To add elegance and beauty to the Diwali decoration, flowers are the best suitable option. Without flowers Diwali decorations can’t be completed. Flowers are not just an essential part of Diwali decorations but are also offered to God and are used in pujas.
Florists have brought imported varieties of flowers, especially marigold to lure customers in bulk. Marigold flowers have arrived to Dehradun from places like Kolkata, Delhi and others. Though the local marigold flowers are available in bunches here, the demand for imported marigold is high, informed Bharat Gulati of Charan Dass Phool Wale at Paltan Bazar.
Marigold flowers are not just used for decorating houses but are also in demand at various showrooms, corporate offices, Government offices and banks. “We have received around 69-70 bookings for decorating showrooms, including automobile majors, banks, offices mostly situated at Rajpur, Dhamawala and other major areas of the city. We have also decorated large number of jewellery stores. The decoration charges of these showrooms vary from `1,000- `20,000”, opined Gulati.
Another florist Ram lal Anand of lal Phool Bhandar said that around 30-60 baskets of marigold flowers are imported from Kolkata for Diwali this year. He said that he used to sell around 1 to 1.5 lakh of flowers every year.
Amit Maheshwari of Amit Flower shop at Hanuman Chowk said that lotus, rose and garlands made of Ashok leaves are also used for house decoration. As per Madhur Masson of Kumar Jewellers, he had booked a local florist to decorate his showroom in a unique way with exotic flower decorations.
According to local florists, around 30-60 baskets of marigold flowers are imported from Kolkata this Diwali. Other varieties of flowers like orchids, gerbera, lilies and others have also been brought to town. Orchids are brought in 65 bundles.
local marigold flowers have been brought in, around 32 quintals, informed a florist. The local flowers are brought mostly from places like Muzaffarnagar, Raipur, Balawala, Maldevta, Doiwala, Jogiwala, Selaqui and other places.