the two days event participants from different organisations like NDMC, TERI, CPWD, PGI Chandigarh, IARI-PUSA etc are displaying their exhibits in different classes. The display of roses in pots and cut flowers of different types of roses i.e. Hybrid Tea, Floribunda, Miniature, Polyantha etc are the main attraction of the show.

In addition to this painting competition among the students from NDMC Schools, value-added rose products, artistic bouquets, garlands, Ikebana etc are also the part of display/ activities in the show.

The show will be inaugurated on Saturday at 12:30 PM and the best judged enteries will be felicitated with the prizes on Sunday at four PM. NDMC urged the people to visit the show from one pm to five pm on Saturday and 10 am to five om on Sunday.

Rose lovers commence their activities in their rose gardens or potted rose plants on terrace, balconies, or any available sunny space with change of weather in October. The plants are judiciously pruned followed by controlled feeding and preventive or remedial spraying against various maladies. The flower beds start to give their first and probably the best flush of blooms in December.

The show will be a visual treat for rose loving people as it is a chance to see large varieties of rose blooms vying with each other in vases as well as in pots.